http://ontariondp.com/en Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:04:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario NDP Health Critic France Gélinas has issued the following statement on the report released today by Health Canada’s Sodium Working Group: “I welcome the recommendations of the Sodium Working Group, which delivered its report today after two years of hard work. A coordinated sodium reduction strategy is ... http://ontariondp.com/en/ndp-statement-on-sodium-working-group-report/ - OPEN LETTER - VIA FACSIMILE Hon. Deb Matthews, MPP Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care 11th Floor, Hepburn Block 80 Grosvenor Street Toronto, ON M7A 2C4 Dear Minister Matthews: I am writing with regards to the emerging research on Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency (CCSVI) and its relationship to Multiple Sclerosis (MS). For individuals who have been ... http://ontariondp.com/en/gelinas-open-letter-on-multiple-sclerosis-%e2%80%9cliberation-treatment%e2%80%9d/ QUEEN’S PARK – NDP Tourism Critic Paul Miller is appalled that Ontario’s official tourism website is hosted by a company in Michigan. “The McGuinty government can't find an Ontario company to host its own tourism website?” said Miller. “This just boggles the mind! Who’d think you’d have to connect through Michigan ... http://ontariondp.com/en/no-place-like-this-indeed-discover-ontario-thru-michigan/ QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario’s Environmental Commissioner is bang-on with his special report released today into the McGuinty government’s bungling of the province’s household hazardous waste management program. "The Environmental Commissioner nailed it. This was an Eco Fee-‘asco’," said NDP Environment Critic Peter Tabuns. "Plain and simple, the McGuinty government completely bungled something ... http://ontariondp.com/en/report-sheds-more-light-on-mcguinty%e2%80%99s-eco-fee-%e2%80%9casco%e2%80%9d/ TORONTO – Rosario Marchese, MPP for Trinity Spadina, welcomed the McGuinty government’s announcement that they are launching a survey to learn more about the experience of buying and owning a condo in Ontario. “We have been working on this issue for three years and tried to amend the Condominium Act twice, so ... http://ontariondp.com/en/marchese-welcomes-government-into-condo-owners%e2%80%99-movement/ QUEEN’S PARK – In light of ballooning costs, lengthy delays and growing skepticism about the long-term viability of the province’s PRESTO transit payment card, NDP Public Transit Critic Cheri DiNovo is demanding answers. DiNovo is urging Transportation Minister Kathleen Wynne to come clean and reveal full details about the $250-million contract ... http://ontariondp.com/en/ndp-demands-answers-on-ballooning-presto-costs/ QUEEN’S PARK – Despite this morning’s rambling damage control press conference by Environment Minister John Gerretsen on Ontario’s eco fees, the McGuinty government continues the debacle without a resolution that truly protects consumers or the environment, says NDP Environment Critic Peter Tabuns. "This is crazy! The McGuinty Liberals said that taxpayers will ... http://ontariondp.com/en/mcguinty-liberals-continue-eco-fee-fiasco-ndp/ QUEEN’S PARK – Northern Ontario hospitals are facing a financial crisis that could leave local families without timely access to front-line health care services, says NDP Leader Andrea Horwath. Across Ontario, more than 60 hospitals are facing a total deficit of $107-million. Eleven of the hospitals are in Northern Ontario. “We see ... http://ontariondp.com/en/northern-hospitals-facing-financial-crisis-horwath/ QUEEN’S PARK – Statement by Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath on the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigation into irregular financial dealings at provincial government ministries: "This ongoing criminal investigation is extremely disconcerting and casts an unfortunate cloud over all provincial government operations. Ontarians deserve more information and I expect the OPP ... http://ontariondp.com/en/ontario-ndp-statement-on-opp-investigation/ QUEEN’S PARK -- NDP Leader Andrea Horwath says so-called “Eco-Fees” should be the responsibility of the companies that produce hazardous materials - not their customers - and is calling for an independent body to replace the industry-controlled Stewardship Ontario. “Once again, the McGuinty Government is forcing families to take on increased ... http://ontariondp.com/en/stop-companies-from-passing-on-eco-fees-horwath/