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May 08 2013 18:54 PM
Friday
17:00-19:00—Registration
19:00-19:30—Welcome
19:30-20:00—OPCCA 2012-2013 Update
20:00-20:30—OPCYA 2012-2013 Update
20:30-21:30—Senior Party Update, Richard Ci...
Apr 15 2013 13:18 PM
We would like to announce that registration is now open for the 2013 OPCCA Annual General Meeting.
The meeting will take place at the Hamilton Convention Centre on the weekend of May 10-12.Each campu...
Apr 14 2013 14:24 PM
OPCCA Delegate Selection Meetings
Find your campus club’s delegate selection meeting below.
Carleton Campus Conservatives DSM Where: 446 Tory Building, Carleton University When: Satu...
Mar 15 2013 19:00 PM
Waterloo, Ontario- March 15, 2013- The Ontario PC Campus Association is troubled by recent attempts to stifle public events promoting public discussion at the University of Waterloo. In response ...
Mar 11 2013 18:00 PM
Hamilton, Ontario- March 11, 2013- The Ontario PC Campus Association is pleased to announce that the chairs and rules for our 2013 Annual General Meeting have been selected. The rules for the 201...
Mar 10 2013 19:00 PM
Hamilton, Ontario- March 10, 2013- The Ontario PC Campus Association is pleased to announce that our 2013 Annual General Meeting will take place at the Hamilton Convention Centre on the weekend o...
Feb 12 2013 18:16 PM
Toronto, Ontario- February 12, 2013- The Ontario PC Campus Association is encouraged by the Ontario PC Party’s latest white paper on colleges, universities, and training. Released by Ontari...
Jan 22 2013 17:00 PM
Ottawa, Ontario- January 22, 2013- The Ontario PC Campus Association is disturbed by recent events affecting free speech at Carleton University. Carleton’s “Students for Liberty&rdquo...
Dec 24 2012 11:00 AM
The holiday season is a time to gather with your loved ones and friends, to look back with appreciation, and to look forward with great optimism. This holiday season let us remember those who are less...
Nov 20 2012 18:00 PM
OPCCA is excited to welcome a new campus club to the association: the University of Toronto, Scarborough Conservatives (UTSC). UTSC joins seventeen existing campus clubs further strengthening the Onta...
Nov 09 2012 16:00 PM
The Ontario Progressive Conservative Campus Association is proud to be holding its second lecture series event this year. OPCCA understands the importance of grass roots involvement and cherishes our ...
Oct 22 2012 19:00 PM
On October 12-14, OPCCA hosted its Special General Meeting and Election Readiness Training Session concurrent with the OPCYA AGM in Cambridge, Ontario. At the meeting, members of both association...
Oct 21 2012 10:00 AM
With Clare Schulte Albert stepping down as the Director of Communications on the OPCCA executive, the position is now vacant. The OPCCA executive is accepting applications to fill the position. Respon...
Oct 09 2012 12:00 PM
Below is the OPCCA/OPCYA convention schedule:
5-7: Registration 7-7:30: Welcome – Monte McNaughton 7:30-8:30: Training Session 1 – Campaign Planning and Organization – Michael Westc...
Sep 13 2012 18:00 PM
Several OPCCA delegate selection meetings have been announced for the Cambridge Special General Meeting. Below is more information regarding these meetings.
Guelph Campus Conservatives: Thursday, S...
Aug 22 2012 20:00 PM
The 2012 OPCCA Special General Meeting has been announced for the weekend of October 12th – 14th, 2012 in the Cambridge Hotel and Convention Centre.
To run as a delegate please contact your loc...
Aug 12 2012 21:15 PM
The 2012 OPCCA Special General Meeting has been announced for the weekend of October 12th – 14th, 2012 in the Cambridge Hotel and Convention Centre.
To run as a delegate please contact your loc...
Aug 07 2012 18:00 PM
On October 12, OPCYA will host its Annual General Meeting in Cambridge. At the OPCYA AGM, OPCYA members will have the opportunity to elect a new OPCYA Executive and OPCCA/OPCYA members will be voting ...
Jul 17 2012 11:15 AM
The Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) is sponsoring CLASSE president Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois and other Quebec student protest leaders to come for a 10-day tour of Ontario universities. This tour wil...
May 17 2012 10:46 AM
Hier, les manifestants étudiants québécois ont pris d’assaut de l’Université du Québec à Montréal dans une tentative claire de déran...
May 15 2012 20:00 PM
The OPCCA Executive is proud to present the third Blue Wave newsletter of the year! You can find the newsletter at: http://www.campuspc.ca/wp-content/uploads/May2012.pdf
Please read the news let...
Apr 27 2012 13:21 PM
Elizabeth Witmer has been a Progressive Conservative MPP since 1990 and has held the positions of Deputy Premier, Minister of Labour, Minister of Health, Minister of the Environment, and Minister...
Apr 19 2012 15:00 PM
On April 19, 1943, 220 Polish Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto rose up to oppose German tyranny in occupied Poland and the transport of the ghetto’s population to the Treblinka extermination ...
Apr 17 2012 22:00 PM
OPCCA recognizes and welcomes two new campus clubs to the association: Windsor Law Conservatives (WILCO) and the University of Toronto Law Conservatives (UTLC). Such recognition was made possible afte...
