DUNLOP: NEW WATER-TAKING MORATORIUM IS MEANINGLESS December 18, 2003

(Queen’s Park) – Simcoe North MPP Garfield Dunlop said today that Environment Minister Dombrowsky’s moratorium on new and expanded water-taking permits will do absolutely nothing to stop the water-taking process at Site 41 and the Adams Mine.

DUNLOP CONDEMNS LIBERALS FOR PASSING LARGEST TAX INCREASE IN ONTARIO’S HISTORY December 17, 2003

(Queen’s Park) – Simcoe North MPP Garfield Dunlop today criticized the new Dalton McGuinty government for passing Bill 2, legislation that means higher taxes for all Ontarians. The bill is yet to receive Royal Assent.

Statement on Site 41 Read in the Legislature of Ontario By Garfield Dunlop, MPP, Simcoe North December 2,2003

I rise in the House today to talk about the protection in my riding of our most precious resource – water.
Since 1978, concerns have continued to be raised about the proposed landfill at Site 41 in Tiny Township. Site 41 lies in the middle of a rich agricultural area, a few feet above two aquifers.

DUNLOP CONDEMNS LIBERALS FOR “DIRTY MOVE” ON PROJECT TURNAROUND November 28, 2003

(Queen’s Park) – Garfield Dunlop, P.C. Critic for Community Safety and Correctional Services, lashed out at the Liberals today for what he calls a “dirty move” to secretly relocate the young offenders housed at Project Turnaround near Midland.

DUNLOP DISAPPOINTED WITH THRONE SPEECH: NOTHING FOR POLICE OR FIREFIGHTERS November 20, 2003

(Queen’s Park) – Community Safety and Correctional Services Critic Garfield Dunlop today expressed his disappointment with how police and firefighters were totally ignored in today’s Throne Speech.

Dunlop Says Throne Speech Nothing More Than Excuses November 20, 2003

(Queen’s Park) — Dalton McGuinty’s first Throne Speech is a laundry list of excuses, symbols and time-buying tactics, not an agenda for action, says Simcoe North MPP Garfield Dunlop.

DUNLOP: MINISTER KWINTER’S ANGER IS NOT ENOUGH November 18, 2003

(Queen’s Park) – Garfield Dunlop, P.C. Critic for Community Safety and Correctional Services, said today that Minister Kwinter’s sole response of anger over a man mistakenly released from the Niagara Detention Centre lacks substance and leadership.

DUNLOP ANNOUNCES $246,800 FOR SOLDIERS' MEMORIAL July 9, 2003

(Queen's Park) - Simcoe North MPP Garfield Dunlop announced today that Orillia Soldiers' Memorial Hospital will receive $246,800 from the Ernie Eves government to address inpatient surgical backlogs caused by the impact of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).

DUNLOP TO DELIVER EVES GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR LE FESTIVAL DU LOUP July 18, 2003

(Queen's Park) - This evening, Simcoe North MPP Garfield Dunlop will attend the opening ceremony of Le Festival du Loup de Lafontaine to officially present a $5,000 cheque from the Eves government. The funding comes from the Ministry of Tourism and Recreation"s Tourism Event Marketing Partnership (TEMP) program.

EVES GOVERNMENT INVESTS $90 MILLION IN TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION June 12, 2003

SCARBOROUGH - The Ernie Eves government is investing $90 million over four years to improve technological education in Ontario, Deputy Premier and Minister of Education Elizabeth Witmer announced today. The funding will be used to purchase new equipment such as construction framing tools, automotive hoists and food preparation devices.

DUNLOP ANNOUNCES CONTRACTORS FOR LOCAL HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS June 11, 2003

(Queen's Park) - Simcoe North MPP Garfield Dunlop announced today that two contracts have been awarded for local highway construction projects.

DUNLOP APPOINTED VICE-CHAIR OF MUNICIPAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT CORPORATION June 5, 2003

(Queen's Park) - Finance Minister Janet Ecker has appointed Simcoe North MPP Garfield Dunlop as vice-chair of the Board of Directors of the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC). Dunlop"s appointment took effect on May 26, 2003 and expires on July 31, 2004.

LCBO AGENCY STORES COMING TO JOYLAND BEACH & WARMINSTER May 30, 2003

(Queen's Park) - Simcoe North MPP Garfield Dunlop announced today that Joyland Beach and Warminster have been designated as future locations for Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) agency stores, pending local municipal approval.

BACKGROUNDER - THRONE SPEECH HIGHLIGHTS May 2003

The Right Choices: Securing Our Future Highlights of Ontario Budget 2003

DUNLOP ANNOUNCES $40M FOR SOLDIERS' MEMORIAL HOSPITAL May 9, 2003

(Orillia) – Simcoe North MPP Garfield Dunlop announced today that the Ernie Eves government will provide up to $40,568,170 to Orillia Soldiers' Memorial Hospital for the completion of the hospital's redevelopment project.

DUNLOP ANNOUNCES CONTRACTOR FOR RAMA INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS April 25, 2003

(Queen's Park) – Simcoe North MPP Garfield Dunlop announced today that K.J. Beamish Construction Company has been awarded a contract to widen Highway 12 in Atherley and reconstruct the Simcoe County Road 44 (Rama Road) intersection leading to Casino Rama. Construction has already started and is expected to be completed by fall 2003.

DUNLOP ANNOUNCES THAT EVES GOVERNMENT WILL PROVIDE FUNDING TO REPLACE TWO OLD SCHOOLS April 11, 2003

(Queen's Park) – Simcoe North MPP Garfield Dunlop announced today that the Simcoe County District School Board will receive new funding from the Eves government to replace Parkview Public School in Midland and Mount Slaven Public School in Orillia.

Ontario's Fifth Balanced Budget Makes the Right Choices for the Future, Says MPP Dunlop March 27, 2003

(Queen's Park) – Simcoe North MPP Garfield Dunlop announced today that despite times of global uncertainty, the Eves government is taking steps in its 2003 Budget to keep Ontario's economy and job growth strong. Delivered at 4 pm today by Finance Minister Janet Ecker, Budget 2003 is the government's fifth consecutive balanced.

DUNLOP ANNOUNCES $6.7 MILLION FOR LOCAL HOSPITALS March 25, 2003

(Queen's Park) – Simcoe North MPP Garfield Dunlop announced today that local hospitals will receive new funding from the Ernie Eves government to ensure that local residents continue to have access to quality hospital services.