- 1. 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
- 2. 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
- 3. 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
- 4. 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
- 5. 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
- 6. 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
- 7. 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
- 8. Ford's Defici
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- ... to balance the budget. It hasn’t lost its way. Her predecessor, former MPP and health minister, Christine Elliott, now a lobbyist for the private health sector, spent her entire political career railing ...
- Created on 29 March 2024
- 9. 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
- 10. 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
- 11. 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
- 12. 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
- 13. 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
- 14. 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
- 15. 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
- 16. $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
- 17. 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
- 18. 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
- 19. 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
- 20. 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
- 21. 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
- 22. 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
- 23. 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
- 24. 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
- 25. 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
- 26. 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
- 27. 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
- 28. 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
- 29. 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