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"The Drummond Commission ignores the very cause of the problem it was tasked to solve. The financial crisis of 2008 was created by a stock market collapse, not health care, education or other services that Ontarians rely on," said OFL President Sid Ryan. "The real cause of the province's $16 billion deficit is the billions of dollars lost through corporate tax cuts that have failed to create new jobs."
"You can't cut your way to economic prosperity. Slashing middle class jobs and the services that provide a social safety net will virtually guarantee that Ontarians can't get back on their feet,"- Ontario Federation of Labour.
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/ofl-president-calls-on-duncan-reject-entire-premise-drummond-commission-economic-recovery-1619907.htm
"Drummond is an extremely wealthy retired bank executive and does not in any way represent the values and needs of regular Ontarians. He selected a very narrow elite of hospital executives and pro-privatization lobbyists to consult while he was writing his report. When we and a few other groups met with him in early December - at our request - the report was already written," noted Natalie Mehra, coalition director.
"Despite no mention of these plans during the election only a few months ago, the McGuinty government has forged a mandate for the Drummond Commission that is extraordinarily biased towards privatization. It has virtually no public interest principles to protect the fairness and equity of Ontarians' public services."- Ontario Health Coalition .
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/public-interest-groups-deeply-concerned-about-undemocratic-process-drummond-commission-1611831.htm
“Ontario faces more severe economic and fiscal challenges than Ontarians realize,” –Drummond. http://www.thespec.com/news/article/671961--drummond-report-higher-hydro-bills-more-user-fees-urged
"You can't cut your way to economic prosperity. Slashing middle class jobs and the services that provide a social safety net will virtually guarantee that Ontarians can't get back on their feet,"- Ontario Federation of Labour.
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/ofl-president-calls-on-duncan-reject-entire-premise-drummond-commission-economic-recovery-1619907.htm
"Drummond is an extremely wealthy retired bank executive and does not in any way represent the values and needs of regular Ontarians. He selected a very narrow elite of hospital executives and pro-privatization lobbyists to consult while he was writing his report. When we and a few other groups met with him in early December - at our request - the report was already written," noted Natalie Mehra, coalition director.
"Despite no mention of these plans during the election only a few months ago, the McGuinty government has forged a mandate for the Drummond Commission that is extraordinarily biased towards privatization. It has virtually no public interest principles to protect the fairness and equity of Ontarians' public services."- Ontario Health Coalition .
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/public-interest-groups-deeply-concerned-about-undemocratic-process-drummond-commission-1611831.htm
“Ontario faces more severe economic and fiscal challenges than Ontarians realize,” –Drummond. http://www.thespec.com/news/article/671961--drummond-report-higher-hydro-bills-more-user-fees-urged
