News
Releases
2004
December
20, 2004 - MEDIA ADVISORY
Please
note that this advisory is intended for members of the media only.
This advisory is to
inform all newsrooms that between December 21, 2004, and January 3, 2005,
Haldimand-Norfolk-Brant MPP Toby Barrett will be available by calling
his home at: 519-426-2600. All media inquiries and interview requests
can be directed to that telephone number. [Read
more]
December
20, 2004 - Ontario Liberal plan to restrict the display
of cigarettes will put corner store workers at risk
Queen’s Park
– As part of the new Smoke Free Ontario Act, Ontario’s Liberals
plan to put an end to counter top and behind-the-counter tobacco displays
in all convenience stores. [Read
more]
December
20, 2004 - Coal-fire
double-talk clouds Ontario energy
Minister, do you have any idea what you’re talking about?- Barrett
Queen’s Park
– The Ontario Government spent much of December in the Legislature
spinning confusion over the future of coal-fired electricity plants –
like Nanticoke – as Liberals showed signs of retreating from their
2007 coal-closure commitment. [Read
more]
December
20, 2004 - Barrett invites constituents to New Year’s
Levee
Queen’s Park
– Haldimand-Norfolk-Brant MPP Toby Barrett is continuing his tradition
of a New Year’s Levee. [Read
more]
November
30, 2004 - Coal fire closure commitment up in the air?
MPP’s Barrett and O’Toole continue to press government on
energy front
Queen’s Park
– Haldimand-Norfolk-Brant MPP Toby Barrett is anticipating at least
one more broken promise following reports that the government is planning
to leave the door open to the possibility of coal-fired energy in the
future. [Read
more]
November
25, 2004 - Barrett fires back at “memorable”
Port Dover snub 300,000 Port Dover fans (a year) can’t be wrong
Queen’s Park
– Haldimand-Norfolk-Brant MPP Toby Barrett rose in defense of Port
Dover in the Ontario Legislature on November 25th stating, “in spite
of what this government may think, we are memorable” in Port Dover.
[Read
more]
November
25, 2004 - Barrett calls on Minister to order a hearing on Edwards Landfill
Queen’s Park
- Haldimand-Norfolk-Brant MPP Toby Barrett pushed Minister of Environment
Leona Dombrowsky to use her powers under the Environmental Protection
Act and require a hearing into the Edwards Landfill expansion proposal.
[Read
more]
November
24, 2004 - Ontario government refuses to extend Edwards
Landfill consultation
Queen’s Park
– “The Ministry believes there has been adequate public consultation
on the proposal, and that opening another 30-day consultation period is
unnecessary.” – that was how Minister of Environment Leona
Dombrowsky responded to Haldimand-Norfolk-Brant MPP Toby Barrett’s
letter requesting an extended consultation on the Certificate of Approval
amendment application for Edwards Landfill near Cayuga. [Read
more]
November
19, 2004 - Barrett joins call to 'ban the deed, not the
breed
MPP says breed specific
legislation lacks teeth to address aggressive dog concerns
Simcoe - Haldimand-Norfolk-Brant
MPP Toby Barrett is asking the Ontario government to rethink its breed-specific
anti-pit-bull legislation.
