TORONTO, ON: Andrea Hazell, MPP for Scarborough—Guildwood and Ontario Liberal critic for Women’s Issues has released the following statement in response to the Conservative government’s procedural stonewalling on Bill 189, Lydia’s Law. “It is unconscionable that the Ford Conservatives would use procedural tactics to avoid debating and voting on a Bill that would provide transparency…
QUEEN’S PARK, ON – Today, Stephanie Bowman, MPP for Don Valley West and Ontario Liberal Finance Critic, will introduce legislation that, if passed, would cut the small business tax rate by half, from the current 3.2% to 1.6%, and increase the income threshold that is eligible for this deduction from $500,000 to $600,000, allowing more…
MILTON, ON – Tonight’s results in Milton and Lambton—Kent—Middlesex send a strong message: Bonnie Crombie and Ontario’s Liberals are the only alternative to Doug Ford. Ontario Liberals will continue to hold the Ford Conservatives accountable for choosing to reward their rich insider friends instead of fighting for the real people of Ontario. Tonight shows that…
QUEEN’S PARK – This morning, Ontario Liberal Critic for Housing, MPP Adil Shamji, sent a letter to Minister Paul Calandra, slamming the Conservatives for their inaction on getting homes built, and urging them to get serious about tackling Ontario’s housing crisis head-on. “Amidst a generational crisis that has left everyday Ontarians with bleak prospects of…
Conservatives shut down motion calling on the government to stop the Campbellville Quarry expansion QUEEN’S PARK – Today, on Earth Day, Ontario Liberal Critic for Rural Issues and Natural Resources, MPP Ted Hsu, sent a letter to Minister Graydon Smith, urging the Conservatives to vote yes to a motion calling on the Ontario government to…
Proposed changes would end free testing services for Ontarians who use well water in their homes QUEEN’S PARK – This morning, Ontario Liberal Critic for Rural Issues, MPP Ted Hsu, sent a letter to Ministers Sylvia Jones and Lisa Thompson, urging the Conservatives to immediately reverse course on proposed changes that would end free testing…
QUEEN’S PARK — Doug Ford and his Conservatives have a long history of opposing two-way all-day GO service for Milton. “Don’t be surprised by today’s abrupt change of heart, Doug is only doing it for himself. This riding has had a Conservative MPP since 2018 and it’s only now, when this seat is at risk,…
QUEEN’S PARK – Doug Ford’s Conservative candidates in Milton and Lambton—Kent—Middlesex have a long history of opposing new housing. “Fresh off his refusal to accept his own task force’s recommendations, Doug Ford is now running two candidates who have repeatedly opposed building new and affordable housing. We need a government that says yes to housing,…
QUEEN’S PARK – Today, Andrea Hazell, MPP for Scarborough–Guildwood and the Ontario Liberal Critic for Transportation, will introduce the Supporting Mobility, Affordability and Reliable Transportation in Ontario Act, designed to bring forward smart, simple ideas to get transit moving in Ontario. If passed, the SMART Ontario Act will: Require Metrolinx to ensure any public property…