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Doug Downey
@douglasdowney
Ontario’s Attorney General • MPP for Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte • #ProtectOntario
Barrie, Ontario
Joined January 2010
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    Please see my statement in response to the federal government’s intervention before the Supreme Court.
    Please see my statement on Canada’s intervention before the Supreme Court.
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    Akil scores the final goal. We are all behind you (I have photo proof) #worldjuniors2020
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    Our government wants to put customers first. Beer and wine in corner stores is one way we are doing that. Choice and convenience also supports small businesses. #onpoli #fairness
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    In these uncertain times, we have made an emergency order to ensure people who want to get their affairs in order can do so with greater ease by allowing wills and Powers of Attorney to be witnessed virtually.
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    Ontario’s justice system was outdated long before COVID-19. Now, the limitless legal knowledge and expertise in our province is changing that. Together we can help justice in Ontario catch up with how our lives have evolved before, during and after the outbreak.
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    Honoured and privileged to be sworn in as Attorney General of Ontario. Looking forward to continuing the work we started. #onpoli
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    It is with great sadness that I acknowledge the passing of the Honourable Roland 'Roy' McMurtry. An Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament, Attorney General and Solicitor General, Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Chief Justice of Ontario, lawyer, husband,
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    Staying focussed on keeping students in classrooms.
    Delivering stability for students. See my statement below 👇🏼
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    Beginning May 1, the Ontario government is providing up to four hours of free legal advice to victims of sexual assault. The province-wide expansion of this program, which has been available as a pilot in Ottawa, Thunder Bay and Toronto 1/2
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    Congrats to @PrabSarkaria and his wife on the birth of their daughter. He is going to rock it as a Dad!
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    Ontario is growing at an unprecedented speed, putting pressure on our infrastructure. On October 13, the Supreme Court of Canada held that the vast majority of the federal government’s Impact Assessment Act was unconstitutional.
 We will immediately affirm the Act’s
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    Filed! I am now officially the candidate for the PC Party of Ontario in Barrie-Springwater-Oro-Medonte. #pc #ontario #getitdone #barrie #springwater #oromedonte
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    Ontario is launching a FULL review of the rules of civil procedure.

Alongside Chief Justice Morawetz, we are working in consultation with justice partners to deliver necessary modernization.

All part of Ontario's plan to bring outdated justice services into the 21st
    Ontario’s Attorney General, Doug Downey is photographed alongside members of the Civil Rules Review Working Group, including Chief Justice Morawetz and Deputy Attorney General David Corbett.
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    I’m honoured to be recognized through QP Briefing as the MPP MVP for 2020. Thank you to my team and to all those I’ve been able to work with this past year. (unfortunately behind paywall) #onpoli qpbriefing.com/2020/12/23/dav…