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Pasma: Classrooms need real and sustainable funding, not band-aid solutions
OTTAWA — Following the Ontario government’s announcement of a new Classroom Supplies Fund for elementary homeroom teachers, NDP Shadow Minister for Education MPP Chandra Pasma (Ottawa West – Nepean) released the following statement:
“Teachers should never have to pay out of pocket for basic classroom...
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“Another attack on the environment,” Tabuns rips Ford’s decision to gut conservation authorities
QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP Shadow Minister for Environment, Conservation, and Parks Peter Tabuns (Toronto—Danforth) says the Ford government going ahead with plans to shrink the province’s conservation authorities paves the way for destructive sprawl and environmental disasters.
“Conservation...
More ads, less health care under Ford leadership
NICKEL BELT and HAMILTON CENTRE – After the Premier suggested that the government may launch more advertising campaigns, this time to promote its health care record, NDP Shadow Minister for Mental Health, Addiction and Primary Care MPP Dr. Robin Lennox (Hamilton Centre) and NDP Shadow Minister for Health MPP France...
Fix it, don’t toss it: NDP calls on Ford to pass Right to Repair legislation
QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP MPPs Tom Rakocevic (Humber River—Black Creek), John Vanthof (Timiskaming—Cochrane), and Terence Kernaghan (London North Centre) say it’s time for the Ford government to stand up for consumers, and pass Bill 91, Right to Repair Act,...
NDP: Time to deliver pay equity and justice for Ontario’s midwives
QUEEN’S PARK –– On International Women’s Day, the Ontario NDP is renewing its call for pay equity and fairness for midwives across the province who provide essential health care to families. MPP Dr. Robin Lennox (Hamilton Centre) and MPP France Gélinas (Nickel Belt) have released the following joint...
Pasma: Ford government gambling away our kids’ future with inexperienced political appointees
QUEEN’S PARK –– As the Ford government just announced taking over the Peel District School Board and York Catholic District School Board, Ontario NDP Shadow Minister for Education Chandra Pasma (Ottawa West–Nepean) says the latest appointments show the government once again putting politics ahead of...
STILES: NDP will force a vote on Ford’s callous OSAP cuts
QUEEN’S PARK — Official Opposition Leader Marit Stiles and the Ontario NDP will force a vote to reverse Doug Ford’s damaging Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) cuts when the Ontario Legislature returns, calling on the Premier to save a generation of students from crushing debt:
“Doug Ford’s...
PASMA: Students are an afterthought for Ford and Calandra
QUEEN’S PARK –– As the Ford government appoints an EQAO “review panel” in its latest overreach into Ontario classrooms, Official Opposition Shadow Education Minister Chandra Pasma (Ottawa West––Nepean) continues to urge them to finally put students...
NDP: Latest FAO report shows Ford has given up on affordable housing
QUEEN’S PARK –– Ontario’s Financial Accountability Office (FAO) has released its report on the province’s subsidized housing programs, as the Official Opposition NDP points to Doug Ford continuously failing Ontarians in need.
“Doug...
“Now the classes are empty,” London MPPs raise alarm over Fanshawe campus closure
LONDON – Ontario NDP MPPs Teresa Armstrong (London—Fanshawe), Peggy Sattler (London West), and Terence Kernaghan (London North Centre), say the relocation of all programs from Fanshawe College’s South London campus is another terrible sign of instability in Ontario’s post-secondary education...
Northern MPPs kick off consultations on highway bill with Northern Tour: Our Roads, Our Safety
QUEEN’S PARK – Northern NDP MPPs John Vanthof (Timiskaming – Cochrane), Guy Bourgouin (Mushkegowuk – James Bay) and Sol Mamakwa (Kiiwetinoong) will be joined by colleagues Lise Vaugeois (Thunder Bay – Superior North), France Gelinas (Nickel Belt) and Jamie West (Sudbury) to tour across the North of Ontario...
Pasma responds to Algonquin College Board vote confirming program cuts
OTTAWA — Ontario NDP Shadow Minister for Education, Chandra Pasma (MPP for Ottawa West-Nepean), made the following statement after the Algonquin College Board of Governors voted to confirm program cuts at...