NDP Transportation Critic Gilles Bisson is pleased the McGuinty government took his advice and is modernizing its ride-sharing laws in order to keep Ontario’s largest online ride-sharing company, PickupPal, from closing.

NDP MPP Gilles Bisson wants to know why Dalton McGuinty continues to allow big oil companies to gouge Ontario drivers.

“Hurricane Ike is no excuse for a 13-cent overnight gas hike. Ontario drivers know there is something wrong when they are forced to pay huge price increases. It’s about time the premier stood up for drivers, and did something to stop these gas-price rip-offs,” said Bisson, who serves as the NDP’s Transportation Critic.

NDP Transportation critic Gilles Bisson called on the McGuinty Liberals to come clean on their plan for the proposed Blue 22 air-rail link between Union Station and Pearson Airport.

“Decisions like this shouldn’t be made under the radar and in the backroom. The people of York South-Weston have been very clear – they do not want the privately-run, publicly-subsidized Blue 22 air-rail link. Why is an anonymous ‘government source’ telling the citizens of York South-Weston that construction may start in early 2009?” Bisson asked.

MPP Andrea Horwath has put the wheels in motion to make it easier for cyclists with bicycles to use regional public transit across Ontario.

The Hamilton Centre MPP will introduce a private members bill to eliminate an obscure section of the Public Vehicles Act that prevents transit buses with bike racks from crossing municipal boundaries.

York South Weston NDP MPP Paul Ferreira after just three short months at Queen’s Park, scored an important victory for commuters and communities along the GO Transit Georgetown Rail Corridor.

Today his resolution calling on the McGuinty government to start showing real support for public transit along the Corridor was carried with all party support in the Legislature.

Newly sworn in NDP MPP for York South-Weston Paul Ferreira did not waste any time in attacking the McGuinty Liberals for their misguided plans for the “Blue 22”, a high-speed air-rail link between Pearson Airport and Union Station.