Ontario Throne Speech 2016
Throne Speech – Premier Kathleen Wynne – September 12, 2016
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Key Points Addressed in Speech:
- Enhancing Child Care
- Creating new licensed spaces
- Creating new after school programs/drop in centres
- Investing in Education (KG – post secondary)
- Building & renovating schools
- Implementing renewed math strategy
- Building new campuses & labs (post-secondary)
- Investing in Skills Training for the Job Market
- Working with industry, union & educatorsto develop new skills training with recommendations of the Highly Skilled Workforce Expert Panel
- Strengthening the Health Care System
- Reducing out of pocket prescription costs for seniors
- Reducing wait times for seeing specialists
- Adding nursing care and personal support & home support hours
- Investing in Roads/Transit/Modern Infrastructure
- Re-paving highways/bridges
- Improved access to remote First Nations communities
- Light Rapid transit system expansion
- GO system improvements
- Building Competitive Business Environment through Low Carbon Industries
- Investing in farmers, processors, foresters, programmers, entrepreneurs and manufacturers
- Creating autonomous cars and electric vehicles
- Closing coal fired electricity plants to combat climate change
- Improving Retirement Income Security
- Bolster Canada Pension Plan
- Relief on Electricity Bills
- Legislation to rebate consumer residential electricity bills
- Rural customers and small businesses to see savings, rebates and reductions on electricity bills
No mention of Community Safety, Policing, Police Oversight or Boards.
Prepared by: Angela Suri – Administrative Assistant – Peel Police Services Board