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For Immediate Release June 27, 2012 “Contractors who resisted pressure from Jimmy Hazel, the powerful head of the 900-member Maintenance and Construction Skilled Trades Council… stopped getting work.” – Toronto Star editorial on untendered contracting by the TDSB, June 26, 2012   HALDIMAND-NORFOLK – Ontarians will thrive in a future of balanced budgets, lower taxes, … Continue reading “Ontario’s workplace must be modernized: Barrett”

For immediate release: June 26, 2012   Queen’s Park – The Vice Chair of Ontario’s Public Accounts Committee is hopeful a Speaker’s Warrant for Dr. Chris Mazza will allow the committee to delve deeper over the summer into the Ornge air-ambulance scandal. Haldimand-Norfolk MPP Toby Barrett says a second Speaker’s warrant has been issued for … Continue reading “Speaker’s Warrant for Dr. Mazza to testify at July 18 Ornge Committee MPP Barrett expects Ornge revelations to continue through summer”

For immediate release: June 25, 2012 Simcoe – Time is running out on sustained and co-ordinated efforts for government to listen to input on Samsung’s Grand Renewable Energy Park. The McGuinty Samsung deal for 67 wind turbines, 800 acres of solar panels and a 20 km long transmission line across Haldimand County has received Renewable … Continue reading “Last chance to speak on Haldimand-Samsung wind/solar June 30th deadline to appeal to Environmental Review Tribunal”

For immediate release: June 7, 2012 QUEEN’S PARK — A union of NDP and McGuinty government members blocked Haldimand-Norfolk MPP Toby Barrett’s attempts to provide alternatives to public sector layoffs and program cuts in the Ontario Legislature this afternoon. Barrett’s Bill 94 was shot down by the joint Liberal – NDP voting bloc, outnumbering MPP … Continue reading “Liberals and NDP vote against alternatives to public sector layoffs and program cuts”

For Immediate Release June 6, 2012 Queen’s Park – Haldimand-Norfolk MPP Toby Barrett is challenging a comment made by Premier Dalton McGuinty yesterday with regard to the on-going land dispute in Caledonia. In response to a question from Opposition Leader Tim Hudak regarding the energy deal between Six Nations and Samsung, the Premier digressed and … Continue reading “Premier refers to DCE as “alleged occupation””

For immediate release: June 5, 2012 QUEEN’S PARK — Just as a Minister’s representative began to address the questions of Haldimand-Norfolk MPP Toby Barrett with regard to government involvement in the recent Samsung/Ontario/ Six Nations land lease agreement, the clock coincidently ran out. And while the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Energy stopped short … Continue reading “Barrett uses late show to seek answers on “unprecedented” land lease agreement with Six Nations Parliamentary Assistant response: “no final decisions have been made””

For immediate release: June 5, 2012 QUEEN’S PARK — Haldimand-Norfolk MPP Toby Barrett will be back at it again to attempt to get answers to government’s involvement with a land lease deal that will see crown land lease payments in Haldimand County diverted to Six Nations. Barrett demanded a late show debate following his questions … Continue reading “Barrett registers dissatisfaction with Samsung/Ontario/Six Nations land lease deal MPP secures late show debate on “precedent” setting agreement”

For immediate release: June 4, 2012 QUEEN’S PARK — Haldimand-Norfolk MPP Toby Barrett questioned the Minister of Health today why an Ornge flight base would be operating without paramedics following a spot inspection revealing none on duty February 28th in London. “This is right in the heart of your riding and Minister Bentley’s riding. Minister, … Continue reading “No paramedics on duty at London Ornge Feb. 28 spot inspection reveals no one on duty at flight base”

For immediate release: June 1, 2012 QUEEN’S PARK — Both Ontario’s Premier and the Finance Minister have waded into public sector compensation legislation introduced by Haldimand Norfolk’s Toby Barrett. During Question Period, both McGuinty and Duncan challenged the limiting of compensation to GDP economic growth described in Barrett’s Bill 94 – Addressing Ontario’s Debt Through … Continue reading “Barrett Bill tweaks interest of McGuinty/Duncan”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 25, 2012 QUEEN’S PARK — People getting paid by the taxpayers shouldn’t get a better deal than the taxpayers themselves. That according to Haldimand-Norfolk MPP Toby Barrett following introduction of his private members bill last week, Bill 94 – Addressing Ontario’s Debt Through Alternatives to Public Sector Layoffs and Program Cuts … Continue reading “Barrett Private Members Bill puts a cap on public sector increases”