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Algoma-Manitoulin MPP Michael Mantha’s response to PC throne speech

After listening to the first PC’s throne speech, Algoma-Manitoulin MPP Michael Mantha said he was definitely disappointed, but unfortunately not surprised.

Mantha says the fledgling ministers have not even taken any time to familiarize themselves with their portfolios and challenges facing them.

He says, for example, they cancelled the cap-and-trade with no plan to replace it, but it means hundreds of millions of dollars have been cut from things like school repairs.

Mantha, who is the NDP Critic for Indigenous Affairs, was also critical of how abruptly Ford turned his back on the progress made in the reconciliation process cancelling meetings in the final stages of updating curriculum, which included changes for Indigenous Peoples.

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Mantha also said that just days after becoming premier, Ford quickly succumbed to pressure from rich internet ticket scalping companies and refused to cap the price of re-sold tickets to music and sporting events. He made a secret agreement with the CEO and board of directors of Hydro One – potentially giving him millions of dollars to walk away from the company. And he’s even given a campaign supporter – Rueben Devlin – a million-dollar government deal.

The sudden decision to revert back to the decades old sex education curriculum for Ontario students is also sending the province back to old and outdated ways. The old curriculum was developed before such things as cyber bullying, sexting, alternative family lifestyles and same sex marriage was made legal. “Glossing over and ignoring the changes in society and technology is not going to prepare our children to face the real world,” said MPP Mantha.

“People are desperate for relief from sky-high hydro bills and painfully long waits and hallway medicine in our hospitals. Despite this Doug Ford is making secret deals that won’t benefit everyday families and appointing party insiders to patronage positions.”

“Andrea Horwath and my NDP colleagues are committed to speaking up to represent all Ontarians – not just a select few.”

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