May 15, 2024
“Repeated incompetence”: NDP’s Fife slams Ford for mismanaging budget
QUEEN'S PARK—NDP MPP Catherine Fife (Waterloo), the Official Opposition Finance critic, responded to the latest Financial Accountability Office (FAO) budget outlook report which exposes the Ford go... More
May 15, 2024
Fife: “Survivors didn’t get their day in court – now they lost their day in legislature”
QUEEN’S PARK – MPP Catherine Fife (Waterloo) vowed to keep fighting for Lydia’s Law, a bill designed to help the survivors of sexual assault seek justice, after Conservatives quashed debate on a da... More
April 24, 2024
“This is a crisis point”: Ontario NDP’s Monique Taylor calls for action to address the 60k waitlist for Ontario Autism Program
QUEEN’S PARK: MPP Monique Taylor (Hamilton Mountain) joined the Ontario Autism Coalition (OAC) at Queen’s Park this morning as they called for urgent solutions to address the skyrocketing waitlist ... More
April 19, 2024
“We’re going to get to the bottom of this”: Stiles demands answers for Wilmot community
WATERLOO – Marit Stiles, Leader of the Official Opposition NDP is in Wilmot today to call for transparency and accountability for Wilmot farmers left in the dark over orders to sell their land or f... More
April 18, 2024
STILES: Did Ford raise energy bills to give preferential treatment to Enbridge?
QUEEN’S PARK – Official Opposition NDP Leader Marit Stiles raised questions about the Ford government’s decision to raise energy bills after media reports revealed that the government was worried a... More
April 10, 2024
Ontario NDP bill brings Ontario one step closer to declaring Intimate Partner Violence an epidemic
QUEEN’S PARK – Marit Stiles, Leader of the Official Opposition NDP, released the following statement after the NDP’s bill to declare Intimate Partner Violence an epidemic passed second reading:“Thi... More
April 10, 2024
Mamakwa Statement on Chiefs of Ontario Closing the Infrastructure Gap: Ontario Regional Analysis Report
QUEEN’S PARK— NDP Deputy Leader and critic for Indigenous and Treaty Relations, Sol Mamakwa made the following statement responding to “The Closing the Infrastructure Gap: Ontario Regional Analysis... More
April 10, 2024
NDP MPPs join nearly 200 advocates to declare Intimate Partner Violence an epidemic
QUEEN’S PARK – The Ontario NDP Official Opposition joined countless families and advocates at Queen’s Park today to declare Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) an epidemic.“We need every tool available... More
April 8, 2024
New Democrats demand answers for 200 seniors set to be evicted from Chartwell retirement home
QUEEN’S PARK – NDP MPPs Wayne Gates (Niagara Falls), Official Opposition critic for Long-Term Care and Chris Glover (Spadina-Fort York) spoke out in support of the 200 seniors who are set to be evi... More
April 8, 2024
Stiles calls for AG probe into hefty patient fees at private clinics
QUEEN’S PARK – Official Opposition NDP MPP Marit Stiles and the Ontario NDP are calling for an audit of private clinics charging patients to access primary care. “Ford’s Conservatives opened the ... More
April 8, 2024
MPP Fife and Kitchener-Waterloo family call for immediate solutions for mental health support in Ontario
support in Ontario QUEEN’S PARK – MPP Catherine Fife (Waterloo) joined the Roth family at Queen’s Park today to present a petition with almost 7,000 signatures calling for incr... More
April 5, 2024
MPP Gretzky calls for action on Intimate Partner Violence alongside Windsor family and local advocates
WINDSOR – MPP Lisa Gretzky (Windsor West) joined Windsor advocates today as they called for Intimate Partner Violence to be declared an epidemic in Ontario.“Today we're standing together as part of... More
April 2, 2024
Ford needs to stop being a roadblock on good housing solutions
QUEEN’S PARK — Official Opposition NDP Leader Marit Stiles responded to reports the federal government will give $5 billion in housing funds if it adopts a policy of fourplexes as-of-right: “Every... More
April 2, 2024
Ford is not interested in lowering your gas bill
TORONTO – Official Opposition NDP critic for Energy and Climate Action Peter Tabuns is calling out the Ford government’s hypocrisy as they push through legislation allowing Enbridge to increase gas... More
March 27, 2024
NDP: Clock’s ticking on federal funding for affordable housing, and Ford’s without a plan
QUEEN’S PARK – Marit Stiles, Leader of Ontario’s Official Opposition NDP, is asking Doug Ford to answer for his embarrassing failure to deliver affordable housing that could see Ontario lose out on... More
March 27, 2024
If you’re looking for change, Ford’s budget is not for you
QUEEN’S PARK - Marit Stiles, Leader of the Official Opposition NDP, says Ford’s 2024 Provincial Budget is a missed opportunity for much-needed change. “If you’re looking for change, Ford’s budget... More
March 25, 2024
Conservative hypocrisy – it’s happening here
QUEEN’S PARK – Marit Stiles, Leader of Ontario’s Official Opposition NDP, is calling on the government to end the use of taxpayer money for the partisan ads that have taken over the airwaves in rec... More
March 22, 2024
Ford's treatment of wildland firefighters is shameful and puts province at risk
QUEEN’S PARK – Official Opposition NDP is calling out the Ford government’s insufficient funding and lackluster plan to prepare the province for wildland forest fire season. “Ford's Conservatives... More
March 22, 2024
Ford’s Conservatives driving away future healthcare workers
QUEEN'S PARK — Official Opposition NDP Health critic France Gélinas (Nickel Belt) has released the following statement in response to media reports that show access to healthcare in Northern Ontari... More
March 21, 2024
Ford tells Ontarians they don’t deserve homes they can afford
QUEEN’S PARK – Leader of the Official Opposition NDP Marit Stiles is slamming Ford for his out-of-touch remarks on making more homes available to Ontarians in their neighbourhoods. “Today, the Pr... More
March 21, 2024