For Immediate Release: October 18, 2010 Queens Park – Opposition Environment Critic Toby Barrett channeled the Brothers Grimm, during Question Period, attempts to have government cough up eco taxes consumers paid before being forced to backtrack. “Ontario families paid $1 million for eco-taxes until you were caught,” Barrett reported to the Legislature this morning. “Retailers … Continue reading “Ontario mum on whereabouts of eco tax payments “Even Hansel and Gretel had a plan when they backtracked” – Barrett”
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For Immediate Release: October 13, 2010 Simcoe – Opposition Environment Critic Toby Barrett says McGuinty’s eco-tax about-face is the latest example of a government that is making it up as it goes along – and sticking taxpayers with the bill. “This government’s eco tax program should never have seen the light of day in the … Continue reading “McGuinty Government bows to demands to scrap eco-tax”
For Immediate Release: October 8, 2010 Simcoe – Will shelving plans to build a gas-fired power plant in Oakville open the door for Nanticoke? That is the question posed by area MPP Toby Barrett who stated. “With the transmission lines already in place and local high-skilled electricity workers facing government imposed job cuts by 2015, … Continue reading “Oakville power plant delay opens door to Nanticoke?”
eHealth boondoogle warrants inquiry Where did the money go? – Barrett
For Immediate Release: October 7, 2010 Simcoe – MPP Toby Barrett is echoing Tim Hudak’s push for an inquiry into the billion dollar eHealth scandal. “A public inquiry is so important, not only to find out what went wrong and where the money went, but also to ensure such a massive waste of taxpayer dollars … Continue reading “eHealth boondoogle warrants inquiry Where did the money go? – Barrett”
For Immediate Release: October 6, 2010 SIMCOE- Haldimand-Norfolk MPP Toby Barrett is attributing pressure from the Opposition for amendments to new propane regulations that will keep many small filling stations in the propane business. Amendments to propane regulations in the wake of the Sunrise Propane explosion in Toronto would have required all propane filling stations … Continue reading “Local pressure forces break for propane dealers”
For Immediate Release: October 1, 2010 Queens Park –MPP Toby Barrett is asking Dalton McGuinty for help to deal with the ongoing impact and unanswered questions from the four-and-a-half year old land dispute in Caledonia. “On behalf of people in Haldimand–Norfolk and Caledonia and, if I may, Brantford as well, I rise today to ask … Continue reading “Barrett asks McGuinty for help in Caledonia”
Barrett to McGuinty: “Pick up the phone on Smucker’s Closures”
For Immediate Release: September 30, 2010 Queen’s Park – Haldimand-Norfolk MPP Toby Barrett today urged Premier Dalton McGuinty to pick up the phone and call Smuckers. This comes on the heels of news that The J.M. Smucker Company will close its Dunnville manufacturing facility, as well as its Delhi tank farm by November 2011. The … Continue reading “Barrett to McGuinty: “Pick up the phone on Smucker’s Closures””
For Immediate Release: September 30, 2010 Queens Park – As electricity bill rate hikes send shockwaves across the province Opposition Environment Critic Toby Barrett is asking residents and stakeholders alike to raise their voices before McGuinty’s water bill becomes a reality. Committee hearings have been set for Toronto to consider Bill 72, An Act to … Continue reading “Have your say on Ontario water opportunities, public hearings for McGuinty water bill set for Toronto”
For Immediate Release: September 29, 2010 Queens Park – Smart meters means little conservation and a major cost to consumers. That according to MPP Toby Barrett who indicated local testimony five years ago warned of the smart meter plan pitfalls. “The Haldimand Federation of Agriculture testified down in our area,” Barrett recalled. “Frank Sommer…noted, ‘We’re … Continue reading “Barrett questions ‘smart’ness of smart meters 5 years after committee hearings, local fears have been realized”
Legislative Assembly of Ontario September 28, 2010 Mr. Toby Barrett: I’m pleased to follow the member for London–Fanshawe. He’s exuberant and quite a fast talker. The reason I say that is that, for me, it would be daunting to follow the member from Welland. So it’s nice to have a little bit of a break. … Continue reading “Smart meters”