English version below Mme Andrea Horwath, chef de l’Opposition officielle formée par le Parti néo-démocrate de l’Ontario, à fait la déclaration suivante, après que le gouvernement Ford eut rejeté sa motion concernant la Loi sur les services en français : « Les voix des [Read more]
QUEEN’S PARK, ON — New information revealed by the NDP shows that Doug Ford blew almost a quarter of a billion dollars ripping up green energy contracts. Peter Tabuns, Ontario NDP Energy critic, blasted Ford November 19th in question period for burning through $231 million in taxpayer dollars [Read more]
Ford’s Mini-Budget Fails Northern Ontario says Del Duca SUDBURY, ON – The Ford government introduced its mini-budget today and it fails northern Ontario charged Steven Del Duca, Ontario Liberal Leadership Candidate. Del Duca delivered his response to the Fall Economic Statement from Sudbury [Read more]
Investments in Hospital Infrastructure Will Help End Hallway Health Care GERALDTON, ON — Many patients and families across the province are waiting in crowded emergency departments that do not have the capacity to meet growing demands. In response, Ontario is investing in hospital infrastructure [Read more]
RE: PROVINCIAL CUT TO ADSAB SERVICES Dear Minister Elliott; The ongoing cuts to health care funding and social services in this province has gone beyond unacceptable. The government is looking at restructuring the Algoma District Administration Board, which would mean [Read more]
Province Continues Funding for School Bus Driver Retention Program TORONTO, ON — Ontario is tackling the province’s school bus driver shortage by continuing the School Bus Driver Retention Pilot Program this year. The program will help school bus operators across the province with driver [Read more]
Review Portfolios (click links below): Critic Portfolios Changes Only Critic Portfolios QUEEN’S PARK, ON — With Doug Ford and his government mired in a cronyism scandal, Official Opposition Leader Andrea Horwath has designated a critic for Ethics and Accountability, assigning the new job to [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON — Marit Stiles, Ontario NDP Education critic, released the following statement: “Teachers already decide when to ban cellphones in the classroom, and when to use devices as an educational tool. I don’t know why Doug Ford thinks he’s better at being a teacher than actual [Read more]
Stiles blasts Ford for playing politics with kids’ safety NDP Pundit @salhousser says Doug Ford Government has WASTED One Million Dollars in taxpayers money in "revamping" Sex Ed, as nothing has really changed in the curriculum #cdnpoli #cdnmedia #elxn43 @maritstiles [Read more]
SIOUX LOOKOUT, ON – Kiiwetinoong NDP MPP Sol Mamakwa, said Minister Greg Rickford’s decision to close Kenora’s shelter without notice is wrong, and he needs to provide answers immediately as to when the city will have a shelter for people who need it now. “Minister Rickford should [Read more]
Fix the First Nations water crisis, send the bill to Ottawa: Horwath to Ford THUNDER BAY, ON — Official Opposition NDP Leader Andrea Horwath says that since the federal Liberal government has let people down by refusing to ensure there is clean, safe drinking water in First Nations communities, [Read more]
ATTAWAPISKAT, ON – Frustration is growing in Attawapiskat over the seeming indifference of Minister Seamus O’Regan to the state of emergency over the water crisis. NDP MPs Charlie Angus (Timmins—James Bay) and Tracey Ramsey (Essex) held a public meeting in Attawapiskat and met with hunger [Read more]
Statement by Michael Gravelle, MPP Thunder Bay-Superior North “Bombardier’s decision to make massive lay-offs at its Thunder Bay manufacturing plant is devastating for the workers, their families, the community of Thunder Bay and region. My heart goes out to all those affected by this [Read more]
Hundreds of layoff notices expected in Thunder Bay THUNDER BAY, ON — As workers and families reel from the news that Bombardier plans to issue hundreds of lay-off notices at its Thunder Bay plant, NDP Leader Andrea Horwath and MPP Judith Monteith-Farrell (Thunder Bay-Atikokan) are urging the [Read more]
TORONTO, ON — Jill Andrew, MPP for Toronto-St. Paul’s, released the following statement on behalf of the NDP caucus on World Sickle Cell Awareness Day: “Today, the Ontario NDP joins organizations like the Sickle Cell Association of Ontario and people around the globe in recognizing World [Read more]
