August 4, 2017
Wages dropping while costs and unemployment rise in Ontario
KITCHENER-WATERLOO – New data shows that wages for Ontarians are dropping while the cost of living goes up, with full-time working women and young workers taking the hardest hit on their paycheques. More
July 18, 2017
NDP: Sears liquidation profit should fund pensions – not executive bonuses
QUEEN’S PARK - Sears Canada has been given the court’s approval to begin liquidation sales Friday at the 59 locations it plans to close – the proceeds of which Ontario’s NDP says should fund Sears’... More
July 13, 2017
NDP demands law change so employees, pensioners get paid first
The Ontario NDP is demanding legal changes so that when a company is entering bankruptcy, current and former employees are the first in line to get paid the pensions they’re owed – not last. More
July 10, 2017
Statement on Mary Johnston's Passing
It is always sad to lose an education champion like Mary Johnston. More
June 28, 2017
The care our parents deserve: Horwath calls for full seniors care inquiry
QUEEN’S PARK – NDP Leader Andrea Horwath announced Wednesday her plans for a complete public inquiry into the state of seniors long-term care in Ontario – not only into the circumstances that led t... More
June 9, 2017
Docs show Liberal, Conservative health care cuts hurt families in Kitchener, Waterloo
Grand River Hospital operating above safe capacity, as high as 117 per cent, for 24 months straight More
June 6, 2017
Ontarians deserve affordable licensed childcare not empty Liberal promises
QUEEN’S PARK – Catherine Fife, Ontario NDP Early Years and Child Care Critic, issued the following statement. “Today’s announcement by Ministers Hunter and Naidoo-Harris does nothing to ease parent... More
June 1, 2017
Statement on Restorative Justice and Fresh Start Creations
Ms. Catherine Fife: Waterloo region is fortunate to be home to Community Justice Initiatives, a groundbreaking, non-profit organization that teaches us about the principles of restorative justice ... More
May 29, 2017