On Tuesday, March 27, Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry MPP Jim McDonell entered the provincial Budget lock-up, expecting to see a plan for creating jobs and ensuring economic growth. McDonell could not hide his disappointment with this year’s Budget which has spending up over $1.8 billion and no appreciable reduction in last year’s horrendous deficit of $15.3 billion. [...]

Jim McDonell, MPP expected greater vision and determination from the McGuinty Government in tackling Ontario’s spending crisis. “We see a Budget with no plan for jobs and no moves to contain spending. Expenditures are rising in more than half of the ministries; up almost two billion dollars from last year’s Budget. Our deficit is now [...]

Jim McDonell MPP stood up for Ontario’s job creators, our businesses, by voting with the PC Caucus to reduce Ontario’s corporate tax rate. “Businesses in Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry would create much-needed jobs if we gave them the opportunity”, McDonell said. The Ontario Legislature voted today on an Opposition Day Motion by PC Leader Tim Hudak, which [...]