Randy slams Minister Brad Duguid over the Government's intention to blow an additional $86 Million into the MaRS Phase 2 Project. This latest bailout brings the total money blown on MaRS to $400 Million. Randy asks the Minister how many of the new tenants do not receive Government funding - the Minister refused to answer. 

As Published in the Toronto Star - Monday Dec 15, 2014

Although it has taken 14 years to expose this corrupt and contemptible deal between the LCBO and the Beer Store, kudos to Martin Regg Cohn for doing so.

As we wrap up the fall session of the Legislature on December 11th it's time for another edition of my Scuttlebutt, and to take a peek inside provincial politics to see who's been naughty or nice, or just a nincompoop.

However there are a few things outside of politics that I want to share with you. If you’re in the area on December 14 drop in on my annual Christmas Hootenanny at Fiddleheads in Perth for some festive treats, music by the Bowes Brothers as we have a toast to the holiday season. You can find event details and RSVP here!

The Standing Committee on Estimates continues with Committee Lead MPP Randy Hillier questioning Minister of Energy Bob Chiarelli over the uncompetitive and rising energy rates in Ontario. Hillier compares the charges and rates that other Canadian jurisdictions have to illustrate how Ontarians are paying out of pocket for this government’s mismanagement of the grid.

MPP Randy Hillier breaks down the MaRS debacle for the Minister of Infrastructure during question period. Faced with the same deflections by Minister Duguid seen throughout the unfolding of the MaRS scandel, MPP Hillier reiterates the facts and presses the Minister to come clean on the real costs and finical risks of the bailout to the tax payers of Ontario.