After paying off your mortgage, what would you do if your bank continued to send you a bill? Anyone…
Queen’s Park Report
Pocketbook issues
Even though our national election is in full swing, the Ontario legislature continues in session.…
Debt clock is ticking
Somewhere at Queen’s Park, an old clock ticks as the Don Drummond report begins to gather…
Ontario finances are in shambles
In the coming weeks, the Dalton McGuinty government will release its 2012 budget. We in…
Government dropped ball on debt, slots
The Ontario Legislature resumed sitting on Aug. 27, amidst growing labour unrest in our public…
A time to remember, a time for thanks
Last month, former Alberta Premier Peter Lougheed passed away. On Sept. 19, I spoke in the…
Bad timing
Recently, I finished work at my Queen’s Park office at about 7:30pm, and headed for home. On…
HST: a problem for all
My column last month focused on the Dalton McGuinty Liberals’ new Harmonized Sales Tax,…
Riding issues
In recent months, there has been discussion about the possibility of boundary changes to our…
New boss?
When I was in high school in the late 1970s, we listened to The Who, an iconic English rock band.…
More of the same
For four months and four days, the lights were dimmed in the Ontario Legislature. Finally on Feb.…
Local issues
“Ontario must confront the new challenges emerging in the global marketplace, including the…
Bad budget
In the years I’ve been privileged to serve in the Ontario Legislature, I think I’ve…
Bad budget
On May 29, the Ontario Legislature voted on the Wynne government’s budget motion. With its…
Job creation
Our Ontario PC Caucus has always maintained that jobs and the economy should be front and centre as…