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October 25, 2018

Consulting Engineers of Ontario hold Queen’s Park Day

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Toronto, ON – On October 22, 2018 Consulting Engineers of Ontario (CEO) returned to the Ontario Legislative Assembly for its fourth annual Queen’s Park Day (QPD). QPD gives CEO and its member firms an opportunity to meet face-to-face with elected officials and their staff to discuss important industry issues. The focus of this year’s event was to establish relationships with newly elected members of provincial parliament and to reconnect with returning MPPs. The event was made possible through the support of CEO’s Member of Provincial Parliament, Kinga Surma, who sponsored the event.

“Our member firms play an important role in people’s daily lives – from planning, designing and delivering essential water treatment and management systems, to roads and highways, to transit services and more. Our industry transforms Ontario into a better and safer place to live. An important part of this is working closely with government,” says Jeremy Carkner, Chair of CEO’s Board of Directors.

The day began with a networking breakfast where CEO members and staff led an industry issues discussion with Progressive Conservative, New Democratic and Liberal MPPs before the opening of legislative business. Later a working lunch with the government MPPs and staff took place, followed by a meeting with Premier’s Office policy officials responsible for infrastructure-related portfolios. These discussions focused on CEO’s priorities of: evidence-based infrastructure investment supported by asset management planning; sound procurement through equitable project contracting; and progressive legislative and regulatory reform.

“The day was a valuable opportunity for us to get in-touch with officials early in the fall session and to keep sound infrastructure investment front-and-centre as the government develops its legislative agenda”, said Carkner. “We met with 17 Ministers, Parliamentary Assistants and MPPs along with a dozen senior advisors from Premier’s Office, Infrastructure, Transportation, Finance and Environment Minister’s offices. It was a good day.”

About CEO
The Consulting Engineers of Ontario represents the interests of approximately 170 consulting engineering firms that employ nearly 19,000 Ontarians. Accumulated gross revenues of consulting engineering firms across the country contribute north of $31 billion to the Canadian economy annually.

www.ceo.on.ca

 


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