For immediate release: February 12, 2013 Simcoe – Haldimand-Norfolk MPP Toby Barrett says the latest reboot of the decade old Drive Clean program should get the boot altogether. Barrett made the claim following the Wynne government’s latest set of changes introducing a bureaucratic and excessively onerous procedure for consumers and car dealers to follow if … Continue reading “Time to scrap Drive Clean: Barrett”
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For Immediate Release February 11, 2013 Simcoe – Haldimand-Norfolk MPP Toby Barrett says changes to Health Canada’s wind study take direct aim at previously unexamined indirect adverse health effects of industrial wind turbines – acknowledging a key complaint of concerned residents. Changes to the study were announced following the submission of more than 950 public … Continue reading “Changes to Health Canada wind study target indirect effects”
SIMCOE – Haldimand-Norfolk MPP Toby Barrett called for a more cautious approach on automobile insurance rates. NDP Leader Andrea Horwarth made headlines earlier this week, calling for a 15 per cent reduction in automobile insurance rates as a bargaining chip with the Liberals. While Barrett wasn’t against a reduction in rates, he was more cautious … Continue reading “Real solutions needed for auto insurance: Barrett”
“As co-chair of the Liberal re-election campaign last year, Ms. Wynne could find it difficult to distance herself from scandals swirling around the government over the province’s air ambulance service and the decision to pull the plug on two power plants, said a Liberal insider.” – The Canadian Press, September 11, 2011. QUEEN’S PARK – … Continue reading “Wynne directly linked to gas plant cancellations”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 29, 2013 Simcoe – While the faces may have changed at the top of Ontario’s governing party, the politics are the same according to Haldimand-Norfolk MPP Toby Barrett. Far from a fresh start, Kathleen Wynne has promised to build on the legacy of Dalton McGuinty. Given her track record as Mr. … Continue reading “Meet the new boss — same as the old boss: Barrett”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan. 11, 2013 SIMCOE – Both parents and teachers frustrated with a last-second decision on whether there would be school today should direct their frustrations at the premier’s office, said Haldimand-Norfolk MPP Toby Barrett. The Ontario Labour Relations Board released a decision in the wee hours this morning stating the Elementary Teachers’ … Continue reading “Blame for ongoing school chaos lies with premier”
For Immediate Release January 10, 2013 Simcoe – The Ontario Government decision to accelerate the closure of Nanticoke Generating Station is only the latest in a long line of questionable decision-making alienating the very people the province counts on to produce our energy. That according to MPP Toby Barrett who says despite his concern for … Continue reading “Sped-up coal generation closure hits Haldimand-Norfolk”
For immediate release: January 9, 2013 Queens Park – Ontario residents concerned about the removal of an eagles nest to make way for wind towers weren’t the only ones shut out from the decision making that saw the host tree quickly removed over the weekend. Haldimand-Norfolk MPP Toby Barrett says recommendations of the government’s own … Continue reading “Eagles nest removal ignores Environment Commissioner MPP Barrett questions decision making behind habitat destruction”
For Immediate Release January 7, 2013 Selkirk – Haldimand-Norfolk MPP Toby Barrett says approval to remove an eagles nest east of Selkirk smacks of big money corrupting Ontario government procedure. The tree hosting the nest was cut down to make way for an access road for a Next Era wind turbine. The Ministry of Natural … Continue reading “Removal of eagle’s nest smacks of big money corruption: Barrett Last minute approval of habitat destruction for wind towers, “Unconscionable””
“Tough times demand tough decisions.” – Auditor General Jim McCarter, 2012 Annual Report FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 13, 2012 QUEEN’S PARK – Revelations in the Auditor General’s report highlight the mismanagement of Ontario taxpayer dollars over the past nine years according to Opposition MPP Toby Barrett. “First, the Auditor pointed to government’s waste of $24 … Continue reading “A.G. REPORT– MORE SPENDING, FEWER RESULTS: Barrett”