Mar 15 2012 16:00 PM
The OPCCA Executive is pleased to present the second Blue Wave newsletter of the year! You can find the newsletter at: http://www.campuspc.ca/wp-content/uploads/Blue-Wave_12_03_15.pdf
Please rea...
May 17 2013 10:25 AM
QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario has so much potential, but it’s being held back by weeks of paralysis caused by Liberal-NDP backroom budgeting, PC Leader Tim Hudak said today. “We&rsquo...
May 16 2013 21:57 PM
The following is a statement by Ontario PC MPP Monte McNaughton responding to significant resignations at the OLG following the collapse of the Liberals casino modernization plan:
(QUEEN’S PARK...
May 16 2013 17:22 PM
QUEEN’S PARK – Today MPP for Whitby-Oshawa Christine Elliott successfully introduced a Resolution to create a Select Committee on Developmental Services.
The Resolution will immed...
May 16 2013 10:43 AM
The following is a statement by Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak on Annual Tamil Memorial Week:
“As Leader of the Ontario PC Caucus, I would like to join the province’s Tamil-Canadian communit...
May 15 2013 18:00 PM
“Ontarians deserve a say in whether the Liberals retain the moral authority to govern in the wake of the gas plants scandal. Yet today, the Liberals joined with the NDP to block a PC Opposition ...
May 15 2013 09:55 AM
QUEEN’S PARK – In a bid to protect their Party and political power, the McGuinty-Wynne Liberals continue to disrespect and disregard the will of Ontario taxpayers, Ontario PC House Leader ...
May 14 2013 12:52 PM
I appear here this morning out of respect for this committee and its important mandate to get answers to some very serious questions.
Why were large power plants forced on communities that didn&rsquo...
May 13 2013 16:00 PM
Canada has lost one of its last journalistic pioneers.
On behalf of the Ontario PC Caucus, I extend my sympathies to the family and many friends of Peter Worthington, who passed away Sunday after a b...
May 13 2013 10:16 AM
QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario is paying the price in more lost jobs and a growing debt as the Liberals and NDP waste time haggling over the budget, PC Leader Tim Hudak said today.
“Too man...
May 12 2013 14:00 PM
THORNHILL – At a time when half a million men and women are unemployed and our province’s debt is set to triple, the McGuinty-Wynne Liberals’ presented a budget intended to protect t...
May 11 2013 19:30 PM
A great friend to conservatives across Canada is gone, and far too soon. I was saddened to learn today of the death of Senator Doug Finley at the age of 66. Doug fought a long and public battle with c...
May 10 2013 10:34 AM
QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario’s high unemployment rate remained the same in April, and yet Premier Kathleen Wynne refuses to even acknowledge that the province is on the wrong track, PC Eco...
May 09 2013 10:32 AM
QUEEN’S PARK – Premier Kathleen Wynne is so desperate to cling to her political power that she is willing to do anything to protect her Party – including her attempt to cover-up her ...
May 08 2013 10:14 AM
QUEEN’S PARK – It’s time for the Liberals to be held to account for treating public money like a political credit card in the gas plants scandal, Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak said tod...
May 07 2013 12:08 PM
QUEEN’S PARK – Former Premier Dalton McGuinty made it clear today that he is still willing to put his Party’s interest ahead of the interests of taxpayers, PC MPP Vic Fedeli said tod...
May 06 2013 16:06 PM
QUEEN’S PARK – Too many Ontario families today are struggling to make ends meet, or to find a good job, in an economy swamped by government debt, PC Leader Tim Hudak said today. “We ...
May 06 2013 10:34 AM
QUEEN’S PARK – If we’re going to compete for jobs and investment with other countries, the current government can’t keep spending more than it takes in, PC Leader Tim Hudak sai...
May 03 2013 10:58 AM
QUEEN’S PARK – Yesterday’s budget is just the latest evidence that the McGuinty-Wynne Liberals are putting their Party ahead of the interests of taxpayers, PC MPP Peter Shurman said ...
May 02 2013 16:26 PM
QUEEN’S PARK – The solutions to Ontario’s problems aren’t hard to figure out, they’re just not easy to do. The only way to put Ontario on the right track is a new team wi...
May 01 2013 16:45 PM
The following is a statement by Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak on Asian Heritage Month:
“In May, Ontarians will come together and recognize Asian Heritage Month. For the past 11 years, this event ...
May 01 2013 16:43 PM
The following is a statement from Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak on Jewish Heritage Month:
“Last year, all three provincial parties worked together to pass a bill declaring May as Jewish Heritage ...
May 01 2013 16:41 PM
The following is a statement by Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak on South Asian Heritage Month:
“I would like to take this time to recognize the contributions of Ontario’s South Asian ...
May 01 2013 11:20 AM
QUEEN’S PARK – Final proof that the Liberals have put their political power ahead of getting things done for Ontarians arrived Tuesday with the latest chapter of the gas plants scandal Tue...
Apr 30 2013 14:59 PM
The following is a statement by Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak on the retirement of Jim McCarter, Auditor General of Ontario:
“Today, Ontario loses an accomplished and groundbreaking public servan...
Apr 30 2013 13:12 PM
QUEEN’S PARK – The McGuinty-Wynne Liberals are so desperate to protect their Party that they have been lying to Ontario taxpayers about the true cost of their gas plant scandal, PC MPP Vic...
