September 20, 2022
Ford standing by while Ontarians crushed by historic food prices, consumer gouging: NDP
QUEEN'S PARK — Ontario NDP Affordability critic Teresa Armstrong issued the following statement in response to Statistics Canada's newly released Consumer Price Index (CPI) showing a 10-per cent ri... More
September 16, 2022
NDP PUSH TO DOUBLE RATES WON’T END AFTER TWO-WEEK ‘SOCIAL ASSISTANCE DIET’
QUEEN’S PARK — NDP MPPs pledged to keep the pressure on the Ford government to double social assistance rates as they reflect on a two-week initiative to bring urgent focus to the paltr... More
September 15, 2022
NDP TO CALL FOR IMMEDIATE RETURN OF LEGISLATURE TO ADDRESS HEALTH CARE CRISIS
With burning troubles in health, education and inflation, Ford poured gas on the fire and walked away, says NDP QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario is in a health care crisis due to a massive staff... More
September 15, 2022
FORD GOVERNMENT CONFIRMS CRUEL SCHEME TO BILL HUNDREDS A DAY, SEND SENIORS HOURS AWAY
NDP responds to disturbing new details of legislation forcing people into long-term care QUEEN’S PARK — On Wednesday the Doug Ford government confirmed Bill 7 will force people into lo... More
September 12, 2022
ONTARIO NDP STATEMENT SUPPORTING CHARTER CHALLENGE AGAINST BILL 124
QUEEN’S PARK — Interim Ontario NDP Leader Peter Tabuns released the following statement in support of the Charter challenge against Bill 124, after speaking at a morning rally on the co... More
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