Ted Hsu
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MPP for Kingston & the Islands | Father | Scientist | Sustainability Advocate | @OntLiberal critic for Rural & Agriculture, Energy, & Nat. Resources | Former MP
Kingston, ON
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An Ontario Liberal government will kill Highway 413. We'll invest the estimated $6b - $10b to build and repair schools across Ontario.
Doug Ford’s government picked a route for Highway 413 its own experts said would ‘undermine the credibility’ of the project. Local residents are baffled via
@njaved
/
@torontostar
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So many have worked so hard to keep the Ontario Science Centre open.
It doesn't matter to Premier Ford that its closure right before the summer break is horrible news to families who want to visit.
It seems what matters is that he has a scapegoat to permanently close down an
“Just like with our hospitals and schools, Doug Ford has neglected the Ontario Science Centre to justify his grand plans to enrich his friends and insiders.”
Read my statement on
@fordnation
’s final ambush on the Ontario Science Centre below 👇🏽
#onpoli
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People don't care where the housing comes from. Looks like the feds are getting it done. Premier, if you were more proactive and effective on housing, you wouldn't be complaining about the federal government taking action and leaving you behind.
#onpoli
'Jurisdictional creep': Doug Ford slams feds for giving municipalities funding for housing
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Minister
@SylviaJonesMPP
, will you make public your contract with Shoppers which led to this? 👇
🏥After administering thousands of vaccines over the past few years, we've made the tough decision to conclude our vaccine season, & possibly for all future seasons for publicly funded vaccines.
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The funding for the province's wastewater surveillance system is set to expire on July 31st.
The province claims that "the federal government was expanding its wastewater surveillance program and it didn’t want to duplicate the efforts."
But when my team reached out to federal
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Doug Ford just said right up front that he appointed Conservative party staffers to the committee to get his way on appointing Conservative judges.
Our courts are not supposed to be partisan. Our judges should not be partisan.
#onpoli
Let’s just be clear with what Premier Ford is saying here: he deliberately appointed former Conservative staffers to the nonpartisan committee that helps pick judicial nominees expressly to achieve desired partisan outcomes.
These are his own words — and it is entirely
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Today, in front of hundreds of local Liberals, I was thrilled to announce that I have officially been nominated as the
@OntLiberal
candidate for Kingston and the Islands in the next provincial election!
I look forward to continuing to fight for the people of Kingston and the
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Ontarians want the Science Centre to stay open, and they're ready to make it happen,
@KingaSurmaMPP
.
A local philanthropist has offered to contribute $1 million, and the architecture firm that designed the OSC, Moriyama Teshima Architects, is offering free services to repair the
'We are ready to crowdsource this': Toronto philanthropist offers $1M to help keep Ontario Science Centre open.
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I’m sure that rural Ontarians who have had to deal with ERs constantly closing don’t find this funny.
I know I don’t.
#onpoli
#dougford
#ontario
#onthealth
At a ribbon cutting ceremony for King Animal Hospital on Tuesday, Premier Ford seemed to joke about Ontario's burdened health care system. Ford quipped that overflow patients can attend the animal hospital for their MRIs and CT scans.
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At the unveiling of the beer announcement, Doug Ford called his Finance Minister "fiscally conservative".
Is a "Billion-Dollar" Booze Boondoggle what the government is calling "fiscally conservative" these days?
One things for sure, this government's first priority is helping
BREAKING: Doug Ford is spending $1-Billion of your money to line the pockets of big brewers and grocery store billionaires.
This is a billion-dollar booze boondoggle. He should be spending your money on things that matter, like housing, healthcare & education.
RT if you agree.
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As one of very few scientist legislators in Canada, I know the value of science centres. Don't barricade a small science centre behind downtown gridlock. keep the OSC in Flemingdon Park- Thorncliffe Park. Sign the
@saveosc
letter!
#onpoli
Join your family, friends, & neighbours:
Sign the letter to Save the Science Centre!
Your voice matters, wherever you live in
#Ontario
, from
#ThunderBay
to Kingston
#YGK
to Windsor
#YQG
.
The Premier & your local MPP receive all letters.
Sign Here⬇️⬇️⬇️
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Ontario's Wastewater Surveillance Initiative ends tomorrow.
The provincial government is still asserting the program is ending due to federal duplication. Yet, my team was informed differently by federal officials:
While work is underway to expand federal testing in Ontario,
Ontario has a globally praised system for monitoring diseases through wastewater. So why is the province shutting it down?