Apr 29 2013 10:18 AM
QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario is buckling under a huge debt – set to triple – and half a million men and women have no job to go to. Yet the Liberals have focused instead on protectin...
Apr 29 2013 09:51 AM
The following is a statement from Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak on the Canadian Tamils’ Chamber of Commerce ‘Business Excellence Award Winners of 2013’:
“Vanakkam! As On...
Apr 29 2013 09:50 AM
The following is a statement from Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak on the Black Business and Professional Association’s Harry Jerome Awards:
“As Ontario PC Leader, I would like to congratulate...
Apr 26 2013 11:36 AM
QUEEN’S PARK – Another week of mistruths and political interference is just the latest example why the McGuinty-Wynne Liberals have lost the confidence of Ontario taxpayers, PC MPP Lisa Ma...
Apr 25 2013 15:42 PM
QUEEN’S PARK – Today, M.P.P. Julia Munro (York-Simcoe) spoke to Bill 50, Pooled Registered Pensions Act, 2013, a bill requiring the Minister of Finance to introduce legislation to allow fo...
Apr 24 2013 10:13 AM
QUEEN’S PARK – Half a million Ontarians looking for work isn’t a sign of “recovery” – it’s a symptom of an economy burdened by overspending and debt, PC Leade...
Apr 23 2013 12:20 PM
The following is a statement by Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak on the Canadian Cancer Society’s Daffodil Month:
“I was proud to show my support today for the Canadian Cancer Society by takin...
Apr 22 2013 10:27 AM
QUEEN’S PARK – The Liberals can cross their fingers and hope the budget will magically balance itself by 2017, but that will be mathematically impossible given their failure to stop oversp...
Apr 19 2013 10:14 AM
QUEEN’S PARK – The McGuinty-Wynne Liberals are so focused on maintaining their power that they are willing to put their political interests ahead of the interests of taxpayers, PC House Le...
Apr 18 2013 16:24 PM
QUEEN’S PARK – The Liberals need to come clean with how students will be affected when the government’s $114-million deal with the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation...
Apr 18 2013 10:07 AM
QUEEN’S PARK – Only the Ontario PCs have a plan to make energy bills more affordable for families and to lower costs for job creating businesses, PC Leader Tim Hudak said today. “Hyd...
Apr 17 2013 11:08 AM
QUEEN’S PARK – Testimony from Ontario Power Authority (OPA) Vice-President Kristin Jenkins confirms that the McGuinty-Wynne Liberals withheld certain documents from the Legislature, PC Ene...
Apr 16 2013 11:10 AM
QUEEN’S PARK – Former Secretary of Cabinet Shelly Jamieson confirmed today that the McGuinty-Wynne Liberals knew all along about the potential costs associated with the Mississauga and Oak...
Apr 11 2013 16:56 PM
QUEEN’S PARK – The Liberals and NDP owe an explanation to taxpayers and municipal leaders for why they voted down legislation that would have helped government live within its means, PC De...
Apr 11 2013 10:40 AM
QUEEN’S PARK – After striking new contracts to win back the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF) and the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO), the...
Apr 10 2013 10:52 AM
QUEEN’S PARK – We all want an Ontario with more growth and opportunity than we have today. But we must clear a path for businesspeople and skilled trades workers to create jobs, PC Leader ...
Apr 09 2013 20:00 PM
TORONTO – Ontario can do a lot better with a plan to get us on the right track and the leadership to put it into action, PC Leader Tim Hudak said tonight to a sold-out crowd.
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Apr 09 2013 17:04 PM
Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak today issued the following statement to pay tribute to the Canadian soldiers of the Battle of Vimy Ridge:
“On this day we take a moment to reflect on the thousands o...
Apr 08 2013 17:10 PM
“The Lady’s Not For Turning"
The following is a statement by Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak on the death of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher:
“One of the most indomitab...
Apr 08 2013 11:45 AM
QUEEN’S PARK – Taxpayers have been picking up the tab for the lavish spending habits of eHealth Ontario bureaucrats, with one bill showing that close to $120,000 in food and travel expense...
Apr 04 2013 14:37 PM
I was saddened to learn today of the death of Robert Elgie. Dr. Elgie was a leading light at Queen’s Park from 1977 to 1985, and served in several senior portfolios in a succession of Progressiv...
Apr 04 2013 10:35 AM
QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario can create jobs again, but only by taking action to stop the overspending that puts the things we value at risk, PC Leader Tim Hudak said today.
“A decade of ...
Apr 03 2013 16:29 PM
QUEEN’S PARK – After re-working contracts with the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF) and the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO), the McGuinty...
Apr 02 2013 11:39 AM
Dear Minister,
On Sunday, I was surprised to learn that you announced a “new” deal with the Ontario Secondary Schools Teachers Federation (OSSTF) after you and Liberal Leader Kathleen Wyn...
Apr 02 2013 09:54 AM
QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario can turn the corner toward more jobs and a stronger economy, but first the government must start living within its means to restore its creditworthiness, PC Leader T...
Mar 30 2013 19:02 PM
“I was saddened today to learn of the passing of Peter Kormos. Peter was MPP for Welland – a neighbouring constituency of mine – for many years. Yet we shared more than electoral bou...
