Premier Kathleen Wynne makes a stop at Global Med Inc. in Trenton during her 2014 Eastern Ontario Jobs Tour. (Photo: Nicole Kleinsteuber / Quinte News)
Prince Edward Hastings MPP Todd Smith says Premier Kathleen Wynne’s decision to prorogue the House and bring it back with a Throne Speech on Monday shows she is ‘desperate to hit reboot’.
A speech from the throne is an opportunity for the Liberal government – with low approval ratings – to outline a new set of priorities less than two years from the next provincial election.
All government bills are being kept active, including election finance reforms, but it’s not yet clear what will happen to private members’ bills.
Both Ontario PC Leader Patrick Brown and Smith have said publicly the move comes as the Liberals are desperate after losing the Scarborough-Rouge River by-election to his party’s candidate.
Meanwhile Liberal Northumberland Quinte West MPP Lou Rinaldi said they were talking about proroguing last June and this has no reflection on last week’s election.
Wynne said Wednesday, when asked about her upcoming legislative priorities, that economic growth and job creation will continue to be a focus and that the government needs to find a way to address high electricity rates.
