Bob Delaney's speeches

What is our Mississauga-Streetsville MPP saying these days?
Bob's articles, speeches and blogs

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As your MPP, I am active on behalf of western Mississauga during debates in the Legislature. The list of my contributions is one of the longest and most extensive of any Member of Provincial Parliament.
See a list on the Ontario Legislative Assembly web site.

Blogs, articles and speeches

On many speaking occasions, my remarks are not delivered from prepared notes. On some occasions, however, I have either done a written draft of my remarks, or they are recorded and transcribed before being reproduced here. And blogs are so very, very 21st-century! So here is where you'll find my thoughts, speeches, articles and, yes, blogs. I will add to it as often as I can, with my own thoughts, and sometimes those of others.

How and when to toast the LCBO savings: One of the dangers of getting your information from either talk radio or shrill columnists is that it is usually wrong. Price changes (or lack of them) at the LCBO with the July 1, 2010 implementation of the HST is a prime example. If people ask you, give them the truth with this article from the Mississauga Taxpayer Yahoo! Group.
Five key points about Ontario's plan to lead Canada out of the recession: You may know that Ontario's economic growth in the year 2010 led all provinces in Canada. But did you know that Ontario is the leading jurisdiction in the entire G-20 in economic growth? It's true. Look at these five key points in Ontario's plan to transition from recovery to prosperity.
Exploding some of the egregious myths and falsehoods about the HST and tax reform: On June 30, 2010, at the stroke of midnight, an Ontario cold-war relic vanished. The Provincial Sales Tax, an expensive, outdated, cumbersome, wasteful, stupid way to tax consumption was replaced with a more modern, value-added tax. Read about the myths and misconceptions.
January 2010 assignment to the Ministry of Revenue: In late January, I got a change of assignment and a new Minister who is also my old Minister. Revenue Minister John Wilkinson and I worked together at the Ministry of Research and Innvovation, and we are now teamd up again at the Ministry of Revenue. Job #1: explaining the comprehensive package of tax cuts and sales tax harmonization that is coming into effect this year.
Audio Blog: HST and tax reform talk to Gujarati Business Association: Serious business people get it about tax reform. The Gujarati Business Association invited me to say a few words about Ontario's tax reforms and about the upcoming Harmonized Sales Tax at its New Year's get-together in January 2010.
Address to the Ontario Legislature on Senate reform: Every now and then, an MPP gets the chance to say the kind of thing you'd normally say among the patrons of a coffee shop in the Legislature. The November 5, 2009 debate on Senate Reform was one such opportunity. Here's what I had to say!
Address to the 2009 Graduating Class at Streetsville: Coinciding exactly with the 40th anniversary of my own secondary school graduation, I brought Ontario's greetings and congratulations to the 2009 Graduating Class at Streetsville Secondary School.
Video Blog: Credit Valley Hospital Phase II Update - October 2009: Member's Statement to the Ontario Legislature on Monday October 5, 2009 with an update of construction progress at Credit Valley Hospital.
Video Blog: Why to reject the Half the Story Tories: Ontario's comprehensive tax reform package is a combination of aggressive tax cuts, and a move to a single sales tax. Here;s why it is a good idea.
Video Blog: Lisgar GO Station Wind Turbine now operating: On Earth Day 2009, GO Transit officially opened the new 50 kW wind turbine on the station property. It will generate some 80 percent of the station's electricity needs. Here is my Member's Statement in the Ontario Legislature.
