August 3, 2023
Ontario NDP: Ford’s fiscal irresponsibility leaving Ontarians behind
QUEEN’S PARK – Marit Stiles, Leader of the Official Opposition NDP, joined NDP finance critic, MPP Catherine Fife (Waterloo) to call out Ford for continuing to withhold money at a time when Ontaria... More
July 14, 2023
‘Bring Till Death Do Us Part Act forward’, says MPP Fife as Conservatives stall seniors’ bill for nearly 250 days
CAMBRIDGE – NDP MPP Catherine Fife (Waterloo) met with seniors who have experienced spousal separation in Ontario’s Long-Term Care system today, pushing to bring the Till Death Do Us Part Act back ... More
June 13, 2023
Ford sitting on billions while Ontarians struggle
QUEEN’S PARK – MPP Catherine Fife (Waterloo), NDP Finance critic, released the following statement in response to the Financial Accountability Office (FAO) of Ontario’s Economic and Budget Outlook ... More
June 8, 2023
MPP Fife advocates for Weekend GO train service connecting Kitchener to Toronto
QUEEN’S PARK – NDP MPP Catherine Fife (Waterloo) rose in Question Period today to advocate for expanded GO train service between Kitchener and Toronto. “Without consistent GO train service, the peo... More
May 3, 2023
NDP calls on Ford to expedite search for independent Financial Accountability Officer
QUEEN’S PARK – Official Opposition Leader Marit Stiles (Davenport) and NDP Finance critic Catherine Fife (Waterloo) thank Peter Weltman for leading the Financial Accountability Office for the past ... More
March 23, 2023
Stiles: Ford’s budget fails to meet the moment
QUEEN’S PARK – Official Opposition NDP Leader, Marit Stiles took Ford’s Conservatives to task on a budget that fails to meet the moment. Stiles has a vision of an Ontario with more opportunity and ... More
February 28, 2023
Stiles, NDP propose next budget include achievable, meaningful solutions to help Ontarians now
QUEEN’S PARK – Leader of the Official Opposition, Marit Stiles (Davenport), and her team of Ontario NDP MPPs used today’s Question Period to propose meaningful solutions to build stronger, more car... More
February 22, 2023
NDP: Ford’s housing plan fails it’s first test in Waterloo
QUEEN’S PARK – MPP Catherine Fife (Waterloo) is demanding answers from the Ford government after Waterloo City Council was forced to delay construction of 800 new homes because of Bill 23. “While t... More
February 16, 2023
Fiscal update shows deliberate underspending on vital services
Originally published on February 15, 2023 QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario’s third quarter fiscal update shows that Ford is deliberately starving health care and education of critical resources. NDP Finance ... More
February 7, 2023
FAO report shows Ford leaving billions unspent on health care and education
QUEEN’S PARK – The Economic and Budget Outlook from the Financial Accountability Office (FAO) shows that the Ford government will withhold nearly $20 billion in promised spending by 2024/2025. Cath... More
February 1, 2023
NDP MPPs in Sudbury pushing for improved health care
SUDBURY — While in town for the government's 2023 pre-budget consultations, NDP Health critic France Gélinas (Nickel Belt), Jamie West (Sudbury), Finance critic Catherine Fife (Waterloo) and Econom... More
January 24, 2023
NDP: Supporting publicly funded health care must be major priority in next provincial budget
WINDSOR - While in Windsor and Essex as part of the government’s 2023 pre-budget consultations, Ontario NDP Finance critic Catherine Fife (Waterloo), Economic Development critic Terence Kernaghan (... More
December 9, 2022
Fife calls for funding and support to youth mental wellness centres
QUEEN’S PARK – Catherine Fife, NDP MPP for Waterloo, is calling for a firm commitment from the Ford government to fund youth mental wellness centres in Waterloo. “The past few years have been hard ... More
November 29, 2022
‘Unconscionable’: NDP slams Ford’s underspending on health care amid health crisis
‘Unconscionable’: NDP slams Ford’s underspending on health care amid health crisis QUEEN'S PARK — Ontario NDP Finance critic Catherine Fife responded to the Financial Accountability Office’s latest... More
November 16, 2022
NDP bill to keep elderly couples together in long term care moves closer to law
NDP bill to keep elderly couples together in long term care moves closer to law QUEEN’S PARK – Catherine Fife, NDP MPP for Waterloo, released the following statement after her Till Death Do Us Part... More
November 14, 2022
NDP slams Ford’s Fall Economic Statement for baking in worsening hospitals crisis
Official Opposition vows to keep fighting for investments as Conservatives sit on billions QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario’s NDP is vowing to keep fighting for urgent investments in health care and educa... More
October 27, 2022
NDP slams Ford for sitting on tens of billions amid worsening health care crisis
NDP slams Ford for sitting on tens of billions amid worsening health care crisis QUEEN’S PARK – Catherine Fife, NDP Finance Critic, slammed the Ford government for sitting on $44 billion in conting... More
September 23, 2022
Conservative government could afford to solve health crisis — they chose not to
Conservative government could afford to solve health crisis - they chose not to Ford government finished 2021-22 with $2.1 billion left over QUEEN'S PARK — While health care and hospitals spira... More
September 12, 2022
NDP reintroduces bill to keep senior couples together in long-term care
NDP reintroduces bill to keep senior couples together in long-term care September 8, 2022 QUEEN’S PARK – NDP MPP Catherine Fife (Waterloo) has re-introduced the Till Death Do Us Part Act, which wil... More
August 10, 2022
NDP slams budget that ignores inflation, health care crisis
NDP slams budget that ignores inflation, health care crisis August 9, 2022 QUEEN’S PARK – The Conservative government’s choice to re-table a months-old budget without any updates to deal with explo... More
July 19, 2022