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Today, I launched my campaign for Leader of the Ontario Liberal Party. Thanks to Rob Baker of the Tragically Hip, the hundreds of people who came, and my campaign team for their hard work. It's time to work hard for a competitive, caring and fair Ontario.
#freshstartOLP
#onpoli
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Premier
@fordnation
in his press conference just now keeps saying "all 14 recommendations" from the Auditor General. I guess this is his new "truth". There were 15 and the one he wants to erase is the most important one.
#onpoli
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Hi
@MichelleRempel
, it strikes me that the answer to your Q. may depend on whether you are in Kingston or Calgary, and that's just one factor. Asking your local Medical Officer of Health instead of a federal minister might be good advice for all Canadians.
Q. Can a vaccinated Canadian senior give their grandchild a hug? A. From Trudeau's health min - "dunno, not my job, wait maybe it is my job, dunno." Watch all of this. We deserve better. Trudeau needs a data driven plan on how restrictions will be safely and permanently lifted.
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Minister
@SylviaJonesMPP
, I want to draw you and your staff's attention to Kingston's ER this evening
#ygk
#onpoli
It looks like another one of those nights for KHSC ER ! Here’s hoping it all settles down quickly.
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If
@fordnation
hadn't blown $1 billion on beer, the Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital wouldn't have to crowdfund an MRI machine.
This province is too big not to care about rural healthcare.
🔗:
#onpoli
#ruralon
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Jerry-rigged? Saying that the new federal riding boundaries were chosen quickly or carelessly is completely contrary to the process followed by the independent commissions in each province.
This kind of Trump-like remark from Premier Ford erodes trust in government, and hurts
NEW: Premier Doug Ford says "no" his government won't realign the provincial riding boundaries to match the federal changes.
"Why change something that works," the premier says of Ontario's 124 ridings. He claims the changes made by the feds were "gerryrigged."
#onpoli
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If your gov't hadn't cancelled 758 renewable infrastructure projects, we wouldn't have such a hole in our energy procurement.
We wouldn't be scrambling for energy when demand is soaring.
A lot of your claims are a little too easily debunked, Minster
@ToddSmithPC
.
#onenergy
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Thanks to Liberals in Kingston and the Islands who gave to me the most points in any single riding for any
@OntLiberal
leadership candidate. Thank you for your long time support!
#ygk
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This is the full statement we received:
“Federal wastewater monitoring programs do not duplicate the work done by provincial wastewater program.
While work is underway to expand federal testing in Ontario, the scope of the expansion would not replace the current scope of the
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.
@fordnation
,
@SylviaJonesMPP
, do you want to check this out first before you disband Ontario's Wastewater Surveillance Initiative?
Although this group only shows one data point, this is one trend you might want to investigate for the sake of Ontarians' public health.
#onpoli
Ontario's Wastewater Surveillance Initiative ends tomorrow.
The provincial government is still asserting the program is ending due to federal duplication. Yet, my team was informed differently by federal officials:
While work is underway to expand federal testing in Ontario,
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The small business owner who runs the west-end Service Ontario in
#Kingston
doesn't get reimbursed for rent either.
These savings aren't adding up,
@toddjmccarthy
.
#onpoli
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#CUPEstrong
, parents and kids are here today making their voices heard. The Ford government has made a huge error in judgement.
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$1 Billion could go a long way in
#KingstonAndTheIslands
.
It could help hire more family doctors, fund deeply affordable housing, help those struggling with addictions and mental health, and much more.
In other words: $1 Billion could be better spent on things other than beer.
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The Council of Ontario Directors of Education just came out with a statement on the state of core education funding.
And as you might expect, it's not good.
The funding gap is only growing, with "short-term supply costs" for teacher absences costing close to double the amount
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It’s time to get off the Doug Ford roller coaster. Meet Ted Hsu, your Ontario Liberal candidate for Kingston and the Islands. Learn more at
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This government is covered in mud and can't be trusted at all. The Premier should resign. We can't wait until 2026.
#onpoli
#ontario
#greenbelt
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Congratulations on
@BonnieCrombie
for being the next Ontario Liberal Leader. The future of Ontario looks bright.
#onpoli
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Imagine having the threat of expropriation hanging over your home, over land you've poured your life into, to make way for an unknown industry.
Less than 5% of Ontario's landmass is prime agricultural land, and those in Wilmot are being asked to sacrifice it without a good
Waterloo Region is threatening to expropriate 800 acres of farmland in Wilmot, Ont., for industrial development. The landowners have many questions, but answers — and options — are scarce.
