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.
Read moreRiding Survey Results 2014
The following survey was completed in the first three weeks of April 2014 by residents of Lanark-Frontenac-Lennox and Addington.
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.
Read moreHillier 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.
Read moreLake 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.
Letter to CEO of Hydro One on customer service improvements
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Letter to Minister Naqvi regarding Bill 119
Letter to Attorney General Gerretsen regarding BSL
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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?
Read moreHillier 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.