Barrett has drafted
a petition calling on the government to “ban the deed, not the breed”
when it comes to aggressive dog incidents. [Read
more]
November
18, 2004 - Second crack at recall legislation proves taxpayers want to
be empowered
Queen’s Park
-- Recall of politicians is again at the forefront at Queen’s Park
with the introduction of Bill 148, Recall Act, 2004, by Jim Flaherty,
PC MPP for Whitby-Ajax. [Read
more]
November
12, 2004 - Rural retread plan full of holes - Barrett
Simcoe –Many
in rural Ontario are experiencing a sense of déjà vu this
week after the Ontario government re-announced a number of initiatives
as part of their “new” rural plan [Read
more]
November
9, 2004 - Trillium dollars wheel into Varency Home
Transportation grant will pave the way for recreation opportunities and
more
Jarvis – A $24,300
Ontario Trillium grant will help the Children’s Aid and Varency
Home (south of Jarvis) transport children to recreational programs, as
well as, important medical and other appointments. [Read
more]
November
8, 2004 - Veterans have the right to light up in their
halls: MPP Barrett
Simcoe – Ontario’s
Liberal government is set to implement a province-wide smoking ban, which
will take away the right of a veteran to have a cigarette in a Legion
hall or veterans’ establishment. [Read
more]
November
4, 2004 - Barrett presents petitions against Ontario’s spineless
delisting of chiropractic services
Queen’s Park
– Haldimand-Norfolk-Brant MPP Toby Barrett has taken the voice of
his constituents, who depend upon chiropractors for a better quality of
life, to Queen’s Park. [Read
more]
November
4, 2004 - Barrett backs Levac in demanding brownfield action from the
province
Queen’s Park
– Haldimand-Norfolk-Brant MPP Toby Barrett is echoing Brant MPP
Dave Levac’s call for action in the wake of a third fire over the
last year at an abandoned Brantford property. [Read
more]
November
2, 2004 - Barrett braces Ontario municipalities for Toronto trash
American election
begins countdown to border closure: 120 days and counting
Queen’s Park
– PC Environment Critic Toby Barrett asked the government for it’s
plan on Toronto garbage as the clock ticks closer toward the potential
closure of the Michigan border to GTA trash trucks. [Read
more]
October
29, 2004 - 1,400 names now on Edwards Landfill petition
Cayuga -- Momentum
continues to mount on the Edwards Landfill front – as of today over
1,400 names have been submitted on petitions to MPP Toby Barrett’s
office. [Read
more]
October
28, 2004 - Ag Minister blows smoke on tobacco lobbyist scandal
Queen’s Park
- When Ontario’s Agriculture Minister turns his back on one group
of farmers; he’s turning his back on all farmers. Those were the
words that PC Agriculture Critic Ernie Hardeman spoke this afternoon in
the Ontario Legislature. [Read
more]
October
27, 2004 - Ag Minister Peters cozies up to anti-tobacco
lobbyists
Queen’s Park
– A quick glance at the invitation advertising that Ontario Agriculture
Minister Steve Peters will be the guest of honour at an Ontario Liberal
Fund dinner November 16, in Toronto, reveals the regular fundraiser jargon.
However, further scrutiny of the poster reveals that the host of the fundraiser
is Bruce Davis – a lobbyist. [Read
more]
October
25, 2004 - NGH will benefit from post-construction funding
Queen’s Park
– Norfolk General Hospital will soon receive $209,100 to help with
its on-going expansion of emergency services and ambulatory care. [Read
more]
October 25,
2004 - Barrett petitions Legislature to “Halt Edwards
Lake Landfill”
Queen’s Park
– Haldimand-Norfolk-Brant MPP Toby Barrett registered the concerns
of Haldimand area residents at the Ontario Legislature last week as he
twice stood to deliver petitions calling for a “halt” to Edwards
landfill excavation. [Read
more]
October
22, 2004 - Delhi Health Centre receives RED funding
Simcoe – The
Delhi Community Health Centre will receive $498,596 to better serve 30,000
citizens in the west of Norfolk County. [Read
more]
October
21, 2004 - Province’s disregard for tobacco compensation inexcusable
Queen’s Park
– When will the provincial Liberal Government live up to its campaign
promise of $50 million to compensate tobacco farmers and tobacco communities
in Brant, Oxford, Elgin and Norfolk? [Read
more]
October
21, 2004 - Barrett
asks: “Where are applications for BSE set-aside program?”
Queen’s Park
– During the agricultural debate on Wednesday, Haldimand-Norfolk-Brant
MPP Toby Barrett said that the Liberals are “exposing a disappointing
litany of promises broken and promises yet undelivered.” [Read
more]
October
14, 2004 - Barrett concerned with Liberal ‘Bring
Your Own Wine’ agenda Suggests government priorities out of step
with Ontarians
Queens Park –
Haldimand-Norfolk-Brant MPP Toby Barrett cited concerns of the Centre
for Addiction and Mental Health, and MADD Canada, as he spoke out against
the Liberal government’s proposed ‘Bring Your Own Wine’
legislation yesterday. [Read
more]
October
8, 2004 - Al Williams and Kidd Lightning continue journey across Southern
Ontario
Simcoe – A man
and his horse passed through Simcoe this morning – but this wasn’t
just any man or any horse.
