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NDP, Parents, Advocates call on Ford Government to Invest in Special Education
TORONTO – At Heydon Park Secondary School, Ontario NDP MPP Jessica Bell (University—Rosedale) joined concerned parents and advocates to call on the Ford Government to invest in special education and stop cuts to our schools.
“Since the Conservatives came to power in 2018, they have made deep cuts to our...
“Behind each number on that waitlist is a family that is exhausted,” NDP calls out growing wait list for the Ontario Autism Program
TORONTO – Shadow Minister for Women’s Social and Economic Opportunity with responsibility for the Ontario Autism Programme Alexa Gilmour (Parkdale—High Park) issued the following statement after a Freedom of Information request revealed that over 61,000 children are on the Ontario Autism Programme wait list for...
NDP calls for commitment on Eglinton East LRT at Scarborough stop
SCARBOROUGH – Marit Stiles, Leader of the Official Opposition joined Deputy Leader and Shadow Minister for Public Transit, Doly Begum (Scarborough Southwest) are meeting with transit riders, operators, and community members to discuss the importance of reliable and safe public transit for Scarborough...
Marit Stiles joins Hamilton steelworkers for a buy Ontario steel strategy to fight back against Trump’s tariffs
HAMILTON – Today, Marit Stiles, Leader of the Official Opposition, kicked off her summer tour in Hamilton with steelworkers to call on the Ford Government to guarantee the use of Ontario-made steel in all public infrastructure projects to create and protect good jobs, strengthen Ontario’s economy, and fight back...
NDP calls for cool schools with a heat strategy for Ontario Schools
OTTAWA – As we enter the third day of an extreme heatwave across the province, Ontario NDP Shadow Minister for education MPP Chandra Pasma (Ottawa West – Nepean) is calling on the Ford government to implement a province-wide heat strategy in schools to protect students and educators.
In a letter sent today...
Ontario NDP renews calls for tenants’ rights to a cool home amidst heatwave
QUEEN’S PARK – After alarming reports of tenants being unable to install AC units in their homes amidst a record-breaking heatwave, Ontario NDP Shadow Minister for Housing Catherine McKenney (Ottawa Centre) and Shadow Minister for Finance Jessica Bell (University Rosedale) have released the following...
NDP calls on Ford Government to prevent deaths of vulnerable children under its care
TORONTO – NDP Shadow Minister for Children, Community and Social Services Lisa Gretzky (Windsor West) and Shadow Minister for Women's Social and Economic Opportunity with responsibility for Ontario Autism Program Alexa Gilmour (Parkdale—High Park) issued the following statement following the tragic death of a...
NDP: It’s time to pass anti-scab legislation in Ontario
QUEEN’S PARK — As federal anti-scab legislation comes into force, Ontario NDP Shadow Minister for Labour, Jamie West (Sudbury) is renewing the Official Opposition’s calls for anti-scab legislation in Ontario to protect workers:
“This is an important step in our collective efforts to strengthen...
Niagara’s health care crisis isn’t about vacations — it’s about this Government’s failure to act
NIAGARA — NDP MPPs Wayne Gates (Niagara Falls), Jennie Stevens (St. Catharines), and Jeff Burch (Niagara Centre), are demanding the Ford government immediately reverse its decision to reduce hours at urgent care centres in Fort Erie and Port Colborne this summer, following Premier Doug Ford’s insensitive response...
MAMAKWA: Premier’s offensive comments about First Nations are taking our province back
TORONTO – Ontario NDP MPP Sol Mamakwa is urging Premier Ford to focus on repealing Bill 5, leading his government through actual consultations, and listening to treaty rights holders instead of hurling insults at First...
“Kids are paying the price of this government’s education cuts.” MPP Chandra Pasma
OTTAWA – Following the announcement of budget cuts to special education at the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, Shadow Minister of Education MPP Chandra Pasma (Ottawa Nepean) has released the following statement:
“Nearly every single school board in the province is spending more on special education...
“Unfair and outdated”: Gretzky demands ODSP reform
WINDSOR — Shadow Minister for Children, Community, and Social Services, Lisa Gretzky (Windsor West) is calling for urgent reform to Ontario’s social assistance programs after a recent report revealed that current ODSP rules penalize recipients for living with a partner or roommate, making life even harder during...
