THUNDER BAY - MPP Judith Monteith-Farrell (Thunder Bay – Atikokan) is calling on the province to support an NDP motion to safely re-open outdoor amenities.

“Doug Ford’s decision to close outdoor activities was a mistake, it wasn’t backed by the his own science table, and it just doesn’t make sense...

TORONTO – Spadina–Fort York MPP Chris Glover released the following statement calling on the Ford government to save the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) for future years. The CNE has been cancelled for summer 2021, due to COVID-19, and as a result is facing permanent closure due to the financial impacts of the...

QUEEN’S PARK — Minister Merrilee Fullerton, who will hold a media event Friday morning after hiding for a week, needs to explain when she first learned that seniors were being neglected to death, dying in long-term care homes in Ontario because they weren’t given food or water.

“When did the Minister...

Brampton MPP’s motion will be put to a vote Monday

BRAMPTON — NDP Deputy Leader Sara Singh (Brampton Centre) will force a vote on a motion Monday calling on the Ford government to safely re-open outdoor amenities in the province immediately.

The Ford government is keeping outdoor amenities like...

HAMILTON — Paul Miller, NDP MPP for Hamilton East-Stoney Creek, is sounding the alarm about the urgent need to make home care services public and not-for-profit after a for-profit company repeatedly left a Hamilton man stranded during the pandemic.

“Much like for-profit long-term care companies, for-profit...

QUEEN'S PARK — The NDP is demanding to know how Doug Ford will fill the transportation gap left by Greyhound’s announcement that it is closing operations in Canada permanently. The following statement was released by Jamie West, critic for Northern Infrastructure, Transportation and Roads, on behalf of the...

QUEEN’S PARK – Thursday in question period, NDP MPP Wayne Gates (Niagara Falls) called on the government to reserve course, withdraw Bill 124 and listen to the issues affecting nurses.

“For 14 months we have seen the incredible strength, courage and commitment that nurses have for caring for our...

QUEEN’S PARK — To mark police week, NDP MPP France Gélinas (Nickel Belt) held a press conference on Thursday to introduce her bill to honour police officers who died by suicide as a consequence of being in the line of duty, by including them in highway memorials for fallen officers.

“In September last...

QUEEN’S PARK – Essex MPP Taras Natyshak said the Ford government is letting down Ontarians with Type 1 Diabetes by choosing to reject his bill to add Continuous Glucose Monitoring and Flash Monitoring devices to the province's Assistive Devices Program (ADP).

"For Ontarians living with Type 1 Diabetes,...

QUEEN’S PARK — NDP Leader Andrea Horwath said the current Stay at Home order has to be extended, yet again, because Premier Doug Ford continuously refuses to do what the experts have told him to do.

“People are frustrated. They are exhausted. They are struggling with isolation. And they will be devastated...

QUEEN’S PARK — NDP Leader Andrea Horwath, who represents the riding of Hamilton Centre, released the following statement in response to Thursday’s funding and re-instatement of the Hamilton LRT project Doug Ford scrapped in 2019:

“The Hamilton LRT is a project that’s good for jobs,...

OSHAWA — New Democrats in Oshawa have nominated incumbent MPP Jennifer French as their Ontario NDP candidate again for the 2022 provincial election. French is a teacher who worked in Durham Region schools, and has been a committed community and workers’ rights advocate. First elected in 2014, French currently...