John O’Toole’s Newsletter & Press Releases
December 21st, 2011
Government’s Political Scheming Puts Funding In Jeopardy
GOVERNMENT’S POLITICAL SCHEMING PUTS FUNDING IN JEOPARDY (QUEEN’S PARK) — Durham MPP John O’Toole blasted the McGuinty government for playing politics with the Eastern Ontario Development Fund (EODF) by linking its future to an unknown program for Southwestern Ontario. MPP O’Toole expressed shock that the government has introduced a bill it knows will put the EODF, and [...]
December 15th, 2011
McGuinty Misled Ontarians On Auditor General’s Report
McGuinty Misled Ontarians On Auditor General’s Report NEWS: QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario PC MPP and Accountability Critic John O’Toole said today that Premier McGuinty deliberately ignored facts from the Auditor General’s report throughout the 2011 election campaign. Despite receiving a draft of the report prior to the election, the McGuinty government continued to claim its expensive energy experiments [...]
December 15th, 2011
Government’s Policial Scheming Puts Funding In Jeopardy
GOVERNMENT’S POLITICAL SCHEMING PUTS FUNDING IN JEOPARDY (QUEEN’S PARK) — Durham MPP John O’Toole blasted the McGuinty government for playing politics with the Eastern Ontario Development Fund (EODF) by linking its future to an unknown program for Southwestern Ontario. MPP O’Toole expressed shock that the government has introduced a bill it knows will put the EODF, and [...]
December 14th, 2011
Staying In Touch Dec 11 – 17
Auditor Shows True Cost of McGuinty Government The 2011 Auditor General’s Report confirms that Ontarians are paying dearly for government policies on electricity, auto insurance, and even products at the LCBO. And that’s just the short list. More than 10 categories of government services came under the Auditor’s scrutiny in the 2011 report. In every case, there [...]
December 9th, 2011
Durham MPP Supports 21st Century Skills For Ontario Students
Durham MPP Supports 21st Century Skills For Ontario Students December 9, 2011 NEWS QUEEN’S PARK – This week, Durham MPP John O’Toole, re-introduced his private member’s bill entitled the Twenty-First Century Skills Award Act. The act proposes a new provincial award that recognizes students for outstanding work habits and learning skills. These are the skills that students need to succeed [...]
December 8th, 2011
MPP O’Toole Tables Legislation to Give Transit Users a Break
MPP O’Toole Tables Legislation to Give Transit Users a Break December 8, 2011 NEWS QUEEN’S PARK – This week, Durham MPP John O’Toole, re-introduced a private members’ bill which would give public transit users a tax break. The bill entitled, The Public Transit Expense Tax Credit, would provide a tax credit for expenses incurred for using public transit. This [...]
December 8th, 2011
MPP O’Toole Continues Calls to Protect Seniors from Abuse
MPP O’Toole Continues Calls To Protect Seniors from Abuse For Immediate Release December 8, 2011 QUEEN’S PARK – This week, Durham MPP John O’Toole re-introduced his Private Member’s Bill which aims to prevent elder abuse before it happens by strengthening the Power of Attorney Process. The bill entitled The Protection of Vulnerable and Elderly People from Abuse Act (Powers of [...]
December 7th, 2011
Staying In Touch Dec 4 – 10
Liberals and NDP Reject Bill Giving Municipalities A Voice in Approving Industrial Wind Turbines Ontario’s municipalities still don’t have a say in approving industrial wind turbines. In a vote of 45-32 on December 1, MPPs from the Liberal and NDP caucuses defeated a private member’s bill that would have moved the wind turbine approvals process out of [...]
Government’s Political Scheming Puts Funding In Jeopardy
GOVERNMENT’S POLITICAL SCHEMING PUTS FUNDING IN JEOPARDY (QUEEN’S PARK) — Durham MPP John O’Toole blasted the McGuinty government for playing politics with the Eastern Ontario Development Fund (EODF) by linking its future to an unknown program for Southwestern Ontario. MPP O’Toole expressed shock that the government has introduced a bill it knows will put the EODF, and [...]
December 15th, 2011
McGuinty Misled Ontarians On Auditor General’s Report
McGuinty Misled Ontarians On Auditor General’s Report NEWS: QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario PC MPP and Accountability Critic John O’Toole said today that Premier McGuinty deliberately ignored facts from the Auditor General’s report throughout the 2011 election campaign. Despite receiving a draft of the report prior to the election, the McGuinty government continued to claim its expensive energy experiments [...]
December 15th, 2011
Government’s Policial Scheming Puts Funding In Jeopardy
GOVERNMENT’S POLITICAL SCHEMING PUTS FUNDING IN JEOPARDY (QUEEN’S PARK) — Durham MPP John O’Toole blasted the McGuinty government for playing politics with the Eastern Ontario Development Fund (EODF) by linking its future to an unknown program for Southwestern Ontario. MPP O’Toole expressed shock that the government has introduced a bill it knows will put the EODF, and [...]
December 14th, 2011
Staying In Touch Dec 11 – 17
Auditor Shows True Cost of McGuinty Government The 2011 Auditor General’s Report confirms that Ontarians are paying dearly for government policies on electricity, auto insurance, and even products at the LCBO. And that’s just the short list. More than 10 categories of government services came under the Auditor’s scrutiny in the 2011 report. In every case, there [...]
December 9th, 2011
Durham MPP Supports 21st Century Skills For Ontario Students
Durham MPP Supports 21st Century Skills For Ontario Students December 9, 2011 NEWS QUEEN’S PARK – This week, Durham MPP John O’Toole, re-introduced his private member’s bill entitled the Twenty-First Century Skills Award Act. The act proposes a new provincial award that recognizes students for outstanding work habits and learning skills. These are the skills that students need to succeed [...]
December 8th, 2011
MPP O’Toole Tables Legislation to Give Transit Users a Break
MPP O’Toole Tables Legislation to Give Transit Users a Break December 8, 2011 NEWS QUEEN’S PARK – This week, Durham MPP John O’Toole, re-introduced a private members’ bill which would give public transit users a tax break. The bill entitled, The Public Transit Expense Tax Credit, would provide a tax credit for expenses incurred for using public transit. This [...]
December 8th, 2011
MPP O’Toole Continues Calls to Protect Seniors from Abuse
MPP O’Toole Continues Calls To Protect Seniors from Abuse For Immediate Release December 8, 2011 QUEEN’S PARK – This week, Durham MPP John O’Toole re-introduced his Private Member’s Bill which aims to prevent elder abuse before it happens by strengthening the Power of Attorney Process. The bill entitled The Protection of Vulnerable and Elderly People from Abuse Act (Powers of [...]
December 7th, 2011
Staying In Touch Dec 4 – 10
Liberals and NDP Reject Bill Giving Municipalities A Voice in Approving Industrial Wind Turbines Ontario’s municipalities still don’t have a say in approving industrial wind turbines. In a vote of 45-32 on December 1, MPPs from the Liberal and NDP caucuses defeated a private member’s bill that would have moved the wind turbine approvals process out of [...]
