Saturday, June 3, 2023

Queen's Park News

MPP Walker Appalled by Liberals’ Cuts to Victim Services in Bruce and Grey

Staff The province has quietly moved to cut victim services serving constituents in Bruce, Grey and Perth counties by as much as 20 per cent...

Meaford Liberal Makes History as the Youngest Elected Member of Party’s Provincial Executive

Staff Last week, 24-year-old Kaisha Thompson, a Meaford resident, won a contested race for Treasurer of the Liberal Party of Canada (Ontario). Her successful election...

Local MPP Wants Local Youth to Raise Their Voice

Staff Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Bill Walker is encouraging area children and youth with special needs to take part in a survey launched last week by...

Walker Pushing For Funds For Apple Industry

Staff MPP Bill Walker says he wants the Minister of Agriculture to dedicate a portion of the $40 million budgeted for food processing toward the...

Liberal “Groundhog Day” Budget of Little Use to Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound

Staff Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Bill Walker says the re-release of the Liberal government’s 2014 budget was reminiscent of the movie Groundhog Day, the same old...

Walker Accepts New Critic Appointments

Staff Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Bill Walker says he is pleased to take on two new critic portfolios in the new legislative session at Queen’s Park. Walker...

Walker to Meet with New Health Minister About Future of Markdale Hospital

Staff Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Bill Walker says he will meet with the newly appointed Minister of Health, Eric Hoskins, to discuss the future of the...

Premier Wynne and Cabinet Members Say They Are Committed to Transparency

Staff Premier Kathleen Wynne and her cabinet team were sworn in to office Tuesday during a ceremony at Queen's Park, and the new Premier says...

Walker Says Wynne’s New Cabinet Signals Imminent Tax Increases

Staff The day after announcing her new cabinet, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne and her new majority government are already under fire from opposition MPPs. “The new...

Comfortable Margin of Victory For Walker

By Stephen Vance, Staff Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound incumbent MPP Bill Walker will return to Queen's Park to represent the riding for another term. Walker won the riding...