NDP MPP Sol Mamakwa (Kiiwetinoong), Ontario’s Official Opposition critic for Indigenous and Treaty Relations, released the following statement on behalf of the Ontario NDP:

“The Supreme Court of Canada has recognized the Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs as the rightful holders of title to...

STRATFORD — Official Opposition NDP Leader Andrea Horwath released the following statement:
“The new, potentially dangerous variant of COVID-19 is very scary for people, world-wide. It’s horrifying for us all to think that any more illness, hardship and loss of life could be ahead.

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STRATFORD — Official Opposition Leader Andrea Horwath was in Stratford Friday to introduce local business owner and Stratford City Councillor Jo-Dee Burbach as the Ontario NDP’s 2022 candidate for Perth-Wellington.

Burbach will be acclaimed as the NDP’s Perth-Wellington candidate at a meeting on Nov...

THUNDER BAY – MPP Judith Monteith-Farrell (Thunder Bay-Atikokan) is once again introducing a bill in the legislature to fix the Northern Health Travel Grant so families get more reimbursements when they have to travel to get health care.

“Too many Northerners have been left stuck with bills they incurred...

Sarkaria, Sandhu, Anand show up to vote against more funding for Peel health care

BRAMPTON – Doug Ford’s Conservatives have unanimously voted no to an NDP proposal to fund a full emergency department at Peel Memorial, and begin work on another standalone hospital in Brampton.

Official Opposition NDP...

NIAGARA — New Democrats in Niagara Falls have selected incumbent MPP Wayne Gates to be their NDP candidate in the 2022 provincial election. He has represented Niagara Falls, Fort Erie and Niagara-on-the-Lake at Queen’s Park since 2014. Gates currently serves as a key voice for workers in the party where he is the...

SUDBURY — New Democrats in Sudbury have once again selected incumbent MPP Jamie West to be their NDP candidate in the 2022 provincial election. West currently serves as the Official Opposition critic for Northern Infrastructure, Transportation and Roads.

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TORONTO — The NDP MPP for Toronto-St. Paul's Jill Andrew released this statement following news of further delays to the opening of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT:

"The Eglinton Crosstown LRT has been under construction for over 10 years, a time that has been especially hard on my community...

QUEEN’S PARK – MPP Catherine Fife (Waterloo) demanded answers from Doug Ford in question period Thursday after the Toronto Star revealed that several influential firms revealed they’re recommending clients do not register their business in Ontario, and warned the Ford government that it’s new Ontario Business...

QUEEN’S PARK – NDP MPPs Jamie West (Sudbury) and France Gélinas (Nickel Belt) called on Doug Ford to listen to the community of Sudbury and Mayor Brian Bigger who issued an open letter to the premier asking him for immediate attention and assistance to deal with the emergencies of homelessness and opioid...

QUEEN'S PARK— Doly Begum, the NDP critic for Citizenship, Foreign Credentials, and Immigration Services, and MPP for Scarborough Southwest, says internationally trained health care professionals in Ontario face systemic barriers to getting certified and finding work in their field.

Despite a critical...

QUEEN’S PARK— NDP MPP France Gélinas (Nickel Belt) is reintroducing a bill to the legislature that will save lives, by ensuring that every Ontarian has access to 911.

The bill has two main goals. The first and most important is to do away with 1-800 numbers in case of emergency, and change to 911...