Ontario Throne Speech 2016

Throne Speech – Premier Kathleen Wynne – September 12, 2016

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Key Points Addressed in Speech:

1. Enhancing Child Care
   • Creating new licensed spaces
   • Creating new after school programs/drop in centres
2. Investing in Education (KG – post secondary)
   • Building & renovating schools
   • Implementing renewed math strategy
   • Building new campuses & labs (post-secondary)
3. 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
4. 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
5. 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
6. 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
7. Improving Retirement Income Security
   • Bolster Canada Pension Plan
8. 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