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August 12, 2025 STILES: Is Doug Ford making multi-billion dollar policy decision based on his friends’ phone calls? Latest Highway 413 revelation raises serious questions QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles released the following statement in response to the Global News story about the Premier’s personal consideration to re-route Highway 413 to accommodate the requests of a developer and... more » August 11, 2025 NDP: Ontario’s dwindling housing numbers show that Ford’s Conservatives have given up QUEEN’S PARK – After months of sitting on the province’s most up-to-date housing numbers, the government has finally updated the housing supply progress tracker, showing that the province is nowhere near meeting their target to build 1.5 million homes by... more » August 11, 2025 VAUGEOIS: The Ford government failure to resolve staffing issues in Wildland Firefighting is leaving the province unprotected THUNDER BAY – Following an urgent fire ban in the Muskoka region and a new ravaging fire in the Kawartha Lakes region Thunder Bay – Superior North MPP Lise Vaugeois released the following... more » August 8, 2025 Ontario lost 2,800 jobs this past month, NDP calls for stronger measures to protect workers and create good jobs TORONTO -- Ontario NDP Shadow Minister for Finance Jessica Bell (University--Rosedale) sounds alarm on tens of thousands of lost jobs in Ontario’s key industries and calls on the Ford government for stronger measures to create and protect good, stable jobs. The following is her statement:“Ontarians are... more » August 7, 2025 NDP: Ontario’s youth are ready to work, but the government is failing them QUEEN’S PARK – Shadow Minister for Finance & Shadow Minister for Treasury Board, Jessica Bell (University–Rosedale); and Shadow Minister for Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, Catherine Fife (Waterloo), issued the following statement in response to the Toronto Youth Employment Postcard Report,... more » August 7, 2025 “This is outrageous”: NDP responds to Eglinton LRT vehicles getting too old to operate after years of delays TORONTO – NDP Shadow Minister for Public Transit Doly Begum (Scarborough Southwest) issued the following statement in response to the Eglinton LRT Crosstown being delayed due to its aging vehicles.“This is... more » August 5, 2025 Stiles to Ford: Defend progress on pharmacare and ensure Ottawa keeps their promise to Ontarians TORONTO — Leader of the Official Opposition NDP Marit Stiles is urging Premier Doug Ford to stand up for Ontarians and hold the federal government to their commitment on delivering pharmacare. The request comes after the Federal Minister of Health refused to commit to funding pharmacare in all provinces and... more » August 1, 2025 Official Opposition NDP issues statement on Donald Trump’s latest tariff hikes QUEEN’S PARK – Leader of Ontario’s Official Opposition NDP, Marit Stiles, and Shadow Minister for Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, Catherine Fife, issued the following statement in response to Donald Trump’s latest tariff hikes:“Every escalation and provocation from Donald Trump adds to... more » July 29, 2025 Bourgouin urges the government to adopt a “buy it here, build it here” strategy to support the lumber industry MUSHKEGOWUK – JAMES BAY – NDP MPP Shadow Minister for Natural Resources and Forestry Guy Bourgouin (Mushkegowuk – James Bay) is calling for a strategy to support the lumber industry in response to Trump’s tariffs threatening the sector:“The lumber industry is vital to Ontario’s economy,” said... more » July 28, 2025 Stiles brings All in for Ontario tour to Waterloo, urges province to stop the cuts on post-secondary education and fund the future WATERLOO – Marit Stiles, Leader of the Official Opposition NDP, brought her All in for Ontario tour to Waterloo. Stiles joined Shadow Minister for Economic Development, Job Creation, and Trade Catherine Fife (Waterloo), and Shadow Minister for Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security Peggy Sattler... more » July 24, 2025 NDP demands accountability and transparency as Metrolinx faces $8.2 billion in lawsuits TORONTO – Shadow Minister for Public Transit Doly Begum (Scarborough Southwest) and Shadow Minister for Infrastructure & Transportation Jennifer French (Oshawa) issued the following statement in response to a recent report that revealed Metrolinx is facing lawsuits with claims totalling $8.2 billion:... more » July 18, 2025 Marit Stiles brings All in for Ontario tour to Sault Ste. Marie, calls to reinstate funding for Sault Area Hospital SAULT STE. MARIE - Marit Stiles continued her All in for Ontario summer tour in Sault Ste. Marie, where she met with steelworkers, health care workers, and community members about the impact of Ford’s cuts and Trump’s tariffs:"The Soo is an economic force in the North, with strong steel and forestry... more »" /> August 12, 2025 STILES: Is Doug Ford making multi-billion dollar policy decision based on his friends’ phone calls? Latest Highway 413 revelation raises serious questions QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles released the following statement in response to the Global News story about the Premier’s personal consideration to re-route Highway 413 to accommodate the requests of a developer and... more » August 11, 2025 NDP: Ontario’s dwindling housing numbers show that Ford’s Conservatives have given up QUEEN’S PARK – After months of sitting on the province’s most up-to-date housing numbers, the government has finally updated the housing supply progress tracker, showing that the province is nowhere near meeting their target to build 1.5 million homes by... more » August 11, 2025 VAUGEOIS: The Ford government failure to resolve staffing issues in Wildland Firefighting is leaving the province unprotected THUNDER BAY – Following an urgent fire ban in the Muskoka region and a new ravaging fire in the Kawartha Lakes region Thunder Bay – Superior North MPP Lise Vaugeois released the following... more » August 8, 2025 Ontario lost 2,800 jobs this past month, NDP calls for stronger measures to protect workers