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Broadband re-announcement shows Ford’s failure to invest in rural and northern Ontario
ELLIOT LAKE - Northerners and rural Ontarians deserve more than Doug Ford’s year old re-announcements on broadband that shows a lack of investment in their communities just when they need it most, said MPP Michael Mantha, NDP Northern Development critic.
“This week, Ford pretended to announce Broadband...
Horwath: Ford’s refusal to back paid sick days is callous and puts Ontarians at risk
QUEEN’S PARK - NDP Official Opposition Leader Andrea Horwath has issued a statement after Doug Ford once again refused to support paid sick days that are critical to protect workers and keep Ontarians safe during the COVID-19 pandemic:
“Workers always deserved paid sick days, and Ford’s...
NDP calls on Ford government to take over direct management of Sienna homes
For-profit long-term care provider owns more of Ontario’s 30 deadliest facilities than anyone else
QUEEN’S PARK — Following reports of disturbing, telling remarks from a senior executive, and data showing Sienna’s long-term care homes have had some of Ontario’s deadliest COVID-19 outbreaks in...
NDP: Ford’s failures exposed by dismal job numbers
WATERLOO – Following today’s Statistics Canada Labour Force survey, which revealed that Ontario was the only province or territory in Canada to suffer job losses in May, the Official Opposition NDP’s critic for Economic Development and Job Creation, MPP Catherine Fife (Waterloo) issued a...
NDP: Ford government’s announced “support” a slap in the face to Black communities
QUEEN’S PARK – Doug Ford’s announcement of a paltry $1.5 million in funding, when Black communities in Ontario are calling for systemic change to address anti-Black racism, is a slap in the face to Black communities, said Laura Mae Lindo, Chair of the Official Opposition NDP’s Black Caucus and Official...
NDP Women’s Issues critic urges appeal in intoxication defense for sexual assault, violent crimes
TORONTO — Jill Andrew, the Official Opposition Women’s Issues critic, is urging the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney-General to appeal an Ontario Court of Appeal decision that makes voluntary intoxication a legitimate defense in sexual assault and violent crime cases.
“It is already incredibly difficult...
NDP MPPs pressure Doug Ford to provide emergency funding to municipalities to prevent deep cuts to essential local services
QUEEN’S PARK – NDP MPPs Jeff Burch (Niagara Centre), who is the Official Opposition Municipal Affairs critic, and NDP House Leader Gilles Bisson (Timmins), have urged Doug Ford to commit to providing emergency operating funding right away for municipalities so they can continue to run day cares, transit systems,...
Ford government must not exclude small communities, schools and parks from blue-box collection: NDP
QUEEN'S PARK — The Ontario NDP's Environment critic, Ian Arthur, issued the following statement in response to documents obtained by The Globe and Mail that suggest the Ford government could exclude small communities, schools and parks from blue-box collection:
“These documents...
Horwath calls for emergency order on immediate collection of race-based data
QUEEN’S PARK — Official Opposition NDP Leader Andrea Horwath is calling on Doug Ford to issue an emergency order to begin the immediate collection of race-based data when it comes to health care delivery in Ontario.
Horwath called on Ford to listen to Dorothy Rodriques, the widow of Leonard Rodriques, a...
Horwath: Ford must ban transfer of long-term care licenses to for-profit operators until investigations completed
Horwath agrees with Rose of Sharon families, Rykka licence should be denied
QUEEN'S PARK — Official Opposition NDP Leader Andrea Horwath is calling on the Ford government to put a moratorium on issuing any new licenses to private, for-profit long-term care homes at least until all investigations and...
NDP: Declare anti-Black racism a public health crisis
New Democrats echo call from Black health leaders
QUEEN’S PARK – Andrea Horwath, Leader of Ontario’s Official Opposition New Democrats, released the following statement calling on the Ford government to listen to Black health leaders and declare anti-Black racism a public health...
NDP reveals PC Party donor and private operator was appointed by Doug Ford to oversee long-term care homes
QUEEN’S PARK – Official Opposition NDP critic for Ethics and Accountability Taras Natyshak (Essex) revealed Tuesday that PC Party donor James Schlegel, CEO of Schlegel Villages Inc., a private, for profit long-term care chain, is a leading member of the government’s Incident Management System (IMS) Long-Term...
