- 1. Christine Elliott goes from Health Minister to Private Sector Health Lobbyist in a Heartbeat
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- ... health minister Christine Elliott registered to lobby the Ford government on behalf of Clearpoint. Her official registration says her lobbying goals are to "engage the government in updating and increasing ...
- Created on 15 November 2023
- 2. Christine Elliott lingers on…
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- ... so we can discuss the matter further?" I have zero interest in meeting Christine Elliott. But I have one or two reasons for meeting her former Office Manager. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Update ...
- Created on 26 July 2022
- 3. Newmarket-Aurora Liberals poised to select candidate to challenge Ford’s Deputy, Christine Elliott, in June election
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- ... same day. (Photo from Newmarket Today) The former MPP, Chris Ballard, decided not to run again leaving the field open to two wannabe MPPs, Dr Sylvain Roy, a psychologist and Shameela Shakeel, a psychometrist. ...
- Created on 11 January 2022
- 4. Cutting Nurses Pay – the Christine Elliott Way
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- ... denied them a fair wage increase. Why? Because the Government’s Bill 124 tied his hands, imposing a 1% cap on wages.” “When a journalist asked Christine Elliott about the arbitration, she dodged responsibility ...
- Created on 29 June 2020
- 5. Christine Elliott MPP and the public service cuts in Ontario
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- As TIFF gets under way and summer draws to a close let us not forget those who protested outside Christine Elliott’s Newmarket-Aurora constituency office over many months, drawing our attention to the ...
- Created on 05 September 2019
- 6. Andrew’s Convenience Store in Aurora will be selling beer and wine by this time next year says local MPP Christine Elliott - but at what cost?
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- ... itself open to legal action by the Beer Store owners for breach of contract. A year ago the Deputy Leader of the Progressive Conservatives Christine Elliott told us she wanted convenience stores to sell ...
- Created on 12 August 2019
- 7. My 15 minute appointment with Christine Elliott MPP
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- Two months after asking for an appointment with my MPP, Christine Elliott, I am getting one and I am grateful. This morning’s ERA newspaper tells me others aren’t so lucky. I have been given 15 minutes ...
- Created on 08 August 2019
- 8. Ford reshuffle strips key responsibilities from his deputy Christine Elliott and she is delighted
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- Ontario's Health and Long term Care Minister Christine Elliott is losing a big chunk of her responsibilities as long-term care is passed over to Dr Merrilee Fullerton and Michael Tibollo takes on mental ...
- Created on 20 June 2019
- 9. How long will it take me to get an appointment to see my MPP, Christine Elliott?
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- How long before I can see my MPP, Christine Elliott? I have no idea. It could be in the Fall. But I am keeping my fingers crossed. We learn the PCs want their MPPs to use the summer break talking ...
- Created on 09 June 2019
- 10. Christine Elliott and cuts to legal aid
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- Yesterday (Friday 31 May 2019) the Common Ground people staged another of their rolling demonstrations outside Christine Elliott’s office in Newmarket. I spot a new face behind dark sunglasses in animated ...
- Created on 01 June 2019
- 11. No sign of Christine Elliott as protests continue outside her Newmarket Office
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- Christine Elliott’s constituency office in Newmarket was again closed to visitors at 12 noon today as protesters gathered outside to draw attention to the scale and ferocity of the planned cuts to services. ...
- Created on 24 May 2019
- 12. Christine Elliott’s Newmarket Office besieged by protesters
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- The constituency office of Newmarket-Aurora’s MPP, Christine Elliott, was today picketed by a good-natured rainbow coalition of protesters, all concerned about Doug Ford’s latest cuts. The group says ...
- Created on 01 May 2019
- 13. Doug Ford, Christine Elliott and the Greenbelt.
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- ... protect the Greenbelt in its entirety. What are Christine Elliott's views on Bill 66? Full of indignation about the duplicity I write to Christine Elliott, who is Ford’s Deputy Leader and who happen ...
- Created on 11 December 2018
- 14. Christine Elliott’s Talking Points on Gun Violence
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- ... and do nothing. I want to see a nationwide ban on assault rifles and handguns and I recently asked my MPP Christine Elliott if she still believes (as she did in 2008) that “a simple handgun ban ...
- Created on 26 November 2018
- 15. Christine Elliott MPP: keeping her views to herself
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- Candidates for Durham Regional Chair in one of their many debates In July I asked my MPP, Christine Elliott, the Deputy Leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, for her views on whether ...
- Created on 20 October 2018
- 16. Do Chris Emanuel’s sums add up?
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- Newmarket’s Regional Councillor candidate Chris Emanuel warns voters they face a tax hike of over 40% if they elect Tom Vegh. Seriously? Is this on the cards? Or even remotely plausible? Or ...
- Created on 15 October 2018
- 17. Tom Vegh or Chris Emanuel
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- Who should we vote for in the election for Regional Councillor? Cross-dressing We have to choose between Tom Vegh and Chris Emanuel. Or, perhaps, Joan Stonehocker. But from their campaign ...