Al Williams and his
beautiful horse, Kidd Lightning, are riding across Southern Ontario fostering
hope among those afflicted with mental illness, and understanding among
those who are not. The Southern Ontario Awareness Ride (SOAR) began October
1st in Windsor and is expected to take 13 days with the final destination
being Niagara Falls. [Read
more]
October
8, 2004 - Local chiropractors and patients taking a stand against delisting
of health services
What: - Presentation
of petitions and letters to Haldimand-Norfolk-Brant MPP Toby Barrett from
local chiropractors and their patients regarding the delisting of key
health services such as chiropractic, optometric and physiotherapy [Read
more]
October
7, 2004 - Barrett calls for 30-day consultation on Edwards Landfill Concerned
citizens not informed about EBR posting
Simcoe – MPP
Toby Barrett told a meeting of 200 concerned citizens in Cayuga last night
that he is questioning the integrity of the EBR (Environmental Bill of
Rights) process, after these taxpayers were left in the dark about a posting
regarding Edwards Landfill site. [Read
more]
October
4, 2004 - Edwards Landfill contravenes new law: Barrett
Simcoe – At
9:00 a.m. today, Haldimand-Norfolk-Brant MPP Toby Barrett advised the
office of Environment Minister Leona Dombrowsky that, in his opinion,
the Edwards Landfill site, near Cayuga contravenes the Adams Mine Lake
Act. [Read
more]
September
29, 2004 - Unique website gives adult smokers a voice
Simcoe – Haldimand-Norfolk-Brant
MPP Toby Barrett believes that as long as tobacco is a legal product,
government should treat those who choose to smoke with fairness. [Read
more]
September
28, 2004 - John Tory team announces strong and united
caucus will aggressively hold McGuinty Liberals to account
Queen’s Park
– John Tory today announced the team of caucus critics that will
hold Dalton McGuinty accountable for his string of broken promises.
“All caucus
members will play an active role,” Tory said. “We will leave
no stone unturned in protecting the pocketbooks of Ontarians.” [Read
more]
Sept
27, 2004 - Ontario BSE announcement falls short and late
Farmers may be waiting
until Christmas before funding begins to flow
Simcoe – Haldimand-Norfolk-Brant
MPP Toby Barrett says it could well be the new year before Ontario farmers
see dollar one in their pockets from the Ontario government’s latest
funding announcement. [Read
more]
Sept 23, 2004
- New regs force farmers to pay commercial prices for homegrown beef
Barrett calls new
restrictions, “overkill”
Moosonee - The Ontario
government has gone too far in enacting new restrictions prohibiting licensed
butchers from cutting, wrapping, and freezing beef from local farmers
who kill their own cattle for family use, according to Haldimand-Norfolk-Brant
MPP Toby Barrett. [Read
more]
Sept
20, 2004 - Barrett joins call on government to re-think health tax in
wake of new health-care deal
Moosonee – Now
that the federal government has agreed to provide more healthcare money
to the provinces, it’s time for the McGuinty government to take
its hands out of taxpayers pockets according to Haldimand-Norfolk-Brant
MPP Toby Barrett. [Read
more]
Sept
14, 2004 - Ontario quiet on help for cattlemen: Barrett
Woodstock –
Haldimand-Norfolk-Brant MPP Toby Barrett is calling on the Ontario Government
to step up to the plate following the recent federal funding announcement
of $488 million to support Canada’s livestock industry. [Read
more]
Sept
14, 2004 - MPP
Barrett asks, “where’s the beef” in Ontario BSE funding
Agriculture Minister
fails to respond to Federal funding announcement
Woodstock –
Haldimand-Norfolk-Brant MPP Toby Barrett is calling on the Ontario Government
to step up to the plate following the recent federal funding announcement
of $488 million to support Canada’s livestock industry. [Read
more]
July
30, 2004 - Liberal health tax expected to grow
Simcoe – Haldimand-Norfolk-Brant
MPP Toby Barrett is reiterating his opposition to the Liberal health premium
in the wake of suggestions that the tax will be forced to rapidly increase
if it is to keep up with health care costs. [Read
more]
June
25, 2004 - Barrett’s marine heritage initiative picked up by Ontario
Government
Queens Park - Haldimand-Norfolk-Brant
MPP Toby Barrett saw the culmination of his efforts toward protecting
shipwrecks as he spoke to Bill 60 - the Ontario Heritage Amendment Act,
2004 - yesterday. [Read
more]
June
21, 2004 - Environment Critic notes Liberal acknowledgement of Tory smog
reduction Barrett notes government smog plan builds on Conservative record
Queens Park –
PC Environment Critic Toby Barrett says the Liberal Government’s
‘new’ smog-plan owes a lot to the Conservative smog initiatives
that have reduced emissions significantly over the past decade. [Read
more]
June
18, 2004 - McGuinty Pinches Funding Earmarked for Charities
Liberals Quietly Slash Millions from Ontario Trillium Foundation
Queens Park - A decision
by the McGuinty government to cut more than $5 million from the Ontario
Trillium Foundation means community projects in Haldimand, Norfolk and
Brant Counties - and across Ontario - will suffer MPP Toby Barrett says.
