OTTAWA, ON — John Fraser, Interim Leader of the Ontario Liberal Party and MPP for Ottawa South, has released the following statement: “The decision to return all lands to the Greenbelt is a good one, and one that Ontario Liberals have called for since the Conservatives chose to sell off our protected lands to a…
OTTAWA, ON — Minister Rasheed’s resignation yesterday left Ontarians with unanswered questions. Things just don’t add up. Here are three of the many questions Doug Ford needs to answer about his $8.3 billion backroom deal: Why did Minister Rasheed have to resign from Caucus, but Minister Clark did not? The Premier’s Director of Housing was…
OTTAWA, ON — John Fraser, Interim Leader of the Ontario Liberal Party and MPP for Ottawa South, has released the following statement: “It is absolutely astonishing that the head of fundraising for the PC Party of Ontario sold tickets directly to developers for a fundraiser to benefit members of the Ford family. “That is just…
OTTAWA, ON — John Fraser, Interim Leader of the Ontario Liberal Party and MPP for Ottawa South, has released the following statement: “Minister Rasheed’s resignation from both Cabinet and the Conservative Caucus should concern all Ontarians. He is the second Minister who has lost their job over the Greenbelt Scandal — a sign of deep…
QUEEN’S PARK – Yesterday, Ontarians learned of more questionable behavior that occurred between members of the Ford government, and the developers who cashed in on the Conservative’s $8.3 billion Greenbelt Giveaway. Minister Rasheed had told the Integrity Commissioner that when he met with a developer and a former high-ranking Ford staffer in Las Vegas, it…
QUEEN’S PARK – Yesterday, 6 Conservative MPPs on the Standing Committee on Heritage, Infrastructure and Cultural Policy, voted down a Liberal motion to further examine the $8.3 Billion Greenbelt Giveaway. The motion asked for the Committee to interview all political and public service staff who were captured in both the Auditor General’s report, and the…
OTTAWA – Stephen Blais, MPP for Orléans and the Ontario Liberal Critic for Municipal Affairs and Housing, has written a letter to the Auditor General of Ontario requesting an investigation into the Ontario government’s unilateral decision to expand the City of Ottawa’s urban boundary by 654 hectares in 2022, without any consultation or transparency. “The Auditor…
QUEEN’S PARK – John Fraser, Interim Leader of the Ontario Liberal Party and MPP for Ottawa South, has released the following statement: “Every day, we learn something new about Premier Ford’s $8.3 Billion backroom deal. “Every day, it becomes clearer that all roads in this Greenbelt scandal lead back to the Premier’s office. “Last week,…
Membership total estimated to be over 80,000 following registration deadline TORONTO, ON – The primary deadline to register as a member and be eligible to vote in the 2023 Ontario Liberal Party (OLP) Leadership contest was today at 6:00 PM. Following this deadline, the total number of memberships within the OLP eligible to cast ballots…