June 3, 2020
NDP MPPs pressure Doug Ford to provide emergency funding to municipalities to prevent deep cuts to essential local services
QUEEN’S PARK – NDP MPPs Jeff Burch (Niagara Centre), who is the Official Opposition Municipal Affairs critic, and NDP House Leader Gilles Bisson (Timmins), have urged Doug Ford to commit to providi... More
June 3, 2020
Horwath calls for emergency order on immediate collection of race-based data
QUEEN’S PARK — Andrea Horwath is calling on Doug Ford to issue an emergency order to begin the immediate collection of race-based data when it comes to health care delivery in Ontario. Horwath call... More
June 2, 2020
Kitchener MPP Lindo responds to the Ford government finally taking control of Forest Heights long-term care home
KITCHENER – NDP MPP Laura Mae Lindo (Kitchener Centre) has issued a statement after the Ford government issued a mandatory management order for St. Mary's General Hospital to take over the manageme... More
June 2, 2020
Stop Ford's Eviction Bill
On Tuesday May 26, the Ford Government tried to slip through a bill - Bill 184 - that will make it easier for landlords to illegally raise the rent and evict renters. Here’s our summary of Bill 18... More
May 25, 2020
NDP to force vote on emergency funding for municipalities
Municipalities in dire financial straits as a result of COVID-19 QUEEN’S PARK — NDP Municipal Affairs critic Jeff Burch will table a motion this week that would give emergency financial support to ... More
May 25, 2020
Ford must take responsibility for, and action on, COVID-19 testing failures
NDP is pushing for mass testing of asymptomatic people outside assessment centres QUEEN’S PARK — On Sunday, Doug Ford once again failed to take responsibility for a week of abysmally low COVID-19 t... More
May 20, 2020
Ford must consult with First Nations before reopening the North: Mamakwa
QUEEN’S PARK – The Ford government must consult with First Nations before reopening the North in order to ensure the safety of communities vulnerable to a resurgence of Covid-19, said Sol Mamakwa, ... More
May 20, 2020
Health care workers still can't access PPE: NDP Health critic
QUEEN’S PARK — NDP Health critic MPP France Gélinas asked Ontario Minister of Health Christine Elliott why frontline health care and other essential workers are not able to get proper PPE for work.... More
May 20, 2020
More support needed as Ontario extends school closures: NDP
QUEEN’S PARK — Marit Stiles, Ontario NDP Education critic, released the following statement in response to the government announcement that schools will remain closed through the end of June: “Scho... More
May 20, 2020