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NDP: Ford’s handpicked supervisor makes more cuts to classrooms
TORONTO and OTTAWA — NDP MPP Jessica Bell (University—Rosedale), and Shadow Minister of Education Chandra Pasma (Ottawa West—Nepean) are condemning the decision by the Minister of Education’s handpicked supervisor, Rohit Gupta, to cut more than 600 teachers from an education system that is already overcrowded...
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Ontario NDP posts record post-election-year Q1 with $750,000 raised from more than 20,000 contributions
Average contribution of $30 reflects broad grassroots support.
TORONTO – Marit Stiles' Ontario NDP raised $750,000 in the first quarter of 2026 from 20,500 contributions, making the strongest Q1 fundraising result in a post-election year in party history, with 10 percent of donors contributing...
STILES: Hallway health care disaster continues under Ford’s watch
QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles is slamming the Ford government after media reports reveal that hospitals are being forced to convert storage rooms and office spaces to treat patients:
“This is a...
PASMA: There will be no more schools left by the time the Minister of Education is finished making cuts
OTTAWA – NDP Shadow Minister of Education MPP Chandra Pasma released the following statement regarding 78 jobs lost at the York Region District School Board:
“Losing 78 caretakers and trades workers in York Region means dirtier, less safe schools for students and staff,” said Pasma. “These are the very...
GILMOUR: Ford must protect Ontario’s food supply
QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP MPP Alexa Gilmour (Parkdale—High Park) is calling on the Ford government to act now, and protect the Ontario Food Terminal:
“The Ontario Food Terminal moves two billion pounds of produce every year,” said Gilmour. “It connects more than 400 farmers with over 5,000 buyers,...
NDP MPP raises serious concerns about Ontario’s home care system failures
QUEEN’S PARK – NDP MPP Chandra Pasma (Ottawa West – Nepean) stood in the Legislature today to raise urgent concerns about the failure of Ontario’s home care system following the tragic death of Ottawa resident John Lacombe, who died alone after not receiving the care he had been approved for:
“The...
Stiles calls out Ford’s Minister of Health for forcing Ontarians to pay for primary care
QUEEN’S PARK — Today in Question Period, Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles called on Doug Ford’s Minister of Health to answer for her failures after Ontario missed the federal deadline to fund nurse practitioners, leaving patients paying out of pocket for basic...
GLOVER: Ford was warned before signing sweetheart Therme deal
QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP MPP Chris Glover (Spadina—Fort York) is sounding the alarm about Doug Ford’s sweetheart deal with Therme.
Documents from Public Accounts highlighted by the Official Opposition revealed that an advisor urged the Conservatives to “dig deeper” into the company, less than two...
One year later – Ford government still has no plan to address the toxic drug crisis
QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario NDP Shadow Minister for Mental Health and Addictions with responsibility for Primary Care, Dr. Robin Lennox; and Shadow Minister for Health, MPP France Gélinas, issued the following statement marking one year since the closure of supervised consumption services across Ontario:
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NDP MPPs Call on Ford to Reverse Cuts to School Language Programs
QUEEN’S PARK – NDP Shadow Minister of Education MPP Chandra Pasma (Ottawa West – Nepean), and MPP Tom Rakocevic (Humber River – Black Creek) stood with parents and education workers to demand that Ford and his Minister of Education stop making unilateral decisions and reverse the elimination of the...
“This is the reality of Doug Ford’s Ontario” London NDP MPPs react to hundreds of RN cuts at LHSC
LONDON – NDP MPPs Teresa Armstrong (London—Fanshawe), Peggy Sattler (London West), and Terence Kernaghan (London North Centre), say the reported plan to eliminate nearly 290 registered nursing positions at London Health Sciences Centre exposes the harsh reality of living in Doug Ford’s...
Statement on the passing of Stephen Lewis
The Ontario NDP Mourns the Loss of Stephen Lewis
We have lost Stephen Lewis, and the world feels smaller without him.
Stephen Lewis had a voice that could fill a room, a convention hall, the United Nations General Assembly. When he spoke, you felt it: the moral clarity, the righteous anger, the...