Queen’s Park Calendar – March 18 2019

Queen’s Park: Minister’s Schedules and Events  

• 9:00 a.m. – Milton: Ernie Hardeman, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, will be making an announcement about local food.
• 10:00 a.m. – Toronto: Peter Bethlenfalvy, President of the Treasury Board, Bill Walker, Minister of Government and Consumer Services, Stan Cho, Parliamentary Assistant to the President of the Treasury Board and Robert Bailey, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Government and Consumer Services will make an announcement about creating efficiencies across government.

Queen’s Park: Chamber Business 

• Resuming the debate adjourned on March 7, 2019 on the motion for Second Reading of Bill 74, An Act concerning the provision of health care, continuing Ontario Health and making consequential and related amendments and repeals. Hon. Ms. Elliott.

Opposition Day Number 1

Ms. French — Whereas the people of Oshawa built General Motors Canada; and

Whereas workers in General Motors’ Oshawa plant are among the most skilled autoworkers in the world; and

Whereas the Oshawa plant is among the most efficient of General Motors operations; and

Whereas the people of Ontario provided billions of dollars to save General Motors from bankruptcy in 2009; and

Whereas General Motors, despite making a profit of $6 billion in the first three quarters of 2018, has made a callous decision to turn its back on the workers at their Oshawa Assembly plant while they expand production in Mexico; and

Whereas this closure will mean the loss of an estimated 14,000 jobs across Ontario; and

Whereas the workers in Oshawa have called on Canadians to not buy GM cars made in Mexico; and

Whereas workers deserve a government that will fight to save the thousands of jobs that are in jeopardy. 

Therefore the Legislative Assembly of Ontario calls on the government of Ontario to not buy any GM vehicles made in Mexico, those being vehicles with a Vehicle Identification Number starting with a 3, until such time as General Motors reverses its decision to close the Oshawa Assembly plant.

Addressed to the Premier.

Queen’s Park: Committees

• 9:00 a.m. & 2:00 p.m. – Standing Committee on General Government will meet to consider Bill 66, An Act to restore Ontario’s competitiveness by amending or repealing certain Acts.      

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