OTTAWA – Today at the Association of Municipalities of Ontario’s annual conference, Leader of the Official Opposition Patrick Brown announced that an Ontario PC government would reform Ontario’s joint and several liability system that is gouging taxpayers.

Today, the Keep Ontario Working Coalition released an economic analysis showing that up to 185,000 Ontario jobs will be put at risk in the first two years because of new upcoming Wynne Liberal labour reforms. The study also found Ontario’s most vulnerable workers will be most impacted.

QUEEN’S PARK – Following a request by PC Finance Critic Vic Fedeli and PC Energy Critic Todd Smith, Ontario’s Financial Accountability Officer has agreed to review the Electricity Trading Agreement entered into last fall by the Wynne government and Quebec.

Ontario’s independent energy experts and industry leaders are blasting Kathleen Wynne’s secret energy negotiations with Quebec. Here’s what they have had to say so far:

Statement from Ontario PC Leader Patrick Brown on the La Presse story of a secret Quebec-Ontario energy deal:

“Once again the Wynne Liberals have been caught negotiating in secret when thousands of Ontario jobs are on the line. This secret deal for 8 terawatts (TWh) per year of power - 6% of the power Ontario used last year - is bad for Ontario’s economy and for hydro customers. This is a bad contract for five big reasons: