On December 16, Mike Harris, MPP for Kitchener-Conestoga announced that the Region of Waterloo and area municipalities are receiving an additional $20,821,000 in Safe Restart Agreement funding. This discretionary funding will be used to offset operating costs for critical services and help ensure that local
As we get closer to the holidays, I want to take this opportunity to wish you and your loved ones a very Merry Christmas. This is a time for celebration and to express our gratitude for our friends, neighbours, and family. It is also the time
From Hamilton to Oshawa, municipalities are either in lockdown or code-red control status as Covid-19 continues to spread. In Waterloo Region, we are in the midst of code-red protocols with the possibility of moving into lockdown if things don’t improve. In the locked down jurisdictions of
Did you know that there are no laws in Ontario, or Canada, setting consequences for conducting electoral fraud in an internal political party election? That means there are no legal consequences for fraudulent activities such as faking one’s voter information, voting more than once, or ballot stuffing
The 3 pillars of our government’s 2020 budget are protect, support, and recover. It is a $45 billion plan to protect Ontarians from COVID-19, support families, individuals and employers, and remove barriers to our recovery. It is my pleasure to share what this budget means
As a father of five school-age children, my number one priority is listening to local parents and educators on the best way to protect students’ health and well-being. It has been almost two months since classrooms reopened. Ontario’s plan to safely return to in-person learning included
Everybody has heard the old saying, “The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree,” but when the tree happens to be the former Premier of Ontario and father of the province’s much-storied Common Sense Revolution, the apple’s decision to fall into politics isn’t taken lightly. “Are
Doug Ford’s New Social Gathering Restrictions Suggest 11 People Together for Thanksgiving is a “Wild Party” On Wednesday, September 16th, Premier Doug Ford announced new “social gathering” restrictions that will be in place for the next 28 days, limiting the number of people you can have
For parents and children, back to school in September is always met with a combination of anxiety, excitement and a little relief. We all know, however, that this year will be different as it is set amidst a global pandemic. As a parent of five children
On July 21, I voted ‘No’ to Doug Ford’s undemocratic Bill 195. As a result, I was unilaterally removed from the PC caucus by Premier Ford. After months of all MPPs at Queen’s Park handling repeated votes on the use of emergency powers, the Premier decided
