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Decentralized Democracy

Ontario Assembly

43rd Parl. 1st Sess.
February 29, 2024 09:00AM

I want to address my colleague across the row when he talks about EVs. You have not mentioned the fact that the reason why we’ve been successful at EVs in this province is because of Unifor and their incredible bargaining that they did at the bargaining table in their last round of contracts. If it wasn’t for their bargaining committee, Oshawa would have been closed. And if you guys remember, not that long ago, your Premier stood up and said, “That boat has sailed. It’s gone away.” So thanks to the union workers and brothers and sisters there that provide the best things.

But to my colleague, I’m going to ask this question again because my colleague the MPP from Oshawa really came up with something that kind of makes this bill laughable when you say you’re not going to charge tolls. The 407 east tolls, which are owned by the province of Ontario, which are paying tolls as we stand here today, the Durham council in that Oshawa area have asked to have those tolls taken off—

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