Mar 30 2013 12:29 PM
“It is with profound sadness that I mark the passing of former Alberta Premier Ralph Klein.
“Premier Klein’s simple philosophy of telling people what he was going to do, and then do...
Mar 28 2013 14:47 PM
QUEEN’S PARK – With the number of employees on the Sunshine List growing to 88,412 – an increase of over 8,823 people – it is evident that the McGuinty-Wynne Liberals are ...
Mar 28 2013 14:24 PM
QUEEN’S PARK – It’s time to stand up for taxpayers by fixing a broken system that awards unaffordable contract settlements to government workers, this is why the Ontario PCs hav...
Mar 28 2013 11:14 AM
QUEEN’S PARK – Newmarket-Aurora MPP Frank Klees produced court records at the hearings into the Ornge Air Ambulance scandal this week, that show that Ornge’s recently...
Mar 27 2013 17:35 PM
QUEEN’S PARK – Ontarians learned today that the NDP have joined forces with the McGuinty-Wynne Liberals to further compound the problems surrounding Ontario’s auto insurance premiums...
Mar 26 2013 17:51 PM
QUEEN'S PARK - Testimony to the Standing Committee on Justice today provided more proof that the McGuinty-Wynne Liberals have not turned over all the documents on the Mississauga and Oakville power pl...
Mar 26 2013 10:12 AM
QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario can offer hope to our more than half-million unemployed, starting with the PC plan to bring back well-paid manufacturing jobs, Leader Tim Hudak said today following ...
Mar 25 2013 11:04 AM
QUEEN’S PARK – The all-expenses paid PhD for eHealth Ontario’s Chief Operating Officer – including tuition, textbooks, student fees and regular flights between Toronto and Otta...
Mar 23 2013 13:04 PM
The following is a statement by Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak marking the beginning of Passover: “As Ontario PC Leader, I would like to extend my best wishes to everyone celebrating Passover in On...
Mar 23 2013 13:03 PM
The following is a statement by Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak recognizing Greek Independence Day: “As Leader of the Ontario PC Party, I would like to extend my best wishes to Ontario’s Greek...
Mar 22 2013 13:54 PM
QUEEN’S PARK – What started as a flagrant misuse of taxpayers’ money – promoting a radical environmental agenda through a tax-funded educational broadcaster – has now bec...
Mar 22 2013 12:07 PM
QUEEN’S PARK – Comments made by Premier Kathleen Wynne this week demonstrate that the McGuinty-Wynne Liberals do not understand that without urgent action, Ontario will not be able to affo...
Mar 20 2013 15:09 PM
QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario’s economy can grow again, but we need to dispel the myth that the McGuinty-Wynne government is pursuing any kind of spending restraint, PC Finance Critic Peter...
Mar 20 2013 08:00 AM
The following is a statement by Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak marking Persian New Year:
“As Ontario PC Leader, I would like to extend my best wishes to everyone celebrating Norouz – the beg...
Mar 19 2013 19:13 PM
QUEEN’S PARK – Tuesday’s testimony from witnesses at the Justice Committee have made it clear that the McGuinty-Wynne government has not been honest with taxpayers about the true cos...
Mar 18 2013 10:30 AM
QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario can afford the things we care about, if government learns to live within its means just like Ontario families do every day, PC Leader Tim Hudak said today.
“W...
Mar 16 2013 12:13 PM
The following is a statement by Ontario PC MPP Monte McNaughton responding to reports of special deals for the City of Toronto in the ongoing OLG Casino Drive: “Significant questions have been r...
Mar 15 2013 11:45 AM
QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario’s most vulnerable children are paying the price for the short-sighted Liberal funding formula that rewards Children’s Aid Societies for having larger cas...
Mar 14 2013 16:09 PM
The following is a statement by Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak on the death of Constable Jennifer Kovach: “I was deeply saddened today to learn of the death of Constable Jennifer Kovach after an ea...
Mar 14 2013 10:36 AM
QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario can lead Canada in job creation again, but for that to happen, the vital role of agriculture to our whole economy can no longer be ignored by the current government,...
Mar 12 2013 14:14 PM
PETERBOROUGH – Ontario farmers can again lead the world in innovation and productivity, but a thicket of red tape is slowing them down, PC Leader Tim Hudak and Agriculture, Food and Rural Affair...
Mar 12 2013 09:49 AM
QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario can again be a place that the world marvels at, but we must take urgent steps toward balanced budgets and renewed job creation, PC Leader Tim Hudak said today.
Hu...
Mar 11 2013 10:48 AM
QUEEN’S PARK – From hiding documents, to using code words, the McGuinty-Wynne Liberals have failed to recognize or acknowledge the seriousness wasting hundreds of millions of dollars to sa...
Mar 08 2013 13:12 PM
QUEEN’S PARK – The past three weeks of the McGuinty-Wynne Liberals legislative agenda has been telling – they still do not recognize the crisis facing our province and have failed to...
Mar 08 2013 12:58 PM
LONDON – Ontario farmers can again drive job-creation in our province – if the small businesses they supply can get better access to Ontario-grown produce, PC Leader Tim Hudak and Agricu...