Video Blog: Member's Statement on how Ontario schools are going green: How Ontario's investment of more than $550 million is making more than 1,000 Ontario schools more energy-efficient and reducing greenhouse gases. Member's statement from April 30, 2009.
Video Blog: Celebrating Vaisakhi with our Sikh community in western Mississauga: Member's Statement in the Ontario Legislature to help celebrate Vaisakhi with our Sikh community. The event occurs annually in April.
Video Blog: Statement in the Legislature on Streetsville film director Richie Mehta: Film director Richie Mehta has a film called Amal that was nominated for an incredible six Genie Awards! I celebrated Richie with a Member's Statement in the Legislature.
Audio Blog: Celebrating the Village of Streetsville at 150;: Celebrating all the great things that the dedicated volunteers in Streetsville did to celebrate 150 years of history during the year 2008.
Video Blog: Telling Ontario about Cyclone Manufacturing in Meadowvale: Cyclone Manufacturing in Meadowvale makes precision parts for aircraft makers all over the world. Hear about one manufacturing firm in our back yard that is doing well in these challenging times.
Audio Blog: Bob's Remembrance Day Remarks, 2008: For the third year, just before Remembrance Day, Royal Canadian Legion #139 Streetsville has held a commemorative ceremony at the Erin Mills Town Centre, attended by elementary school kids, staff and shoppers. Here is the audio of my 2008 remarks.
Audio Blog: New wind turbine to generate Lisgar GO Train Station electricity: As planned, construction of the new win turbine to generate some 50 kW of electricity at the Lisgar GO Train station is underway. Hear my Member's statement delivered in the Ontario Legislature announcing it.
Meeting the defining challenge of the first half of the 21st Century: On October 16, 2008, I brought greetings from the Province to the 2008 graduating class of Meadowvale Secondary School. For those who asked for a copy of my remarks, here they are!
Audio Blog: Speaking about innovation to managers of science centres worldwide: Ever wonder what the people at the Ontario Science Centre do to find a peer group? Me too. I got to speak to them in June, 2008. For the first time, the World Science Centre Congress met in North America. Some 400 science centre managers met in Toronto, and I brought them a brief greeting on behalf of the Government of Ontario.
The continuum of tradition for 845 Avro Arrow Squadron Cadets: I enjoy my study of military history. As such, an opportunity to address 845 Avro Arrow Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Cadets, was as much of a pleasure for me as I tried to make it for them.
Audio Blog: Celebrating the 150th anniversary of the founding of Streetsville: With Streetsville's 150th Celebration Committee members Scott Brubaker, Carol Cairns and Bernice Cunningham in the Legislature's Members' Gallery, I delivered this statement before the Legislature to commemorate Streetsville at 150.
Audio Blogs: Budget-08, CVH, GO Transit: Western Mississauga was on a powerful roll in April of 2008. The Ontario budget was good for Mississauga. Phase II at Credit Valley Hospital moved ahead. GO Transit made some big announcements to improve service at Meadowvale and Streetsville..
Each of us needs to be at our best: Remarks to West Credit Secondary Graduation: One of my annual enjoyable visits is the opportunity to address the graduates of West Credit Secondary School each year. On June 27th, 2007 I spoke to the graduates, their folks and the outstanding teachers and staff at West Credit. A few people asked for a copy, and on that occasion, I spoke from a text I had prepared.
Celebrating volunteers in Mississauga in June: Some people asked for a copy of my remarks at the annual Ontario Volunteer Awards at the Oasis Banquet Hall on June 15th. This was one of the times I spoke from a prepared text, and you can download it here.

