QUEEN’S PARK — In response to the Kensington Business Improvement Association’s announcement today listing 21 businesses that have closed during the pandemic, University—Rosedale MPP Jessica Bell issued the following...

QUEEN’S PARK - NDP MPP Jamie West said the Ford government must take action now to prevent more opioid-related deaths in Sudbury.

In his member’s statement in the Ontario legislature on Thursday, West said the Ford government must support Public Health Sudbury & District by approving the supervised...

KITCHENER — NDP MPP for Kitchener Centre, Laura Mae Lindo is calling for the Ford government to provide emergency funding to the Food Bank of Waterloo Region as the number of community members experiencing food insecurity continues to grow during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

"The number of...

HAMILTON – NDP MPP Paul Miller (Hamilton East—Stoney Creek) has released a statement on the attempts by a landlord to ‘renovict’ residents of an apartment building in Hamilton’s east end, and calling for the Ford government to halt these evictions immediately:

“During a pandemic,...

QUEEN’S PARK — The official opposition is demanding a release date for Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccine plan no later than Dec. 14, as well as transparency right now on who is making decisions on the priority list.

“Other provinces and countries have already released roll-out plans for the COVID-19 vaccine...

QUEEN'S PARK — NDP Climate Crisis critic Peter Tabuns and Environment critic Ian Arthur released this statement in response to a report from Environmental Defense released Thursday, which says greenhouse gas emissions jumped up for the first time in about a decade during Doug Ford’s first year in...

QUEEN’S PARK — Despite the uproar, PC MPPs voted to plow ahead Wednesday with a bill that gives Charles McVety the right to grant university degrees — even while editing the bill to appease others.

“Charles McVety claims that Muslims are planning a ‘hostile takeover,’ that Haitians are...

QUEEN’S PARK — Joel Harden, Ontario NDP critic for Accessibility and Persons with Disabilities, and Lisa Gretzky, Ontario NDP critic for Community and Social Services, released the following statement on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities:

“On the International Day for...

TIMMINS — New Democrats in Timmins have selected dedicated local MPP Gilles Bisson to be their NDP candidate in the 2022 provincial election.

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NDP Leader Andrea Horwath

“Gilles is an invaluable veteran member of our NDP team, bringing fantastic experience...

QUEEN’S PARK - Families in Mushkegowuk-James Bay are desperately calling on the Ford government to provide mental health and addictions supports.

MPP Guy Bourgouin sent an open letter to Minister Tibollo (below) and shared with the legislature one mom's story of frustration and despair. Without help and...

QUEEN'S PARK —The NDP's Municipal Affairs critic Jeff Burch (Niagara Centre) wrote to Ontario's Integrity Commissioner asking him to investigate if the Ford government's Minister's Zoning Order (MZO) forcing Stratford to accept a float glass factory violated the Lobbyists Registration Act.

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TORONTO — The NDP's critic for Poverty and Homelessness, Rima Berns-McGown (Beaches—East York), said cities desperately need the Ontario government to help fund shelters and food banks, as the convergence of homelessness, hunger, unemployment, and COVID-19 has put cities across the province on the brink of a...