News the OPP Commissioner has acted on a potential Lotto-gate conflict of interest is the latest proof it’s time for an independent judicial inquiry into Dalton McGuinty’s $100-million lottery scandal, NDP Leader Howard Hampton says.

NDP Leader Howard Hampton says a McGuinty government cabinet minister should resign because he was asleep at the switch while working families got scammed out of tens of millions of winnings.

“Ordinary people have been cheated out of tens of millions of dollars because of the McGuinty government and its lax oversight of lotteries,” Hampton said. “David Caplan, the minister responsible, tells us: ‘Trust me. I'll clean up the mess.’ Why should we trust him when he was asleep at the switch while his lottery corporation ripped off hard-working families? And why should he keep his job when he has lost all credibility?”

NDP Leader Howard Hampton says Dalton McGuinty’s 31% MPP pay hike sets a bad example for high-flying hydro executives.

“The McGuinty government moving heaven and earth to give itself a 31% pay hike sends hydro fat cats the wrong message. It sends the message that public sector salaries on steroids are OK, even when the ordinary people paying the bill are working longer and harder for less – if they are working at all,” Hampton said.

Everyday Ontarians will have no say on Dalton McGuinty’s proposed 31-per-cent MPP pay hike.

That’s the message the McGuinty government sent today in Question Period when it refused NDP Leader Howard Hampton’s request to allow voters to have their say on the MPP pay hike in the next provincial election.

It's the midway mark of the fall legislative session and Dalton McGuinty still hasn't figured out people want him to stand up for working families - not bicker, squabble and break promises.

That's the message NDP Leader Howard Hampton delivered today in Question Period, the final Question Period before MPPs leave for the fall constituency week.

NDP Leader Howard Hampton says Dalton McGuinty should stop squabbling with Ottawa long enough to spend federal housing and tuition relief money that’s gathering dust in the bank.

“Every day, the working women and men of Ontario do their best to make ends meet. They look to their provincial government to provide leadership that will help them in their day-to-day lives. But today, all they see is politicians in Ottawa and Queen’s Park exchanging insults and passing the buck,” Hampton said.