#onpoli
via
@fatimabsyed
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Just talked to
@spaikin
about the
#olpldr
results. I’m so proud of our campaign, and regardless of the results, the work continues on Monday morning.
@OntLiberal
is in good hands.
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Ontario has announced they will be ending their Wastewater Surveillance Initiative at a time when researchers and local public health officials are looking to wastewater for signs of the bird flu that is crossing the U.S., hurting poultry and dairy farms.
This initiative has the
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$1 Billion could put one EV charger at every gas station in
#Ontario
.
Instead of spending $1 Billion to bring alcohol to convenience stores one year early, we could be investing in EV infrastructure province-wide,
@fordnation
.
#onpoli
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The government is helping some people profit at the expense of everyone else.
It's the people's Greenbelt.
Even Doug Ford's own housing taskforce told him they did not need more land to meet the housing crisis.
#Bill23
#Greenbelt
#onpoli
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21 times farmers tried, and failed, to get information about the fate of their own land.
@fordnation
, how much longer are you going to keep
#Wilmot
farmers in the dark?
#NoFarmsNoFood
#FarmersFeedCities
‘We’ve sold out to the province’: Fight for Farmland rebuffed by Region of Waterloo for information on Wilmot land assembly
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Polls are closed. A year of travel, meeting Liberals from one corner of Ontario to another has come to an end. But this is just the end of the beginning!
Thanks to my fellow
#olpldr
candidates and all volunteers from the leadership camps and Team Neutral. See you next Saturday!
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We don’t have much prime agricultural land left in Ontario.
This gov't is not going to protect it. They're not going to think hard before converting it to other uses.
They should’ve looked at alternative sites before charging ahead to sacrifice prime farmland in Wilmot for
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In the Legislature before the speaker arrives. Ready this morning for the first Question Period with my
@OntLiberal
caucus colleague and seatmate
@stephaniebowman
.
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The Ford gov't should be investing in our public, not-for-profit, healthcare system.
@fordnation
should be putting as much effort into treating healthcare workers with respect as he is with privatizing our care.
#onpoli
#healthcare
#ontario
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"Ontario hadn't had an unplanned ER closure since 2006."
Rural Ontarians are already an afterthought with this government, and now they should be prepared for more emergency room closures this summer.
This isn't even pay-for-it healthcare — this is pray-for-it healthcare.
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Keeping farmers in the dark about their land being expropriated is bad enough, but swindling them by undervaluing their land by 10x is even worse.
When will this government start to care about the farmers who grow our food instead of looking for the next stop on the gravy train?
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I've reported that Randy Hillier tweet to Twitter. You can too. No more reproductions here.
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Heading over with the girls to the Convention Centre now for
#olpldr
results, and to see
@OntLiberal
friends!
#onpoli
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Getting it done? More like getting it redone! ON taxpayers on the hook for new renewable energy infrastructure that existed in 2018 before this Conservative govt ripped it out of the ground. 5 years wasted while the climate clock ticks.
#onpoli
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"Metrolinx is seeking ... Strategic advice for providing ... EV ... charging infrastructure at GO Transit stations": RFP from our provincial government after tearing out EV charging stations back in 2019 🤦♂️
#thisforddrivesbackwards
#onpoli
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.
@fordnation
, why keep Wilmot farmers in the dark?
What is some of the most productive farmland in Ontario being sacrificed for?
#ONpoli
#ONagriculture
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The
#CUPEstrong
picket line is in full swing circling Princess St., Concession St. and Drayton St. Last night's vote was historic to take away the right to strike.
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“Closing the entire centre is an ‘overreaction,’ said Yasser Korany, a forensic engineer with KSI Engineering. He says he wonders if the provincial government misunderstood the reports' recommendations.”
This is an example of why when we face tough problems, we need people in
NEW: Engineers and architects say what's in the engineering report on the Science Centre roof doesn’t actually match what the government has said about it. They say closing the facility wasn’t necessary.
👇🏻Deep dive here by
@bobbyhristova
👇🏻
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Producing electricity is cheaper when the infrastructure already exists. Yet, in 2018, the PC government was "so proud" when it cancelled renewable energy projects. Now, it is scrambling to fill Ontario's electricity by 2025.
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🧵 I was invited to explore this arrangement. I declined because it’s not what a
#freshstart
for the Ontario Liberal Party is about.
@l_stone
@robertbenzie
BREAKING:
@beynate
and
@Yasir_Naqvi
have reached “an agreement” in a bid to stop
@BonnieCrombie
from winning the
@OntLiberal
's Dec. 2 leadership election. They're asking supporters to pick them one-two on the ranked ballot.
