For Immediate Release: March 18, 2011 Queens Park – Haldimand Norfolk MPP Toby Barrett is joining Ontario Opposition Leader Tim Hudak’s call for significant changes to ensure that victims of violent crime receive the support that they need and deserve. Hudak revealed today that the McGuinty government continues withhold tens of millions of dollars in … Continue reading “Dalton McGuinty Withholding Millions From Victims In Need, Barrett echoes Hudak call for victim support”
Author: Toby Barrett
For Immediate Release: March 18, 2011 QUEEN’S PARK- Ontario’s Opposition has revealed that, at a time when Ontario families are having trouble paying their hydro bills, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation is spending $1.05 million per year more than they need to for power. Ontario families learned earlier this year that the OLG has … Continue reading “Dalton McGuinty Gambling with Expensive Energy Experiments”
By MPP Toby Barrett When it comes to landfills and waste management in this province, there is little doubt that this government continues to trip over itself to over-regulate, over-promise and under deliver – leaving all of us to pay for the clean up. From eco-fees, to failed electronics recycling, to the bait and switch … Continue reading “Waste diversion trail is littered with setbacks”
For Immediate Release: March 14, 2011 Simcoe – Haldimand-Norfolk MPP Toby Barrett is asking the Ontario Government to concentrate on health prevention and promotion in conjunction with resources allocated to health treatment. “It’s a proactive approach, something we do not see, necessarily, in the health industry, the health ministry, the illness industry or the ill … Continue reading “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure: Barrett”
Families deserve choice rather than one-size-fits-all government-run program
For Immediate Release: March 14, 2011 Simcoe – Haldimand-Norfolk MPP Toby Barrett says Ontario families deserve choice instead of a big, one-size-fits-all government-run program as it relates to full-day kindergarten. Barrett is responding to a news release sent to area media from Liberal MPP Bob Chiarelli who claims the Conservatives will eliminate full-day everyday kindergarten. … Continue reading “Families deserve choice rather than one-size-fits-all government-run program”
By MPP Toby Barrett All is not well with respect to provincial and municipal governance. Lack of accountability has driven up the size and cost of provincial government by a staggering 70 per cent over the past eight years. And 67 per cent of homeowners say they are unhappy with municipal taxes – a recent … Continue reading “Proposals for better municipal-provincial partnerships”
For Immediate Release: March 10, 2011 Queen’s Park – Haldimand-Norfolk MPP Toby Barrett recently had the opportunity to address the 56th Field Regiment royal Canadian Artillery, at the Brantford Armories. Today he told members of the Ontario Legislature how honoured he was to be part of the regimental parade. “More than 25 Afghanistan medals were … Continue reading “Honour the sacrifice of men and women in uniform, Barrett reflects on address to 56th Field Regiment Royal Canadian Artillery”
By MPP Toby Barrett The storm of uncertainty swirling about the McGuinty Green Energy policy grows more worrisome and divisive as residents become aware of the extensive list of projects slated to blow into our area. I hear it at the door, at my office, at the open houses in Jarvis, Fisherville, and Port Dover. … Continue reading “A wind of uncertainty blowing through area”
For Immediate Release: March 3, 2011 Queen’s Park – Are the Caledonia power towers holding up Big Becky? That was the question MPP Toby Barrett’s colleague John Yakabuski asked yesterday in the Ontario Legislature. “On Monday, Minister, you said the towers being held hostage at Caledonia were not part of the plan to transmit hydro … Continue reading “Confusion abounds surrounding Caledonia’s power towers”
Why are we still paying hydro bills for militants at Caledonia?
For Immediate Release: March 1, 2011 Queens Park – Opposition Leader Tim Hudak marked the fifth year anniversary of the land dispute at Caledonia with questions for government as to McGuinty’s continuing support for militants on the Douglas Creek Estates site. “It has been five years since a group of militant lawbreakers, who splintered from … Continue reading “Why are we still paying hydro bills for militants at Caledonia?”