NDP Leader Andrea Horwath is calling on the premier to exclude the Ford Government and private long-term care chains from shocking legislation that shields them from accountability.

The Ford government’s bill, revealed earlier this week, aims to block the families who are looking for justice from for-profit...

TORONTO AND THUNDER BAY — MPPw Jessica Bell (University Rosedale) and MPP Judith Monteith-Farrell (Thunder Bay-Atikokan) are calling on the Ford government to help Toronto buy more made-in-Ontario buses, streetcars, and subways to maintain service levels and stop service cuts.

On Thursday, the TTC is voting...

QUEEN’S PARK – NDP MPP Jennie Stevens (St. Catharines) is urging the province to immediately expedite and expand testing of the former GM plant site in St. Catharines. The residents of St. Catharines had to wait almost six months for the results of the first round of testing which found high levels of...

QUEEN’S PARK — On Wednesday, a day after tabling a bill that attempts to strip families of their right to sue the Ford government or for-profit long-term care homes, Doug Ford brushed off the concerns of families whose loved ones suffered in nursing homes during the pandemic.

“…maybe what someone has to...

QUEEN’S PARK — NDP critic for Mental Health and Addictions Bhutila Karpoche (Parkdale—High Park) is calling on Doug Ford to stop underfunding mental health services for children and youth.

“Doug Ford cut $330 million in planned mental health funding, and since then has only replaced tiny fractions of...

QUEEN’S PARK – NDP MPP for Oshawa, Jennifer French, took Doug Ford to task on behalf of families in Oshawa and across Durham Region for shielding private long-term care homes from families seeking justice after their loved ones suffered and died in these for-profit facilities.

French shared the story of...

QUEEN’S PARK – NDP MPPs Peggy Sattler (London West), Democratic Reform critic, and Jeff Burch (Niagara Centre), Municipal Affairs critic, are demanding Doug Ford withdraw his latest attack on local democracy, a sneaky plan to scrap municipalities’ right to hold ranked-ballot elections.

The change is...

One man told he’ll have to wait mid-November for high-dose vaccine he needs

QUEEN’S PARK – Doug Ford has failed to provide enough flu vaccines so far to meet the surge in demand during this pandemic, and he must take action now so Ontarians do not have to wait for vaccines to keep them safe, NDP MPP...

SCARBOROUGH — Official Opposition Leader Andrea Horwath and Ontario’s New Democrats have put forward a plan that would end wait times for long-term care and home care, and even longer wait times for culturally responsive care. That means seniors in Scarborough will be able to live at home longer, and if they do...

QUEEN’S PARK – Doly Begum, NDP MPP for Scarborough Southwest, introduced a private member’s bill in the legislature on Tuesday that, if passed, would officially recognize June as Filipino Heritage Month in Ontario.

“Today, it is my honor to introduce the Act to proclaim June as Filipino Heritage Month...

QUEEN’S PARK — On Tuesday, the Doug Ford government voted in favour of protecting for-profit companies’ role in Ontario’s long-term care system, rather than replacing them with a better non-profit and public system. That vote was in response to a motion tabled by Official Opposition Leader Andrea Horwath, who...

SIOUX LOOKOUT – Sol Mamakwa, NDP MPP for Kiiwetinoong, is calling on Doug Ford to make every effort to support the residents of Neskantaga who are being evacuated due to the complete shutdown of all running water.

“Doug Ford must ensure that the provincial government supports the evacuation of elders,...