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NDP statement on annual Women’s Memorial March for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls
QUEEN’S PARK — Suze Morrison, Ontario NDP critic for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Response, issued the following statement in recognition of the annual Women’s Memorial March for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls:
“Today we recognize the annual Women’s Memorial March...
NDP statement in support of the Wet’suwet’en Nation
QUEEN’S PARK — MPP Sol Mamakwa, the Official Opposition critic for Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, released the following statement in support of the Wet’suwet’en Nation, and supporting actions throughout the nation:
“The recent arrests by the RCMP in Wet’suwet’en Nation...
NDP demanding LCBO board member behind “Vaughan Working Families” come to committee to answer questions
Ontario families deserve to know who is funding shadowy ad campaign
QUEEN’S PARK — Taras Natyshak, the Official Opposition New Democrats’ critic for Ethics and Accountability, is calling for Ford-appointed LCBO board member Quinto Annibale to return to the Government Agencies committee for questioning...
New Democrats call on Elections Ontario to investigate possible collusion between “Vaughan Working Families” and Doug Ford PCs
QUEENS PARK — In a letter to Elections Ontario, MPP Peter Tabuns is calling for an investigation into possible collusion between Doug Ford’s government and the Vaughan-area Conservatives who financed “Vaughan Working Families” ads attacking teachers in major newspapers last weekend.
“Prominent...
NDP renews call for Ontario to recognize Eating Disorders Awareness Week
QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP Culture and Women’s Issues critic Jill Andrew (Toronto-St. Paul’s) released the following statement renewing her call for the Doug Ford government to pass her bill (Bill 61) to recognize the first week of February as Eating Disorders Awareness Week:
“Ontario could be...
Doug Ford’s war on the environment will take Ontario emissions back to the coal-burning era
QUEEN’S PARK — Peter Tabuns, Official Opposition NDP critic for Energy and the Climate Crisis, says a new report shows that under the Doug Ford Conservatives, the climate gains made by eliminating coal-fired power plants will be wiped out.
By 2023, Ontario will have a shortfall in energy generation,...
Horwath calls on Ford to pause public health cuts
QUEEN’S PARK – Official Opposition NDP Leader Andrea Horwath is calling on Doug Ford to return public health to 2019 funding levels, and commit to undertaking a review of the novel coronavirus outbreak response to determine future provincial funding levels.
“I am so grateful to public health unit staff,...
Horwath calls on Ford to hit the reset button on education, fire Stephen Lecce
QUEEN’S PARK — Andrea Horwath, Leader of the Official Opposition New Democrats, is calling on Doug Ford to hit the reset button on education negotiations by removing Education Minister Stephen Lecce, and giving a new minister a new mandate — one that doesn’t include cuts to education.
“As premier, the...
NDP calls for investigation into “Vaughan Working Families” ads
Ads appear to violate political advertising law
QUEEN’S PARK — The NDP has called on Elections Ontario to investigate advertising by a group calling itself “Vaughan Working Families.” The anonymous group placed full-page political advertisements that attack teachers in weekend newspapers — ads which...
Infrastructure Ontario reveals dangerous delay to Thunder Bay Correctional Complex
QUEEN’S PARK — Infrastructure Ontario’s latest market update reveals an indefinite delay to the Thunder Bay Correctional Complex, meaning that the safety of Thunder Bay families, correctional workers and inmates is being kicked down the road, again.
The Request for Proposals for the Thunder Bay...
Ford quietly charging families another $1.56 billion for electricity
QUEEN’S PARK — In December, the Doug Ford government quietly spent $1.56 billion on “electricity price mitigation” but hasn’t reduced anyone’s hydro bill. In fact, both hydro bills and the burden Ford is piling on taxpayers are both going up.
“Kathleen Wynne drove up the price of electricity when...
NDP MPP Jennie Stevens demands action from the Ford government to fix the shortage of PSWs in long-term care homes
ST. CATHARINES — NDP MPP Jennie Stevens (St. Catharines) has released a statement in response to a new report from the Ontario Health Coalition revealing that over the last decade, the number of support hours provided to residents in long-term care has gone down despite an increase in demand due to a shortage of...
