TORONTO ET KAPUSKASING – Mme Doly Begum, porte-parole de l’Opposition officielle en matière d’Apprentissage des jeunes enfants et garde d’enfants, et M Guy Bourgouin, porte-parole de l’Opposition officielle en matière d’Affaires francophones, ont rendu publique la déclaration suivante, suite à une...

SUDBURY - The Ford government must provide immediate oversight of Amberwood Suites retirement home as their COVID outbreak has claimed the life of one resident, infected 31 other residents and three staff members, said local NDP MPPs, Jamie West (Sudbury) and France Gélinas (Nickel Belt).

“Today’s death...

NDP MPPs Lindo and Fife call for transparency on outbreaks, paid sick days and on-site testing

WATERLOO – NDP MPPs Laura Mae Lindo (Kitchener Centre) and Catherine Fife (Waterloo) are urging Doug Ford to put in place measures to protect workers who are being exposed to COVID-19 at workplaces in the region,...

TORONTO--MPP Rima Berns-McGown, the NDP's critic for Poverty and Homelessness, responded to reports that Toronto's COVID-19 Recovery Hotel for homeless people is at capacity:

"It is deeply concerning that Toronto's COVID recovery centre for people experiencing homelessness is...

York South—Weston — MPP Faisal Hassan, the Ontario NDP's critic for Youth Engagement, is pleased to launch the Youth Council for York South—Weston. Youth are leading the charge on climate change and social justice issues across our province and insisting on action. Hassan is excited to hear their ideas and...

NIAGARA FALLS — Niagara Falls NDP MPP Wayne Gates has responded to comments made by PC MPP Sam Oosterhoff to the St. Catharines Standard following the Ford government’s decision to divert vaccines away from Niagara:

“Our long-term care homes are in crisis, people are dying, then we find...

QUEEN’S PARK – Official Opposition NDP Leader Andrea Horwath has released a statement following Ford’s announcement that York Centre PC MPP Roman Baber has been removed from his party’s caucus:

“Kicking another of his MPPs out of caucus is purely symbolic unless Doug Ford stops...

QUEEN’S PARK – Doug Ford must immediately support Peel’s three mass vaccinations centres the region is setting up to stop the spread of COVID-19, says NDP Leader Andrea Horwath and Peel region’s NDP MPPs, Deputy Leader Sara Singh (Brampton Centre), Gurratan Singh (Brampton East), and Kevin Yarde (Brampton...

TORONTO — Beaches—East York MPP Rima Berns-McGown, the NDP's critic for Poverty and Homelessness, released this statement on how the province's new stay-at-home order will affect people experiencing homelessness:

"The Ford government's stay-at-home order exempts people...

NIAGARA FALLS – NDP Workplace Health and Safety critic Wayne Gates has released a statement in response to the Ford government’s announcement of an enforcement ‘blitz’ to inspect workplaces and big box stores:

“Workers that still have to go into the workplace during this pandemic have...

YORK SOUTH-WESTON — NDP MPP Faisal Hassan (York South—Weston) and NDP Transit critic Jessica Bell (University—Rosedale) said Premier Doug Ford must give funding to municipalities so they can cap ridership on public transit, to protect the safety of drivers and riders.

"Canada's union representing...

SAULT STE. MARIE — With local personal support workers (PSWs) anxiously waiting for pandemic pay promised more than three months ago, Ontario NDP Health critic France Gélinas is demanding the Doug Ford government flow the wage boost immediately and give PSWs a permanent raise.

Gélinas’ call comes...