Horwath responds to Ford’s continued refusal to act to stop third wave devastation QUEEN’S PARK, ON — NDP Leader Andrea Horwath issued the following statement: “On Friday, Doug Ford set people up to be ravaged by the third wave. Today, he didn’t give them anything to save [Read more]
Lockdown should include vaccines for essential workers, paid sick days, support for local business and more QUEEN’S PARK, ON — Andrea Horwath, Leader of the Official Opposition New Democrats, issued the following statement in response to new lockdown orders from the Doug Ford government: [Read more]
QUEEN’S PARK, ON — To mark the one year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, Official Opposition NDP Leader Andrea Horwath held a roundtable with people whose lives have been deeply impacted by the pandemic, and issued the following statement: “As we look back on the impact the [Read more]
People need a rent subsidy to get through COVID-19: Horwath QUEEN’S PARK , ON— Official Opposition Leader Andrea Horwath believes people need an 80 per cent rent subsidy to get through the COVID-19 pandemic, and make it to the other side of the crisis without the crushing debt of months of [Read more]
Leader earns 84 per cent in leadership review vote HAMILTON, ON — Ontario NDP members signaled their determination to have Leader Andrea Horwath run for premier in 2022, with 84 per cent voting in support of her leadership during the provincial convention Saturday. Every two years, NDP members [Read more]
QUEEN’S PARK, ON — The Leader of the Official Opposition, Andrea Horwath, released the following statement, to mark this year’s National Day of Mourning: “On today’s National Day of Mourning, New Democrats across the province honour the memories of all workers who have been killed as a [Read more]
HAMILTON, ON – Official Opposition Leader Andrea Horwath released the following statement to mark Remembrance Day, Nov. 11, 2018: “This Sunday, the eleventh day of the eleventh month at 11 a.m., we mark 100 years since the guns fell silent at the moment the First World War came to an end. [Read more]
QUEEN’s PARK, ON – NDP Health critic MPP France Gélinas again took Kathleen Wynne’s Liberal government to task this morning about the hospital overcrowding and hallway medicine crisis – this time taking aim at the capacity issues at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario [Read more]
Seniors care inquiry can’t stop with Wettlaufer case LONDON, ON – Ontario NDP Long-Term Care critic Teresa Armstrong issued the following statement regarding the professional misconduct hearing for convicted serial killer Elizabeth Wettlaufer, happening today at the College of Nurses of [Read more]
Today New Democrats announced they would call for a referendum to approve sale of public assets in the upcoming legislative session. NDP Leader Andrea Horwath put the Liberals on notice that any sale of OLG, LCBO, Hydro One or OPG will have to be put to a referendum. We believe our public assets [Read more]
Ontario’s New Democrats, vowed to fight the privatization of Ontario’s hydro system and campaign against the sell-off of public assets by the Liberals. The Liberal Government of Ontario is currently reviewing proposals to sell off a significant amount of our shared public assets. This [Read more]
QUEEEN’S PARK, ON – Andrea Horwath, Leader of Ontario’s New Democrats, vowed to fight the privatization of Ontario’s hydro system and campaign against the sell-off of public assets by the Liberals. “Resurrecting botched schemes from the Mike Harris days to privatize hydro will [Read more]
Friday (July 25, 2014) the Liberal budget passed and the legislature has risen until the fall. New Democrats are calling for the Auditor General to do an independent report on the fiscal plan and set the record straight. The Auditor needs to do the same report that was done in 2007 and 2011. The [Read more]
Full Un-Edited Livestream – Debate starts at the 40 minute mark. Ontario Election 2014 Northern Leaders’ Debate – Live from Thunder Bay Ontario, hosted by the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association (NOMA), the Northwestern Ontario Associated Chambers of Commerce (NOACC), the [Read more]
This week marked another constituency week where I had the opportunity to tour the riding and offer clinics. I visited several communities in the northwestern part of the riding and heard many of your concerns. Unfortunately things are not improving for many families. Affordability continues [Read more]
