It was interesting to note that while
MPPs associated 'effectiveness' primarily with the connectedness with constituents, those from outside the legislature (i.e.
* Ordered the creation of an all party panel to make recommendations to the Speaker on ways to make working at the Ontario Legislature more family friendly for
MPPs.
The 1987 election started a process whereby the parliamentarians of the Tory years left the Legislature to be replaced by rookie
MPPs. The 1987 election elected a massive majority for Peterson, many of whom were new to the process; the 1990 election decimated the Liberals, bringing to power the NDP, which had never formed a government; in 1995, the Harris Tories swept to power with its own contingent of brand new members.
In response to the criticism from opposition
MPPs, Bartolucci released a statement outlining the track record of the Tories and NDP, both of which have held power but failed to move the four-lane forward.
In 1999 one hundred and three members of the provincial parliament (
MPPs) were elected.
A provincial committee comprised of
MPPs has tabled its final report on alternative fuel sources, concluding that the coal-fired generating plants in Thunder Bay and Atikokan should either be closed within three years, or converted to cleaner-burning fuels.
He also advocates greater co-operation between Northern Ontario's
MPPs.
The two Sudbury
MPPs promised Donahue a meeting with a senior official from the health ministry.