This article was last updated on April 16, 2022
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Ontario Federation of Labour has recently mentioned in a report that Barrie may lose up to 2,547 jobs if the job plan introduced by Progressive Conservative leader, Tim Hudak, is implemented. A report released on Thursday elucidated research by CUPE senior economist, Toby Sanger, who used 2011 Census data that reported the losses will drive up Barrie’s unemployment rate to 9.4 per cent.
On the other hand, Progressive Conservative candidate in the riding, Rod Jackson, has called the research “ludicrous.” He alleged that “this is scare tactics the unions are using. They’re afraid we’ll get in there and run government efficiently.” The incumbent MP explained that “this is a war on waste in the public service.” According to the report, Hudak’s plan will affect people working at museums, municipal governments, school boards, local and provincial utilities, post-secondary schools and an array of health services that help seniors and those with disabilities. However, it excludes doctors, nurses and police officers.
Commenting on the plan’s feasibility, OFL president Sid Ryan mentioned that “this research points to the danger of Hudak’s brash schemes. Especially in smaller and medium-size communities outside Toronto, economies and people’s futures will be seriously threatened. It will take years to recover.” It was alleged that “they’ll mean more hospital bed closures and fewer supports in schools for children. They will mean longer wait lists for vital public services, such as child care, developmental services and long-term care beds. We need more jobs and public services, not Hudak’s cuts.” It was added that “local businesses and downtowns will be the first to feel the pain. People without paychecks necessarily watch their pennies carefully and it is a given that when these workers lose their jobs, they will not be contributing to the local economy as they once did.”
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