NDP House Leader Peter Kormos today condemned the McGuinty Liberals for giving MPPs a new holiday on the day of every Federal election, starting with next Tuesday.

“Giving MPPs a special holiday is outrageous and offensive for the thousands of hard-working Ontarians who are struggling to make ends meet. MPPs don’t need to give themselves a new holiday rammed through the Legislature after just one hour of debate. They need to get to work during this economic crisis to find solutions for hard-working Ontarians who have seen their jobs disappear. With Ontario’s economy going to hell in a handbasket, there’s important public business to be done,” said Kormos.

NDP MPP Andrea Horwath today condemned the McGuinty Liberals for ramming through changes on how Ontario's Legislature fundamentally works.

“These decisions here were decided upon with no consultations and only serve in the best interest of the government – not Ontarians,” said Horwath.

NDP Leader Howard Hampton says New Democrats will serve as the effective opposition to a McGuinty government that has let down working families.

Calling today’s cabinet moves a “cosmetic cabinet shuffle,” Hampton vowed the NDP’s team of strong, effective and principled MPPs will stand up for today’s working families and get real results on the issues that matter most.

NDP Leader Howard Hampton says he’s proud of the NDP’s good work fighting for working families during this past legislative session, but expressed his disappointment that an out of touch Dalton McGuinty continues to break promises and let down Ontario's working families.

INTRODUCTION

Thank you for that kind introduction Cheri/Peter (Tabuns)]. And thank you for that warm welcome.

Thank you – everyone – for coming here to the Leader’s Election Dinner. In case you haven’t heard – as of yesterday we are in an election campaign.

Today’s report by the Information Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian reveals a McGuinty government that is addicted to secrecy, NDP Leader Howard Hampton says.

“The Privacy Commissioner’s report is a scathing indictment of how Dalton McGuinty is letting down ordinary families,” said Hampton.