Mar 06 2013 11:12 AM
HAMILTON – Ontario can offer hope to our more than half-million unemployed, and that’s why the PCs alone have a plan to reverse the loss of well-paid manufacturing jobs, Leader Tim Hudak s...
Mar 04 2013 10:40 AM
QUEEN`S PARK – For the past decade, the McGuinty-Wynne Liberals have been putting their union friends ahead of the best interests of Ontario taxpayers. Premier Wynne’s meeting with Worki...
Mar 01 2013 11:12 AM
QUEEN’S PARK – If yesterday was a sign of things to come, I am concerned that we will never get to the bottom of this $1 billion scandal if the McGuinty-Wynne Liberals don’t start to...
Mar 01 2013 09:55 AM
QUEEN’S PARK – The McGuinty-Wynne Liberals need more than token gestures and lip service to win back any level of trust with Northerners, PC Northern Development Critic Norm Mil...
Feb 28 2013 15:29 PM
QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario is facing the greatest jobs and debt crisis of our lifetime and without immediate action – like a legislated public-sector wage freeze – Ontario will c...
Feb 21 2013 10:25 AM
QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario can regain the confidence of investors and credit rating agencies – but only if the government clearly commits to meaningful public sector wage restraint, PC...
Feb 20 2013 11:40 AM
QUEEN’S PARK – A new contempt motion will bring Ontarians closer to learning the truth about the Liberals’ politically-motivated decisions to cancel the Mississauga and Oakville ga...
Feb 19 2013 12:29 PM
“I know there has been a lot of debate about whether the 36,000 documents are all of the documents. I think the fact, as the government House leader said, that there are two letters of attesta...
Feb 15 2013 11:29 AM
QUEEN’S PARK – Ontarians deserve a detailed plan for balancing the province’s books, but on the eve of the Throne Speech the Liberals still have no clue how to do it, PC Economic D...
Feb 14 2013 12:13 PM
QUEEN’S PARK – If Premier Kathleen Wynne is serious about being accountable to Ontarians, she must immediately bring back the committee investigating Ornge Air Ambulance, Newmarket-Aurora ...
Feb 13 2013 15:41 PM
TORONTO – Ontario’s capital city has so much to offer – from a vibrant cultural scene and a robust financial services sector to leading academic institutions and innovative companies...
Feb 13 2013 12:28 PM
QUEEN’S PARK – If Premier Kathleen Wynne is serious about being different from her predecessor and her government’s record, she will immediately re-strike the committees investigatin...
Feb 09 2013 14:46 PM
The following is a statement by Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak marking the celebration of Lunar New Year by the province’s Vietnamese-Canadian community:
“Cha O! As Ontario PC Leader, ...
Feb 09 2013 14:41 PM
The following is a statement by Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak recognizing Chinese New Year:
“Lay Ho and Knee-how! As Ontario PC Leader, I would like to extend my best wishes to everyone celebrati...
Feb 09 2013 14:37 PM
The following is a statement by Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak marking the celebration of Lunar New Year by the province’s Korean-Canadian community:
“Ahn young ha say yo! As Ontario PC Lead...
Feb 08 2013 12:12 PM
QUEEN’S PARK – In January Ontario’s private sector lost 48,000 jobs – the greatest number of jobs lost since the recession – yet Premier-designate Kathleen Wynne fails ...
Feb 07 2013 10:15 AM
QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario can build a healthier province with a health care system that gives families and especially seniors the care they need, where and when they need it, PC Leader Ti...
Feb 01 2013 17:38 PM
QUEEN’S PARK – Students and parents should take note: Premier-designate Kathleen Wynne is content to stick with the status quo, leaving students with no extra-curricular ac...
Feb 01 2013 12:08 PM
TORONTO – Ontarians rely on quality health care to be there when we need it. We feel a special responsibility to put patients first to make sure that better quality care is there for our loved...
Feb 01 2013 09:49 AM
The following is a statement from Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak on Black History Month:
“February is Black History Month. In Ontario, we commemorate the history of black Canadians and pay tribu...
Jan 31 2013 13:28 PM
QUEEN’S PARK – An internal memo has raised further suspicion surrounding the McGuinty-Wynne Liberals’ attempt to cover-up the politically-motivated decision aimed at saving five Liberal seats and cost...
Jan 31 2013 12:16 PM
THUNDER BAY – The Northwest can power Ontario’s economy in the 21st century, but only if we act to strengthen our resource industries and build up our province’s once-robust manufacturing sector, whic...
Jan 30 2013 16:45 PM
The following is a statement from Ontario PC MPP Rob Leone regarding recently released documents from the Ontario Power Authority:
“This morning I received further evidence that the McGuinty–Wynne ...
Jan 30 2013 13:25 PM
Historically, Alberta and Ontario have been the economic engines of Confederation. All of Canada stands to benefit through job creation and economic growth in the 21st century, if our two provinces le...
Jan 30 2013 10:41 AM
QUEEN’S PARK – Bold ideas and tough decisions are required to turn Ontario away from a path of reckless spending, but it won’t be easy since incoming Premier Kathleen Wynne is linked to $1 billion of ...
Jan 29 2013 11:32 AM
TORONTO – The failures of the Liberal government have put the things we care about – like the best quality health care – at risk, Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak and Health Critic Christine Elliott said t...
