Michael Prue

McGuinty and Mintz (used to) agree: HST bad for jobs

November 4, 2009 - 10:00am

NDP Finance Critic Michael Prue reminded Ontarians about the dangers of the HST today.

"McGuinty's unfair tax scheme will make it harder to make ends meet and to find a job," said Prue. "The Premier and his own experts agree – at least they used to."

 

 

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Prue pushes farm tax credit for food donations

October 22, 2009 - 4:00pm

For the second consecutive day in Question Period, NDP Finance Critic Michael Prue (Beaches-East York) called for the McGuinty government to implement a tax credit for farmers who donate surplus produce to Ontario’s food banks.

 

 

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McGuinty idles as auto insurers drive up premiums

October 20, 2009 - 5:00pm

Warning that the average driver in the Greater Toronto Area will be paying nearly 14 per cent more for auto insurance by the end of the year, NDP MPP Michael Prue today urged the McGuinty Liberals to stop caving in to every demand of the private auto insurance industry and draw the line on rate increases.

 

 

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Minister must meet with adoption agency parents: NDP

July 20, 2009 - 3:00pm

NDP MPP Michael Prue (Beaches—East York) says Minister of Children and Youth Services Deb Matthews needs to meet with prospective Ontario parents affected by the bankruptcy of Cambridge-based Imagine Adoption at the earliest opportunity.

 

 

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Prue demands answers on 2 Secord explosion and fire

May 28, 2009 - 4:00pm

Beaches—East York NDP MPP Michael Prue is demanding to know why the McGuinty government has remained silent on last summer’s transformer explosion and fire at 2 Secord Avenue.

Nearly 1,000 residents at 2 Secord, a highrise located in Prue’s riding, were evacuated from their homes on July 20, 2008. Some of the residents have not returned to their apartments.

 

 

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Prue joins condo-owner bid to axe the HST

May 11, 2009 - 5:00pm

Beaches-East York MPP and NDP Finance Critic Michael Prue has committed his party’s support to a group of condominium owners in their bid to draw attention to how the dreaded HST will impact them.

 

 

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