Ernie Hardeman says our area is facing the consequences of bad policies from the Liberal Government.
The MPP for Oxford County brought up the Firestone plant closure during Question period this morning.
Ernie Hardeman says our area is facing the consequences of bad policies from the Liberal Government.
“1,500 layoffs in Oxford in less than a year and 2,800 CAMI employees on strike trying to keep their jobs in Ontario. The government can try to spin this however they want, but that’s the impact of their policies. How many more people have to lose their jobs before you are going to take real action to keep our businesses and jobs in Ontario?”
Firestone announced yesterday they will closing their doors by the end of 2018, resulting in about 200 job losses for the region. Hardeman says this is an alarming trend in the Province right now.
“Business after business warned this government that the high cost of operating in Ontario would force them to close their doors or move. The Premier refused to listen and now we have another plant closing and more people who are facing the loss of their job.”
Hardeman says the Premier was not in attendance during Question Period today. He says the one thing the constituents can do right now is to continue to support local businesses by shopping and buying local.
“The people of Oxford are doing everything we can to support our local businesses, but this government just adds more and more burdens until companies are forced to close their doors. I am going to continue to stand up for our businesses and our people until this government understands the real hardship their policies are causing people in Oxford.”
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