NDP motion would suspend OLG revamp until 2014
Friday, March 15, 2013 by: SooToday.com Staff
NEWS RELEASE
TARAS NATYSHAK, MPP
ESSEX
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NDP: OLG revamp should allow for municipal referendums and real future for horse racing
QUEEN’S PARK – Essex MPP Taras Natyshak is introducing a motion at the provincial legislature aimed at addressing serious concerns about the current revamp of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation and the future of gaming in Ontario.
“Ontarians are very worried about the Liberal government’s direction on gaming in the province,” said Natyshak. “Vocal casino opponents in Toronto, Hamilton, Kingston, and elsewhere are seeing their voices drowned out by wealthy corporate casino lobbyists. Families and businesses involved in horseracing are witnessing their once-thriving industry gutted to make way for private casinos, with no thought being given to the thousands of Ontarians who depend on horseracing for their livelihoods.”
The NDP motion, being tabled on Monday, would suspend the transformation of the OLG until after the 2014 municipal elections.
Municipalities wishing to be considered for a casino would be able to put a casino referendum question on the ballot, and fair spending limits would be established for the campaign leading up to the referendum.
“Casinos aren’t a magic pill for a province’s financial problems,” said Natyshak. “Affected communities should be given the chance to weigh the costs and benefits before any decision is made.”
The motion would also require the government to maintain the Slots at Racetracks Program until a viable plan for the future of Ontario horse racing can be implemented.
“New Democrats understand that there is work to be done to modernize and strengthen the horseracing industry, but this government simply wants to privatize all gambling and let the Donald Trumps of the world do whatever they want,” said Natyshak. “Let’s take a step back, and collaborate on a real plan that will allow this industry to flourish in the future.”
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Tender34 3/15/2013 12:53:50 PM ReportIntelligent thinking by the NDP. They don't want to sell what's left of our province to foreign business. Yet, next provincial election, everyone who voted Liberal will do so again. When are you people going to learn?
Koolaid 3/15/2013 1:00:55 PM ReportYa best thing i have ever heard !! Go NDP !! Let the people decide not the rich in parliment decide. Maybe they should of let the public decide if they wanted Casinos and horse racing in the first place. Now a generation is without its inhertitance because all the baby boomers are wasting thier money at casinos instead of leaving it to thier children.
RichyRich 3/15/2013 2:19:48 PM Reportoh koolaid, your comments are so inaccurate is appauling. Did you really just blame our future financial successes on the fact that casino's and horse tracks exist? Keep quiet. Your ignorance in lack of education stinks through my computer screen.
Stugatzu 3/15/2013 3:26:15 PM ReportNowhere does it state that a person must safe any of their earnings for their children -- when they pass away. What a completely asinine and ridiculous comment. Just goes to show how greedy and self centered some people are out there. If you worked for your money, you are entitled to spend it however and where ever you damn want! Your children, grand children, great grand children are not ENTITLED to it, and GENEROSITY is just that.. a GESTURE of good will. IT ISN'T YOUR MONEY, DON'T ASSUME IT BELONGS TO YOU.
What a snide, stupid and greedy remark.
And no... I'm not a baby-boomer.
I'm In 3/15/2013 5:35:38 PM ReportWay to go NDP I know families in the Horseracing Industry and this motion put on the floor @ Queens Park will help them. Ontario gaming and alcohol already ruined it for stags, fund raisers etc, you have to be careful on all your prizes you raffle it seems like casino's are the only ones allowed to make money, time to turf the Liberals and vote the working mans party.
Mr E 3/15/2013 6:49:36 PM Reporthttp://www.standardbredcanada.ca/news/1-3-13/exclusive-ugly-truth-behind-olg-bingo-expansion.html
Mr E 3/15/2013 7:08:06 PM Reporthttp://www.standardbredcanada.ca/news/1-9-13/burgess-letter-liberal-candidates.html
newcon 3/15/2013 8:56:13 PM Report@STUGATZ-U...I do have to agree with you...everything handed down is just out of the goodness of One's heart and not out of legal mandate.
Newcon
Wisenheimer 3/15/2013 10:13:46 PM ReportFurther proof that the NDP shouldn't be allowed to run anything,
Koolaid 3/16/2013 11:21:03 AM ReportYou guys are all full of it. Any Caring Parent or grandparents leaves something for thier loved ones. Don't be so nim witted. You guys must be the ones who lost thier life savings and now feel like a loser, because you can't leave your children anything. So i guess you would rather just hand your life savings to the government, by blowing it in casinos .
Koolaid 3/16/2013 11:32:49 AM ReportWHY DO YOU THINK THEY CALL IT STUPID TAX. STUPID
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