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Ford Conservatives under fire for timing of drastic cuts to Indigenous Education Funding
QUEEN'S PARK - Ontario NDP MPP Sol Mamakwa (Kiiwetinoong) and Education Critic Chandra Pasma (Ottawa West-Nepean) have strongly criticized the Ford Conservatives' recent 63% funding cut to Indigenous Education at Lambton Kent School District Board. Mamakwa emphasized the gravity of this decision, stating,...
MPP Burch fights back against overnight closures at Port Colborne Urgent Care Centre
QUEEN’S PARK – NDP MPP Jeff Burch (Niagara Centre) rose in Question Period today, to fight for a restoration of overnight coverage to the Port Colborne Urgent Care Centre.
Last week, Niagara Health announced that Port Colborne’s Urgent Care Centre, typically open 24 hours, would have significantly reduced...
NDP launches province-wide hearings to lower cell phone bills and bring better internet service
QUEEN’S PARK— Leader of the Official Opposition NDP Marit Stiles (Davenport) and critic for Consumer Protection Tom Rakocevic (Humber River – Black Creek) were joined by colleagues in the Ontario NDP caucus to launch province-wide hearings to tackle high cell phone bills and lack of reliable internet access in...
Glover, community advocates mark National Day Against Gun Violence
QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario NDP MPP Chris Glover (Spadina—Fort York) joined members of Danforth Families for Safe Communities, One By One Movement, Zero Gun Violence Movement, Think 2Wice, and Children's and Parents' Empowerment to call on the province to proclaim the first Friday of June as Provincial Day...
Mamakwa calls on Feds to address critical air service disruptions in Northern communities
QUEEN'S PARK - Ontario NDP MPP Sol Mamakwa (Kiiwetinoong) expresses deep disappointment in Transport Canada's failure to address the regulatory challenges severely impacting northern First Nations across Kiiwetinoong, who as a result, are dealing with reduced flights impacting essential services. The new...
NDP: Franco-Ontarians are tired of waiting; Conservatives must fund University of Sudbury
SUDBURY – Ontario NDP critic for Francophone affairs Guy Bourgouin (Mushkegowuk—James Bay) and MPP France Gélinas (Nickel Belt) are telling Ford’s Conservatives that Franco-Ontarians are out of patience awaiting funding approval for the University of Sudbury.
“Currently, the ball is in Ford's...
Ontario NDP marks the beginning of Pride Month
QUEEN’S PARK - Kristyn Wong-Tam, NDP MPP (Toronto Centre) and Opposition Critic on 2SLGBTQI+ Issues made the following statement for Pride Month:
Pride Month begins today and as we gather across Ontario in recognition of 2SLGBTQI equality, I wish to extend a Happy Pride to all.
Pride month is known as a...
Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles marks Anniversary of the 1984 Sikh Genocide
QUEEN’S PARK – Marit Stiles, Leader of the Official Opposition NDP, issued the following statement marking the 39th anniversary of the 1984 Sikh Genocide:
“Today, New Democrats across Ontario are standing with Sikh Canadians in remembering and honouring the victims of the 1984 Sikh Genocide.
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NDP: Ford Conservatives must take action to prevent a power emergency in Ontario
QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario NDP critic for Energy and Climate Action MPP Peter Tabuns (Toronto – Danforth) rose in the Legislature during question period to sound the alarm on the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) report that warns Ontario is at risk of power outages this summer.
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FACT CHECK: McNaughton spews cloud of misinformation on mining particulates
QUEEN’S PARK – Today, Conservative Labour Minister Monte McNaughton spewed a cloud of misinformation while dodging questions about why his Conservative colleagues won’t stand up for unionized workers and support the NDP’s anti-scab...
MPP Gélinas introduces bill to set guidelines for sodium content in food sold in Ontario
QUEEN'S PARK – France Gélinas, MPP for Nickel Belt, introduced the Health Protection and Promotion Amendment Act (Sodium Content), 2023, to mandate that food sold in Ontario must contain reduced sodium content, in line with guidelines for sodium reduction established by the World Health Organization (WHO). The...
Stiles unearths yet more evidence suggesting Conservatives’ Greenbelt Grab story doesn’t add up
QUEEN’S PARK – Marit Stiles, Leader of the Official Opposition NDP, presented yet further evidence today that suggests officials at the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing were discussing the removal of specific Greenbelt lands with “third parties” before the last provincial election on June 2,...
