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Stiles: ford cuts eye exams for seniors as he chips away at public health care
QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario NDP leader Marit Stiles released the following statement in response to the Ford Conservatives plan to reduce eye exam eligibility for seniors:
"Seniors are having a hard enough time right now without having to go longer between eye exams, which are critical to...
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 prosperity for everyone – not just for Ford's well-connected insiders.
“Ford’s...
NDP wishes all those celebrating, Ramadan Mubarak
QUEEN’S PARK – NDP Deputy Leader and MPP for Scarborough-Southwest, Doly Begum, released the following statement to mark the start of Ramadan:
“Today Muslims across Ontario, Canada, and around the world will begin observing the month of Ramadan. This is a very special time for the Muslim community - a...
NDP response to Ford cancelling paid sick days
QUEEN'S PARK — Ontario NDP leader Marit Stiles issued the following statement in response to reports that the Ford government will be ending the paid sick days program next week:
“This government is no friend to workers.
Nobody in Ontario should have to go to work sick, or leave a sick child,...
Gretzky, NDP call for provincial budget that invests in Ontario
QUEEN’S PARK – In Queen’s Park today, MPP Lisa Gretzky (Windsor West) called for a provincial budget that invests in Ontarians and charts a new, hopeful path forward for the province:
“Budgets are all about priorities. Tomorrow’s provincial budget is such an important opportunity for us to make...
Statement from MPP Sol Mamakwa on World Water Day
QUEEN’S PARK – Kiiwetinoong MPP Sol Mamakwa, Deputy Leader of the Official Opposition NDP and Critic for Indigenous and Treaty Relations, issued the following statement on World Water Day 2023.
“We know that many First Nations children in Ontario continue to lack access to clean water, and as a result,...
NDP MPP introduces solutions to protect Ontario’s water for World Water Day
QUEEN’S PARK – NDP Environment Critic, Sandy Shaw (Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas) held a press conference today before tabling four solutions in Legislature that, if passed, would ensure Ontario’s water is clean and safe in honour of World Water Day.
“We must protect Ontario’s rivers, lakes, and...
Ahead of World Water Day, NDP re-introduces solution to reduce microfibres in Ontario’s water
QUEEN'S PARK — MPP Jessica Bell (University-Rosedale) has reintroduced her bill to ensure all washing machines sold in Ontario are equipped with a filter that reduces the shed of microfibres into water and soil systems.
"Microfibres are a common type of microplastic that shed from our clothes into washing...
NDP tables Viewer Discretion Act to protect Ontarians from graphic images
QUEEN’S PARK – NDP MPPs Terence Kernaghan (London North Centre) and Jennie Stevens (St. Catharines) have reintroduced the Viewer Discretion Act, a private member’s bill to protect Ontarians from the unsolicited distribution of graphic materials to residences.
If passed, this legislation would...
NDP urgently pushes for affordable housing solutions in budget
QUEEN’S PARK — NDP MPPs Kristyn Wong-Tam (Toronto Centre), NDP Housing Critic MPP Jessica Bell (University-Rosedale), and MPP Chris Glover (Spadina–Fort York) held a press conference with affordable housing advocates this morning, calling on Ford to prioritize solutions to address homelessness and the...
NDP pitches solution to pandemic proof Ontario, protect small businesses and economy
QUEEN’S PARK — NDP MPPs Kristyn Wong-Tam (Toronto Centre) and Jill Andrew (Toronto – St. Paul’s) announced that they will introduce a private member’s bill to improve indoor air safety. The bill will be co-sponsored by NDP MPP Wayne Gates (Niagara Falls) and Jamie West (Sudbury).
The bill is a result...
Sarah Jama wins Hamilton Centre, joins Marit Stiles’ NDP caucus
HAMILTON – Sarah Jama has won the by-election in Hamilton Centre and will be heading to Queen’s Park as the newest member of Marit Stiles’ Ontario NDP team.
“I am incredibly proud of Sarah Jama, and so excited to welcome her to Queen’s Park as your Hamilton Centre MPP,” said Stiles, who is the...
