For your information, please find enclosed a statement formally presented in the Ontario Legislature by MPP Toby Barrett regarding the recent Royal Engagement announcement:

For Immediate Release: November 18, 2010 On a much happier note, I will draw everyone’s attention, anyone who was watching the news last night, to the announcement of the engagement of His Royal Highness Prince William to Catherine Middleton. I think that’s just wonderful. I can just imagine the sentiment in Great Britain, which is … Continue reading “For your information, please find enclosed a statement formally presented in the Ontario Legislature by MPP Toby Barrett regarding the recent Royal Engagement announcement:”

“Intimidation is wrong and cowardly”: Barrett Local MPP defends Christie Blatchford

For Immediate Release: November 16, 2010 Queens Park – Local MPP Toby Barrett is disgusted with the way a group of university protestors prevented Christie Blatchford from delivering a speech November 12th in Waterloo. Blatchford is a renowned journalist and is the writer of ‘Helpless: Caledonia’s Nightmare of Fear and Anarchy, and How the Law … Continue reading ““Intimidation is wrong and cowardly”: Barrett Local MPP defends Christie Blatchford”

McGuinty meets only 2 per cent of electronics recycling target, “I have a goat that could do a better job of recycling”: Barrett

For Immediate Release: November 14, 2010 Queens Park – Ontario’s Opposition Environment Critic was back in the Ontario Legislature lamenting yet another tax grab under the guise of environmentalism. Haldimand-Norfolk MPP Toby Barrett leveled pointed questions in the Legislature today following the seven month delayed release of The Ontario Electronic Stewardship’s annual report indicating the … Continue reading “McGuinty meets only 2 per cent of electronics recycling target, “I have a goat that could do a better job of recycling”: Barrett”

Barrett details “devastation” from Smucker’s closures I understand that much of our local agricultural activity will be moving to Wisconsin

For Immediate Release: November 5, 2010 Queens Park – Haldimand-Norfolk MPP Toby Barrett made a second attempt in the Ontario Legislature at warning of the economic impact if government fails to react to planned Smucker’s closures in Delhi and Dunnville. Barrett was granted a late show debate after filing his notice of dissatisfaction for answers … Continue reading “Barrett details “devastation” from Smucker’s closures I understand that much of our local agricultural activity will be moving to Wisconsin”

We’ve seen this steelworker movie before

By MPP Toby Barrett It took seven months for US Steel’s Lake Erie Works at Nanticoke to end a bitter lockout. Area steelworkers are again locked out – this time at Hamilton’s Hilton Works. Rumours are, the lockout may permanently close Hilton’s blast furnace and end 100 years of steelmaking. For these reasons I recently … Continue reading “We’ve seen this steelworker movie before”

Barrett continues to seek answers to ongoing steel questions

For Immediate Release: November 4, 2010 Queens Park – Haldimand-Norfolk MPP Toby Barrett’s questions in the Ontario Legislature yesterday and last night regarding ongoing steel disputes generated answers involving four government members – Acting Premier Dwight Duncan, Minister of Labour Peter Fonseca, and David Ramsay on behalf the Premier. Barrett began in the morning asking … Continue reading “Barrett continues to seek answers to ongoing steel questions”

More government double-talk as clock ticks on steel lockouts. I don’t think your government has done anything – Barrett

For Immediate Release: November 4, 2010 Queens Park – For the second time this week Haldimand-Norfolk MPP Toby Barrett was forced to file a notice of dissatisfaction following more non-answers from the Ontario Government. Barrett requested a “late-show” debate after asking for details of government action to stem the impact of the blast furnace shut-down … Continue reading “More government double-talk as clock ticks on steel lockouts. I don’t think your government has done anything – Barrett”

Will energy plans change our area forever?

By MPP Toby Barrett This year’s Jarvis Symposium on Energy and Our Environment pulled together companies, unions, engineers, activists and others to discuss everything from wind, solar and coal generation to natural gas and nuclear – just about everything except hydro dam turbines, something that was discussed the week before at Port Dover’s Save Silver … Continue reading “Will energy plans change our area forever?”

Still seeking answers on Smuckers/Bicks closures

By MPP Toby Barrett We are watching the further demise of food processing, and its contracts to area farmers, with the slated closure of Smucker’s Delhi tank farm and Dunnville processing plant. It is with some melancholy, as we recognize Remembrance Day, that we also recall seventy years ago, our area sent tons of locally … Continue reading “Still seeking answers on Smuckers/Bicks closures”

Fight fascism, fight communism, fight terrorism

By MPP Toby Barrett “Most of great literature is about the nobility of the warrior. We need people who will fight to the death for things. It’s important.” – Victoria Goddard, on Soldiering as quoted in Fifteen Days by Christie Blatchford. Over the centuries we have had tough, principled people willing to do whatever it … Continue reading “Fight fascism, fight communism, fight terrorism”