Peter in the Media

There's more to casino power plant story, Tory MPP asserts

By Craig Pearson, The Windsor Star

?It?s wasteful. It?s totally wasteful,? said Michael Miller, lawyer for the Buttcon Group which designed and built the energy centre that has become a lightning rod for criticism. ?One of the five generators is diesel, made for backup. That?s the one that has been operating. The four natural-gas ones have never been turned on.?

Parlamentario conservador lucha contra impuesto ?nico

Por MANUEL ARELLANO (Correo Canadiense)

Posted: 2009-11-12

Peter Shurman, el parlamentario en representaci?n del distrito de Thornhill, dijo que los liberales llevan a Ontario por mal camino y que medidas como la fusi?n de los impuestos 'PST' y 'GST' le costar? a los contribuyentes miles de millones de d?lares.

L?appello di Peter Shurman: ?No alla Hst di McGuinty?

La denuncia: ?Nonostante anni di dibattito, manca ancora l?impegno formale per l?ospedale a Vaughan?

Di CONCITA MINUTOLA (Corriere Canadese)

Articolo pubblicato il: 2009-11-16

Dalla Hst (Harmonized sales tax) all?ospedale per Vaughan. I cittadini ?devono farsi sentire?, ? l?invito Peter Shurman, mpp del distretto di Thornhill e ministro ombra dello Sviluppo economico del partito conservatore a Queen?s Park, nel corso di un incontro con la stampa nella sede della Multimedia Nova Corp.

'Liar' barbs get Tories tossed 3 MPPs escorted out over HST

By JONATHAN JENKINS, QUEEN'S PARK BUREAU (Sun Media)

One by one, Bob Bailey, Ted Chudleigh and Peter Shurman were led out of the legislature by the sergeant-at-arms after accusing the government of lying about the pending harmonized sales tax.

$81M Windsor casino energy plant could be worthless

CBC News

An energy plant intended to power a casino in Windsor, Ont., that has cost taxpayers about $81 million may now be worth nothing, according to an internal report obtained by CBC News.

No new sales tax on fast food

Robert Benzie

Fearful of a brewing taxpayers' backlash, the Ontario government is retreating from plans to impose the new HST on coffee, newspapers, and fast-food value meals.

HST on agenda at Shurman's Thornhill meeting tonight

November 12, 2009 08:07 AM

Kim Zarzour

Thornhill MPP Peter Shurman will hold a meeting tonight to discuss concern over the province?s new Harmonized Sales Tax.

Funds lose fight for tax exemption

Mutual fund industry, Ontario still discussing possible rebate when GST and provincial taxes harmonized

By Shirley Won and Karen Howlett
Globe and Mail Update
Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009 2:15PM EST

The Ontario government's refusal to exempt the mutual fund industry from proposed tax changes is ?disappointing,? but both sides are still talking about other ways to help investors from bearing the brunt of an extra levy on savings, says the head of the Investment Funds Institute of Canada.

Duncan called to resign over casino power plant

By Chris Thompson, The Windsor StarOctober 30, 2009

?For his sins David Caplan resigned, and I want to know if Dwight Duncan is going to do the same thing,? said Thornhill Progressive Conservative MPP Peter Shurman.

Province pledges $7M for hospital planning

By Alexis Dobranowski (Vaughan Today)

The province today announced a $7 million infusion into the future Vaughan hospital.