By MPP Toby Barrett Last week, I hosted a news conference in the Cayuga Village Green to announce a commitment to provide immediate relief for families, by removing the HST from home hydro and heating bills, and removing the ‘debt retirement charge’ on home hydro bills. The commitment encompasses three specific action steps: First, the … Continue reading “Scrap the HST on electricity and home heating!”
Author: Toby Barrett
By MPP Toby Barrett Recently, I debated yet another tobacco bill in the Ontario Legislature. Bill 186 is titled Supporting Smoke-Free Ontario by Reducing Contraband Tobacco. Looking at the name of the bill, I question why the McGuinty government has chosen to merely “reduce” instead of “eliminate” illegal tobacco? Eight years of tobacco tax hikes … Continue reading “New tobacco law will not eliminate contraband”
For Immediate Release: May 26, 2011 Queens Park – Haldimand-Norfolk MPP Toby Barrett says an announcement from Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak to make prisoners work should be a no-brainer. “What taxpayer wants to see their hard-earned dollars go to pay for prisoners upkeep and security if the prisoners themselves are allowed a free-ride?” Barrett … Continue reading “Barrett/Hudak propose mandatory work for inmates”
By MPP Toby Barrett With Ontario families already stretching to pay McGuinty’s electricity increases on today’s bills, they cannot afford hydro bills forecast to skyrocket 46 per cent annually over the next four years. From smart meters, to the Green Energy Act, to the sweetheart Samsung subsidy, electricity bills continue to climb. Dalton McGuinty’s Long-Term … Continue reading “Hydro users can’t afford Samsung and costly FIT”
For Immediate Release: May 24, 2011 Dunnville – It’s time the Ontario government moves health care money out of waste and administration and into care for people. Today, Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak announced that his party’s top funding priority will be health care and pledged to increase annual investments by $6.1 billion. “We all … Continue reading “Hudak/Barrett will increase health spending by $6.1 billion”
Hudak and Barrett will give Ontario families relief on electricity bills
For Immediate Release: May 10, 2011 Queens Park – MPP Toby Barrett and Opposition Leader Tim Hudak have pledged to bring an end to out-of-control skyrocketing electricity bills in Ontario. Hudak today committed to provide relief on hydro bills while restoring transparency and competition to Ontario’s energy sector by ending Dalton McGuinty’s expensive and unsustainable … Continue reading “Hudak and Barrett will give Ontario families relief on electricity bills”
For Immediate Release: May 10, 2011 Queens Park – With even Dalton McGuinty admitting the largest contributing factor to rising hydro bills over the next several years will be his FIT and Samsung projects, it’s time to slam on the brakes. That from Haldimand-Norfolk MPP Toby Barrett following Opposition Leader Tim Hudak’s announcement to restore … Continue reading “Slam the brakes on sweetheart Samsung deal and expensive electricity FIT program!! Hudak, Barrett take aim at lack of transparency, competition and affordability in energy mix”
By MPP Toby Barrett While most budget deliberations focus on spending plans, our Finance Committee proceedings have been sidetracked recently by a two-line amendment government hoped to bury. Schedule 15 of Bill 173, the Better Tomorrow for Ontario Act, changes the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act threatens to derail transparency and accountability … Continue reading “Transparency key to a healthy tomorrow for Ontario “Sunshine is the best disinfectant” – Lewis Brandeis”
For Immediate Release: May 5, 2011 Queens Park — Ontario residents continue to pay a hefty price for Dalton McGuinty’s attempts to bury controversial government direction. That from Haldimand-Norfolk MPP Toby Barrett following a day in which government approved a two line budget bill amendment to remove key accountability measures, while news reports unveiled Dalton … Continue reading “McGuinty hide and sneak politics continue to cost Ontario”
For Immediate Release: May 4, 2011 Queens Park – Haldimand-Norfolk MPP Toby Barrett is wondering “why all the secrecy” following more hide and sneak politics from the McGuinty Government. Barrett’s questions follow Finance Committee testimony focussing on attempts to bury measures that would reverse transparency and accountability provisions from legislation approved in December. “The fact … Continue reading “What does hospital transparency have to do with Ontario’s budget? Barrett questions burying of accountability limitations in budget bill”