Toronto — During Wednesday's question period, NDP MPPs Rima Berns-McGown (Beaches—East York) and Bhutila Karpoche (Parkdale—High Park) called on Doug Ford to finally address the urgent public health emergencies of homelessness and overdose-related deaths, which have been made worse by the pandemic.

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QUEEN’S PARK – Doug Ford needs to help First Nations deal with the second wave of the pandemic after he failed to provide them with the extra support they needed since the start of the crisis, said NDP MPP Sol Mamakwa (Kiiwetinoong) during question period Wednesday.

“Communities across Kiiwetinoong have...

TORONTO — NDP Transit critic Jessica Bell made the following statement in response to a Toronto Star report that Metrolinx CEO Phil Verster will receive a 35-per cent increase to his half-million-dollar salary:

"Ontarians are struggling to pay their bills right now, and for many, the cost of...

QUEEN’S PARK – NDP MPPs Laura Mae Lindo (Kitchener Centre) and Catherine Fife (Waterloo) stepped up pressure on the Ford government Tuesday to provide direct financial supports to save small businesses in the region that are struggling to survive the pandemic.

During question period Tuesday, Lindo told Ford...

QUEEN’S PARK – The Ford government is refusing to give long-term care homes in Sudbury the personal protective equipment (PPE) they need to keep their staff and residents safe during the second wave of COVID-19 — in fact, despite written evidence that that’s the case, the Ford government keeps denying that...

QUEEN’S PARK — Official Opposition NDP Leader Andrea Horwath released the following statement in response to the Ford government’s announcement today regarding long-term care:

“Doug Ford has left seniors living in long-term care vulnerable as his government scrambles to catch up to the...

TORONTO — NDP MPP for Toronto Centre Suze Morrison made the following statement in response to reported cases of COVID-19 at several businesses in the Church and Wellesley Village, and the subsequent shutdown of several bars:

“The reports of COVID-19 cases at establishments in the Church...

QUEEN’S PARK — The NDP is calling for urgent investment to expand public health lab capacity, as a leaked memo reveals that COVID-19 tests might be rationed province-wide due to a lack of lab capacity.

“Time and time again, to save a buck, this government does the bare minimum, then has to scramble to...

QUEEN’S PARK – NDP MPP Peggy Sattler (London West) has urged Doug Ford to introduce an emergency rent subsidy immediately to save small businesses that are struggling to survive the pandemic. During question period Monday at the Ontario legislature, Sattler said businesses like Mustang Sally’s in London were...

QUEEN’S PARK — On the day that COVID-19 infections hit the highest-ever daily count in Ontario, NDP Leader Andrea Horwath said it’s clear Doug Ford’s incomplete, weeks-late so-called plan isn’t working — and she urged the government to make the investments needed to try to get ahead of the second wave,...

QUEEN’S PARK – The Ford government has made a mess of virtual schooling said Scarborough Southwest NDP MPP Doly Begum as she took the concerns of Scarborough parents straight to Doug Ford during question period Monday.

Begum’s questions to Ford came on the same day a local school was forced to close for a...

QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP transit critic Jessica Bell (University-Rosedale) is demanding answers from the Ford government as a new report reveals the Ontario Line has been delayed by a further two years. The September Infrastructure Ontario Market Update reveals contract signing for the full Ontario Line has...