Jan 28 2013 09:44 AM
QUEEN’S PARK – The Ontario PCs are ready to get down to work and take immediate steps to fix the most serious jobs and government debt crisis of our lifetime – and hope the incoming Premier is ready t...
Jan 25 2013 10:37 AM
TORONTO – Ontarians will be looking to the new Premier next week to table a plan for urgent action on jobs and our economy, PC Leader Tim Hudak said today.
“We’ve lost valuable time since the gove...
Jan 24 2013 11:23 AM
QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario can prepare our children for good jobs in a competitive world with an education system that equips them with the skills they need to succeed in the 21st Century, PC Leader Tim H...
Jan 23 2013 17:08 PM
QUEEN’S PARK – The Ontario PCs hosted a celebration this afternoon marking the upcoming Lunar New Year with members of the province’s Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese communities, PC Leader Tim Hudak sa...
Jan 23 2013 09:52 AM
QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario’s future starts with education, but after years of handing power to unions and bureaucracies, the people who know our kids’ needs best – principals and teachers – have been cut ...
Jan 22 2013 15:01 PM
QUEEN’S PARK – Today’s deficit update from Finance Minister Dwight Duncan will amount to nothing more than hot air, as the Liberals still have no plan – absolutely no clue – how to get the province ba...
Jan 22 2013 10:29 AM
ORLEANS – Ontario students can reap the rewards of a first-class education, but only if before and after-school activities that engage kids in the learning experience are secured, PC Leader Tim Hudak ...
Jan 21 2013 10:38 AM
TORONTO – Ontario can provide our kids with the world’s best-quality education, but we’ve got to start with a proper definition of a teacher’s full responsibilities – inside and outside the classroom,...
Jan 18 2013 17:35 PM
QUEEN’S PARK – Newly released documents show yet another example of wasteful spending and a complete failure of the Liberal government to properly oversee how precious healthcare dollars are spent, On...
Jan 18 2013 10:59 AM
QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario’s economic future has been brushed aside for over three months now as the Liberal leadership candidates natter among themselves for the top job. They have not shown a glimmer of...
Jan 18 2013 09:31 AM
LONDON – Better days lie ahead for Ontario businesses, but first we must dare to make the necessary decisions to kick-start job creation and balance our books, PC Leader Tim Hudak said today in an add...
Jan 17 2013 11:09 AM
QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario can overcome its jobs crisis with bold action to restart economic growth – and more people working will mean fewer people trapped on social assistance, PC Leader Tim Hudak said ...
Jan 16 2013 10:58 AM
TORONTO – Ontario can help people bridge from dependency to work while saving taxpayers money if we untangle the jumble of rules and regulations around social assistance, PC Leader Tim Hudak said toda...
Jan 15 2013 20:35 PM
BRAMPTON – Ontario can have a future with more jobs and prosperity, but getting there requires us to understand the depths of the hole our province is in – and the steps necessary to get us out, PC Le...
Jan 15 2013 11:28 AM
TORONTO – Ontario can offer hope for our more than half million unemployed, but only if we understand the link between balanced budgets and more jobs, PC Leader Tim Hudak said today.
“Say you want ...
Jan 14 2013 16:37 PM
BRANTFORD – Ontario must open its doors to an expected rebound in North American manufacturing by turning away from our current path of overspending, high taxes, unaffordable energy, and an artificial...
Jan 14 2013 12:15 PM
The following is a statement by Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak recognizing the celebration of Thai Pongal by the Tamil-Canadian community:
“Vanakkum! As Ontario PC Leader, I would like to send my warm...
Jan 14 2013 11:46 AM
TORONTO – Ontario’s more than half a million jobless and looming $30 billion deficit demand someone to lead the way out of the mess we’re in, PC Leader Tim Hudak said today.
“Some 25,000 unique use...
Jan 11 2013 08:11 AM
"The Ontario Labour Relations Board has confirmed the PC Party position that ETFO's planned labour disruption is in fact deemed an illegal strike.
"ETFO's tactics have inconvenienced hundreds of t...
Jan 10 2013 13:35 PM
TORONTO – After nine years of the Liberal government taking Ontario down a path toward a $30 billion deficit, Dalton McGuinty is hoping that taxpayers don’t notice continued Liberal waste and embarras...
Jan 09 2013 15:14 PM
TORONTO – Ontario can have a future with more jobs and prosperity, but getting there requires us to understand the depths of the hole our province is in – and the strong but necessary steps needed to ...
Jan 09 2013 10:53 AM
STONEY CREEK – The Hamilton area will power Ontario’s economy in the 21st century, but only if we act to reverse the erosion of our province’s once-robust manufacturing sector, which has lost 300,000 ...
Jan 08 2013 10:41 AM
TORONTO – The relationship between the Working Families Coalition and the provincial government is putting at risk the things people care about – like health care and education – and stands in the way...
Jan 07 2013 12:47 PM
The following is a statement by Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak marking the celebration of Christmas by the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches:
“As Ontario PC Leader, I w...
Jan 07 2013 12:26 PM
TORONTO – Ontario can again be the economic engine of Canada, but only if we act to reverse the erosion of our once-robust manufacturing sector, which has lost 300,000 jobs under the current governmen...
