QUEEN’S PARK — Doly Begum, NDP MPP for Scarborough Southwest, is calling on the Ford government to commit to sending Scarborough its equitable share of COVID-19 vaccines and take powerful public health measures immediately to protect one of Ontario’s hardest hit communities.

Begum’s call comes after the...

QUEEN’S PARK – Doug Ford needs to reverse the cuts announced at Laurentian and save programs like its school of midwifery, the largest in the country and the only bilingual midwifery program in Canada, said Sudbury NDP MPP Jamie West, during question period Thursday.

“Allowing the midwifery program at...

York South—Weston – NDP MPPs Faisal Hassan (York South—Weston) and Teresa Armstrong (London—Fanshawe) hosted a town hall meeting on Wednesday evening to discuss the impact on Toronto's Portuguese community of the closure of a longstanding Portuguese-language mental health services at Toronto Western...

QUEEN’S PARK — Niagara Falls NDP MPP Wayne Gates made a statement in the Ontario legislature Thursday calling on the Ford government to immediately address the problems with their vaccination rollout, particularly the delays faced by postal code hotspots, including Niagara.

“On April 6, the government...

QUEEN’S PARK – After Doug Ford’s minister of colleges and universities, Ross Romano, failed to act to stop the massive cuts announced at Laurentian, the NDP called on Ford to fire him, and provide Laurentian the funds the university needs now.

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LONDON – London NDP MPPs Peggy Sattler, Teresa Armstrong and Terence Kernaghan have released a statement in response to the temporary closure of the Cargill poultry processing plant in London after 82 workers tested positive for COVID-19:

“The outbreak at Cargill is deeply concerning for...

Bill 176 will improve supports for perinatal mental health disorders

QUEEN'S PARK — On Thursday, the Ontario Legislature will debate NDP MPP Bhutila Karpoche's Bill 176, the Maternal Mental Health Act, which seeks to expand treatment, supports and awareness of perinatal mental health disorders.

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QUEEN’S PARK – Small trucking businesses in Northern Ontario and across the province are facing brutal insurance costs, a shortage of drivers, and are at risk of folding as a result, said NDP MPP Guy Bourgouin (Mushkegowuk-James Bay) who tabled a motion Tuesday calling on the Ford government to take action to...

QUEEN'S PARK — Official Opposition NDP Leader Andrea Horwath has written a letter to Ontario’s Auditor General asking her to look into why the hot-spot postal code system for vaccine distribution leaves out apparent hot spots while including areas that don’t seem to be hot spots.

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QUEEN’S PARK – Waterloo MPP and Official Opposition NDP Critic for Finance and Treasury Board, Catherine Fife tabled a bill in the Ontario legislature Tuesday that seeks to diversify government procurement and ensure that the province’s economic recovery from COVID-19 is more equitable and inclusive.

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QUEEN’S PARK – NDP Leader Andrea Horwath and MPP Joel Harden (Ottawa Centre), the NDP’s critic for Accessibility and Persons with Disabilities, said that as ICUs struggle to provide care for a rising number of people in critical condition, the provincial government must hold open consultations on the triage...

QUEEN’S PARK – Doug Ford needs to take immediate action and provide Laurentian with the funds it needs to stop the layoffs of over 100 faculty members and the closure of nearly 70 programs, said NDP MPPs Jamie West (Sudbury) and France Gélinas (Nickel Belt) during question period Tuesday.

“Premier Doug...