- Created on 14 October 2018
- 18. Christine Elliott and the cancellation of elections for Regional Chairs
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- Christine Elliott is my MPP. She steadfastly refuses to tell me if she was in favour of the direct election of the Chair of Durham Regional Council when she was MPP for Whitby-Oshawa. It is not ...
- Created on 16 September 2018
- 19. Chris Emanuel, Secrecy and the Town of Newmarket
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- Over three years ago at the Glenway Lessons Learned meeting, Regional Councillor wannabe Chris Emanuel told me too much is kept secret at the Town Hall and that should change. Chris is running for ...
- Created on 07 August 2018
- 20. Christine Elliott and the direct election of the Chair of York Regional Council
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- The Deputy Leader of Ford’s Progressive Conservatives, Christine Elliott, yesterday voted in favour of the Better Local Government Act which will cut the size of Toronto City Council and axe the upcoming ...
- Created on 31 July 2018
- 21. MPP hopeful Christine Elliott says the PCs will produce a fully costed platform before the election.
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- Former PC leadership contender and candidate for the bell-weather riding of Newmarket-Aurora, Christine Elliott, told a breakfast meeting earlier today that the Progressive Conservatives would be producing ...
- Created on 24 May 2018
- 22. Chris Emanuel v Tom Vegh
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- Last night I wander along to Chris Emanuel’s campaign launch in the Veterans Hall at Millard. He is running for Regional Councillor, hoping to step into John Taylor’s shoes if – as widely assumed ...
- Created on 04 May 2018
- 23. An Unwelcome Guest at Christine Elliott’s meet and greet
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- Last night (5 April 2018) Christine Elliott’s meet and greet in Newmarket had an unwelcome guest, the former PC candidate Charity McGrath. Three weeks ago McGrath was stripped of her status as official ...
- Created on 06 April 2018
- 24. Chris Ballard's electrifying new projec
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- ... happened twenty years ago. As I enter it is impossible to miss Chris Ballard, Newmarket-Aurora's smiley MPP, who is standing strategically by the entrance, making sure his constituents know he is here. ...
- Created on 07 July 2017
- 25. The Future of the Christian Baptist Church on Main Street South
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- Increasingly my thoughts are turning to religion. Yesterday, the ERA newspaper unusually delivered a bombshell straight to my front door. We are told the Christian Baptist Church on Main Street ...
- Created on 17 February 2017
- 26. Chris Ballard and Bill 42
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- Congratulations to Aurora Newmarket MPP Chris Ballard on his promotion into the Government as Minister of Housing. He will be a busy boy. But this raises the question of what happens to Bill 42 - his ...
- Created on 14 June 2016
- 27. Chris Campbell for Mayor
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- Chris Campbell’s campaign launch is a jolly affair. No sign of any Newmarket councillors. I am on the look out. But, inevitably, Darryl Wolk, is here, pressing the flesh with one hand, cell phone ...
- Created on 09 September 2014
- 28. Is Dawn Gallagher Murphy happy or sad for the nurses?
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- ... Freedoms. Here is the ONA’s take on the Court’s decision. Dawn was of course personally selected by Doug Ford to be the PC candidate for Newmarket-Aurora within 24 hours of Christine Elliott announcing ...
- Created on 26 February 2024
- 29. Ford to deliver on his Beer Store promise after eight years
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- ... and now health lobbyist, Christine Elliott, told the Ontario legislature: “Buck-a-beer is part of the government’s commitment to transforming alcohol retailing in Ontario, which includes expanding the ...
- Created on 15 December 2023
- 30. The Greenbelt Scandal in King: Senior Officials in the dark about second Southlake in King
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- ... From: Rashidi, Mariam (MMAH) Sent: November 15, 2022 2:56 PM To: Poulos, Chris (MMAH) Subject: FW: King CR-URGENT Attachments: King Township Resolution re Proposed New Southlake Regional Health ...
- Created on 31 October 2023
- 31. When will Andrew's Convenience Store in Aurora be allowed to sell beer
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- ... Now I'm used to it but, when I think about it, I still find it crazy. Christine and Dawn I recall going to see my then MPP Christine Elliott in August 2019 to ask her when Andrew's Convenience store ...
- Created on 04 July 2023
- 32. Doug Ford and Land Use Planning: Making it up as he goes along
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- ... array of farm organisations - including the National Farmers Union-Ontario, the Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario, the Ontario Broiler Hatching Egg & Chick Commission, the Beef Farmers of Ontario, Ontario ...
- Created on 04 June 2023
- 33. The Big Stitch Up: Dawn Gallagher Murphy and the secret deal
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- ... never chosen by Party members in Newmarket-Aurora. She was foisted on them. After repeatedly assuring people that she was going to run again for a second term Christine Elliott abruptly announced her ...
