Doug Ford is showing us he has no issue with Franco-Ontarians paying for his damaging Conservative ideology. Without consulting anyone in the sector, Ford rolled back years of work with the Franco-Ontarian community by cutting the French Language Services Commissioner and cancelling the Ontario Francophone University. Governments are supposed to ensure the wellbeing of their…
TORONTO, ON – Today, Mitzie Hunter, Finance Critic for the Ontario Liberal Party explained that the PC’s Fall Economic Statement recklessly threatens Ontario’s prosperity and the most vulnerable members of society. “Doug Ford and the PCs are breaking most of the promises they have made to Ontarians during the election campaign,” said Hunter. “They promised…
TORONTO, ON – On Thursday, the Ford Government will table the Fall Economic Statement in the Ontario Legislature. “This is a first opportunity for the Premier to show his math and back up his campaign promises,” said Mitzie Hunter, Ontario Liberal Finance Critic and MPP for Scarborough-Guildwood. “It’s important to remember that unlike all other…
Since the legislature returned, our caucus has tried many times to engage the government to discuss ensuring that the voices of 1.1 million Ontarians who voted Liberal in the last election could be heard effectively in our legislature. We have not asked for official party status, what we have asked is for the same…
During today’s speech, Ontarians expected The President of the Treasury Board to answer some of the tough questions facing Premier Ford’s government. How is the Conservative government going to keep their many promises? How are they going to cut program spending by $6 billion dollars without any layoffs? Which social programs will be cut next?…
The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms protects Canadians’ basic rights and freedoms on a number of protected grounds such as religion, gender, ability and race. Today more than ever, it’s critical that we protect those rights. Provincial leadership must abide by the Charter. The public has the right to know whether proposed legislation and…
“Students are counting on the funding they were promised”: Young Liberal President Ian Hall October 25, 2018 – The Ontario Young Liberals (OYL) are outraged after news the Ford Government is considering cutting Ontario’s free post-secondary tuition program. Tens of thousands of students have relied on free tuition since the program launched, leaving the future…
Doug Ford’s cancellation of university campuses in Milton, Brampton, and Markham will hurt young people in the GTA and beyond On Tuesday evening we learned that Doug Ford is turning his back on young people in the GTA who are counting on being able to access post secondary education. Milton, Brampton and Markham are among…
Today the Conservative government introduced a bill that would take away fairness and job security for workers in Ontario. Doug Ford is taking away paid sick days. He is removing equal pay for equal work (which mandates that employers pay part-time workers at the same rate as full-time workers). He is cancelling fairer scheduling rules…