Text of Mr. Arnott’s Statement in the Ontario Legislature, December 3, 2015 As the government begins preparations for next year’s budget, I rise in this House once again to underscore the need for a new courthouse in Halton region. The current Halton courthouse, which was built more than 50 years ago, is aging, overcrowded, […]
November 30, 2015 – Morriston Bypass Ontario Hansard – 30-November2015 Mr. Ted Arnott: As members of this House know, for years we’ve been advocating for a bypass on Highway 6 around the community of Morriston in the township of Puslinch. I’ve been in Puslinch township the past two weekends to attend public events. People […]
November 17, 2015 – Ontario Christian Gleaners Ontario Hansard – 17-November2015 Mr. Ted Arnott: Mr. Speaker, I want to tell the House about a unique service organization which channels Christian faith into action while seeking to feed a hungry world. Each weekday morning, more than 50 volunteers at Ontario Christian Gleaners, located on […]
September 29, 2015 – Walk or Run for Georgetown Hospital Ontario Hansard – 29-September2015 Ontario Hansard – 29-September 2015 Mr. Ted Arnott: Yesterday after question period, I was very glad to tell the Minister of Health about the very successful Walk or Run for Georgetown Hospital, which my wife, Lisa, and I attended this […]
September 16, 2015 – Morriston Bypass Ontario Hansard – 16-September2015 Mr. Ted Arnott: I want to update the House on the progress being made towards the construction of the Highway 6 Morriston bypass. On many occasions in recent years, I have called attention to the need for a highway bypass around the community of […]
June 1, 2015 – Aggregate Extraction Ontario Hansard – 01-June2015 Mr. Ted Arnott: Mr. Speaker, the licensing and approvals process for new pits and quarries continues to be controversial in Ontario today. Nearby residents are often concerned about the impact that a proposed quarry or gravel pit will have on their groundwater, the environment […]
May 11, 2015 – Rockwood Schools Ontario Hansard – 11-May2015 Mr. Ted Arnott: Mr. Speaker, in spite of the current uncertainty in our schools in Ontario, last Monday was a momentous day for education in the community of Rockwood in Wellington–Halton Hills. That morning, the ground breaking of the new Sacred Heart Catholic Elementary […]
April 20, 2015 –Ontario Drug Benefit Program Ontario Hansard – 20-April2015 Mr. Ted Arnott: My remarks this afternoon are addressed to the Minister of Health. I was approached a few months ago by a constituent, Barbara Selkirk, whose mother, Marlene Shields, has been diagnosed with a stage 4 glioblastoma brain tumor. After two operations, […]
Ontario Hansard – 16-April 2015 Mr. Ted Arnott: I want to thank the member for Essex, the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and the member for Thornhill for their responses to my brief remarks this afternoon. Yes, I believe the minister, who talked about the principles that are enunciated in the bill-those are principles that I […]
April 16, 2015 – Rouge National Urban Park Ontario Hansard – 16-April2015 Mr. Ted Arnott: It has now been over two years since the Liberal government agreed to transfer land to the federal government to create the Rouge National Urban Park, which would be the largest urban park in North America. The creation of […]