SummarySpren for "Government appointments"
- • Metrolinx CEO Phil Verster has given an unsatisfactory update on the Eglinton Crosstown public-private partnership, saying he will let the public know when he knows.
• The project has been under construction for a decade and is over $1 billion over budget, and the response from Mr. Verster is considered unacceptable.
- • The Ontario government has launched the largest expansion of public transit in the province's history, with 28,000 cars taken off the road and travel times reduced by 22 minutes.
• The government has invested $70 billion in public transit across the province, but the NDP has voted against every step of the plan.
- • The Speaker is ready to start again and requests that members take their seats and make their comments through the Chair, not directly across the floor of the House at each other.
• The clock will be restarted and the Premier has the floor for the next question.
- • Ms. Bhutila Karpoche, a member of the New Democratic Party of Ontario, has criticized the government for their handling of operational failures in the transportation department, stating that the minister's response is an insult to the tens of thousands of people whose lives are disrupted and the hundreds of small businesses that have been forced to shut down.
• Ms. Karpoche has questioned the government's competence in recognizing and addressing the significant operational failures, or if they simply like the current minister, Mr. Verster, that much.
- • The NDP has consistently opposed public transit investments in Ontario, despite their claims of supporting the environment.
• The Progressive Conservative government, led by Premier Ford, will prioritize building highways, roads, subways, and LRTs to improve the transportation network in the province.