QUEEN’S PARK — As the Conservative government hikes hydro rates in the middle of a pandemic, Ontario NDP Energy critic Peter Tabuns said Premier Doug Ford’s failure to fix the electricity system is costing families.

Thanks to Ford’s hydro rate hike, Ontario families will pay 12.8 cents per kilowatt hour...

QUEEN’S PARK — Statement from Andrea Horwath in response to the announcement by Ontario Ombudsman Paul Dubé that his office will invoke their authority to investigate the oversight and actions of the Ministries of Health and Long Term Care in the long-term care sector:

“I welcome the...

OTTAWA — Joel Harden, NDP critic for Accessibility and Persons with Disabilities, issued this statement to mark National AccessAbility Week:

"As we mark National AccessAbility Week across Canada, we must recognize and celebrate the myriad contributions of Canadians living with disabilities to...

QUEEN’S PARK – NDP Official Opposition Leader Andrea Horwath says federal support for municipal infrastructure is welcome, but still leaves many municipalities without the operating funding they desperately need. Horwath is calling on Premier Doug Ford to step up and fill that gap, ensuring municipalities have...

LONDON — NDP MPPs for London Teresa Armstrong (London-Fanshawe), Terence Kernaghan (London North Centre) and Peggy Sattler (London West) said the Ford government must not penalize the city's licensed, non-profit child care operators for a recent change the province made to rules governing the centres' pay...

QUEEN’S PARK — NDP Leader Andrea Horwath released the following statement at the start of Pride Month 2020:

"Happy Pride month! This year, Pride is going to be celebrated in a very different way because of COVID-19, and we recognize that many 2SLGBTQIA+ folks will be deeply impacted by...

QUEEN’S PARK — After another disastrous outbreak of COVID-19 at Vista Care Community, a Sienna-owned home in Woodbridge, the NDP is joining the frontline staff in calling for the government to take over management of the home immediately.

Staff represented by SEIU Healthcare says staffing levels at the home...

QUEEN'S PARK — NDP Official Opposition Leader Andrea Horwath released the following statement of condolences following the loss of a worker at Madonna Care Community in Orleans who has died of COVID-19:

"I want to express my sorrow at the loss of this worker, and send my heartfelt condolences to their...

QUEEN’S PARK – Official Opposition NDP Leader Andrea Horwath has released a statement following the Ford government’s announcement Friday of a long-overdue testing strategy for the province:

“Testing in Ontario has been woefully inadequate from the beginning of this pandemic. It should...

QUEEN’S PARK – Official Opposition NDP Leader Andrea Horwath issued the following statement following a Toronto Star report that local Medical Officers of Health have coordinated to create a detailed metric to plan the path forwards, including important benchmarks, for re-opening:

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QUEEN’S PARK — Premier Doug Ford today confirmed he has a list of 19 “red” long-term care homes in dire straits, but refuses to release that list of homes so that families and residents know where the worst problems are. NDP Leader Andrea Horwath released the following statement, demanding that list be made...

QUEEN’S PARK - Andrea Horwath, Leader of the Official Opposition New Democrats, issued the following statement calling on Doug Ford to immediately deploy additional resources and support to communities identified as COVID-19 hotspots in a map released by the City of Toronto:

“I’m calling...