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MPP Gilmour introduces Menstrual Health Day Act
QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP Shadow Minister for Women’s Social and Economic Opportunity Alexa Gilmour (Parkdale—High Park) has introduced Bill 131, Menstrual Health Day Act, 2026, calling on the Ford government to end period poverty in...
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NDP: Ford’s Billy Bishop expansion is all for Wall Street
QUEEN’S PARK — Marit Stiles, Leader of the Official Opposition, has released the following statement in response to reporting by the Toronto Star that revealed a company closely connected to American corporate investment firm JP Morgan is behind the push to expand Billy Bishop...
Ford government denies justice to sexual assault survivors – again
QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP MPP Catherine Fife’s (Waterloo) Lydia’s Law was debated on May 27 and voted down by the Ford government, despite the presence of 100 survivors and advocates who came to Queen’s Park to show their support. Their presence made the denial of justice impossible to...
NDP: Doug Ford forces through his Toronto Island takeover
QUEEN’S PARK — Official Opposition Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles, and Spadina—Fort York MPP Chris Glover blasted the Ford government for plowing ahead with its nonsensical Billy Bishop Airport expansion following the passage of Bill 110:
“This is shameful,” said Stiles.
“Nobody wants this...
MPP Tabuns introduces private member’s bill to prepare Ontario for hotter temperatures
QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP Shadow Environment Minister Peter Tabuns
(Toronto Danforth) introduced a private member’s bill today, Adapting to a hotter Ontario, creating a framework for Ontario’s approach to protecting lives and property from rising global temperatures.
The bill would also...
Dr. Lennox introduces Save a Life Act to make Naloxone available in public spaces
QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP Shadow Minister for Mental Health and Addictions Dr. Robin Lennox (Hamilton Centre) introduced the Save a Life Act (Naloxone Kit Registration and Public Access Act), 2026, calling on the Ford government to take meaningful action to prevent opioid-related deaths by making Naloxone...
Doug Ford votes to keep groceries expensive
QUEEN’S PARK — Official Opposition Leader Marit Stiles called out Doug Ford and his Conservative government for voting against measures to make life more affordable by scrapping the tax on groceries:
“Ontarians are hurting. They’re being forced to decide between groceries, gas, and rent. While they...
“Our time is now:” Ontario NDP launches Scarborough Southwest campaign ad for Fatima Shaban
SCARBOROUGH — Today, the Ontario NDP launched their first campaign ad for the upcoming provincial by-election in Scarborough Southwest.
Fatima Shaban is a community organizer for and from Scarborough, running to be the next MPP for Scarborough Southwest at Queen’s Park.
The ad features Shaban’s...
MPP Gélinas reintroduces bill to protect youth from harms of vaping
QUEEN’S PARK — NDP Health Critic MPP France Gélinas (Nickel Belt), was joined with health professionals and people with lived experience were in the Queen’s Park media studio this morning to discuss the need for further legislative action around vaping in Ontario.
"Studies are showing that the number of...
Ontario NDP launches forestry strategy, Room To Grow, to support the North and strengthen Ontario’s economy
QUEEN’S PARK – The NDP’s Shadow Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry, MPP Bourgouin (Mushkegowuk-James Bay) is introducing a forestry strategy, aimed at growing the sector, protecting good-paying union jobs, and supporting sustainable resource development across Northern Ontario.
“I grew up in...
NDP introduces Swim to Survive program to children in schools
QUEEN’S PARK – NDP Shadow Minister for Education MPP Chandra Pasma (Ottawa West – Nepean) will be tabling a motion calling on the Ontario government to immediately develop and fund a province-wide “Swim to Survive” public safety initiative to ensure every child in Ontario has access to basic water survival...
MPP Stevens calls on province to hold General Motors accountable for contaminated St. Catharines site
QUEEN’S PARK – NDP MPP Jennie Stevens (St. Catherines) tabled a motion calling on the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks to use powers under Sections 17 and 18 of the Environmental Protection Act to hold General Motors accountable for remediation of the former Ontario Street GM property in St...