Catherine Fife MPP, Waterloo

Government of Ontario

News

February 6, 2026

Response to the sale of Brampton-made military vehicles to ICE

In December 2025, the media reported that 20 armoured vehicles used by Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) in the U.S. were supplied by a Brampton-based defence manufacturer. My office has ... More
January 16, 2026

Op ed: The City of Waterloo Needs a Renoviction Ban Bylaw. Here’s Why.

By Catherine Fife, MPP Waterloo In the middle of a housing crisis, people in Waterloo are being renovicted at record levels.  In 2025, my office navigated as many housing cases as in the previous ... More
January 12, 2026

It's time to protect Waterloo's tenants with a City of Waterloo renoviction ban

WATERLOO - My office saw more renoviction cases in 2025 than we did in the previous 12 years. Municipalities have passed renoviction bylaws to protect tenants from unscrupulous corporate landlords... More
December 5, 2025

FIFE: Ontario families paying the price for Ford’s jobs disaster

QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario NDP Shadow Minister for Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, Catherine Fife (Waterloo) is responding to the new jobs report, which show steep losses across key secto... More
November 26, 2025

Financial watchdog report shows ongoing job losses amid Doug Ford’s jobs disaster

QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario NDP Shadow Minister for Finance Jessica Bell (University-Rosedale), and Shadow Minister for Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade Catherine Fife (Waterloo), say the FA... More
September 23, 2025

Ontario’s housing slowdown putting 100,000 jobs at risk

QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario NDP Shadow Minister for Finance & Shadow Minister for Treasury Board Jessica Bell (University–Rosedale) and Shadow Minister for Economic Development, Job Creation and Tra... More
July 3, 2025

FIFE: Ontario’s system failed Joan and Jim – but their story shows why we need to change the law

WATERLOO – After six long years of forced separation, Jim McLeod and his wife, Joan, have finally been reunited under one roof at Fairview Seniors Community in Cambridge. Their story shows just how... More
June 3, 2025

Protecting kids online: Ontario NDP pushes for action on social media harms 

QUEEN’S PARK — Today, Ontario NDP Shadow Minister for Economic Development, Job Creation, and Trade Catherine Fife (Waterloo), introduced a motion calling on the Ontario government to investigate t... More
April 11, 2025

Catherine Fife to lead Marit Stiles’ Advisory Council on Tariff Response and Economic Security

QUEEN’S PARK – Ahead of the 44th Parliament, Marit Stiles, Leader of the Official Opposition NDP, has appointed MPP Catherine Fife (Waterloo) to chair the Leader’s Advisory Council on Tariff Respon... More