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Ontario NDP names Ali Chatur as Provincial Director
TORONTO -- The Ontario New Democratic Party has named long-time organizer Ali Chatur as the next Provincial Director.
Chatur brings over 15 years of involvement in the New Democratic Party, with experience spanning grassroots organizing, party governance, and staff leadership at both the provincial and federal...
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NDP calls for action following disturbing reports of strip searches at youth detention facility
QUEEN’S PARK — The Ontario NDP is calling on Doug Ford to immediately address disturbing reports of ongoing strip searches at the Roy McMurty Youth Centre: the province’s largest youth detention...
Family and advocates call for Ontario action after LTC resident denied a final visit with daughter before she died
CORNWALL — Official Opposition Leader, Marit Stiles and Shadow Minister for Seniors and Accessibility, MPP Lise Vaugeois (Thunder Bay - Superior North) are urging the Province of Ontario to take immediate corrective action following a reported incident at Cornwall’s Glen Stor Dun Lodge in which a 91-year-old...
LENNOX & GÉLINAS: Ford’s cuts leave patients waiting longer and hospitals in debt
QUEEN’S PARK – Dr. Robin Lennox, Shadow Minister for Primary Care, and France Gélinas, Shadow Minister for Health, say the Ford government is pushing Ontario hospitals into financial crisis, after new reporting revealed hospitals are turning to bank loans to stay...
NDP calls out Minister’s power grab as classrooms go underfunded
Ottawa — Minister of Education Paul Calandra has put yet another school board under ministerial supervision. NDP Shadow Minister for Education MPP Chandra Pasma has released the following statement:
“The takeover of the Peel District School Board shows that this Minister is more focused on power grabs...
NDP: The fight for Oshawa’s auto future is not over, it’s time for a real strategy
OSHAWA — Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles, and Oshawa MPP Jennifer French are calling for an action plan to deliver certainty for Oshawa auto workers, as GM announces massive layoffs starting...
"Better call Paul,” Pasma joins parents calling for urgent action to support students with disabilities
OTTAWA — On the anniversary of Ford government inaction, advocates warn conditions for students with disabilities are worsening and demand urgent action. NDP Shadow Minister for Education MPP Chandra Pasma (Ottawa West–Nepean) released the following statement:
"Minister Calandra’s handpicked school...
NDP: Doug Ford makes more cuts to affordable housing, school repairs in latest FAO report
QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP Shadow Minister for Finance Jessica Bell (University—Rosedale) is sounding the alarm as the latest FAO report shows more cuts to key services:
“Doug Ford is making more cuts to the services that people rely on. The...
Stiles calls for end to Ontario contracts serving ICE
QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario’s Official Opposition Leader Marit Stiles is calling for an end to Ontario's manufacturing contract with ICE — referred to by Premier Ford as ‘fantastic’ — to ensure that both Ontario and Canada have no part in the atrocities being committed in the United...
BEGUM: Ontarians are fed up with Metrolinx’s excuses
QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP Shadow Minister for Public Transit Doly Begum (Scarborough Southwest) says it’s too late for more of Metrolinx’s finger-pointing, as the party continues its call for the Ford government to launch a full inquiry and overhaul of the...
NDP United with North for Safe Highways
Residents across Northern Ontario are mobilizing to call for safe, well-maintained roads that connect communities, businesses, and families. MPPs Guy Bourgouin, John Vanthof, Lise Vaugeois and Deputy Leader Sol Mamakwa stand in solidarity with rally participants and highlight the NDP’s ongoing work advocating for...
NDP: Doug Ford’s cuts are putting our health care system on the brink of collapse
TORONTO – While Ontario’s public hospitals are on the verge of collapse as historic deficits, staff shortages, and overcrowded emergency rooms push the health care system past its breaking point, Marit Stiles and the Ontario NDP are demanding immediate action from the Ford government to stop the erosion of public...