Coyle is not alone in his opinions of the challenging, time-pressured lifestyle of all
MPPs. A majority of the
MPPs interviewed admitted to the lack of control of their own lives and schedules.
that day and the length of the bill's title (in addition to the interjections from frustrated
MPPs and the repetition of the title by both the Speaker and the Clerk, as required by the Standing Orders) carried the House to the end of the sessional day.
"Where's the plan and where's the money?" asks Nickel Belt NDP
MPP Shelley Martel.
All parties took this wide-open negotiating environment as an opportunity to propose reforms to make the contributions of individual
MPPs more meaningful.
For example, he said northern
MPPs will play a prominent role in the cabinet and the party caucus.
Schaffer said that in several areas "even the MPs and
MPPs signed their names."
In her contacts with government, Neill has seen the north's
MPPs unable to act on issues because they are getting conflicting messages from different northern organizations.
While the two Liberal
MPPs praised Fontaine's performance as minister, Rene Piche, acting president of the Cochrane North Progressive Conservative Association, said the ministry suffered under his former political opponent.
Midland Power Press Services (
MPPS), which provides repairs, spares, inspection and upgrades on over 100 different machines, now has over 10,000 sq ft of space split across dedicated machining and fitting shops.