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| For Immediate Release Ontarians deserve answers on eHealth Queen’s Park – Today in the Ontario Legislature, the McGuinty government used their majority to block Tim Hudak’s opposition day motion that would have moved forward the investigation into the eHealth scandal. “The taxpayers of Ontario deserve answers on the eHealth scandal and what happened to a billion dollars of their money,” said Ernie Hardeman, Oxford MPP. “This motion would have allowed us to question key people in the eHealth scandal and shine a light on the waste and corruption at eHealth and this government.” Tim Hudak’s Opposition Day Motion was: “I move that the Legislative Assembly of Ontario directs the Public Accounts Committee to call Sarah Kramer and Dr. Alan Hudson before it to give evidence with respect to the Auditor General’s special report on Ontario’s Electronic Health Records Initiative.” The Liberals recently used their majority on the Public Accounts Committee to block an opposition request for Kramer and Hudson to appear. This has lead to questions about the effectiveness and impartiality of the investigation. Ontario’s Auditor General has testified before a Legislative Committee that he was unable to probe many of the most important questions in the eHealth scandal, including the names and Liberal affiliations of key eHeatlh scandal figures. “While the McGuinty government is saying no to helping farmers, keeping schools open and programs to help unemployed people start new businesses their Liberal friends are making a fortune – we cannot allow that to be swept under the rug,” said Hardeman. Earlier in the day Ted Chudleigh, MPP for Halton Hills, introduced a private members bill on behalf of the PC Caucus. The bill calls for the Lieutenant Governor in Council to order a public inquiry to answer questions about eHealth. This type of inquiry would eliminate any political interference. “Today’s vote proved that we need an independent and full inquiry into what went wrong at eHealth,” said Hardeman. “If we don’t answer the difficult questions about what went wrong at eHealth, how can we assure taxpayers that it won’t happen again?” - 30 -
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