Jan 04 2013 14:22 PM
TORONTO – Ontario can turn the corner in 2013 toward balanced budgets, but only by creating a more focused civil service that gets better value for the money we spend, PC Leader Tim Hudak said today.
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Jan 03 2013 12:09 PM
TORONTO – Bold ideas and tough decisions are required to turn Ontario away from a path of reckless spending and toward balanced budgets to protect the things we care about, Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak...
Jan 02 2013 11:34 AM
TORONTO – Urgent action and a new path are required to get the more than half a million people who are out of a job working again so they can afford to build better lives and a better Ontario, PC Lead...
Dec 27 2012 12:20 PM
OTTAWA – Last week the teachers’ union leaders sent a shot across the bow of the Liberal government and it is time for the Education Minister to put students, parents and hard-working teachers ahead o...
Dec 26 2012 14:30 PM
NORTH BAY – To cover up the truth about the McGuinty Liberals’ political involvement in the decision to cancel the Oakville and Mississauga gas plants, the code word ‘Vapour’ was created, PC Energy Cr...
Dec 24 2012 17:17 PM
The following is a statement by Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak on Christmas:
“On behalf of the Ontario PC Caucus, I’d like to wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas.
“May the magic of th...
Dec 23 2012 22:55 PM
“Another New Year is upon us and where has 2012 gone? But as fast as time flies, I look at it this way: It won’t be long before Ontario’s comeback can begin.
“2012 was far harder than it should hav...
Dec 21 2012 11:37 AM
QUEEN’S PARK – We have a duty to help children and young people when they face challenges through no fault of their own. But despite spending billions more, the current system is failing those in need...
Dec 20 2012 11:16 AM
The following is a statement by Ontario PC MPP Monte McNaughton regarding the issue of fraudulent use of Canada Post postal franks by Minister Brad Duguid for his 2012 MPP Christmas Cards .
“On D...
Dec 20 2012 11:14 AM
TORONTO – We have a duty to support our most vulnerable people, but the current system is failing to do that despite spending billions more, PC Leader Tim Hudak said today.
Hudak made the comments ...
Dec 19 2012 17:27 PM
QUEEN’S PARK – The appointment of Ontario’s Chief Coroner Dr. Andrew McCallum, as President and Chief Executive Officer of Ornge air ambulance service demands answers to a number of questions, said PC...
Dec 19 2012 16:03 PM
The following is a statement by Ontario PC MPP Monte McNaughton responding to General Motors relocation announcement:
“Ironically, on the same day that the Jobs and Prosperity Council released thei...
Dec 19 2012 12:12 PM
The following is a statement by Ontario PC MPP Monte McNaughton responding to Jobs and Prosperity Council Report:
“For nine years, reckless overspending by the Liberal government has created a made...
Dec 19 2012 10:53 AM
TORONTO – Ontario can create a government focused on core services, but first we need to zero in on priorities like health and education – requiring tough decisions about what a leaner, more customer-...
Dec 18 2012 15:48 PM
TORONTO – Again this week, the Liberal government is putting the province’s teacher unions ahead of students, parents and hard-working teachers, PC Education Critic Lisa MacLeod said today.
“Educat...
Dec 17 2012 16:43 PM
Dear Minister,
I once again write to you about the strife in our public schools and your ability to end strike action by union leaders who are intent on disrupting the school year.
As you are aw...
Dec 17 2012 16:14 PM
QUEEN’S PARK: Eric Hoskins’ latest tax and spend ideas will not address the jobs and debt crisis nine years of reckless spending has caused Ontario, PC MPP Monte McNaughton said today.
“Just like ...
Dec 17 2012 10:55 AM
TORONTO – Ontario can turn the corner toward less debt and balanced budgets, but only by creating a stronger, more professional civil service with a new attitude in government to get better value for ...
Dec 12 2012 15:38 PM
QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario can set a course for balanced budgets and better value for taxpayers, but only under a team of strong fiscal managers led by Tim Hudak, PC House Leader Jim Wilson said today.
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Dec 11 2012 11:38 AM
TORONTO – At this critical time for Ontario students and their parents, the Liberal government has demonstrated that they are no longer in control of Ontario’s education system, Ontario PC Education C...
Dec 10 2012 13:33 PM
TORONTO – The Liberal government refuses to act to end strikes in our schools because they’ve been too cozy for too long with teachers’ union bosses – and now it is clear that they are not willing to ...
Dec 07 2012 11:36 AM
TORONTO – A New Deal for the Public Sector is required to rein in government spending and protect the things we care about, like health care and education, Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak said today.
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Dec 06 2012 10:44 AM
QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak today laid out A New Deal for the Public Sector, designed to guide and motivate Ontario’s civil service in refocusing government on the core services that ma...
Dec 05 2012 12:29 PM
TORONTO – Allowing businesses and private sector unions to compete for government service contracts would spark innovation, improve services and offer savings to protect the priorities that matter mos...
Dec 04 2012 13:06 PM
TORONTO – It’s time to challenge why the government needs to run businesses that distract its focus from core services we all value, like health care, education and infrastructure, Ontario PC Leader T...
Nov 30 2012 15:37 PM
KITCHENER – Ontario's gold-plated government employee pension plans must take their lead from the private sector to become sustainable for both employees and taxpayers, Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak dis...
