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Ford’s COVID-19 response is failing Black, racialized and lower income Ontarians: NDP Black Caucus
Public Health data shows Black and racialized people make up 83% of reported COVID-19 cases in Toronto
QUEEN’S PARK — The Official Opposition Ontario NDP Black Caucus released the following statement in response to new Toronto Public Health data, which shows that Black, racialized and lower income...
Ford leaves Ontario’s sports organizations to figure out reopening on their own
HAMILTON – Paul Miller, Official Opposition NDP Critic for Tourism and Sport, and MPP for Hamilton East—Stoney Creek, is calling on the Ford government to step up and provide proper health and safety guidelines to all sport organizations in Ontario, so they can safely navigate reopening.
“Doug Ford...
Child care centres don't just need permission to reopen, they need funding to open safely: NDP
QUEEN'S PARK — NDP Early Learning and Childcare critic Doly Begum responded to the Ford government announcement that child care centres are permitted to open at full capacity as of Sept. 1:
"Doug Ford has quietly put out a notice that child care centres can fully re-open on Sept. 1, but...
Ford set up thousands of tenants to face evictions, starting this weekend
NDP calls for evictions ban to be extended, easy evictions bill to be repealed
QUEEN’S PARK — Doug Ford has created a perfect storm for thousands of evictions to begin this weekend, and NDP Tenant Rights critic Suze Morrison is calling on him to reverse course today, before people end up on the streets...
Ford not acting to fix LTC, even as his own report calls for more staffing, better wages and job security for workers
QUEEN’S PARK — Teresa Armstrong, Long-term Care critic for Ontario’s Official Opposition NDP released the following statement in response to the release of the province’s study on staffing in long-term care:
“Today’s report confirms what health care workers, health experts, and...
Ford’s low-budget school scheme increases risk to save money
QUEEN’S PARK — The Ford government’s back-to-school scheme stacks kids in overcrowded classrooms, while forcing many high school students to do half their education alone at home with little to no help — putting students’ health and academic success at risk so that Ford can save money on the backs of...
NDP statement on the pause of the SRO program in Peel Schools
TORONTO – NDP MPPs Kevin Yarde (Brampton North), Sara Singh (Brampton Centre), and Gurratan Singh (Brampton East) issued a joint statement regarding Peel Regional Police’s announcement that the School Resource Officer (SRO) Program has been paused in Peel schools:
“The pause of the SRO...
Tsunami of food bank use shines a light on gaps in the system: NDP
TORONTO — Thousands of Torontonians went to a food bank for the first time in June, highlighting the desperate need for the province to have a strong anti-poverty strategy.
According to a Daily Bread Food Bank report issued July 29, 6,100 new clients began using Daily Bread food banks in June, compared with...
Gretzky: Families and educators urgently need answers from Ford on the safe re-opening of schools in September
WINDSOR – NDP MPP Lisa Gretzky (Windsor West) is urging the Ford government to finally produce a plan for the safe return to school. While Doug Ford and his Education Minister sit on their hands, parents, students and educators in Windsor continue to be left waiting without any clarity on what to expect in...
Ford government fails to provide funding or plan to transform child welfare in Ontario: NDP
QUEEN’S PARK – Monique Taylor, NDP critic for Children and Youth Services, and Sol Mamakwa, NDP critic for Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation released the following statement in response to the Ford government’s announcement on children services on Wednesday.
“We share the desire of Indigenous...
Premier’s commission doesn’t offer immediate action or long-term change for long-term care
QUEEN’S PARK — Gurratan Singh, the NDP critic for the Attorney General, said Premier Doug Ford is not only failing to take immediate action in long-term care, but by establishing a backroom premier’s commission that fails to do what a public inquiry must, he’s allowing long-standing problems to continue...
Ford must implement GTA mayors' six safety measures to ensure Stage 3 is safe: NDP
TORONTO — Gurratan Singh, NDP MPP for Brampton East and Attorney General critic for the Official Opposition, said that as more regions move into Stage 3, the Ford government must implement the six safety measures GTA mayors have asked the province for in order to ensure that the province is safe, and less likely to...