#onpoli
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Today I am announcing my return to public service. I am seeking the nomination to be the candidate for the Ontario Liberal Party in Kingston and the Islands.
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In Wilmot & Waterloo Region, if you need water there's a good chance it comes from a large underground aquifer.
Simply put, sacrificing a crucial groundwater source that farmers & valuable agri-food operations rely on and clouding that process in secrecy and NDAs is just a bad
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Today, the Ford government passed Bill 60. This legislation will not lead to better patient outcomes. It will not improve the system.
There should be only one shareholder when it comes to our healthcare system, and that’s the patient.
#onpoli
#ontario
#healthcare
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Thanks to Ontario Liberal Party members of Kingston & the Islands who’ve chosen me as their next candidate. I salute former MPP Sophie Kiwala for her continued hard work and a race well run. Her passion for helping others will always be an asset to our community.
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How could the Premier not use his government-issued device for 3 months during the height of the pandemic? For a government that’s touted integrity, these actions show an astonishing lack of it.
NEW: As calls for transparency grow, Global News can reveal Ford failed to make or receive any calls on his government-issued device for three months at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
#onpoli
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How do I differ from Bonnie Crombie? The
#Greenbelt
is a clear issue. I stand behind the Greenbelt in the way that it was intended to be: preserved.
I will protect the Greenbelt. If you don't hold the line you cannot credibly protect it forever. 1/2
#olpldr
#onpoli
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Congratulations to the new leader of the
@OntLiberal
Party
@BonnieCrombie
. Am looking forward to working with you!
Ontario Liberals have elected
@BonnieCrombie
as their new Leader. In 2026, we’ll be ready to take her progressive and compassionate vision for Ontario to voters and kick Doug Ford and his insiders out.
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International Women's Day is coming up on Friday and what has this government chosen to do?
Stop female MPPs from speaking about it tomorrow in the legislature.
Unacceptable is right
@LucilleCollard
.
Today, I rose in the House to ask the
@fordnation
government that the Independent MPPs be allotted time to speak on International Women’s Day tomorrow in the Legislature.
Watch as the Ford Conservatives silence the female independent MPPs at Queen’s Park.
This is unacceptable.
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My father recently lost his family doctor. At 90 years old, he joins the 2 million Ontarians without a primary care physician.
Meanwhile, I’m told the Ministry of Health doesn’t even know how much time doctors work in primary care, a walk-in clinic, hospital, or ER.
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From my family to yours, Merry Christmas. We hope you have a joyful time celebrating with your friends and family!
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Recently, I toured the town of Tweed to see their aging infrastructure.
Tweed is just one of many rural municipalities who don't have the money to fix or replace old infrastructure, and they're not getting help from
@fordnation
.
I was able to see their crumbling bridges for
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The new funding for universities and colleges is not "fabulous" — it's famine.
Stop blaming Ottawa for your government's mismanagement of our post-secondary institutions,
@jilldunlop1
,
@fordnation
.
#ONpoli
#ONeducation
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Doug Ford is breaking people’s trust and he’s breaking
#Ontario
.
It's clear from the Auditor General's report that Doug Ford and Steve Clark can’t be trusted to get the job done for Ontarians.
View my full statement at:
#greenbelt
#onpoli
#ontario
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...like the chargers you guys pulled out five years ago, a backward move which cost taxpayers twice? -- your friendly
@OntLiberal
energy critic
Today I joined Minister Sarkaria and Minister Piccini to announce funding for thousands of new EV chargers across the province!
Applications are now open for small and medium-sized communities as we boost convenience and confidence for drivers!🚚🔋
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Help me make a new
#OntarioLiberalParty
a reality.
Learn more:
#onpoli
#ontario
#OLP
#OLPleadership
@OntLiberal
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This analysis by
@CdnArch
shows that moving the Ontario Science Centre would be just as expensive, if not more, than simply repairing the roof on the existing location.
Keeping the OSC where it is just makes sense,
@fordnation
.
#onpoli
#SaveOSC
The time required to set up a temporary location will mean that there is no Science Centre location for two years; the RFP also reveals that a new Science Centre at Ontario Place would not be ready until 2030-2034.
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Hard work, determination, and bringing forward fearless solutions will be what it takes to defeat the Doug Ford Conservatives. That’s why I’m committed to bringing a fresh start to the
@OntLiberal
, because this is the party to get us there.
#TrueGrit
#onpoli
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Save the Science Centre! Auditor General now investigating Premier Ford's "plan" to close Ontario Science Centre and hopefully build a little one at Ontario Place. Have a letter sent to your representative:
Thanks
@SaveOSC
!
