The Scuttlebutt from Queen's Park: April 25th, 2014

In addition to looking for warmer weather and Easter eggs last week, many people, including the OPP, were on the hunt for computer hard drives, emails and the truth that appears to have gone missing from Queens Park. During the hunt it appears the Globe & Mail may have stumbled upon another Government scandal regarding taxpayer’s money.

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Riding Survey Results 2014

The following survey was completed in the first three weeks of April 2014 by residents of Lanark-Frontenac-Lennox and Addington.

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Hillier on Bill 83: "We need real legal remedies, not just band-aids"

MPP Hillier speaks to Bill 83, the Protection of Public Participation Act, and how Ontario's legal system needs real reform to better allow real people to get involved and defend themselves. Hillier recounts the case of Don Page, a resident of his riding and a former contestant for the Ontario NDP leadership, and the inability to defend himself.

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Hillier Introduces Petition on Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Randy Hillier, MPP for Lanark-Frontenac-Lennox and Addington, introduced a petition in the Legislature calling on the Government to immediately provide Esbriet as a choice to patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and their health care providers in Ontario through public funding.

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Lake 88 In Focus: Hydro Rates and Province Wide Protest

I had the pleasure to sit down in studio with Lake 88's Bob Perreault and Carleton Place resident Doug Leitch to discuss out of control hydro rates and the April 4th Province Wide Hydro Protest. We also talked specifically about the Carleton Place hydro demonstration on April 4th taking place at the Carleton Place Farmers Market. 

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Letter to CEO of Hydro One on customer service improvements

Randy Hillier, MPP for Lanark-Frontenac-Lennox and Addington, wrote Hydro One's President and CEO demanding a number of improvements to the company's customer service.
My letter to Hydro One CEO Carmine Marcello makes recommendations for administrative and technical improvements to customer service and billing- these are things that fall directly under his control. These are also the subject of the Ombudsman’s investigation.
 
The cost of electricity however, including the price per kWh, delivery charges, regulatory charges and debt retirement charges are the consequence of bad government energy policies and can only be rectified at Queen’s Park. Premier Wynne/McGuinty created this energy policy mess- Mr. Marcello implements her policies.

 

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Letter to Minister Naqvi regarding Bill 119

Randy Hillier, MPP for Lanark-Frontenac-Lennox and Addington, sent a letter to Minister of Labour Naqvi enquiring why the Government continues it's policies of mandatory WSIB coverage for independent contractors.
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Letter to Attorney General Gerretsen regarding BSL

In this letter to Attorney General Gerretsen, Randy Hillier, MPP for Lanark-Frontenac-Lennox and Addington, enquires why the government has made no effort to repeal Ontario's failed breed specific legislation.

 

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Ontario’s next generation

As originally published in the Ottawa Citizen, February 7, 2014

The proverb “shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves in three generations” refers to a family’s generational cycle through poverty and prosperity; does this proverb also reflect Ontario’s political generations?

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Hillier on Ombudsman's investigation of Hydro One on CFRA

Randy Hillier joined Rob Snow on CFRA's Lowell Green Show to talk about Ontario Ombudsman Andre Marin's decision to investigate Hydro One over its poor billing practices. 

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