The newly-elected Progressive Conservative government’s priorities were presented on July 12 in a rare summer sitting of the Ontario legislature.
The Throne Speech identified priorities such as lowering hydro rates, protecting students, ending hallway medicine and restoring accountability to government.
“The Throne Speech is like a roadmap for the new PC government,” explained Perth-Wellington MPP Randy Pettapiece. “It shows that we are ready and willing to act on the promises we made to voters during the election”.
The MPP pointed to several commitments in the speech he believes will benefit the residents of Perth-Wellington.
“For years, our area has suffered from a shortage of long-term care beds,” said Pettapiece. “Our government will create 15,000 new beds over the next five years,” he added.
“We’ll also scrap the unaffordable cap-and-trade carbon tax and reduce taxes and regulatory burden on businesses,” he stated.