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As I explore the leadership of a new
@OntLiberal
, I've been listening to people across
#Ontario
about the challenges we're facing and the need for the government to act.
Thank you to those who have taken the time to share their perspectives on the things that matter.
#onpoli
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Yesterday I launched my campaign to be Leader of the Ontario Liberal Party. Hundreds of supporters & dozens of volunteers who made this event a success are the reasons I am running. Ontario needs a Fresh Start and someone who will listen to their voices.
#freshstartOLP
#OLP
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@fordnation
@michaelparsa
People on ODSP in this province are getting crushed.
In
#Kingston
, the only oral surgery office can’t even do consults with Ontario Works or ODSP patients because the coverage is so insignificant.
ODSP dental benefits need to be brought up to
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This week, the
@ONgov
told over 10% of MPPs who are "independent", like the
@OntLiberal
,
@OntarioGreens
, and others, that they cannot speak to Ministerial statements nor split time so that more than one of them can speak to private members business.
Tomorrow is National Human
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Yesterday the Ontario Legislature gave unanimous consent to a motion calling upon the federal gov't to immediately enact special immigration measures to facilitate the evacuation and reunification of extended family members of Cdn. citizens and permanent residents from Gaza.
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On International Women's Day, I want to recognize the incredible women in our legislature that represent
#Ontario
.
It's a special honour to serve alongside my friends and colleagues
@LucilleCollard
,
@karenmccrimmon
,
@marymargaretbey
,
@stephaniebowman
,
@AndreaHazelll
and
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As
@BonnieCrombie
said yesterday, “the proposed changes are reckless and will put the health and safety of families in rural Ontario at risk.”
Free and public water testing is critically important to ensure safe drinking water across Ontario, particularly for rural residents.
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Just another example of the federal government having to come to
@fordnation
with money before he will act.
@BonnieCrombie
said it best, Doug Ford has repeatedly proven he cannot be trusted to support our universal, public healthcare system.
#onpoli
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Today is the one-year anniversary of the Auditor General’s Greenbelt Report which shone a light on
@fordnation
’s $8.3 billion handout to friends and supporters.
Doug Ford's transactional, skirting-the-rules politics gives public goods to favoured private interests.
He only
The last Housing Minister resigned for not knowing what was going on.
@fordnation
will you?
#onpoli
#greenbelt
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We've lost 75-80% of wetlands in Southern Ontario. Remaining wetlands perform essential freshwater cleaning services and are reservoirs of biodiversity.
Another reason the Ford government's reliance on sprawl to solve our housing crisis is out to lunch.
#WorldWetlandsDay
Wetlands are essential for the health of
#Ontario
’s environment. But now, more than ever, they are at risk.
Today, on
#WorldWetlandsDay
, learn more and help protect our precious wetlands. 👇
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The RCMP is moving forward with its criminal investigation of the Ford government greenbelt scandal.
#onpoli
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The Financial Accountability Office said that Ontario's economy is going to get worse before it gets better.
So why did the
@ongov
just play expensive Super Bowl ads meant to promote Ontario ... in Ontario?
Get your priorities right,
@fordnation
.
#onpoli
My comments on the Minister of Finance's Third Quarter Projections and the Financial Accountability Office’s Winter 2024 Economic and Budget Outlook Report.
#onpoli
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Happy Canada Day!
I hope everyone is spending some time celebrating Canada Day with friends and family.
I am grateful to live in a society where, if things aren't working, we can talk and argue, try to understand and then choose the best way forward together.
#CanadaDay2024
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Kingston's Integrated Care Hub is a last resort for those who have nowhere else to turn.
The
@cityofkingston
has had to fund wraparound services — social services, healthcare — for the last 3 months. And now, the funding is set to expire in a few days.
@SylviaJonesMPP
,
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In May, Ontario's Finance Minister said that no cost-benefit analysis was done on the move to bring alcohol to convenience stores.
When asked yesterday how the change will impact LCBO revenues, he replied "who knows".
Who knows? Well, you could have
@PBethlenfalvy
.🤷♂️
#onpoli
NEW - “Who knows” says Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy when I ask him how much LCBO revenues could fall once alcohol is sold in convenience stores. He’s also ruling out a union demand that the government do away with plans to sell ready to drink cocktails in corner stores.
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"My Liberal Party will be a party that gives a damn about everyday people everywhere." Vote Ted Hsu for Leader of the Ontario Liberal Party
#VoTed
🗳️
#olpldr
#freshstart
#onpoli
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