Stop Selling Out Ontario:
Skelly’s Skeletons & Ford’s Fumbles


What is Government Accountability?

Accountability is a priority in maintaining public trust, and is at the heart of a healthy democracy. Accountability means that the powers granted to elected officials, including the management of public money, are used solely for the benefit of the people. Our current government has weaknesses, but we can address them.

Strong accountability includes:

  • Sanctions for bad behaviour
  • Proactive, instead of reactive, planning and decision making
  • Performance-based rewards and incentives

Stronger accountability improves:

  • Transparency and oversight
  • Citizen understanding of what we’re getting for our money
  • Investigations of possible failures
  • Cohesion and collaboration between major stakeholders

Accountability benefits everyone when it works.


Skelly’s Skeletons

During her time as Flamborough-Glanbrook’s MPP, Donna Skelly has voted “Nay” on the following. Never forget!

  • Stopping Harassment and Abuse by Local Leaders Act, 2023
  • Bill 100, An Act to amend the Members’ Integrity Act, 1994 with respect to fees, gifts and personal benefits
  • second reading of Bill 27, An Act to amend the Planning Act to protect agricultural land; Protecting Agricultural Land Act, 2022
  • second reading of Bill 203, An Act to amend the Commitment to the Future of Medicare Act, 2004 with respect to payments to nurse practitioners; Keeping Primary Care Fair Act (Restricting Private Payments for Nurse Practitioner Services), 2024
  • second reading of Bill 192, An Act to amend the Health Protection and Promotion Act with respect to maximum patient-to-nurse ratios; Patient-to-Nurse Ratios for Hospitals Act, 2024 
  • second reading of Bill 191, An Act respecting the establishment of a Childcare and Early Years Workforce Strategy Advisory Committee.
  • second reading of Bill 178, An Act to amend the Taxation Act, 2007 to provide for a non-refundable tax credit to encourage children’s extra-curricular activities
  • second reading of Bill 184, An Act to amend the Metrolinx Act, 2006, the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act and the Shortline Railways Act, 1995 with respect to transportation; Supporting Mobility, Affordability and Reliable Transportation in Ontario Act, 2024
  • second reading of Bill 179, An Act to establish the Adjudicative Tribunal Justice Council and to improve the transparency, independence and capacities of administrative tribunals; Fewer Backlogs and Less Partisan Tribunals Act, 2024
  • second reading of Bill 172, An Act to improve energy affordability through distributed energy resources and deep retrofits; Affordable Energy Act, 2024
  • second reading of Bill 168, An Act to implement the Low Impact Development Stormwater Management Guidance Manual and to report on stormwater management guidelines periodically; Stormwater Flood Prevention Act, 2024 
  • second reading of Bill 42, An Act to establish the Gender Affirming Health Care Advisory Committee; Gender Affirming Health Care Advisory Committee Act, 2024
  • second reading of Bill 40, An Act to amend the Highway Traffic Act to provide for consequences to those who cause injury or death to certain road users; Moving Ontarians Safely Act, 2023 
  • Bill 67, An Act respecting the licensing and regulation of temporary nursing agencies; Temporary Nursing Agency Licensing and Regulation Act, 2023
  • private member’s notice of motion number 66; Indigenous health care
  • second reading of Bill 38, An Act to establish a framework for the licensing of supportive living accommodation; Protecting Vulnerable Persons in Supportive Living Accommodation Act, 2023 
  • Bill 48, An Act to amend the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 with respect to rules relating to rent; Rent Control for All Tenants Act, 2024 
  • second reading of Bill 213, An Act to enact the Affordable Home Heating Act, 2024 and amend the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998.
  • second reading of Bill 195, An Act to amend the Taxation Act, 2007 to increase Ontario 
  • Small business deductions; Cutting Taxes on Small Businesses Act, 2024

Skelly is also on the record regarding supporting Doug Ford’s removal of lands from the Greenbelt:


Ford’s Fumbles

  1. COVID-19 Relief Funds
  2. Long Term Care during COVID
  3. Ontario’s Use of Notwithstanding Clause to Override Court Decision
  4. Shady Backroom Deals
  5. Greenbelt Scandal
  6. Science Centre Scandal
  7. Ontario Place Scandal
  8. $100 million Starlink deal with Elon Musk
  9. Alcohol sales early expansion
  10. Snap election
  11. Healthcare in Crisis
    • Pushed for privatization by refusing to properly fund public healthcare 
    • Passed Bill 124, which capped wages for nurses and healthcare workers – which was later defeated in court. Ontario taxpayers are on the hook for $4.3 million in legal fees
    • ERs are shutting down and wait times are getting longer
    • As of July 11, 2024, 2.5 million Ontarians are without a family doctor. This is an increase from 1.8 million in 2020
  12. Highway 413
    • Will destroy farmland and protected lands while benefiting his developer buddies
    • Instead of investing in real public transit solutions, he’s focused on building highways that do nothing to solve Ontario’s long-term transit needs
    • Ontario accounts for 22% of Canada’s emissions. The largest source of emissions in Ontario is transportation (36%). We do not need more highways or more cars on the road
  13. Dismantled cap-and-trade program
    • Previously in Ontario we priced carbon under a cap and trade program (cap emissions and then sell tradeable carbon permits to industry)
    • The cancellation of Cap and Trade in Ontario resulted in forced implementation of federal carbon tax
  14. Bill 23
  15. Wasteful spending in downtown Toronto and meddling in municipal affairs
  16. Cancelling contracts and abruptly ending programs
  17. Personal phone use for government business
  18. Blue Licence Plates Scrapped

***in progress***