Nov 29 2012 17:10 PM
TORONTO – Ontario's gold-plated government employee pension plans must follow the private sector's lead in becoming sustainable for both employees and taxpayers alike, Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak disc...
Nov 28 2012 14:59 PM
TORONTO – Ontario needs not only change in government but a fundamental change in direction if our province is to lead again, Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak told a sold-out audience at the Economic Club ...
Nov 28 2012 14:52 PM
The following is a statement by Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak on Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s Gurpurab:
“Wahe Guru Ji Ka Khalsa, Wahe Guru Ji Ki Fateh
“On behalf of the Ontario PC Caucus, I would like to e...
Nov 27 2012 14:15 PM
TORONTO - Lower taxes to kick-start job creation are key to Ontario’s economic recovery and will benefit all Ontarians, Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak said today while discussing his white paper Paths to...
Nov 23 2012 11:53 AM
QUEEN’S PARK – The tax-and-spend Liberals who turned Ontario’s economy upside-down and drove thousands of jobs away are now the same ones running to be the next Premier of Ontario, Barrie PC MPP Rod J...
Nov 20 2012 15:58 PM
QUEEN’S PARK – As Ontario heads toward a $411-billion debt and more lost jobs, Ontarians deserve to know what each Liberal Leadership candidate would do to reverse the damaging economic policies that ...
Nov 20 2012 14:31 PM
AJAX: It’s time for a new approach to Ontario’s power sector – one that recognizes that affordable energy, and nuclear power in particular, is an economic fundamental to create jobs, PC Leader Tim Hud...
Nov 19 2012 13:59 PM
TORONTO: Ontario can be a leader in job creation again, but it’s going to take urgent action to rein in spending, grow the economy and kick-start private sector job creation, PC Leader Tim Hudak said ...
Nov 19 2012 13:25 PM
QUEEN’S PARK: Retirement security in Ontario faces serious challenges that will require bold, new and transformative ideas to address, PC Leader Tim Hudak said today.
“The two key issues are fairne...
Nov 18 2012 16:15 PM
Below please find an Open Letter to Education Minister Laurel Broten from Ontario PC Critic Lisa MacLeod, MPP Nepean-Carleton.
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Dear Minister,
In August you claimed it was necessary to re...
Nov 18 2012 14:23 PM
QUEEN’S PARK – This Monday, Ontarians would have learned the results of an investigation into the Liberals’ $1-billion gas plant scandal – had the Liberals not shut down the Legislature to run away fr...
Nov 15 2012 11:13 AM
QUEEN’S PARK – Despite calls from the Ontario business community to allow for Pooled Registered Pension Plans (PRPPs), the Ontario Liberals have neglected Ontario workers who do not have access to a p...
Nov 13 2012 13:27 PM
QUEEN’S PARK: One month ago, the Premier shut down the Legislature, preventing the urgent action necessary to rein in government overspending and kick-start private sector job creation, Ontario PC Lea...
Nov 13 2012 12:14 PM
TORONTO: I envision an Ontario that’s home to a confident middle class, employed with good-paying jobs and an ever increasing standard of living, PC Leader Tim Hudak said today.
“When residents are...
Nov 13 2012 11:08 AM
The following is a statement by Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak on the celebration
of the festival of Diwali:
“I am honoured to join members of the South Asian community across Ontario as
they celebr...
Nov 12 2012 14:28 PM
QUEEN’S PARK – Out with the old, in with the same old ‘tax-and-spend’ Liberals who ran Ontario’s economy into the ground and drove thousands of jobs away, PC Energy Critic Vic Fedeli said today, refer...
Nov 12 2012 10:05 AM
QUEEN’S PARK: Another tax and spend Liberal has entered the race to take Ontario further down the path towards a $411-billion debt. Gerard Kennedy was a key architect in a government that for the last...
Nov 11 2012 11:00 AM
The following is a statement by Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak, MPP on Remembrance Day:
“Remembrance Day marks the solemn occasion when Canadians gather to honour and pay tribute to those who fought f...
Nov 09 2012 14:16 PM
QUEEN’S PARK: The first and most basic thing government needs to do to encourage private-sector job creation is balance its own books and pay down debt, PC Leader Tim Hudak said today.
Ontario busi...
Nov 08 2012 11:09 AM
ST. CATHARINES: Ontario will lead Canada in job creation again but to get there we need urgent action and bold ideas to grow the economy and create private-sector jobs, PC Leader Tim Hudak said today....
Nov 07 2012 19:00 PM
LONDON: Ontario will lead Canada in job creation again but this calls for straight talk on addressing the economic challenges facing the province, and the need for bold solutions to balance the budget...
Nov 07 2012 12:19 PM
TORONTO: It’s time for a new approach to Ontario’s power sector – one that recognizes that affordable energy is an economic fundamental to create jobs, PC Leader Tim Hudak said today.
Hudak made th...
Nov 07 2012 12:16 PM
QUEEN’S PARK: Ontario will lead Canada in job creation again but we have to make tough decisions to balance the budget and pay down debt, PC Leader Tim Hudak said.
“Fundamental to any plan to creat...
Nov 04 2012 16:30 PM
QUEEN’S PARK: The first tax and spend Liberal has entered the race to take Ontario further down the path towards a $411-billion debt. Since getting elected, Glen Murray has been at the cabinet table w...
