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Stiles kicks off session with fiery question period focused on Doug Ford’s jobs disaster
QUEEN’S PARK — The 44th Parliament returned to Queen’s Park today, and Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles wasted no time holding Premier Doug Ford to account for his government’s jobs disaster and shady deals:
“Nearly 800,000 Ontarians are out of work while Doug Ford is busy playing Batman in Home Depot...
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Ontario is losing skilled global talent at a time when we can least afford it
QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP Shadow Minister for Citizenship and Multiculturalism Alexa Gilmour (Parkdale-High Park) and Shadow Attorney General Kristyn Wong-Tam (Toronto Centre) are calling on the Ford government to remove barriers within the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) and allow skilled global talent...
“How many more communities need to suffer before Ford starts caring?” — NDP MPPs push to protect sawmill jobs in Northern Ontario
KAPUSKASING – Following devastating news of the indefinite shut down of Ear Falls sawmill, NDP MPPs Guy Bourgouin (Mushkegowuk – James Bay) and Lise Vaugeois (Thunder Bay – Superior North) released this statement:
“The shutdown in Ear Falls is another devastating hit to Northern Ontario — and it...
NDP: Silence from Ford while corporate landlords hike rent unfairly
TORONTO — Ontario NDP Shadow Housing Minister Catherine McKenney (Ottawa Centre) and Shadow Finance Minister Jessica Bell (University-Rosedale) are calling on the Ford government to ban above-guideline rent increases in buildings of six units or more, closing loopholes in the Residential Tenancies Act that allow...
MPP Chris Glover tables motion to protect jobs by making Ontario a global leader in AI safety research
QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP Shadow Minister for Technology Chris Glover (Spadina—Fort York) will table a motion calling on the Ford government to create a grant program for artificial intelligence (AI) governance and safety research at Ontario’s public colleges and universities, amid growing concern that 1.1...
NDP Calls on Government to Deliver Immediate Relief as Softwood Tariffs Soar to 45%
KAPUSKASING – NDP Shadow Minister for Natural Resources and Forestry MPP Guy Bourgouin (Mushkegowuk – James Bay) and NDP Shadow Minister for Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade MPP Catherine Fife (Waterloo) released the following statement after the Trump administration levied an additional 10% duty on...
Ontario needs more doctors, not more barriers
QUEEN’S PARK – In light of the Ministry of Health regulations changes, NDP Shadow Minister for Health, France Gélinas (Nickel Belt) and NDP Shadow Minister for Mental Health, Addiction, and Primary Care Dr. Robin Lennox (Hamilton Centre) released this...
Stiles vows to fight Doug Ford’s Jobs Disaster ahead of session
QUEEN’S PARK — Marit Stiles and the Ontario NDP vow to fight Doug Ford's jobs disaster ahead of the legislative session:
“Ontarians again put their faith in Doug Ford to protect jobs but what they got instead is a jobs disaster,” said Stiles. “800,000 Ontarians are out of work, and with every new...
NDP: Ford’s Labour Minister parties in Paris while Ontario bleeds jobs
QUEEN’S PARK — Today’s StatsCan report shows an alarming increase in unemployment, while the Minister of Labour is busy partying in Paris and enjoying rink-side Leafs tickets with...
“Has this government learned nothing?” — Stiles marks two-year anniversary of the RCMP criminal investigation into Ford’s Greenbelt scandal
QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles remains focused on demanding transparency and accountability from the Ford government as the RCMP criminal investigation into the corrupt Greenbelt scheme hits the two-year mark.
“The people of Ontario are still waiting for answers,” said Stiles. “The...
“A matter of life and death”: Northern NDP MPPs call for urgent action from the Ontario government on public safety in NAN First Nations
THUNDER BAY and SIOUX LOOKOUT – Deputy Leader and Kiiwetinoong MPP Sol Mamakwa and Thunder Bay-Superior North MPP Lise Vaugeois have released a statement in response to the State of Emergency and Public Safety Crisis declared by Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) calling on the Ontario Government to take urgent action to...
Ford labour minister admits to influencing SDF allocation
QUEEN’S PARK – When questioned in an interview yesterday about the allocation of taxpayer dollars to well-connected insiders through the Skills Development Fund, Ontario Labour Minister David Piccini admitted to putting his finger on the scales for low-scoring...