- Created on 03 March 2023
- 34. Food for Thought: Dawn Gallagher Murphy spent over $8,000 on free meals for voters in last year's Provincial electio
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- Newmarket-Aurora MPP, Dawn Gallagher Murphy, spent more than $8,000 providing free meals to voters in the run up to last June’s provincial election. Dawn Gallagher Murphy’s financial statement (or CR-1) ...
- Created on 20 February 2023
- 35. $11,160 cost of MPP’s “Free BBQ and Corn Roast” event was paid by the taxpayers
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- ... March 2022 - as Christine Elliott announced she would not be standing in the Provincial election. The rules allow MPPs to host events in their ridings and be reimbursed for expenses where the event is ...
- Created on 16 February 2023
- 36. Vote for the Newmarket Lions Park Community Hockey Rink
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- My friend, Chris Howie, emails me: "We have a great opportunity to feature Newmarket and our Community via the outdoor rink I run for children that also raises donations. Could you please help raise ...
- Created on 07 November 2022
- 37. Canvassing Etiquette
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- ... Manager Dawn probably gets through the preliminaries by saying she was a Ford appointee and worked as the former Office Manager for Christine Elliott. And she is pure PC. But that would have taken ...
- Created on 05 October 2022
- 38. Sign Wars
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- The Chief Executive of the Newmarket Chamber of Commerce, Chris Emanuel, has confirmed that Tom Vegh will be at the “Meet and Greet” tomorrow so please come along with your questions. Tom told the Toronto ...
- Created on 27 September 2022
- 39. Ontario’s Deformed Democracy: York Region Chair Wayne Emmerson seeks a third term
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- ... Voters have no say The Wynne Government picked up Chris Ballard's Private Members Bill and put it into law, forcing Regions to elect their chairs by the voters at large. In 2018 Doug Ford reverted to ...
- Created on 25 August 2022
- 40. Regional Councillor Tom Vegh takes the developers' money and dances to their tune
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- ... surprises there. Tom Vegh is a man of few words. In 2018 the voter turnout was a less than stellar 34.7%. Here is the result last time: Tom Vegh: 8,570 Chris Emanuel: 7,952 ...
- Created on 06 August 2022
- 41. Ford's Blueprint for Strong Mayors and Municipal Reform ...
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- ... Kathleen Wynne was considering legislation for the direct election of Regional Chairs. The Liberal Government picked up Chris Ballard's Private Members Bill and put it into law - only for the measure to ...
- Created on 21 July 2022
- 42. In 13-8 vote York Regional Council rejects recommendation to amend Code of Conduct to stop members from blocking constituents on social media without giving reasons
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- ... Mr Clerk Regional Clerk Christopher Raynor: We did have an information report that came forward in October 2021 which was our staff’s attempt to convey what's happening elsewhere and the general message ...
- Created on 10 July 2022
- 43. Confusion Reigns as York Regional Council approves Official Plan in 14-7 vote
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- ... Via procedural fancy footwork, the inventive Regional Clerk, Christopher Raynor, had separated out the Whitchurch-Stouffville issue as a stand-alone - something for the Minister to decide alongside the ...
- Created on 01 July 2022
- 44. Blocking critics on Twitter
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- ... asked to amend the Region's Code of Conduct to outlaw blocking which is "arbitrary". It should be a fascinating debate. The report from the Regional Clerk, Christopher Raynor, is ground-breaking. Very ...
- Created on 28 June 2022
- 45. Why should Conservatives vote for Dawn Gallagher Murphy as the next MPP for Newmarket-Aurora?
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- Ontario is sleepwalking into a second Ford term. Unless something wholly unexpected happens before Thursday then Christine Elliott’s office manager will be our new MPP. I know next to nothing about Gallagher ...
- Created on 30 May 2022
- 46. Why isn’t gun violence an issue in this campaign?
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- ... and our former MPP Christine Elliott are against banning handguns. Steven Del Duca has pledged a Liberal Government would ban handguns within a year of taking office. But what does Dawn Gallagher ...
- Created on 25 May 2022
- 47. Dawn Gallagher Murphy’s view on the Deficit
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- Above: From this week's Era Newspaper. Deficits and Debt For as long as anyone can remember former Newmarket-Aurora MPP, Christine Elliott, has made a very big deal about Provincial deficits and ...
- Created on 23 May 2022
- 48. Gallagher Murphy on track to become Newmarket-Aurora’s next MPP
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- ... claiming it is an internal matter. Never apologise She is never going to apologise for any of this. She has learned from her friend and mentor, Christine Elliott, who told the Legislative Assembly ...
- Created on 22 May 2022
- 49. The Passion of Dawn Gallagher Murphy
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- Background: When Christine Elliott announced she would not be seeking re-election, Doug Ford immediately appointed her office manager, Dawn Gallagher Murphy, to replace her as the official PC candidate ...
- Created on 16 May 2022