Greg Sorbara
Greg Sorbara
Gregory Sam "Greg" Sorbara,is former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1985 to 1995, and again from 2001 to 2012 who represented ridings north of Toronto in the city of Vaughan. Sorbara served as a cabinet minister in the governments of David Peterson and Dalton McGuinty...
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We must remain focused and disciplined in searching for efficiencies and delivering better service to Ontarians, ... It is important to remember that there are always risks beyond our control, like the pace of recovery in the U.S economy, volatile oil prices and the strength of the Canadian dollar, that could affect our financial performance.
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I am therefore stepping aside as Minister of Finance and Chair of Management Board of Cabinet pending a resolution of this issue,
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Ontario industries withstood the impact of that fairly briskly, ... are able to cope with where the dollar is right now.
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Earlier today I became aware of a search warrant alleging that I was the subject of an RCMP investigation relating to a land transaction somewhere between 1996 and 2002,
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While I have no idea as to what the allegations are, or the facts on which they are based, my responsibility as a minister is to step aside pending a determination of the matters alleged in the warrant,
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These results demonstrate a strong economy in Ontario and our commitment to strong financial management. As we stated in the 2005 budget, the deficit will be eliminated no later than 2008-09, or a year earlier, in 2007-08, if the reserve is not required,
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A devastating mistake has been made, ... I want to tell you that I intend to get to the bottom of that.
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Our advisors informed you on July 27, 2005, that the plan outline does not meet the province's stated objectives for a successful Stelco restructuring and, therefore, is not acceptable to us.
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This deal ... will mean a strong steel company in Hamilton and will mean a viable pension plan.
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This deal . . . will mean a strong steel company in Hamilton and will mean a viable pension plan.
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As we stated in the 2005 budget, the deficit will be eliminated no later than 2008-09, or a year earlier, in 2007-08, if the reserve is not required,
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The truth is, though, that while I'm away from my responsibilities at Finance, I get more opportunities to talk to students.
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I have not been involved in Royal Group for over two years now; I've not been involved in the Sorbara Group for over two years now, so I feel very comfortable that I am not the subject of the investigation,
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I love my job, ... And I hope that some day, one of you in this group will be elected to government somewhere.