Written by MPP Michael Mantha on 16 March 2014
MPP Michael Mantha, Algoma-Manitoulin
This week marked another constituency week where I had the opportunity to tour the riding and offer clinics. I visited several communities in the northwestern part of the riding and heard many of your concerns. Unfortunately things are not improving for many families. Affordability continues to be of major concern and the cost of living continues to rise.
People continue to be outraged with the skyrocketing costs of hydro. My colleagues and I have introduced measures that will help to alleviate some of these costs. The current Liberal government doesn’t seem to be listening to Ontarians and continues to subsidize electricity exports to the United States. Executive pay is at an all-time high and consumers are not seeing any of the benefits from our power generation and sales. We will continue to pressure the government to stop burdening Ontario’s taxpayers with these unnecessary costs.
Winter road conditions continue to raise concerns for motorists. We have seen the government start to fine contractors however there are many areas in Algoma-Manitoulin which continue to receive poor service and this is putting folks in danger. I spend much of my time driving these highways and know first-hand the state of our roads; this is the outcome of continued privatization. We need to put the safety of Ontarians first.
This week Premier Wynne seems to be back peddling on tax increases. Our leader Andrea Horwath has clearly been setting the agenda and my colleagues under her leadership will continue to put the priorities of middle class families’ front and center. The government commissioned a report and the panel recommended a series of possible tax hikes including a 5 or 10 cent a liter gas tax, increased HST in conjunction with a modest corporate tax increase.
It is clear that Premier Wynne is scrambling to distance herself from her own policies because she knows that families will not support them. Voters will not soon forget the series of broken liberal promises. The Liberals promised not to introduce the HST, then introduced HST. They promised to freeze hydro rates, and then hiked hydro rates. They promised to reduce auto insurance rates, and then rates went up. This is the liberal way.
New Democrats are listening to Ontarians and introducing policies that actually make life more affordable for working families, and we will continue to do this going forward.
As always, please feel free to contact my office about this issue or any other provincial matters. You can reach my constituency office by email at mmantha-co@ndp.on.ca or by phone at 705-461-9710/1-800-831-1899.
MPP Michael Mantha, Algoma-Manitoulin
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