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NDP: Ford can’t let Enbridge gouge Ontarians again
QUEEN’S PARK — Enbridge Gas Inc. is again appealing to the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) for rate increases, continuing their pattern of increasing its payout to investors at the expense of Ontarians.
Ontario NDP Shadow Minister for Public and Business Service Delivery Tom Rakocevic (Humber River—Black...
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Ford’s Fall Economic Statement fails to deliver for working people
QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles; and Shadow Minister for Finance and Treasury Board, MPP Jessica Bell are calling out Ford’s lacklustre Fall Economic Statement for failing to deliver a real plan that families across Ontario urgently need as the cost of living rises, the job crisis worsens, and...
KERNAGHAN: Small businesses need more support
QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP Shadow Minister for Small Business Terence Kernaghan (London North Centre) is calling on the federal government to provide more support for the province's small businesses than what was outlined in Tuesday’s federal budget.
“Ontario’s small businesses are in urgent need...
Ontario NDP calls for plan to create jobs, make life affordable ahead of the Fall Economic Statement
QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario NDP Shadow Minister for Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade Catherine Fife (Waterloo) and Shadow Minister for Finance and Treasury Board Jessica Bell (University–Rosedale) are calling on the Doug Ford government to use Thursday’s Fall Economic Statement to deliver a meaningful...
“Blatantly undemocratic”: Ford shuts down debate on key housing and education bills
QUEEN’S PARK — Doug Ford is fast-tracking two bills that will make life harder for Ontarians.
“This is a blatantly undemocratic move by Doug Ford,” said Official Opposition Leader Marit Stiles.
“The Ford government believes that they have a blank cheque to do whatever they want. This is not a...
Hamilton renter town hall brings tenants and experts together to push back against Bill 60
HAMILTON — Dr. Robin Lennox, MPP for Hamilton Centre, is hosting a Renter Town Hall to bring together tenants, community advocates, and housing experts to discuss how Bill 60, the “Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act,” threatens renters’ rights across...
MPP Gretzky calls out government’s continued refusal to declare IPV an epidemic
QUEEN’S PARK – This morning, Shadow Minister for Children, Community and Social Services Lisa Gretzky (Windsor West) once again called on the Doug Ford government to take meaningful action on intimate partner violence (IPV) by declaring it an epidemic in Ontario. The Conservatives refused — for the fifth time...
PASMA: This government is paying unelected school supervisors $350,000 a year to ignore parents and communities
QUEEN’S PARK – During a committee hearing, NDP shadow minister for education MPP Chandra Pasma (Ottawa west – Nepean) pressed Minister of Education Paul Calandra on the salaries of the government-appointed school supervisors replacing democratically elected trustees. The Minister revealed that these unelected...
“Woefully underfunded”: Gilmour calls on Ford to up support for gender-based violence survivors
QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP Shadow Minister for Women’s Social and Economic Opportunity Alexa Gilmour is calling on the Doug Ford government to increase social services funding to non-shelter-based organizations supporting survivors of gender-based violence.
Services for survivors that offer assistance...
Fallout from Ford’s negligence continues at Maplehurst
QUEEN’S PARK — After first-degree murder charges were stayed against three inmates at Maplehurst Correctional Complex late last month, Ontarians are now at risk of further fallout from Doug Ford’s...
Tabuns: Ford costs Ontarians jobs, money by killing green roof by-law
QUEEN’S PARK — Toronto's green roof by-law helped to make Ontario a global leader in environmental construction, but the Doug Ford government quietly killed the mandate without public notice on the night the Blue Jays began their World Series...
Begum: Eglinton LRT is the poster child of the Ford government’s incompetence
QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP Shadow Minister for Public Transit Doly Begum is continuing to pressure Doug Ford for transparency as his mismanagement continues to make life harder for Ontarians.
MPP Begum demanded answers from the Premier during yesterday’s Question Period.
“Residents in Scarborough...