March 13, 2023
NDP: SCHOOL BOARDS FACE LOOMING STAFF AND FUNDING CUTS
QUEEN’S PARK – NDP MPP Jessica Bell (University—Rosedale) and NDP Education critic, Chandra Pasma (Ottawa West-Nepean) held a press conference Monday calling on the Ford Conservatives to address th... More
March 10, 2023
SOL MAMAKWA CALLS ON FORD GOVERNMENT TO UPHOLD FIRST NATIONS' RIGHTS AND PROTOCOLS
QUEEN’S PARK - During Question Period today, MPP Sol Mamakwa (kiiwetinoong) NDP Deputy Leader and Critic for Indigenous and Treaty Relations, opened with a critical question to the Ford government ... More
March 10, 2023
NDP: FORD’S PLAN FOR HEALTH CARE FAILS ONTARIANS BY $21.3 BILLION
QUEEN’S PARK – The Financial Accountability Office (FAO) report found that the Ford Conservatives’ plan will fall $21.3 billion short of the funding needed for hospitals, home care, and long-term c... More
March 6, 2023
FORD GOVERNMENT SAYS ‘NO’ TO STILES’ PROPOSAL TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
QUEEN’S PARK – Leader of the Official Opposition, Marit Stiles (Davenport) took the opportunity of Monday’s Opposition Day Motion slot to call on the government to fund a $24 million emergency inve... More
March 3, 2023
NDP HOUSING CRITIC FINDS FORD COSTING ONTARIANS MORE IN PROPERTY TAXES
QUEEN’S PARK – NDP’s Housing Critic MPP Jessica Bell (University-Rosedale) completed a scan of the GTHA and found that nearly every single municipality has been forced to raise property taxes to co... More
March 2, 2023
NDP wishes everyone a happy Bangladeshi Heritage Month
MPP Doly Begum (Scarborough Southwest), Deputy Leader of the Ontario NDP, released the following statement to mark Bangladeshi Heritage Month: "March marks the beginning of Bangladeshi Heritage Mon... More
March 2, 2023
NDP INSIST GOVERNMENT KEEP PROMISE TO RETURN DURHAM’S DUFFIN ROUGE AND GREENBELT LANDS
QUEEN’S PARK - NDP MPP Jennifer French (Oshawa) demanded the government keep its promise to preserve natural and protected spaces and the wildlife that lives there and preserve Class A farmland ret... More
March 1, 2023
Ford brings Ontarians one step closer to two-tier health care: NDP
QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP leader Marit Stiles issued the following statement in response to the Ford government’s second-reading passage of Bill 60, legislation that will expand the use of private... More
February 27, 2023