QUEEN’S PARK – In question period Wednesday, NDP MPP Michael Mantha (Algoma—Manitoulin) told the heartbreaking story of children sitting outside a closed and locked school in order to connect to Wi-Fi to do their online classes, thanks to a lack of unlimited highspeed internet in the community.

“Doug...

QUEEN’S PARK — NDP MPP Joel Harden (Ottawa Centre) tabled a motion in the Legislature on Tuesday that would provide paid sick days for every worker in Ontario, permanently.

Harden said Doug Ford should recognize that an outbreak of COVID-19 could devastate the health and lives of workers when their...

QUEEN’S PARK — Following revelations by 680 News that the Doug Ford government is paying $42 per test done at private pharmacies, NDP MPP France Gélinas released the following statement:

“The Doug Ford government denied requests from our public health care system for more funding and...

QUEEN’S PARK — The NDP is calling on the Ford government to investigate the subject of troubling investigative report by the Toronto Star, which found that four for-profit chains are capitalizing on the cost of nerve blocker injections, raking in public money while ignoring guidelines:

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QUEEN’S PARK – NDP MPP Peggy Sattler (London West) asked Doug Ford Wednesday to explain why his government is capping testing in London.

A leaked government memo, obtained by CBC London, states bluntly: “do not proceed with any new growth or expansion of assessment centres at this time”

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QUEEN’S PARK — NDP MPP Wayne Gates (Niagara Falls) introduced a bill Wednesday at the Ontario legislature to create an exemption for VQA and 100 per cent Ontario wine from the 6.1 percent Basic Tax paid on wine sold at winery retail stores.

“The wine industry is an incredibly important part of our...

QUEEN’S PARK — Official Opposition NDP Leader Andrea Horwath released the following statement on new data modeling for COVID-19 in Ontario:

“Premier Doug Ford has been doing the bare minimum in order to save a buck, instead of investing in action to mitigate the size and damage of the...

Toronto — During Wednesday's question period, NDP MPPs Rima Berns-McGown (Beaches—East York) and Bhutila Karpoche (Parkdale—High Park) called on Doug Ford to finally address the urgent public health emergencies of homelessness and overdose-related deaths, which have been made worse by the pandemic.

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QUEEN’S PARK – Doug Ford needs to help First Nations deal with the second wave of the pandemic after he failed to provide them with the extra support they needed since the start of the crisis, said NDP MPP Sol Mamakwa (Kiiwetinoong) during question period Wednesday.

“Communities across Kiiwetinoong have...

TORONTO — NDP Transit critic Jessica Bell made the following statement in response to a Toronto Star report that Metrolinx CEO Phil Verster will receive a 35-per cent increase to his half-million-dollar salary:

"Ontarians are struggling to pay their bills right now, and for many, the cost of...

QUEEN’S PARK – NDP MPPs Laura Mae Lindo (Kitchener Centre) and Catherine Fife (Waterloo) stepped up pressure on the Ford government Tuesday to provide direct financial supports to save small businesses in the region that are struggling to survive the pandemic.

During question period Tuesday, Lindo told Ford...

TORONTO — NDP MPP for Toronto Centre Suze Morrison made the following statement in response to reported cases of COVID-19 at several businesses in the Church and Wellesley Village, and the subsequent shutdown of several bars:

“The reports of COVID-19 cases at establishments in the Church...