After repeated calls from PC members, the Standing Committee on General Government undertaking the ARA review passed a motion approving the Committee’s travel schedule. The committee determined that the hearings would take place in Kitchener-Waterloo, Dufferin-Caledon, Manitoulin Island, and Ottawa. The Aggregate Resources Act (ARA) review held public hearings in Waterloo Region on July 9th, 2012. The review is long overdue and it was particularly important for Rob and his caucus colleagues...

Families are forced to balance their budgets but this government does not feel the same obligation applies to them. It is time to set up consequences for governments who fail to meet their fiscal projections. That is why, on Wednesday June 6th, Rob introduced Bill 101, the Balanced Budget and Debt Limit Act 2012, in the Legislature. This Bill re-introduces the Balanced Budget Act and sets a debt limit for the Government of Ontario. Originally introduced by the PC Government in 1999, the Balan...

Ontario today is facing a jobs crisis. Ontario has lost over 44,000 full-time jobs since October and Ontario’s unemployment rate has been above the national average for 59 consecutive months. Over 500,000 people are looking for work in Ontario today. But even though so many people are unemployed, we face a paradox. There is a shortage of people with qualifications to work in skilled trades.

The desire is there. It’s in colleges and training facilities across the province. W...