ALLISTON Feb 10, 2006 - Upon the release of the latest Statistics Canada job numbers this morning which showed another massive decline in Ontario manufacturing jobs for January 2006, Simcoe-Grey MPP Jim Wilson is calling upon the McGuinty government to wake-up and get a plan in place for Ontario's economy.

The provincial manufacturing sector has been reeling since Dalton McGuinty and his Liberals took office in 2003 but not more so than in the past year. Since January of 2005, Ontario has lost 80,200 manufacturing jobs including a staggering 32,500 in the past month. That's 1,048 jobs lost per day in January. The decline was concentrated in furniture and related products as well as in motor vehicles and parts.

"It's families that are hardest hit by these job losses," said Wilson. "Ontarians deserve a government and a Premier that shows compassion and the leadership to take action. Mr. McGuinty's thoughtless tinkering and band-aid solutions should be replaced by thoughtful and practical solutions to repair a problem that is quickly becoming out of control," explained the veteran local MPP.

Wison joined PC Leader John Tory in Simcoe-Grey on January 23 to listen to concerns from local labour leaders, municipal officials and businesses on the mounting job losses. Wilson and Tory will be raising those concerns with the McGuinty government when the Ontario Legislature resumes on Monday February 13, 2006.

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