Randy Hillier

Randy Hillier, Former MPP Lanark Frontenac Lennox, is a co-founder of the Lanark Landowners Association, which was brought to life to address government imposition on the rights of private property owners, and to address the regressive regulatory impositions that government was bringing down upon farmers and business owners in rural Ontario. In 2006, Randy resigned as President of the OLA in order to run as a candidate for the Progressive Conservatives. Randy was elected in the 2007 provincial election. Randy a long-time resident of Lanark County, an electrician by trade and member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), continues to co-publish and edit rural Ontario’s successful magazine “The Landowner.”

Most Recent Articles by Randy Hillier:

Liberals hire electioneers, instead of engineers September 25, 2012
Cost of relocating the plant to Napanee will cost taxpayers alone $450 Million
Ontario Liberals trying to keep Long-Gun Registry May 28, 2012
The Dalton McGuinty-appointed CFO of Ontario is requiring all gun vendors to keep a registry of everyone who buys a long-gun.
Hillier tables workers choice legislation May 2, 2012
Provide workers in Ontario the right to choose what union they want to be a part of and whether or not they want to be a member of a trade union
MPP Hillier Motions for Greater Private Member Rights April 10, 2012
These motions will bring greater rights and responsibilities for private members to challenge unfair regulations
Duncan can’t manage Ontario’s books, but wants to manage yours March 10, 2012
"We should be balancing our budget. Ontario families do it daily, why can’t this government?”
Liberals Start 2012 with Job Killing Tax Hike December 29, 2011
Workplace Safety and Insurance Amendment Act
Bureaucracy and red tape costs contractors their licenses December 8, 2011
Ministry of Consumer Services, will implement new regulations starting January 1st, 2012 that will force electrical contractors to have a Master’s Licence or face a $50,000 fine
Students and bus operators Screw-Ged by Tri-Board Transport December 7, 2011
Intolerance towards Christmas tradition
Auditor General Confirms that Ontario Government is Broken December 5, 2011
McGuinty scores zero out of ten
CP Hospital redevelopment:  A maze of political delays December 5, 2011
The people of Carleton Place and the surrounding communities the hospital serves see the redeveloped hospital as essential to their health care needs.
Randy Hillier helps launch Changebook June 2, 2011
Plan to provide respect and relief for Ontario families
Liberals Force $125 Work Tax on Ontario Tradesmen May 30, 2011
Another new secret tax grab by Dalton McGuinty’s Liberal Government
Bringing Justice & Oversight Back Into the Legal System May 25, 2011
Our legal system is increasingly being seen as a means to generate revenue by government
Relief for Families on Home Hydro and Heating Bills May 19, 2011
Remove HST and Debt Retirement Charge
How Much More Will Families in Lanark-Frontenac-Lennox & Addington have to pay? April 21, 2011
Dalton McGuinty’s Expensive Energy Experiments:
Dangerous Precedent Set with Same-Sex Marriage Ruling January 13, 2011
Civil servants can be forced to perform duties that contravene the principles of their conscience
McGuinty Bureaucrats at the Trough November 24, 2010
Dalton McGuinty’s blustery talk of fiscal restraint, “It’s remarkable. Dalton McGuinty sets rules, touts them in the media, and then promptly ignores them”
McGuinty Liberals to Give Away $30 Million to Foreign Students November 6, 2010
Dalton McGuinty and his out-of-touch Liberals
Randy Hillier Motions for the Return of Grand Juries October 19, 2010
Empowering citizens to be full participants in the political/legal system, Providing scrutiny & oversight for public bodies & institutions, and facilitating the laying of private information
Smart Meters are Tax Machines September 15, 2010
McGuinty Liberal government “green energy” boondoggle
McGuinty’s Secret & Contemptible Eco-Fees July 15, 2010
McGuinty Government’s underhanded introduction of eco-fees through Stewardship Ontario
Bernie Madoff would applaud McGuinty’s Micro-FIT Scheme July 8, 2010
It’s unconscionable to lure people with green promises into an intentional financial trap
MNR Ruminates on Elk Problem June 3, 2010
Government’s longstanding failure to solve the problem of nuisance elk near Bancroft, Ontario
Randy Hillier Introduces New Labour Legislation to Protect Worker’s Rights May 17, 2010
Defending Employee’s Rights Act: Unions to provide a mandatory financial disclosure procedure through the Ministry of Labour,
Lack of OSPCA Accountability Creates Victims - Turtles Spared this time May 14, 2010
One set of rules for the OSPCA and another standard for the rest of the public
Your Next Hydro Bill will be Shocking May 6, 2010
Gone from 4.5 cents per kilowatt hour to 9.9 cents peak energy rate
Labour Recipe has too much “Salt” April 16, 2010
Questionable methods used by unions in Ontario
Promises Made, Promises Broken March 10, 2010
Tax and Spend Record is Evidence of Future Behaviour
Crown Prosecutors attempt to silence MPPs over Gulick Forest Products allegations March 1, 2010
“There are serious allegations a crime has been committed, and if government officials believe they can get away with hiding it by intimidating the media or myself, they are mistaken. We will get to the truth.”
A legacy of service remembered February 20, 2010
Response to the call of a king and a burgeoning nation: the call of duty