Out-of-Touch, Out-of-Gas
McGuinty Government Failing Rural Ontario

February 25, 2010

For Immediate Release

NEWS

(TORONTO) – Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak addressed delegates at the 2010 conference of the Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA) and Ontario Good Roads Association (OGRA).  The theme of this year’s ROMA / OGRA conference is “The Road to Recovery”.

 Hudak used his speech to detail how an Ontario PC government would put Ontario on the road to recovery. He focused on the improvements rural municipalities could expect when it comes to infrastructure planning, corporate welfare, taxation, red tape and regulation, northern issues, and spending priorities.

 Under Premier Dalton McGuinty, rural regions of Ontario are languishing with high levels of unemployment.  Central Ontario, Eastern Ontario, the Niagara Region, Southwestern Ontario and Northern Ontario all have unemployment rates well above the Canadian national average.

 “I support our leader, Tim Hudak, in his priorities for rural Ontario,” said Durham MPP John O’Toole. “Rural Ontario has outstanding potential in terms of its people and resources. Now, more than ever, we need the values and strength evidenced in rural Ontario to ensure our province recovers from the economic downturn and returns to prosperity,” Mr. O’Toole added.

 QUOTES

“Dalton McGuinty’s status quo approach for funding local projects has failed.  Given the size of both our fiscal deficit and our infrastructure deficit – we absolutely have to move away from a system that amounts to little more than throwing darts in the dark.”

– Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak

 “Ontario has abundant natural resources and is within a day’s drive of 135 million consumers in the U.S. market. These forces are what made Ontario great. And they will make Ontario great again.”        — Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak

 QUICK FACTS

Ontario unemployment rates under Dalton McGuinty (Statistics Canada Labour)
● Eastern Ontario 8.8 

● Central Ontario 10.0

● Niagara 11.6

● Huron 10.1

● Northern Ontario 12.0   

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 CONTACT  

John R. O’Toole, MPP – Durham

(905) 697-1501 / 1-800-661-2433