McGuinty missing in action on Ontario economy

Premier McGuinty is failing Ontario’s economy. That’s the message from Wellington-Halton Hills MPP Ted Arnott, who on September 22nd delivered the following statement on the first day of the Ontario Legislature’s fall session:

“Now that the Legislature is finally back in session, Ontarians are asking—where has the Premier been all this time?

“The answer? He’s been missing in action. While Ontario shuffles from prosperity to poverty, the best the Premier can do after a long summer of bad economic news is to shuffle his cabinet.

“Instead of fixing the tax structure to strengthen the Ontario economy, the Premier is strengthening the future leadership ambitions of his new Minister of Economic Development.

“The Premier’s action, or lack thereof, has done nothing to restore confidence in the Ontario economy. It has done nothing, Mr. Speaker, to bring hope to struggling manufacturers.

“The Ontario PC caucus, meanwhile, has been busy. Last week at John Tory’s economic summit, experts told us what must be done: we must fix Ontario’s personal and business tax regime.

“Quoted today in the Globe and Mail is Roger Martin, Dean of the Rotman School of Management at U of T, who says that Ontario has “one of the dumbest tax structures on the face of the planet.”

“While the Premier pretends he’s powerless, we are exposing the truth—that despite our external challenges, the Premier is failing to do his part.

“It’s time for him to stop denying the problem, stop deflecting the blame, and start doing his job.”

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