[Read
more]
June
18, 2004 - Barrett calls for honesty as Liberals steam-roll Ontarians
with tax hikes
Government Passes
Tax-and-Slash Budget Bill in Spite of Public Outcry
(Queen’s Park) – Haldimand-Norfolk-Brant MPP Toby Barrett
delivered a call for honesty and then backed up his words with a vote
against the Liberal broken-promise budget in the Legislature last night.
[Read
more]
June
17, 2004 - Adams Mine legislation could leave province “knee-deep"
in Toronto trash
MPP Barrett
says, “Now is not the time” to remove options
Queens Park –
PC Environment Critic Toby Barrett continued to point out the precarious
situation facing Ontario due to the Government’s Adam’s Mine
Lake Act – an Act that closes the door to option of an Adam’s
Mine landfill. [Read
more]
June
16, 2004 - MPP Barrett pays tribute to Cullimore and Lightning
Queen’s Park
– Norfolk County will soon be welcoming home another Stanley Cup
champion.
“On June 7th,
while much of Canada was fired up about the Calgary Flames playing in
game seven of the Stanley Cup finals, many of my constituents were cheering
on Tampa Bay and Jassen Cullimore as he manned the blue line for the Lightning,”
Haldimand-Norfolk-Brant MPP Toby Barrett told members of the Ontario Legislature
today. [Read
more]
June
11, 2004 - Liberals shut down debate on broken promise budget
Time allocation motion
an affront to Liberal democratic renewal commitment
Queen’s Park
– Haldimand-Norfolk-Brant MPP Toby Barrett says the Liberal government
move to shut down debate on their 2004 budget adds another Liberal pledge
to the broken promise heap. [Read
more]
June
10, 2004 - Barrett cites work-week legislation as another broken promise
Queens
Park – “We detect a continued trend here, a trend
of not only broken election promises, we’re seeing a trend now,
believe it or not, of broken post-election promises. I sincerely hope
this legislation isn’t contributing to that trend.” [Read
more.]
June
9, 2004 - Liberal tobacco policy a two-legged stool
Queen’s
Park – “When will the third leg of the stool be attached?”
That was the question Haldimand-Norfolk-Brant MPP Toby Barrett asked in
the Ontario Legislature Tuesday evening. [Read
more.]
June
8, 2004 - Taxed-off Ontarians invited to Queen’s Park Wednesday
Queen’s
Park – Haldimand-Norfolk-Brant MPP Toby Barrett is inviting
taxed-off families, brushed-off farmers and ticked-off small business
owners to Queen’s Park tomorrow for a taxpayer rally.
The
rally which will focus on ‘no more taxes, no more lies’ will
give Ontarians an opportunity to show their disappointment with the Liberal
government’s lying politicians as well as the most recent budget
that featured the introduction of new taxes and tax hikes. [Read
more.]
June
7, 2004 - Barrett pays tribute to Ronald Reagan
Queens
Park –Haldimand-Norfolk-Brant MPP Toby Barrett paid tribute
in the Ontario Legislature today to recall the achievements of former
American President Ronald Reagan. “Known as “the Great Communicator,”
former President Reagan, who died over the weekend, is remembered for
his sense of humour and his ability to fight battles without creating
enemies,” Barrett said. [Read
more.]
May
19, 2004 - Barrett points to Liberal health care betrayal
Queen’s Park
– Haldimand-Norfolk-Brant MPP Toby Barrett says the de-listing of
vital health care services announced in yesterday’s budget is a
clear betrayal of the people of Ontario. [Read
more]
March
4, 2004 - Beef farmers getting raw deal from Ontario government
Toronto – Haldimand-Norfolk-Brant
MPP Toby Barrett says reports that the Ontario government has spent its
limit on BSE-related initiatives leave beef-farmers out in the cold. [Read
more] |
