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NDP: Ford government’s patchwork response leaves Northern Ontarians exposed as trucking oversight gaps persist
QUEEN’S PARK – Northern Ontario NDP MPPs are raising concerns that the Ministry of Transportation is continuing to take reactive steps on trucking safety while failing to address known systemic problems in driver training and oversight.
Northern MPPs say the new requirement that drivers hold a full Class G...
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Stiles calls for action to address Scarborough Health Network’s staffing crisis and ensure better care for residents
SCARBOROUGH — Marit Stiles, Leader of the Official Opposition Ontario NDP, met with front-line health care workers in Scarborough to discuss the ongoing staffing issues in hospitals and the growing hospital deficits due to lack of investments from the Ford government:
“Health care where you need it and when...
MCKENNEY: Ford waves the white flag on building homes
QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP Shadow Housing Minister Catherine McKenney (Ottawa Centre) says that Doug Ford has given up on solving the housing crisis, evidenced by failure after failure when it comes to building homes.
Internal documents obtained by Global News reveal that the Ford government was...
MPP Armstrong calls for answers from Minister Calandra for families still waiting for child care
LONDON — Ontario NDP Shadow Minister for Child Care Teresa Armstrong (London—Fanshawe) has written to Education Minister Paul Calandra, requesting an immediate update on the status of renewal negotiations between the province and federal government on the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELCC)...
RAKOCEVIC: More costly executives won’t fix Metrolinx
QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP Shadow Public Transit Minister Tom Rakocevic (Humber River—Black Creek) says Metrolinx’s focus on hiring more high-paid executives shows that both the organization and the Ford government aren’t serious about quality public...
Minister of Education holds students to higher standards than the Premier
OTTAWA – Following new mandatory attendance requirements imposed by the Minister of Education, NDP Shadow Minister for Education, Chandra Pasma (Ottawa West – Nepean) released the following statement:
“Ontario students deserve policies that help them succeed, not one-size-fits-all rules imposed without...
PASMA: $60 million that should have gone to students, not multinational investors
OTTAWA – Following the Minister of Education’s announcement of a $60 million investment to roll out a new digital learning platform, NDP Shadow Minister for Education, Chandra Pasma (Ottawa West – Nepean) release the following statement:
“Our classrooms are overcrowded, and the Minister’s answer is...
NDP calls on Ford to lower grocery costs by expanding the Ontario Food Terminal
HAMILTON — Marit Stiles, Leader of the Official Opposition Ontario NDP, is calling on Doug Ford to finally act on lowering grocery costs by expanding the Ontario Food Terminal.
Stiles joined MPPs Sandy Shaw (Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas) and Dr. Robin Lennox (Hamilton Centre) at a local grocery store in...
Stiles and Mamakwa call out the Premier for careless words about corrections in Thunder Bay
QUEEN’S PARK – Leader of the Official Opposition, Marit Stiles, and Deputy Leader Sol Mamakwa (Kiiwetinoong) have issued a statement in response to the Premier’s flippant comments on the new Thunder Bay Correctional...
NDP MPPs stand with the Ontario Health Coalition amidst American companies sending Ontario lab test to the U.S.
HAMILTON and NICKEL BELT – NDP Shadow Minister for Mental Health, Addictions, and Primary Care, Dr. Robin Lennox (Hamilton Centre), and Shadow Minister of Health, France Gélinas (Nickel Belt) are standing with the Ontario Health Coalition who wrote a public letter to the Minister of Health amidst the decision of...
NDP: London students left in uncertainty thanks to Ford’s cuts
LONDON — Ontario NDP MPPs Peggy Sattler (London West), Teresa Armstrong (London—Fanshawe), and Terence Kernaghan (London North Centre) have issued the following statement, as the Thames Valley District School Board (TVDSB) is forced to cut classes thanks to the Ford government’s crushing underfunding of...
Pasma slams school board budget changes as power grab
OTTAWA — NDP Shadow Minister for Education Chandra Pasma (Ottawa West—Nepean) released the following statement after a new process under the Minister of Education’s new Education Act gave uncontested power to unelected CEOs:
“Once again,...