LABOUR BILL BOUGHT AND PAID FOR?
Liberals handed $200,000 from unions benefiting
from legislation.
Toronto – Ontario P.C.
House Leader Bob Runciman (MPP, Leeds-Grenville)
today called on the McGuinty government to withdraw
controversial labour legislation after revealing
that unions benefiting from the bill donated
$200,000 to the Liberals at an unadvertised
fundraiser in Vaughan Tuesday night.
“The optics on this are incredibly shocking”,
said Runciman. “We’re just about
to begin public hearings on legislation that
allows construction unions to do away with secret
ballots in union organizing drives, and the
same unions hand over $200,000 as a very fat
thank you to the Liberals”.
“It unfortunately gives the impression
of inappropriate influence in the development
of legislation and in the view of my Party,
irreparably stains the legitimacy of provisions
that benefit the donors” asserted the
MPP.
Holding this very secret fundraiser on the
eve of hearings was, at the least “very
stupid” according to Runciman and fuels
voter cynicism about the honesty and integrity
of all politicians.
Runciman called on the Liberal government to
withdraw the legislation or remove the union-benefiting
provisions during upcoming public hearings of
the legislation.
Media Contact:
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(416) 325-1522
