Warned In Advance Of Cancellation: “23,000 job losses and 27,000 dead horses.”

Ontario PC Party leader Patrick Brown has commented on the documents filed in the Standardbred breeders lawsuit against the province of Ontario and the OLG that planned for the “collapse” of the horse racing industry with the decision to end the slots-at-racetracks partnership. Brown was a guest on Newstalk 1010 on Wednesday (October 18) discussing the civil […] Read more »

McGuinty, Duncan Must Testify

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has ruled that former Premier Dalton McGuinty and former Minister of Finance Dwight Duncan, among others, will be forced to answer questions on the record in regard to the controversial decision to cancel the Slots at Racetracks Program. The decision was released late last week (Friday, August 4). It […] Read more »

Ontario Government Announces $50 Million in Transitional Funding For Horse Racing; OHRIA Responds

A release from the Liberal government on Thursday, June 7th officially announced the transitional fund established to “help the horse racing industry transition from the Slots at Racetracks program to a more sustainable, self-sufficient model.” Consultations will be led by a panel of three former cabinet ministers — Elmer Buchanan, John Snobelen and John Wilkinson. The […] Read more »