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Integrity Commissioner report paints a picture of an interference campaign by Ford's office
QUEEN'S PARK — A report by the Integrity Commissioner released Wednesday reveals a troubling campaign by Doug Ford and his inner circle to have Ron Taverner installed as commissioner of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP).
"J. David Wake's report reveals shocking and disturbing facts about the conduct...
Doug Ford must listen to Franco-Ontarians and reinstate commissioner, fund university
QUEEN’S PARK — On International Francophonie Day, the NDP’s critic for Francophone Affairs, Guy Bourgouin, hosted the Assemblée de la francophonie de l’Ontario (AFO) and members of the Franco-Ontarian community at Queen’s Park.
Bourgouin supported the demands of the AFO’s Franco-Ontarian manifesto...
NDP calls for broadband access for rural Ontario to be included in budget
BRANTFORD — As part of his tour of Southwestern Ontario, NDP Deputy Leader John Vanthof met with the Chamber of Commerce Brantford-Brant, saying the Ford government absolutely must include broadband internet service for rural communities in the upcoming provincial budget.
“Broadband internet service will...
Ford Conservatives must take action on reconciliation and support UNDRIP bill in Ontario: Mamakwa
QUEEN’S PARK — NDP MPP Sol Mamakwa (Kiiwetinoong) said that the Ford government can show real commitment to reconciliation by supporting the NDP bill to adopt the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) in Ontario.
"By adopting the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous...
NDP sounds alarm about Ford cuts leading to deep job losses
QUEEN’S PARK — The Ontario NDP is sounding the alarm about the devastating impact Doug Ford’s deep cuts will have on families, and kids especially, as front-line job losses mount in key sectors like education and health care.
A Toronto Star report has revealed that Ford’s scheme to increase class sizes...
Accusations of possible illegal activity within the Ford government are chilling, deeply concerning: NDP
QUEEN'S PARK — NDP MPP for Essex Taras Natyshak released the following statement in response to allegations about the Ford government’s conduct made in a letter by Randy Hillier, MPP for Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston:
“Mr. Hillier’s letter – in which he describes being removed from...
Doug Ford’s cuts mean bigger classes, fewer teachers and less help for kids
Doug Ford’s deep cuts to students and classrooms, announced Friday, will mean thousands fewer teachers, bigger class sizes, and less help for every student. NDP Education critic Marit Stiles said the Official Opposition will oppose the callous cuts to children and learning.
The Ford Conservatives’ new...
Statement from NDP Leader Andrea Horwath on terrorist attacks targeting mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand
Andrea Horwath, Leader of Ontario's Official Opposition, issued the following statement in response to news of terrorist shootings targeting mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand:
“Everyone has the right to practice their faith and worship in peace, without fear. For Muslim worshippers in Christchurch,...
Not just managers, Ford’s front-line job cuts have already started
QUEEN’S PARK — With another month to go before Doug Ford’s first budget, which is widely expected to include deep cuts, the NDP says the jobs that have already been cut include front-line staff that deliver health care and critical services.
Doug Ford revealed Wednesday in Cambridge that there will be job...
Horwath brings vision for better health care to Toronto town hall
TORONTO — NDP Official Opposition Leader Andrea Horwath will hold a town hall in Toronto Tuesday evening to share her vision for better health care in Toronto, and hear from patients, families and community members.
The town hall comes as Doug Ford plows ahead with a scheme to drastically alter health care in...
NDP Environment critic lays out bill to ban single-use plastics
QUEEN'S PARK — NDP MPP Ian Arthur, the Official Opposition critic for the Environment and Sustainability, is laying out the details of his private member’s bill — one that will ban all single-use plastics in Ontario by 2025, with the worst offenders being banned in 2020.
“Our kids and grandkids...
Ford government must reverse cuts and invest in diversity and inclusion: NDP
KITCHENER – NDP MPP for Kitchener Centre and Official Opposition Critic for Anti-Racism, Citizenship and Immigration Laura Mae Lindo released the following statement in response to news that Harmony Movement will be forced to close after 25 years, as a result of the Ford government’s cuts to equity and...
