(Queen’s Park) – With a provincial election expected to be called next week, Wellington-Halton Hills MPP Ted Arnott is continuing to call upon the Minister of Transportation to be a funding partner on the Town of Halton Hills’ long-term transportation strategy. On May 3rd, he reiterated his invitation to the Minister to […]
(Queen’s Park) – Ontario’s Auditor General has once again called into question the Wynne Government’s accounting methods, concluding the Liberals are significantly understating their projected deficits for the coming years. “Overall…our work indicated that the Pre-Election Report (prepared by the Wynne Government) is not a reasonable and fair presentation of Ontario’s […]
(Georgetown) – The Lions Club of Georgetown’s 2017 Citizen of the Year is Gerry Kentner. On April 24th, Mrs. Kentner was joined by her family and her many friends at a community dinner to celebrate her volunteer community service. Halton Region and Town Councillor Jane Fogal (on behalf of Mayor Rick […]
(Queen’s Park) – On April 18th, the Ontario Government announced the final approval and a commitment of financial support for the proposed new Wilfrid Laurier University/Conestoga College campus in Halton Region. “We’re delighted to hear that the Laurier/Conestoga proposal for a new post-secondary campus in Halton Region continues to move forward,” […]
(Queen’s Park) – On April 17th, the Ontario Legislature paid tribute to the memory of Chris Stockwell, who represented Etobicoke as a Member of Provincial Parliament from 1990 to 2003. He served as Speaker of the Legislature, and was later a Cabinet Minister responsible for several important portfolios. Mr. Stockwell passed […]
(Queen’s Park) – The following is Wellington-Halton Hills MPP Ted Arnott’s response to the budget speech delivered today in the Ontario Legislature by Finance Minister Charles Sousa: To be effective, leaders need to establish trust and build on it. In his 2018 Provincial Budget speech, Finance Minister Charles Sousa had a […]
(Queen’s Park) – Going back almost 28 years in the Ontario Legislature, Wellington-Halton Hills MPP Ted Arnott has been expressing concern about the ballooning Provincial Government debt. Over and over again, he has urged Governments to commit themselves to a long-term debt repayment plan. “We in Wellington understand the economic value […]
(Queen’s Park) – The Town of Halton Hills’ transportation issues were once again raised at Queen’s Park on March 21st. The following is the text of remarks written and delivered by Wellington-Halton Hills MPP Ted Arnott, taken from Hansard, the Official Report of Debates in the Ontario Legislature: Mr. Ted Arnott: Last […]
(Queen’s Park) – Most of Kathleen Wynne’s March 19th Throne Speech was nothing more than a Liberal campaign commercial, says Wellington-Halton Hills MPP Ted Arnott. “While it was eloquently written and presented, more than half of this Throne Speech was nothing new. It was just a summary of what they claim they’ve […]
(Queen’s Park) – Doug Ford was elected Leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party by the Party’s membership on March 10th. The following is a comment by Wellington-Halton Hills MPP Ted Arnott: Our Party’s members have voted, and Doug Ford has been elected Leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party. I accept […]