KITCHENER - The Ford government must stop lagging behind on tackling anti-Black racism within its own institutions, said NDP Anti-Racism critic, Laura Mae Lindo, in response to reports — including new reporting by the CBC — of discrimination in the Ontario Public Service (OPS) highlighting that Anti-Black...

ETOBICOKE — The Ontario NDP is in a stronger financial position than any other party, according to year-end financial statements — showing that the powerful grassroots movement people are building is working.

The NDP finished the year with $6.4 million in the bank, and the strongest net financial position...

ETOBICOKE — The Ontario NDP is launching a pre-election campaign, including ads in which Leader Andrea Horwath describes her positive vision for a premier who chooses people.

“This past year we’ve learned what really matters in our lives. And what government does, or doesn’t do, also matters,” Horwath...

TIMMINS AND KITCHENER – The Ford government must reverse it’s decision to cut community oversight of Ontario jails, said Gilles Bisson, NDP critic for Community Safety and Correctional Services, and Laura Mae Lindo, NDP Anti-Racism critic.

“Doug Ford and the Conservatives are disbanding the boards in a...

YORK SOUTH—WESTON — NDP MPP Faisal Hassan made the following statement in response to gun violence near Black Creek and Trethewey drives Sunday night:

"Overnight, gun violence erupted in our city with a series of shootings. I want to offer my sympathies to everyone impacted by the traumatic...

WINDSOR — Windsor-Essex NDP MPPs are supporting calls from the Windsor-Essex Muslim community, the National Council of Canadian Muslims and NDP Leader Andrea Horwath for all levels of government to come together for a National Action Summit on Islamophobia.

Percy Hatfield (Windsor-Tecumseh), Lisa Gretzky...

QUEEN’S PARK — Doug Ford’s plan to overrule the courts to silence his critics hurts workers and families who deserve to have their voices heard, said Andrea Horwath, leader of the Official Opposition, who met with some of the people hurt by Ford’s law on Friday.

“Ford is desperately trying to cling to...

YORK SOUTH-WESTON - NDP MPP Faisal Hassan echoed Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath's call to Doug Ford and Justin Trudeau to listen to the National Council of Canadian Muslims and convene all levels of government for a National Action Summit on Islamophobia.

Hassan said Canada and Ontario must take real...

LONDON — London’s NDP MPPs are supporting calls from the London Muslim community, the National Council of Canadian Muslims and NDP Leader Andrea Horwath for all levels of government – federal, provincial, territorial, municipal – across the country to come together for a National Action Summit on...

QUEEN’S PARK — Official Opposition Leader Andrea Horwath has written to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier Doug Ford urging them to work together to convene the National Action Summit on Islamophobia called for by the National Council of Canadian Muslims and supported by the NDP. **Letter...

QUEEN’S PARK — Official Opposition leader Andrea Horwath responded to the Ford government's vaccine rollout announcement Thursday, saying Ontario needs to get second doses to everyone in a hotspot now, and consider expert advice to bump up AstraZeneca second doses, in order to stop the spread of variants and...

QUEEN’S PARK — On Thursday, and even more so in the days ahead, the Official Opposition will attempt to delay Doug Ford’s desperate attempt to silence his critics by asking the government to first debate the things that really matter to people, instead.

Doug Ford and his government have recalled the...