Randy Hillier debates Bill 75 the creation of Ontario Electricity System Operator (OESO) and points out the questionable sections of the bill. 

Randy Hillier speaks to the mismanagement of Ontario's electricity system by the McGuinty Liberals and the Minister of Energy's obstruction of the Finance Committee investigating the election-time decision to move two power plants in order to save Liberal-held seats.

Published on September 27th, 2012 in the Toronto Sun

TORONTO - A gas plant first slated for Oakville will be built right beside a publicly-owned facility in Eastern Ontario which sat idle for much of last year, Tory MPP Randy Hillier says.

Published on September 26th, 2012 in the Napanee Guide

The cancelled Oakville gas plant will be moved to an Ontario Power Generation site in Napanee in eastern Ontario, Energy Minister Chris Bentley announced Monday.

Local business and political leaders said it’s always a good thing when new jobs and infrastructure come into a small, rural community such as Greater Napanee.

Published in ipolitics.ca Sept. 14, 2012

When the New World was discovered, it was called “The Land of Opportunity”; and not without a reason either.

The British Colonies of the New World were the first place where any peasant, any serf or indentured servant could hope to one day own property. Those new immigrants to the “Land of Property” were free for the first time to live their lives as they wanted. They were free to work and succeed and rise above their lack of opportunity.

As you know, the Legislature was recalled two weeks ago so we could debate the Putting Students First Act. After discussing three other Government Bills, one Government motion and six private members bills and motions, we finally voted on the wage freeze for teachers. I, like many others, have no interest in participating in a façade. Regrettably, that's the rule, not the exception in Ontario politics. You can read my full thoughts on the issue here.

I, like many others have no interest in participating in a façade. However, when it comes to politics, facades are often the rule, not the exception. But that’s exactly what Premier Dalton McGuinty created last week.

Printed in the Toronto Sun on Monday Sept 10, 2012

Treating people equally before the law is a fundamental principle of justice and an expectation in Western society. However, when it comes to private property, we’ve often forgotten this fundamental right. But an upcoming conference in Ottawa hosted by the Institute for Liberal Studies on Canadian Property Rights, intends to remind Canadians of this.

Only this Liberal Government could create an Injury Prevention Council as the result of a tragic construction accident, and then determine representation from the construction industry is not necessary. Please take a moment and read my letter to the Minister of Labour and her subsequent cryptic response.

Published on July 28th, 2012 in the Ottawa Citizen

By Mark Brownlee

He used to blockade highways, stack hay bales in front of government offices and lead farmers on illegal hunts for deer that were eating crops in the Ottawa Valley.