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Thursday, October 11, 2012

Ontario Can Be a Job Creator Again - read Paths to Prosperity: An Agenda for Growth


This morning, I will join Ontario PC Deputy Leader Christine Elliott to release our latest white paper, Paths to Prosperity: An Agenda for Growth – and we wanted you to be the first to know.

I know Ontario will once again lead Canada in job creation.  But with 600,000 unemployed Ontarians, it’s going to take transformative change and bold action to put people back to work.

The current government’s plan has failed, resulting in a record of soaring power rates, increased taxes, a costly and time-consuming regulatory burden and overspending that has the province careening toward a $30-billion deficit.

The PC Job Creation Task Force has spent months consulting with people like you – our grassroots members, small business owners, entrepreneurs and industry leaders.  The result is An Agenda for Growth – our plan to make Ontario the leader in job creation again.  It features 15 bold proposals to grow the economy and create jobs, including:
  • Balancing the budget quicker than the current plan, which will take another 5 years and add billions of dollars to our debt
  • Creating a level playing field for all to succeed through lower taxes, freer trade, ending corporate welfare and reducing the regulatory burden by at least 33 percent over 3 years
  • Strengthening the skilled trades
One particular proposal I wanted to draw your attention to is our idea to break gridlock in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area.  Gridlock is costing our economy billions in lost productivity. We need an integrated commuter rail network with a seamless commuter experience across GO rail and TTC subways and LRTs.  That’s why we’re proposing to fully integrate the existing GTHA commuter rail network by transferring TTC subway and future LRTs to Metrolinx.   This proposal would reduce intergovernmental fighting, promote accountability and accelerate transportation decisions.  The result will be less traffic and more jobs.

I would encourage you to read the proposals in An Agenda for Growth and to share your own ideas to create jobs and turn our economy around.

Click here to be the first one to read An Agenda For Growth and send us your feedback.

Sincerely,

Tim Hudak
Leader, Ontario PC Party