September 9, 2022
NDP opposes Ford’s decision to greenlight big rent hikes
TORONTO — NDP MPP Jessica Bell says Doug Ford’s choice to greenlight 2.5 per cent rent increases for Ontarians is piling more costs on people already hurting from the rising cost of living. “People... More
September 7, 2022
NDP MPPs reintroduce bill to stop landlords from gouging tenants
TORONTO — NDP MPPs Jessica Bell (University-Rosedale) and Bhutila Karpoche (Parkdale-High Park), along with Joel Harden (Ottawa Centre) and Terence Kernaghan (London North Centre), have announc... More
September 6, 2022
NDP MPPs to live on ‘social assistance diet’ for two weeks as part of push to raise ODSP rates
QUEEN’S PARK – As part of a push to double Ontario’s paltry ODSP and OW rates, a group of NDP MPPs will spend part of September on a ‘social assistance diet.’ Chandra Pasma, NDP critic ... More
September 3, 2022
Mamakwa calls for improvements at Ontario’s 27 far northern airports
QUEEN’S PARK — Sol Mamakwa, MPP for Kiiwetinoong and Deputy Leader for Ontario’s NDP, is calling on the provincial government to invest in long overdue improvements at Ontario’s 27 far northern air... More
September 2, 2022
Time to finally end auto insurance gouging: NDP MPPs
TORONTO – Ontarians pay some of the highest rates of auto insurance in the country. For over a decade, NDP MPP Tom Rakocevic (Humber River - Black Creek) has been fighting to end postal-code discri... More
September 2, 2022
NDP tables bill to prepare health care system for the climate crisis
QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP Leader Peter Tabuns (Toronto—Danforth) and MPP Bhutila Karpoche (Parkdale-High Park) have retabled a bill to require the government to start preparing Ontario’s public he... More
September 2, 2022
Scrapping five-day COVID isolation another Ford cop-out on paid sick days
QUEEN’S PARK — NDP Health critic France Gélinas issued the following statement in response to the Ford government’s announcement it is eliminating the mandatory five-day isolation period for Ontari... More
August 31, 2022
NDP vows to keep fighting Ford’s cruel scheme to bill and bully people into LTC homes they don’t want to go to
QUEEN’S PARK — Interim Ontario NDP Leader Peter Tabuns released the following statement in response to the passage of Bill 7, Doug Ford’s cruel legislation forcing people waiting in hos... More
August 29, 2022