Official Opposition says health care changes will only make the staffing crisis worse

QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP Health critic France Gélinas released the following statement in response to the government’s scheme to send surgeries to for-profit private clinics and force alternate level of care...

Recent census shows gradual decline of French language in the country

QUEEN’S PARK — Today, Stats Canada published its most recent data from the 2021 census pertaining to languages. This was another disappointment for the French community as it shows that the French language is on a constant decline, said...

QUEEN’S PARK -- The Ontario NDP is calling on Premier Doug Ford to bring back the practice-ready assessment program for qualified internationally trained doctors and nurses. Ford's government axed the program in 2018.

Practice-ready assessment offers the most qualified internationally-trained physicians a...

TORONTO — NDP Housing critic Jessica Bell (University-Rosedale) is re-introducing legislation with MPP Bhutila Karpoche (Parkdale-High Park) to crack down on money laundering and tax fraud in Ontario's housing market — one of many measures needed to rein in skyrocketing home prices.

The NDP’s bill...

QUEEN’S PARK — NDP Health critic France Gélinas released the following statement in response to a CityNews report that revealed Premier Doug Ford’s government is planning legislation that could shunt people into long-term care homes outside of their community, apparently without their consent or the consent of...

QUEEN’S PARK — With the Gogama nursing station slated to close Sept. 1, NDP Health critic France Gélinas is urging the government to ensure the community isn’t cut off from its only source of primary care.

The government has known about the looming closure of the nursing station since late July, when it...

QUEEN’S PARK— MPP Lise Vaugeois, Ontario NDP critic for Persons Living with Disabilities, called on Doug Ford Wednesday to stop the contracting-out of mail sorting services for Ontario Disability Support Progarm (ODSP) recipients, as workers ring the alarm about delayed and suspended benefits.

In a release...

QUEEN’S PARK ­— Statistics Canada released new inflation numbers Tuesday. Overall inflation growth was a whopping 7.6 per cent in July while food prices soared 9.9 per cent, a half point higher than June; and natural gas prices soared 45.3 per cent in Ontario thanks to an Ontario Energy Board rate hike. NDP...

QUEEN’S PARK — On Friday, Premier Doug Ford was asked if he’d open private for-profit surgical clinics. Ford refused to rule it out, saying “everything is on the table.” NDP Health critic France Gélinas issued the following statement:

“Private for-profit clinics will cost us all dearly. They’ll...

QUEENS PARK — NDP MPP Wayne Gates (Niagara Falls) highlighted that the worsening crisis in long-term care requires Doug Ford to take the file seriously and appoint a full-time Minister to handle the portfolio. He released the following statement:

“Doug Ford brought legislation requiring long-term care homes...

QUEEN’S PARK – During question period Thursday, NDP Labour Critic Jamie West (Sudbury) called Doug Ford to prioritize public health and safety, and demand that the TSSA, the agency responsible for administering and enforcing the Technical Standards and Safety Act, return to the bargaining table with the...

QUEEN’S PARK – The Official Opposition NDP is taking a hiring and retention plan to the legislature that will give current and future health care workers in Ontario raises, respect, and incentives equal to or better than what other provinces are offering.

“Our health care system is already on its knees,...