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Ford Government Misses the Mark on Teacher Shortages, Says Pasma
OTTAWA — NDP Critic for Education MPP Chandra Pasma (Ottawa West–Nepean) released the following statement in response to the Ford government’s plan to expand the practical component of teacher education:
“Ontario does not have a shortage of qualified teachers,” said Pasma. “We are training them,...
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Bourgouin Calls for Urgent Action After Fatal Northern Highway Collision
MUSHKEGOWUK–JAMES BAY – Following a tragic and fatal collision on Northern Ontario highways, NDP MPP Guy Bourgouin released the following statement, raising urgent concerns about unsafe road conditions and repeated highway closures across the North:
“We share our deepest condolences with the family and...
“It should never have come to this”: Rakocevic responds to HCRA fines against Albion
QUEEN’S PARK — In response to Ontario’s Home Construction Regulatory Authority (HCRA) levying the largest fine in its history against Albion Building Construction Inc., Ontario NDP Shadow Minister for Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement Tom Rakocevic (Humber River—Black Creek) has issued the...
NDP: Ford government can and should restore fairness to the OINP
QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP Shadow Minister for Citizenship and Multiculturalism Alexa Gilmour (Parkdale—High Park), Shadow Attorney General Kristyn Wong-Tam (Toronto Centre), and Deputy Leader Doly Begum (Scarborough Southwest) are advocating for the workers that have been shut out of the Ontario Immigrant...
SATTLER: Ford plays the blame game with post-secondary education desperate for funding
QUEEN’S PARK — While the Ford government continues to point the finger at their federal counterparts for the difficulties facing the province’s post-secondary institutions, Ontario’s New Democrats are reminding the Conservatives that this is a crisis of their own making.
Shadow Minister for Colleges and...
“The truth will come out,” Stiles’ ethics complaint opens investigation into Ford’s Minister of Labour
QUEEN’S PARK – Marit Stiles, Leader of the Official Opposition has issued the following statement in response to the Office of the Integrity Commissioner of Ontario launching an ethics probe into Ford’s Minister of Labour regarding his involvement with the Skills Development Fund:
"For...
MPP Sol Mamakwa calls on Ontario and Canada to respect the jurisdiction of First Nations
TREATY 3 TERRITORY – Ontario NDP Deputy Leader Sol Mamakwa (MPP for Kiiwetinoong) is standing in support of First Nations whose Inherent and Treaty rights continue to be violated by the Governments of Canada and Ontario.
Nine Treaty No. 9 First Nations are in a courtroom today because of the Ontario...
GLOVER: Ford must come clean about Ontario Place redevelopment’s sewage risk to Lake Ontario
TORONTO — MPP Chris Glover (Spadina—Fort York) is calling out the Ford government for misleading Ontarians after it falsely claimed that sewage overflow construction is “unrelated” to construction at Ontario Place.
The government’s own Request for Qualifications (RFQ) specifically states that they are...
NDP: Tires pile up across Ontario as Ford fails on recycling
QUEEN’S PARK — Earlier this year, the Ford government lowered yearly recycling targets for used tires, no longer requiring producers to recycle a specific weight. The change has now resulted in used tires being stockpiled, illegally dumped, or sent to...
NDP: Finch West LRT issues underscore need for Metrolinx inquiry
QUEEN’S PARK — While the Finch West LRT is now finally open, service disruptions and slow travel times have plagued commuters. The early days for the new transit line were capped off by a Toronto man out-running the LRT on foot — by 18...
MPP Sattler calls on Ford to act as IPV reaches crisis levels in London
QUEEN’S PARK — The London Police Service has painted a grim picture of intimate partner violence (IPV) in the region, with Chief Thai Truong revealing that the force receives an average of 19 calls per day related to...
MPP Wong-Tam joins Faqiri family to call for Ford government action on ninth anniversary of Soleiman’s death
QUEEN’S PARK — Shadow Attorney General Kristyn Wong-Tam (Toronto Centre) joined Yusuf Faqiri, and co-Executive Director of the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies Emilie Coyle today, calling on the Ford government to apologize to the Faqiri family, and ensure that what happened to Soli never happens...