June 15, 2020
Mamakwa calls on Ford to support Kiiwetinoong First Nations to contain COVID-19
VERMILION BAY – Doug Ford’s government must help Kiiwetinoong First Nations to contain COVID-19, said Sol Mamakwa, NDP Official Opposition Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation critic. The commun... More
June 11, 2020
NDP MPP Stevens calls on the Prime Minister to recognize the work of the Canadian Armed Forces in Ontario’s long-term care homes and give them the whistleblower protection they deserve
QUEEN’S PARK – Jennie Stevens MPP, the Official Opposition NDP’s critic for Veterans, Legions and Military Affairs, has written an open letter to the Prime Minister and the Minister of Public Safet... More
June 11, 2020
Ford government announcement leaves Ontario colleges and universities struggling with uncertainty
TORONTO — Chris Glover, Ontario NDP Colleges and Universities critic, released the following statement in response to the Ford government’s announcement about a limited return to classrooms this su... More
June 11, 2020
More needed to keep seniors in care safe: NDP
HAMILTON — Official Opposition NDP Leader Andrea Horwath released the following statement: “Families have been heartbroken to be separated from their loved ones in long-term care, retirement homes ... More
June 11, 2020
Ford must reverse dangerous changes impacting foster children: NDP
QUEEN’S PARK – The Official Opposition NDP is calling on Doug Ford to take immediate action to protect Ontario’s most vulnerable children and youth, following an APTN report that revealed that the ... More
June 10, 2020
Ford setting child care centres up for higher prices, or failure
SCARBOROUGH — Premier Doug Ford is asking child care centres to open as soon as Friday, with three days’ notice — but he’s not providing the financial support that is required and he’s counting on ... More
June 9, 2020
NDP: Ban on evictions too restrictive
NDP also repeats calls for financial supports for business, including rent supports WATERLOO – Catherine Fife MPP (Waterloo), the NDP Official Opposition critic for Economic Growth and Job Creation... More
June 9, 2020
It’s been a year. Ford must commit to UNDRIP: Mamakwa
SIOUX LOOKOUT- Sol Mamakwa, the NDP’s critic for Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, issued the following statement after Doug Ford failed to answer a question Monday on the provincial govern... More
June 9, 2020
NDP says paid sick days for all, including migrant workers, required to make stage two successful
HAMILTON — As Ontario moves into phase two of its re-opening, NDP Leader Andrea Horwath joined physicians and nurses to call on the province to implement paid sick days for all workers — including ... More
June 4, 2020