38th Parliament: 2003 to 2007

Productive spring session ends 38th Parliament: Barring anything unforeseen, the Ontario Legislature will next reconvene for the start of the 39th Parliament after the October 10th general election. The final session of the Legislature passed 14 government bills in 40 sessional days of sitting.
Audio Blog: Streetsville Bread & Honey Festival 2007: My statement to the Legislature of May 31st promoting the 2007 Streetsville Bread & Honey Festival. Let's hope the weather holds up.
Mixed Member Proportional = more politics and less governing: What if somebody said you would get better government if you paid more attention to the parties that lost the election? That is exactly what the referendum question on the ballot this fall will ask you to do. Here is why I recommend voting a decisive "No!".
The 90th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge: our boys did good: Vimy Ridge: its very name evokes passion, emotion and Canadian nationhood. I've been there. Here are my thoughts on the 90th anniversary of the epic battle that forged an indelible part of Canada's national consciousness.
Goodbye GTA Pooling: Ontario's 2007-08 Budget phases it out: Bob Delaney's Member's Statement in the Ontario Legislative Assembly on March 27, 2007 bidding goodbye to the much-hated GTA Pooling, known in the 905 Belt as the "Toronto Tax."
The NDP loves to spend other people's money: a minimum wage reality check: Let's think about this proposal before we rush out and spend other people's money. A $10 minimum wage really means much more than a two-dollar hourly raise for a few workers at the low end of the scale. But then, that's the part the NDP doesn't like to talk about.
Ontario's renaissance in post-secondary education: The province fulfilled a 2003 campaign promise to freeze tuitions for two years while re-thinking its approach to the funding of post-secondary education. Perhaps the province's greatest competitive advantage is the entrepreneurial drive, the creativity and the hard work of its best and brightest, The 2005 Ontario Budget began a process of investing some $6.2 billion into post-secondary education, Ontario's greatest single commitment in the last two generations. Here is the difference that investment has made so far. More details on the Reaching Higher plan.
Mississauga News Guest Column: Jan 31, 2007 -- Moving the City of Mississauga Forward: Mississauga's six MPPs have played an activist role in health care, education and other growth issues, but now it's time to eliminate the Toronto Tax, and time for the feds to make good on their pledge to address the fiscal gap so that Ontario (and Mississauga) can keep some of their tax revenue working for them right here.
Audio Blog: Making a difference in Ontario's economy: Here is an audio file of a Member's Statement I made in the Legislature on November 22, 2006, celebrating the difference that Ontarians have made in the economy of this province in the past three years.
Audio Blog: Mississauga's infrastructure renewal: This is a Member's Statement I made in the Legislature on October 6, 2006 discussing the progress Ontario has made in the past three years on renewing Mississauga's infrastructure.
Audio Blog: Outstanding contribution to health care at Credit Valley Hospital: In September of 2006, I made this Member's Statement in the Legislature to thank Vijay and Nina Kanwar for their contribution to the new Ambulatory Care Centre at Credit Valley Hospital.
What difference has Ontario's government made since 2003?: Ontario's last election was October 2, 2003. That was days ago. Our next election will be on October 10, 2007. That is days from now. Ontario's Energy Minister, the Honourable Dwight Duncan, in this excerpt of a speech in October of 2003, talks about the change in Ontario since then, and the challenge in the 21st Century during the years ahead.
Keeping Mississauga moving in the 21st century: Text of an article published in the August 30, 2006 issue of the Mississauga News about the differences in people's lives from some critical investment in transportation and why it matters most to us in western Mississauga.
Announcement of Credit Valley Hospital's "A" & "H" Block Expansion: On August 22, 2005, Bob announced that Credit Valley Hospital's much-needed Phase II expansion would go ahead in the government's 2007-08 fiscal year. This will greatly ease the pressure on the hospital's emergency ward and increase bed capacity for maternal and newborn care as well as regional paediatrics, mental health programs, rehabilitation and complex continuing care.
Audio Blog: Praising Mississauga Synchronized Swimmer Samantha Wymes: On June 7, 2006, I rose with this Member's Statement to recognize 14-year-old synchronized swimmer and western Mississauga resident Samantha Wymes, the youngest swimmer to qualify for Synchro Ontario. She will represent Ontario at the 2007 Canada Games in the Yukon. In spring of 2006, she won a bronze, silver and gold medal in Lima, Peru at the Synchro Peru Aquatica Cup tournament.
Explaining why learning to age 18 is essential to Ontario: Speaking in June of 2006, Bob talked about the reasons for changing the age at which students can drop out of school from 16 to 18. This is an edited transcript of Bob's remarks in the Ontario Legislature.
Opening of Artesian Drive Public School: On the evening of May 19, 2005, Artesian Drive Public School held its official opening ceremony. Bob represented the Government of Ontario. The school has an awesome musical program, and a catchy motto: At Artesian, we have drive!
Explaining Bill 186, the redistribution of seats on Peel Regional Council: In April, 2005, the Government of Ontario introduced Bill 186 to enact changes recommended by Justice George Adams with regard to representation on Peel Regional Council by the cities of Brampton, Mississauga and Caledon. Bob's Guest Column in the Mississauga News explained some of the details.