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Hon. David Piccini

  • MPP
  • Member of Provincial Parliament
  • Northumberland—Peterborough South
  • Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
  • Ontario
  • 117 Peter St. Port Hope, ON L1A 1C5
  • tel: 905-372-4000
  • fax: 905-885-0050
  • David.Piccini@pc.ola.org

  • Government Page
  • Mar/5/24 11:20:00 a.m.

Thank you for the question. Those millions of workers know that this government has got their back. Speaker, 98% of deals in 2023 were done at the bargaining table. In fact, I’d like to congratulate the Minister of Education, who continues to ensure students will remain in class, because we also land deals with public sector unions.

When it comes to these workers, they know that when given the opportunity, that party opposite vote against the 413, against the record 50 hospitals under construction, and against nuclear refurbishment. They can twist themselves into pretzels all they want, but when it comes to workers and working in Ontario and a prosperous Ontario and the men and women who are going to get it done, it’s this government making the investments to ensure that they can have a better job and a bigger paycheque.

The question I would ask that member opposite is, will you support your NDP colleagues across Canada and fight against the carbon tax that’s killing life for workers?

Mr. Speaker, I visited that member’s community, and they know she doesn’t support our record investments to attract world-class auto manufacturing jobs in their community—the Gordie Howe bridge; the painters and the tapers who we need for that bridge; the hospitals, Speaker. And we just heard again in question period today they would cancel the 413.

That party is broke when it comes to ideas for workers that keep men and women in Ontario employed. Not only are we doing that, Speaker, but we’ve launched a record fund to help workers get better jobs, bigger paycheques. We’ve expanded supports for injured workers. Speaker, all they offer workers is misery because they have no plan to keep Ontario—

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  • Nov/20/23 10:40:00 a.m.

It’s my great pleasure to welcome friends from the Unite Here workers’ union: Guled Warsame, Alejandra Muro, and Derrick Ahn, who are all here visiting Queen’s Park today. Welcome to Queen’s Park.

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