November 4, 2014

Ms. Kathryn McGarry, MPP
Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Transportation
9th Floor, Ferguson Block
77 Wellesley Street West
Toronto ON M7A 1Z8

Dear Ms. McGarry:

It is an honour and a pleasure to have you as my Parliamentary Assistant. I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to the Ministry of Transportation and to outline some of the important work that lies ahead of us.

As you know, our government has a plan to invest in the talent and skills of our people, build modern infrastructure, support a dynamic and innovative business climate, and provide better retirement security to people across the province. At the heart of this plan are partnerships with businesses, people and communities, which will help our government grow the economy, create jobs and implement solutions that have a meaningful impact on people’s lives.

This balanced and comprehensive plan is underpinned by a focus on fiscal prudence. The mandate letter I received last month from Premier Wynne reinforced our government’s commitment to balance the budget by 2017-18 and to pursue increased openness, accountability and modernization.

Parliamentary Assistants play a key role in delivering these priorities and have a responsibility to put our government’s plan into action.

In my mandate from the Premier, I have been charged with building better transit and transportation infrastructure across the province, developing a multimodal transportation policy framework and strengthening road safety. These priorities will serve to promote economic productivity, enhance quality of life, and improve the natural environment.

As Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Transportation, your specific responsibilities include:

  • Working with the ministry to help maintain Ontario as a North American leader in road safety.
  • Advising on the continuing implementation of Ontario’s first-ever cycling strategy, #CycleON.
  • Assisting with establishment of a regulatory framework for autonomous vehicles and for stretcher transportation services.
  • Supporting the ongoing development of recommendations on modernizing and appropriately regulating the intercity bus regime.

I am confident that together, working in collaboration with our partners in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors, we can deliver on our commitment to the people we are privileged to represent and serve. I look forward to working with you to deliver our ministry’s mandate, build Ontario up — and help achieve a brighter future for every person in this province.

Sincerely,

Original signed by

Steven Del Duca
Minister