Weekly Columns

Weekly Column – Liberal Government Undermining Democracy by Cutting Debate on Omnibus Cannabis Legislation

Last week, the Liberal government once again demonstrated that they have no interest in creating […]

Weekly Column – Liberal Government Abandons its Responsibility to Ontario’s Seniors

In the last two weeks I have debated three motions and proposed legislation regarding the […]

News Release – Jones – Questions the Premier on Mental Health Supports

(Queen’s Park) – Today, Sylvia Jones, MPP led off question period by questioning the Premier […]

Weekly Column – Human Trafficking and the Girl Next Door

Human trafficking is a criminal offence which involves harboring, recruiting and transporting an individual for […]

Weekly Column – Lest We Forget

Remembrance Day is a time to honour those who are currently serving and those who […]

Liberal’s Hydro Mess Will Cost Ontarians $4 Billion More Than Necessary

On October 17th, Ontario’s Auditor General (Auditor) released a special report on the government’s hydro […]

Weekly Column – Government Must Ensure the Colleges Strike Does Not Leave Students Behind

On Monday, 12,000 faculty at Ontario’s colleges went on strike; affecting about 500,000 students. Many […]

Government Fails to Spend 20% of their Promised Infrastructure Budget

The 2016-2017 public accounts documents show that the Government of Ontario failed to spend nearly […]

Weekly Column: An Organic Standard Will Ensure Consumer and Producer Confidence in Organic Food and Products

Earlier this month, I co-sponsored legislation with NDP MPP Peter Tabuns to create an organic […]

Weekly Column – Ontario’s Budget Watchdog Casts Doubt on Government’s Debt Claims

On September 6th the independent Financial Accountability Officer (FAO) released a report raising concerns with […]