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March 20, 2024

NDP marks International Francophonie Day with renewed commitment to protect Franco-Ontarian rights

QUEEN'S PARK—Today, on International Francophonie Day, Official Opposition NDP critic for Francophone Affairs, Guy Bourgouin, and Health critic France Gélinas used question period to call out Ford'... More

March 18, 2024

Stiles’ new health care solution will get 2 million people the primary care they need

QUEEN’S PARK – Marit Stiles, Leader of Ontario’s Official Opposition NDP, is bringing forward a new healthcare solution that puts patients first by unlocking thousands of hours of physicians’ time.... More

March 15, 2024

Ontarians paying for Ford’s $6-billion wage theft: NDP

QUEEN’S PARK — Official Opposition NDP Leader Marit Stiles issued a response to reports the Ford Conservatives will have to pay $6 billion to public sector workers because of its unconstitutional w... More

March 15, 2024

Families deserve answers for this government’s failure to protect seniors

QUEEN’S PARK – Official Opposition NDP Leader Marit Stiles says the latest lawsuits against private, for-profit long-term care providers should be a wake-up call for Ford’s Conservatives. “Far to... More

March 14, 2024

Stiles’ smart health care solution will let doctors put patients ahead of paperwork

KINGSTON – Marit Stiles, Leader of Ontario’s Official Opposition, is calling on the government to hire more administrative and interdisciplinary health staff to take the burden of paperwork off doc... More

March 7, 2024

Ontario NDP cracks Greenbelt code

FOI documents suggest intent to conceal QUEEN’S PARK — The Official Opposition NDP has obtained documents through a Freedom of Information (FOI) request showing the use of code words across thousa... More

March 6, 2024

Ontario NDP advocacy brings NOSI consumer protections one step closer to reality

QUEEN’S PARK - NDP MPPs Terence Kernaghan (London North Centre) and Tom Rakocevic (Humber River-Black Creek) are welcoming news that a ban on Notice of Security Interests (NOSIs) may soon become a ... More

March 6, 2024

Fife: Conservatives appear indifferent to financial crises they created in Ontario

QUEEN’S PARK – MPP Catherine Fife (Waterloo), Official Opposition Finance critic, released the following statement in response to the Financial Accountability Office’s (FAO) update on the Ford Cons... More

March 5, 2024

Ontario NDP tables legislation to protect consumers from HVAC scams

QUEEN’S PARK – Official Opposition NDP MPPs, Terence Kernaghan, Consumer Protection critic Tom Rakocevic, Affordability critic Bhutila Karpoche, and Finance critic Catherine Fife are introducing le... More

March 4, 2024

MPP Stevens continues leading the charge for universal contraception coverage

QUEEN’S PARK – One year after tabling a motion for universal contraption coverage, MPP Jennie Stevens (St. Catharines) called on Ford to join the Ontario NDP and finally provide this critical healt... More

February 21, 2024

MPP Sattler calls for urgent support for Ontario’s colleges and universities

QUEEN’S PARK – MPP Peggy Sattler (London West), Official Opposition critic for Colleges and Universities, called on the Ford government to commit to an immediate increase in public funding for post... More

February 16, 2024

NDP, Patients sound the alarm after losing family physician to “executive health” medical clinic with yearly fee of $4,995

QUEEN’S PARK – Official Opposition NDP MPP Jessica Bell called for a crackdown on for-profit medical clinics after 1,600 patients lost their family doctor to an “executive health” medical practice ... More

February 15, 2024

Stiles sets New Democrats’ legislative priorities ahead of session: housing, healthcare, and cost-of-living

QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles said the Official Opposition is heading into the upcoming legislative session ready to present practical, hopeful solutions: "People across our provi... More

February 13, 2024

Fife calls on Ford to respect workers in the 2024 budget

QUEEN’S PARK – MPP Catherine Fife (Waterloo), Official Opposition Finance critic, released the following statement in response to the Financial Accountability Office’s economic update: “Yesterday ... More

February 6, 2024

Ontario families deserve justice for Conservative LTC failures during COVID-19

NIAGARA FALLS – MPP Wayne Gates (Niagara Falls), Official Opposition critic for Long-Term Care (LTC) released the following statement in response to Ford’s Conservatives facing a lawsuit for neglig... More

February 2, 2024

Till Death Do Us Part Champion Jim McLeod bills Minister of Long-Term Care Stan Cho for his mileage at the rate MPPs are paid

WATERLOO – Till Death Do Us Part Champion Jim McLeod sent an invoice to Minister of Long-Term Care Stan Cho for the kilometres he's racked up driving to visit his wife Joan McLeod since they have b... More

February 2, 2024

Ontarians should not have to fight their government in court for transparency

QUEEN’S PARK – Marit Stiles, Leader of the Official Opposition NDP, has released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision on the Ford government’s 2018 mandate ... More

January 31, 2024

MPP Armstrong calls for increased support for child care amid concerns of further Conservative cuts

LONDON – NDP MPP Teresa Armstrong (London Fanshawe), Official Opposition critic for Child Care released the following statement in response to reports that raise concerns about Conservative privati... More

January 29, 2024

“All about filling their buddies’ pockets full of money” - Conservatives hand over millions in sole-sourced contract with Staples

QUEEN’S PARK – In Premier Ford’s own words, sole-sourced contracts are all about the government “filling their buddies’ pockets full of money.” Yet, his Conservatives are refusing to tell Ontarians... More