Watch the video here: http://ontariondp.com/en/horwath-to-premier-stop-election-threats-and-pass-budget Queen’s Park – New Democrat Leader Andrea Horwath called on the Premier to stop the election threats and work with all parties to pass the Budget. “I want to spend the next four days working to pass the Budget. It’s disappointing that the Premier wants to
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Driving The Porcelain Bus: Fact Check On The Ontario Budget Agreements Between The NDP and the Liberals
Premier Dalton McGuinty has been saying that Andrea Horwath and the NDP have reneged on a deal. This is completely false. QUEEN’S PARK — Andrea Horwath and the Ontario NDP have been clear that Bill 55 has serious problems. From the day following the introduction of the budget New Democrats
Continue readingDriving The Porcelain Bus: Statement by NDP Leader Andrea Horwath on the 2012 Budget
http://ontariondp.com/en/statement-by-ndp-leader-andrea-horwath-on-the-2012-budget “Every day since the election, I’ve worked hard to make minority government work. I’m proud of what we’ve been able to achieve. When discussing the Ontario’s Budget with the Premier, I made it clear that I would not rubberstamp the government’s 300 page omnibus bill. I made a commitment
Continue readingOPSEU Diablogue: Peterborough Forum – Poverty kills more than cancer
Poverty kills more people than cancer according to Dennis Howlett, Executive Director of Canadians for Tax Fairness. Speaking Thursday night at the Peterborough health care forum organized by the Ontario Health Coalition, Howlett addressed false economies in our present health … Continue reading →
Continue readingFalse positive: private profit in Canada's health care: Health Integration: Not in Ontario
I am sure there is a plan to improve health care. There must be: Ontario’s recent budget says it wants to improve integration, control costs and increase access. Yet Ontario’s provincial budget just does not do it. The section heading says “Providing the right care, at the right time, in
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