Horwath calls for emergency Select Committee, supports Ombudsman investigation

Official Opposition Leader Andrea Horwath says the planned Dec. 17 installation of Ron Taverner as commissioner of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) must not go ahead amid unprecedented allegations of political interference by...

Ford’s cuts will cause the London-based agency that supports gender-based violence survivors to lose a vital counselling position

London NDP MPPs Teresa Armstrong (London-Fanshawe), Terence Kernaghan (London North Centre) and Peggy Sattler (London West) have written an open letter to Ford government...

QUEEN’S PARK — NDP Anti-Racism Critic Laura Mae Lindo released the following statement in response to the Ontario Human Rights Commission's interim report on racial bias in policing:

“The Ontario Human Rights Commission’s interim report is a reminder that systemic Anti-Black racism...

QUEEN’S PARK — NDP Finance critic Sandy Shaw said that Monday’s report from the Financial Accountability Officer (FAO) proves that Doug Ford inflated Ontario’s deficit number, and he is using that figure to justify cutting billions of dollars in spending from things like health care — services that help...

Toronto Danforth NDP MPP Peter Tabuns released the following statement regarding the firing of the Chair of Waterfront Toronto and government appointed board members:

“Doug Ford has schemed to get his hands on Toronto’s waterfront for years. Now, we’re concerned that Ford will use these three firings and...

Windsor West MPP Lisa Gretzky was joined by local disabilities advocates and mothers Michelle Helou and Mary Beth Rocheleau on Friday, to announce an NDP bill that would eliminate wait times for developmental disability services and ensure no one goes without the developmental supports they need.

“Noah and...

According to November’s Labour Force Survey, Ontario has lost 6,600 manufacturing jobs since June

Ontario NDP Jobs and Employment critic Catherine Fife said that Doug Ford is watching manufacturing jobs slip away without a plan or a fight. “Today we learned that Ontario has lost a startling 6,600...

NDP Environment and Sustainability critic Ian Arthur released the following statement in response to Doug Ford’s omnibus Bill 66 that sidelines important environmental protections:

“Doug Ford’s new bill will make things even worse for people — not better. He is taking us backwards by cutting rules that...

NDP MPP Jill Andrew (Toronto-St. Paul)’s bill to proclaim the first week of February as Eating Disorders Awareness Week (EDAW) in Ontario passed second reading with unanimous consent in the Ontario legislature...

Legislative session ends Thursday

Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath says that Doug Ford and his Conservatives spent their first six months in the legislature making things worse for everyday people. “The Liberal government let us down,” said Horwath. “But, in six months at Queen’s Park, Doug Ford has...

The NDP MPP for London-Fanshawe, Teresa Armstrong, says the Ford government refuses to give a clear explanation for the hold-up to funding it promised the Thames Valley District School Board. The Conservatives promised the board this money for crucial school repairs and upgrades.

Armstrong said she received a...

Michael Mantha, MPP for Algoma-Manitoulin and NDP critic for Northern Development and Mines, urged the Ford Conservatives Thursday in question period not to pass up an opportunity to bring jobs to northern Ontario.

The Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation recently released its interest in a long-stagnant...