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Stiles rips into Ford for his attempt to unilaterally seize city lands and public parks
QUEEN’S PARK — Marit Stiles, Leader of the Official Opposition Ontario NDP, blasted legislation introduced by the Ford government, allowing them to take over Billy Bishop Airport, and expropriate city lands and public parks in downtown Toronto:
“Doug Ford is obsessed with downtown Toronto,” said Stiles...
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MPP Gilmour, Girls Government students call for more affordable housing
QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP Shadow Minister for Women’s Social and Economic Opportunity Alexa Gilmour (Parkdale—High Park) hosted Grade 7 and 8 students from Holy Family Catholic School, and Dr. Rita Cox—Kina Minagok Public School yesterday, as they called for more affordable housing.
The students...
Ford Conservatives move to host late night session and rush through controversial FOI changes
QUEEN’S PARK – Leader of the Official Opposition, Marit Stiles, released this statement after the Ford Conservatives have moved to extend sitting hours into the late night to rush through the controversial changes to the province’s transparency and accountability rules:
“Just when you thought this...
“It’s time to show the receipts” Stiles calls for value-for-money audit into Ford’s $30M luxury private jet purchase
QUEEN’S PARK — Marit Stiles, Leader of the Official Opposition, is calling for a value-for-money audit into the Ford government’s callous private jet purchase to get transparency for taxpayers about the Premier’s shopping...
NDP: Uploading Ottawa LRT to Metrolinx won’t fix transit failures
QUEEN’S PARK – Following reports of the Ottawa LRT being uploaded to Metrolinx, Ontario NDP MPP Catherine McKenney (Ottawa Centre) released the following statement:
“Doug Ford and Mark Sutcliffe argue that uploading Ottawa’s light rail network to Metrolinx would solve the ongoing issues surrounding its...
LENNOX: Scarborough needs better health care, not empty promises
QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP Shadow Minister with responsibility for Primary Care Robin Lennox (Hamilton Centre) pressed Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones during today's Question Period to stop talking about investments, and start bringing solutions to help the people of Scarborough access health care:
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NDP MPP John Vanthof secures a win for Northern Ontario as province agrees to declare Highways 11 and 17 as roads of national significance
QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario NDP MPP John Vanthof (Timiskaming – Cochrane) and Shadow Minister for Agriculture, Food, Agribusiness, and Rural Affairs, passed his motion to declare Highways 11 and 17 as roads of national significance to keep Northerners safe with unanimous support in the Legislature.
This marks...
NDP: Ford must act to stop Sudbury LifeLabs closure and protect Northern health care
QUEEN’S PARK – NDP Shadow Minister for Health MPP France Gélinas called on the Ford government to do the right thing by Northern Ontarians, and keep community medical laboratory services in Sudbury:
“The closure of the Sudbury lab by a for-profit American company is a direct blow to Northern Ontario’s...
NDP: Bill 100 rips decision-making out of local hands
NIAGARA – Ontario MPPs Wayne Gates (Niagara Falls) and Jennie Stevens (St. Catharines), say Bill 100 is a direct attack on local democracy and are calling on the Ford government to hold public hearings across Ontario before moving...
Ford chooses corporations over Ontarians, votes against banning predatory pricing
QUEEN’S PARK – The Ford government voted against Marit Stiles and the Ontario NDP’s plan to ban predatory pricing, refusing to protect Ontarians from surveillance and price gouging:
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Ford’s poverty reduction plan falls short as costs rise for Ontarians
WINDSOR — Ontario NDP MPP Lisa Gretzky, Shadow Minister for Children, Community and Social Services, is calling out the Ford government’s failed poverty reduction strategy after it missed key targets and left more people struggling to get...
MPPs Gélinas and Vanthof urge fast turnaround for resilient infrastructure in the North
QUEEN’S PARK – Following reports of major flooding in Northeastern Ontario, NDP MPPs France Gélinas (Nickel Belt) and John Vanthof (Timiskaming – Cochrane) released the following statement:
“Northern Ontarian communities...