Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal
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GO Transit Bus Service Proposed Cancellation and Follow-up Note Transportation Minister Ignores Safety Warning: Refuses to Order Independant Study Dec 9, 2009 Severe corrosion of culverts underneath TransCanada Hwy a serious safety concern OECD Conclusions Predictable: press release
KLEES: TIME TO END DriveTest STRIKE Press release MTO Mismanagement Threatens Road Safety, Contributes to Gridlock ... The gross mismanagement of 401 service centres can only be described as incompetence at its worst...October 26, 2009 UNINSURED DRIVERS TARGETED BY PC TRANSPORTATION CRITIC Klees tabled a resolution in the legislature that calls on government to implement an information technology system that will allow licensing agencies and front-line police to determine whether an auto insurance policy is valid. details View Video September 23, 2009 YOUNG DRIVER LAW CHANGE
You may download a copy of petition for signing here. October 15, 2008 NO YOUNG CHILDREN AS MOTOCYCLE PASSENGERS Article in the Era Banner November 27, 2008 click here September 30, 2008 Klees calls for end of VIVA strike Safety on Ontario Roads ...suspended driver on the road, despite being convicted of killing a pedestrian and serving a 10-year court-ordered driving ban. ... “The Ministry has had three years since the Auditor General’s report to work on his recommendations. When people’s lives are at stake, every second counts,” said Klees. “What assurances will Minister Jim Bradley give Ontarians that his Ministry is making their safety a priority?” Province slow to embrace electric cars by Sean Pearce Newmarket and Aurora MPP and PC transportation critic, Frank Klees said all of the so-called safety issues around LSVs are nothing but excuses and an example of “decision gridlock”. Article in the Canadian Press by Keith Leslie quotes Frank Klees Someone inside the corporation "is either incompetent and has no sense of what can be done to prevent these things, or is turning a blind eye,'' said Conservative critic Frank Klees. "We have things going on in the lottery system and in our casinos that are blatant to everyone except the people who have responsibility to oversee it. Something is fundamentally wrong.'' McGuinty Government Admits to Gambling Addiction Klees points out that at a time when there are serious questions about alleged illegal activities at Ontario's casinos, the last thing the government should be considering is expanding their reach to add sports betting to its casinos. April 16, 2008 Klees cited the abandoned Bradford Bypass and Highway 404 Extension as examples of the McGuinty Liberals’ lack of sound, long-term planning. April 16, 2008 The former Minister of Transportation acknowledged Aurora's seatbelt compliance rate of 98% as the highest among all York Region municipalities as reported by York Region Police. Klees: Stop Government Collecting Personal Medical Information! Klees asks Minister of Transportation to refer the matter to the Privcacy Commission as regulations were never intended to apply to individuals who do not have a driver's licence.... February 25, 2008 PC Transportation and Public Infrastructure Renewal Critic Frank Klees, MPP for Newmarket-Aurora today said that Dalton McGuinty has once again demonstrated that he doesn’t understand the long term needs of Ontario municipalities.”... Klees said that municipalities “need a long term plan and a commitment to multiple year funding for municipal infrastructure.” Lack of Enforcement and Highway Conditions Cited as Main Threats to Road Safety Klees said: auto crashes occur too often on Ontario's highways and the McGuinty Liberals must move quickly and decisively before more innocent lives are lost. Take the politics out of transportation and infrastructure planning Klees reponds to Dr. Richard Soberman's report on public transit.... January 21, 2008 |
Klees delivered message to a meeting of the York Chapter of the Professional Engineers of Ontario As reported by YRMG David Fleischer Gridlock a Bigger Concern than People Think, MPP Says "If we don't plan congestion relief, such as the Bradford bypass ..." Klees...April 5, 2008
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