A Submission from the office of Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath
Queen’s Park – NDP Leader Andrea Horwath mapped out priorities for the spring Legislative session, laying out proposals to make life affordable, help seniors meet their healthcare needs and take a balanced approach to balancing the budget.
Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath
“Ontarians understand we’re facing big challenges. They don’t expect us to overcome them overnight but they don’t want to see the same status quo. They expect prudent, affordable change. We can achieve that this session,” said Horwath.
Horwath and the NDP caucus have toured across the province consulting with Ontarians on healthcare, jobs, debt and the deficit. As the House gets ready to resume, Horwath put forward achievable ideas that will allow Ontario to focus on making life better for typical families while balancing Ontario’s books:
- A home care guarantee that will ensure seniors receive home care service within 5 days
- Giving the Financial Services Commission a mandate to reduce auto insurance rates by 15 per cent
- A commitment to find savings within the current fiscal framework while protecting the quality services Ontarians rely on
“These are realistic, achievable results that we can deliver, that will help balance the books and help Ontarians in their everyday lives,” said Horwath.
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The Ontario Financial Services Commission an appointed body that has as one of its mandates the task of monitoring the Automobile Insurance industry and to implement change or changes when change is needed.
In the real world when the INDUSTRY feels they NEED an increase they apply to the commission and the commission in turn “CONSULT” with their consultants and either ratify the application or turn it down. The “CONSULTANTS” if I am not wrong from reading their mission statement is a group of Insurance Industry People or people employed in the Industry..The last change, a decrease of 0.4% and that was in the past year or so.
Under “NO FAULT INSURANCE” your insurance company pays the “superficial” damage to your vehicle and if you are NOT at fault the deductible is wavered…….BUT the ACCIDENT DAMAGE is registered
against your vehicle and you lose that MONETARY value when it comes to trading or selling your vehicle.
I understand an Ontario Citizen recently took an Insurance Company to court and WON the Monetary loss incurred during his/her claim. Believe me THEY will NOT PAY YOU UP FRONT FOR THIS LOSS…………
YOU BE THE JUDGE AS TO WHETHER YOU TRUST THE FOX IN THE CHICKEN COOP.
I was involved when a Young man struck my vehicle from behind as I was parked behind a group of vehicles waiting for a truck to make a left turn and I was NOT impressed with the Insurance Company’s handling of the incident. .
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