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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

October 24, 2024

Ontario NDP marks Child Care Worker and Early Childhood Educator Appreciation Day

QUEEN’S PARK – MPP Teresa Armstrong (London Fanshawe), NDP critic for Childcare, released the following statement to mark Child Care Worker and Early Childhood Educator (ECE) Appreciation Day: "To... More

October 18, 2024

MPP Catherine Fife discusses the official opposition's priorities ahead of the Fall Economic Statement

Waterloo MPP Catherine Fife, the official opposition Finance critic, has shared her priorities for the Fall Economic Statement, which will be tabled at Queen's Park on October 30. More

September 11, 2024

MPP Fife: Ontario’s justice system is failing the survivors of sexual assault

By Catherine Fife, MPP Waterloo Waterloo MPP Catherine Fife addresses the media on May 14, 2024 after the government delayed her Private Members' Bill, Bill 189, also known as Lydia's Law. Under D... More

August 28, 2024

MPP Catherine Fife: “If the province stops funding it, then the farmland grab will end.”

Waterloo MPP Catherine Fife met with Wilmot farmer Eva Wagler, Ontario Federation of Agriculture director Mark Reusser, and Fight For Farmland spokesperson Alfred Lowrick on August 22 to discuss ho... More

August 1, 2024

“I’ve never seen it this bad”: MPP Fife goes to bat for Waterloo dad seeking heath care for daughter

WATERLOO – MPP Catherine Fife has responded to a flood of complaints from constituents, like Chris Walker and his family, who are struggling to receive treatment from Ontario’s public health system... More

July 31, 2024

“Have we learned nothing?” Marit Stiles on the end of Ontario wastewater testing

QUEEN’S PARK – Marit Stiles, Leader of the Ontario NDP, released the following statement in response to Ford halting wastewater testing for COVID-19 and other viruses: “We all went through a tough... More

July 22, 2024

“Exciting news”: MPP Catherine Fife praises selection of Waterloo for new hospital

WATERLOO – MPP Catherine Fife (Waterloo) celebrated the site selection of Grand River and St. Mary’s General hospitals. The proposed site for a new hospital at University of Waterloo's north campus... More

July 17, 2024

“Empty promises”: MPP Fife slams Ford for failing to deliver on healthcare spending

WATERLOO – MPP Catherine Fife, NDP Finance critic, released the following statement in response to the Financial Accountability Office (FAO)’s latest review of government spending, which revealed t... More

June 24, 2024

“The numbers simply don’t add up,” NDP finds millions unaccounted for in Premier’s office spending

QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario NDP Finance critic Catherine Fife (Waterloo) and MPP Terence Kernaghan (London North Centre) raised concerns about millions of unaccounted-for dollars in spending by the Prem... More

June 19, 2024

Crowded classrooms and sweltering heat – Stiles and Gretzky call for change as Windsor schools face extreme heat challenges

WINDSOR – Marit Stiles, Ontario NDP leader joined Windsor West MPP Lisa Gretzky to address extreme heat issues facing students in Windsor-Essex schools amidst province-wide heat warnings.“Crowded c... More

June 18, 2024

NDP calls for change as residents still have no right to put ACs in homes amidst ‘heat dome’

TORONTO – Ontario NDP housing critic Jessica Bell (University– Rosedale) is sounding the alarm on dangerous red tape that is putting Ontarians at risk from extreme heat this summer in her letter to... More

June 6, 2024

Ontario NDP to launch consultations on combatting Islamophobia

QUEEN’S PARK – The Ontario NDP joined Muslim community members from London and across Ontario to mark the third anniversary of the horrific Islamophobic terrorist attack in London that killed the A... More

June 5, 2024

NDP champions NOSI ban and other homeowner protections to stop scammers

QUEEN’S PARK – Official Opposition NDP critic for Official Opposition Consumer Protection critic Tom Rakocevic (Humber River – Black Creek) champions new law that will finally ban Notices of Securi... More

May 30, 2024

MPP Fife calls for urgent action on sexual assault justice legislation

QUEEN’S PARK –MPP Catherine Fife (Waterloo) released the following statement to call out Ford’s inaction on Lydia’s Law, Fife’s legislation that would take important steps to help the survivors of ... More

May 28, 2024

NDP MPP Teresa Armstrong brings forward legislation for childcare worker task force

QUEEN’S PARK – MPP Teresa Armstrong (London Fanshawe) will debate legislation to create a task force dedicated to supporting childcare workers and addressing the recruitment and retention crisis. “... More

May 27, 2024

NDP welcomes IPC special report on the Greenbelt

QUEEN’S PARK - Marit Stiles, Leader of the Official Opposition NDP, released the following statement after the Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC) confirmed she will be publishing a special ... More