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PASMA: There will be no more schools left by the time the Minister of Education is finished making cuts
OTTAWA – NDP Shadow Minister of Education MPP Chandra Pasma released the following statement regarding 78 jobs lost at the York Region District School Board:
“Losing 78 caretakers and trades workers in York Region means dirtier, less safe schools for students and staff,” said Pasma. “These are the very...
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GILMOUR: Ford must protect Ontario’s food supply
QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP MPP Alexa Gilmour (Parkdale—High Park) is calling on the Ford government to act now, and protect the Ontario Food Terminal:
“The Ontario Food Terminal moves two billion pounds of produce every year,” said Gilmour. “It connects more than 400 farmers with over 5,000 buyers,...
NDP MPP raises serious concerns about Ontario’s home care system failures
QUEEN’S PARK – NDP MPP Chandra Pasma (Ottawa West – Nepean) stood in the Legislature today to raise urgent concerns about the failure of Ontario’s home care system following the tragic death of Ottawa resident John Lacombe, who died alone after not receiving the care he had been approved for:
“The...
Stiles calls out Ford’s Minister of Health for forcing Ontarians to pay for primary care
QUEEN’S PARK — Today in Question Period, Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles called on Doug Ford’s Minister of Health to answer for her failures after Ontario missed the federal deadline to fund nurse practitioners, leaving patients paying out of pocket for basic...
GLOVER: Ford was warned before signing sweetheart Therme deal
QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP MPP Chris Glover (Spadina—Fort York) is sounding the alarm about Doug Ford’s sweetheart deal with Therme.
Documents from Public Accounts highlighted by the Official Opposition revealed that an advisor urged the Conservatives to “dig deeper” into the company, less than two...
One year later – Ford government still has no plan to address the toxic drug crisis
QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario NDP Shadow Minister for Mental Health and Addictions with responsibility for Primary Care, Dr. Robin Lennox; and Shadow Minister for Health, MPP France Gélinas, issued the following statement marking one year since the closure of supervised consumption services across Ontario:
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NDP MPPs Call on Ford to Reverse Cuts to School Language Programs
QUEEN’S PARK – NDP Shadow Minister of Education MPP Chandra Pasma (Ottawa West – Nepean), and MPP Tom Rakocevic (Humber River – Black Creek) stood with parents and education workers to demand that Ford and his Minister of Education stop making unilateral decisions and reverse the elimination of the...
“This is the reality of Doug Ford’s Ontario” London NDP MPPs react to hundreds of RN cuts at LHSC
LONDON – NDP MPPs Teresa Armstrong (London—Fanshawe), Peggy Sattler (London West), and Terence Kernaghan (London North Centre), say the reported plan to eliminate nearly 290 registered nursing positions at London Health Sciences Centre exposes the harsh reality of living in Doug Ford’s...
Statement on the passing of Stephen Lewis
The Ontario NDP Mourns the Loss of Stephen Lewis
We have lost Stephen Lewis, and the world feels smaller without him.
Stephen Lewis had a voice that could fill a room, a convention hall, the United Nations General Assembly. When he spoke, you felt it: the moral clarity, the righteous anger, the...
Vaugeois slams government over accessibility crisis and failure to support students with disabilities
QUEEN’S PARK – NDP Shadow Minister for Seniors and Accessibility, with responsibility for WSIB and Injured Workers MPP Lise Vaugeois (Thunder Bay – Superior North) stood in the Legislature today to address the growing accessibility crisis in Ontario.
“The government was warned that accessibility across...
Marit Stiles, Leader of the Ontario NDP and Leader of the Official Opposition, issued the following statement on the passing of former Ontario NDP Leader Stephen Lewis
QUEEN’S PARK — Official Opposition Leader Marit Stiles has issued the following statement, on the passing of former Ontario NDP Leader and Member of Provincial Parliament Stephen Lewis:
“I’m deeply saddened by the passing of Stephen Lewis. The Ontario NDP caucus and New Democrats across the province are...
Marit Stiles forces debate on OSAP cuts
QUEEN’S PARK — Marit Stiles, Leader of the Official Opposition NDP, will be forcing a debate and vote at Queen’s Park on Doug Ford’s OSAP cuts.
Stiles’ Opposition Day motion calls on Ford to reverse his cuts to the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP), and scrap the interest on student loan...