QUEEN’S PARK– The official Opposition is standing firmly behind families who are challenging Doug Ford’s backward move to force students in Ontario to learn outdated sex ed curriculum.

Attorneys announced Thursday that there will be a human rights case, launched on behalf of an 11 year...

QUEEN’S PARK – The NDP is fighting to force the Doug Ford government to hold public consultations on Ford’s bill to cut Toronto City Council by half and cancel a number of democratic elections already underway. That move comes after the Ford government forced the legislature yesterday to cancel the usual...

QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario Green Party leader, Mike Schreiner, has voted to support the quick passage of Doug Ford’s municipal election-rigging legislation – a move NDP house leader, Gilles Bisson says is a betrayal of Guelph voters.

“Mr. Schreiner had a chance to do the right thing and stand up for...

QUEEN’S PARK – While Doug Ford has targeted Toronto by ripping up Toronto's wards and cancelling elections that were already underway, Ontario's seven remaining Liberal MPPs ducked their responsibility to stand up for Ontario. The Liberal MPPs, three of whom represent Toronto ridings, refused to vote on a...

The NDP is demanding the Ford government honour the agreement that Ontario reached with the people of Grassy Narrows and Wabaseemoong – and the law – by acting immediately to clean up mercury contamination of their river and land. Sadly, on Wednesday, the Ford Conservatives refused to confirm if Ford will scrap...

Yesterday’s news that the Ford Conservatives will subsidize beer companies shows that the government’s priorities are entirely backward, says Timiskaming-Cochrane MPP and Ontario NDP Finance critic, John Vanthof.

“Ontarians expect their government to get on with the hard work of making life better for...

Doug Ford is refusing to commit to a planned reduction in GO transit fares within Toronto, which will mean commuters will pay more for transit, city streets will be packed with traffic, and TTC transit will continue to be jam-packed, says Official Opposition Leader Andrea Horwath.

“Transit should be fast and...

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During question period Tuesday, NDP MPP John Vanthof called on the Ford government for an update on the wildfires, and asked for assurances that it will provide all the resources necessary to protect northerners from one of Northern Ontario’s worst forest fire seasons in...

During question period on Tuesday, Sol Mamakwa, Kiiwetinoong NDP MPP, called on the Ford government to provide health care funding for northern First Nations communities facing a severe shortage of medical resources, safe health care infrastructure, and medical professionals.

“First Nations communities in my...

Official Opposition leader Andrea Horwath has tabled a motion in the legislature that will be debated Thursday to stop Doug Ford’s attempts to meddle in municipal elections in Toronto, Muskoka, Peel, York and Niagara.

“Doug Ford didn’t consult anyone before announcing that he plans to pass a law that...

Official Opposition leader Andrea Horwath says that Doug Ford’s first actions in government have targeted vulnerable Ontarians.

“Seeing where Mr. Ford’s axe has fallen first, I’m growing more and more concerned about how Mr. Ford’s cuts will impact people’s daily lives,” said Horwath. “He’s...

After Ford’s Conservatives announced plans to cancel the basic income pilot project already underway in several cities, including Hamilton, NDP MPP Sandy Shaw (Hamilton West-Ancaster Dundas) used question period in the legislature to stand up for low-income families, and communities that want to tackle poverty and...