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Mamakwa: Ontario must respect Grassy Narrows First Nation’s right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent
SIOUX LOOKOUT – Ontario NDP Deputy Leader Sol Mamakwa (Kiiwetinoong) and Shadow Minister for Indigenous and Treaty Relations is calling on the Government of Ontario to respect the right of Asubpeeschoseewagong Netum Anishinabek (Grassy Narrows First Nation) to free, prior and informed consent for all developments...
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NDP call on Ford, Carney to release secret Billy Bishop plan
QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP MPP Chris Glover (Spadina—Fort York) and Shadow Finance Minister Jessica Bell (University—Rosedale) say the secrecy from the Ford government, the Toronto Port Authority (TPA), and the federal government surrounding the proposed Billy Bishop expansion must come to an end.
The...
McKenney: Where are the homes Doug Ford promised to build
OTTAWA – NDP Shadow Minister for Housing, Catherine McKenney (Ottawa Centre) called out Doug Ford and his Minister of Housing for not delivering on the promised 1.5 million homes, as housing starts took a dip in May:
“Doug Ford...
Only thing growing under Ford’s watch is health care wait times and hallway medicine
HAMILTON and NICKEL BELT – As Ontario continues to face hospital overcrowding while Ford’s Minister of Health has been awarded a 5-month long summer vacation, NDP Shadow Minister for Mental Health and Addictions, with responsibility for Primary Care, Dr. Robin Lennox (Hamilton Centre), and Shadow Minister of...
NDP MPP Jamie West condemns the acts of hate that unfolded at Sudbury Memorial
SUDBURY – Following the disturbing and unacceptable events that unfolded over the weekend at the Crosses for Change in Sudbury, NDP MPP Jamie West released the following...
Stiles calls out Ford’s pattern of preferential treatment following Star investigation into Kinross deal
QUEEN’S PARK – Marit Stiles, Leader of the Official Opposition, is calling out the Ford government following a damning investigation from the Toronto Star that revealed internal documents showing a Ford government staffer potentially breaking ethics rules and giving preferential treatment to a private...
MPP Wong-Tam stands with Rayah Café owners as they face unfair eviction
TORONTO – MPP Kristyn Wong-Tam (Toronto Centre) joined Wafa El Rhazi, owner of Rayah Café, and Aaron Binder of the Better Way Alliance at Rayah Café today to stand against unfair eviction threats from their landlord.
“It is unacceptable that small businesses in our province take the risk of investing in...
GLOVER: No business case, no plan, and a sham consultation, it’s time to shut down Ford’s waterfront scheme
QUEEN’S PARK –– Ontario NDP MPP Chris Glover says it’s time for Prime Minister Mark Carney and his Toronto MPs to be accountable to the people of Toronto, and stop Doug Ford’s Billy Bishop expansion scheme, after Canadian press reporting revealed that no plans will be released during the ongoing public...
MPP Mamakwa’s statement in memory of John Cutfeet, Queen’s Park’s Anishininiimowin interpreter
SIOUX LOOKOUT – Earlier this week, we were informed that John Cutfeet, the Legislative Assembly of Ontario’s Anishininiimowin interpreter, suddenly passed away. Ontario NDP Deputy Leader Sol Mamakwa, who worked closely with Mr. Cutfeet to make history and deliver a speech at the Ontario’s legislature in an...
MPP McKenney pushes for ways to protect tenants from extreme heat
QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario NDP Shadow Minister for Housing Catherine McKenney (Ottawa Centre) released the following statement in response to the Ford government finally giving tenants the right to install air conditioners in their units starting July 1, years after the actual legislation, Bill 97, passed:
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MPP Kernaghan sounds alarm about health care job cuts at London Health Sciences
LONDON – Ontario NDP MPP Terence Kernaghan (London North Centre) hosted a round table discussion with registered nurses from ONA local 100 to discuss the growing healthcare crisis in London and across Ontario. Frontline healthcare workers shared alarming concerns about staffing shortages, workplace violence,...
New Democrats call out Conservatives for moving to shut down committee for the summer
QUEEN’S PARK — NDP MPPs Wayne Gates (Niagara Falls) and Alexa Gilmour (Parkdale – High Park) released a joint statement after Ford’s Conservatives pushed for the committee to be adjourned once again:
“After adjourning the legislature for 21 weeks after sitting for less than a month, the Premier said...