Catherine Fife MPP, Waterloo

Government of Ontario

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March 25, 2026

Free community screening of Jacinda Ardern documentary

Please join me for a free community screening of “Prime Minister”, the award-winning documentary about Jacinda Ardern, the former prime minister of New Zealand, which follows her through five tumul... More
March 19, 2026

Virtual Budget Town Hall

The Ontario government will table its budget on Thursday, March 26. What’s in the budget? What’s missing? And what should we do next? Does Ontario's budget work for you? Join MPPs from the Ontario ... More
March 6, 2026

Stop the government's OSAP cuts

Education is a great equalizer because it lifts people out of poverty by enabling them to gain qualifications that lead to better-paying jobs and more opportunities. OSAP is an investment in Ontari... More
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
January 15, 2025

MPP Fife: FAO ServiceOntario report shows that the Ford government’s outsourcing will cost taxpayers more

WATERLOO – MPP Catherine Fife, the Ontario NDP's Finance and Treasury Board critic, has released the following statement in response to the Financial Accountability Officer’s report on Wednesday, w... More
December 10, 2024

MPP Fife: FAO expenditure report shows systemic underfunding of key sectors

QUEEN’S PARK – Catherine Fife (Waterloo), the Ontario NDP critic for Finance and Treasury Board, has released the following statement in response to the latest expenditure report from the Financial... More
November 21, 2024

MPP Fife: "Supportive housing provides better health outcomes, saves money, and that's a win-win"

WATERLOO – MPP Catherine Fife met with community members on November 14 to discuss how the housing crisis is affecting Waterloo region. Fife spoke with Barbara Hill, from the Waterloo Region Allian... More
November 14, 2024

MPP Fife: Ontarians stuck in an endless bad news cycle with no affordable housing in sight

WATERLOO – MPP Catherine Fife, NDP critic for Finance, responded to the Financial Accountability Office (FAO)’s Economic Monitor:“Shelter costs are going up, housing starts are going down – Ontaria... More
October 31, 2024

MPP Fife: The government is failing to hit its own targets

The lack of affordable housing affects millions of Ontarians, and based on the Fall Economic Statement, this government has given up on addressing it. Housing starts are down. Again. The governmen... More
October 30, 2024

MPP Fife: "Under Doug Ford's government, we have become a 'have-not' province"

By MPP Catherine Fife QUEEN'S PARK - On October 30, before the Minister of Finance presented the Fall Economic Statement, I asked him if the government was going to course-correct and start focusin... More
October 30, 2024

Mental health care is health care: MPP Fife

By MPP Catherine Fife QUEEN'S PARK - Mental health care is health care, and we need to treat it as such. In 2020, the waitlist to access counselling and therapy was 67 days; now, it's two and a hal... More
October 30, 2024

Stiles: You’re not getting what you paid for in Ford’s latest Fall Economic Statement

QUEEN’S PARK – Marit Stiles, Leader of the Ontario NDP, said that Ontarians aren’t getting what they paid for in the Fall Economic statement:  “People deserve a government that puts their tax dolla... More
October 25, 2024

Local pharmacies that have COVID tests in stock

WATERLOO - Constituents are contacting my office every week, asking about COVID test kits and telling me that they're disappointed because they can't find any. To date, I have not been able to find... More