and create good jobs TORONTO -- Ontario NDP Shadow Minister for Finance Jessica Bell (University--Rosedale) sounds alarm on tens of thousands of lost jobs in Ontario’s key industries and calls on the Ford government for stronger measures to create and protect good, stable jobs. The following is her statement:“Ontarians are... more » August 7, 2025 NDP: Ontario’s youth are ready to work, but the government is failing them QUEEN’S PARK – Shadow Minister for Finance & Shadow Minister for Treasury Board, Jessica Bell (University–Rosedale); and Shadow Minister for Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, Catherine Fife (Waterloo), issued the following statement in response to the Toronto Youth Employment Postcard Report,... more » August 7, 2025 “This is outrageous”: NDP responds to Eglinton LRT vehicles getting too old to operate after years of delays TORONTO – NDP Shadow Minister for Public Transit Doly Begum (Scarborough Southwest) issued the following statement in response to the Eglinton LRT Crosstown being delayed due to its aging vehicles.“This is... more » August 5, 2025 Stiles to Ford: Defend progress on pharmacare and ensure Ottawa keeps their promise to Ontarians TORONTO — Leader of the Official Opposition NDP Marit Stiles is urging Premier Doug Ford to stand up for Ontarians and hold the federal government to their commitment on delivering pharmacare. The request comes after the Federal Minister of Health refused to commit to funding pharmacare in all provinces and... more » August 1, 2025 Official Opposition NDP issues statement on Donald Trump’s latest tariff hikes QUEEN’S PARK – Leader of Ontario’s Official Opposition NDP, Marit Stiles, and Shadow Minister for Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, Catherine Fife, issued the following statement in response to Donald Trump’s latest tariff hikes:“Every escalation and provocation from Donald Trump adds to... more » July 29, 2025 Bourgouin urges the government to adopt a “buy it here, build it here” strategy to support the lumber industry MUSHKEGOWUK – JAMES BAY – NDP MPP Shadow Minister for Natural Resources and Forestry Guy Bourgouin (Mushkegowuk – James Bay) is calling for a strategy to support the lumber industry in response to Trump’s tariffs threatening the sector:“The lumber industry is vital to Ontario’s economy,” said... more » July 28, 2025 Stiles brings All in for Ontario tour to Waterloo, urges province to stop the cuts on post-secondary education and fund the future WATERLOO – Marit Stiles, Leader of the Official Opposition NDP, brought her All in for Ontario tour to Waterloo. Stiles joined Shadow Minister for Economic Development, Job Creation, and Trade Catherine Fife (Waterloo), and Shadow Minister for Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security Peggy Sattler... more » July 24, 2025 NDP demands accountability and transparency as Metrolinx faces $8.2 billion in lawsuits TORONTO – Shadow Minister for Public Transit Doly Begum (Scarborough Southwest) and Shadow Minister for Infrastructure & Transportation Jennifer French (Oshawa) issued the following statement in response to a recent report that revealed Metrolinx is facing lawsuits with claims totalling $8.2 billion:... more » July 18, 2025 Marit Stiles brings All in for Ontario tour to Sault Ste. Marie, calls to reinstate funding for Sault Area Hospital SAULT STE. MARIE - Marit Stiles continued her All in for Ontario summer tour in Sault Ste. Marie, where she met with steelworkers, health care workers, and community members about the impact of Ford’s cuts and Trump’s tariffs:"The Soo is an economic force in the North, with strong steel and forestry... more »" /> August 12, 2025 STILES: Is Doug Ford making multi-billion dollar policy decision based on his friends’ phone calls? Latest Highway 413 revelation raises serious questions QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles released the following statement in response to the Global News story about the Premier’s personal consideration to re-route Highway 413 to accommodate the requests of a developer and... more » August 11, 2025 NDP: Ontario’s dwindling housing numbers show that Ford’s Conservatives have given up QUEEN’S PARK – After months of sitting on the province’s most up-to-date housing numbers, the government has finally updated the housing supply progress tracker, showing that the province is nowhere near meeting their target to build 1.5 million homes by... more » August 11, 2025 VAUGEOIS: The Ford government failure to resolve staffing issues in Wildland Firefighting is leaving the province unprotected THUNDER BAY – Following an urgent fire ban in the Muskoka region and a new ravaging fire in the Kawartha Lakes region Thunder Bay – Superior North MPP Lise Vaugeois released the following... more » August 8, 2025 Ontario lost 2,800 jobs this past month, NDP calls for stronger measures to protect workers and create good jobs TORONTO -- Ontario NDP Shadow Minister for Finance Jessica Bell (University--Rosedale) sounds alarm on tens of thousands of lost jobs in Ontario’s key industries and calls on the Ford government for stronger measures to create and protect good, stable jobs. The following is her statement:“Ontarians are... more » August 7, 2025 NDP: Ontario’s youth are ready to work, but the government is failing them QUEEN’S PARK – Shadow Minister for Finance & Shadow Minister for Treasury Board, Jessica Bell (University–Rosedale); and Shadow Minister for Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, Catherine Fife (Waterloo), issued the following statement in response to the Toronto Youth Employment Postcard Report,... more » August 7, 2025 “This is outrageous”: NDP responds to Eglinton LRT vehicles getting too old to operate after years of delays TORONTO – NDP Shadow Minister for Public Transit Doly Begum (Scarborough Southwest) issued the following statement in response to the Eglinton LRT Crosstown being delayed due to its aging vehicles.“This is... more » August 5, 2025 Stiles to Ford: Defend progress on pharmacare and ensure Ottawa keeps their promise to Ontarians TORONTO — Leader of the Official Opposition NDP Marit Stiles is urging Premier Doug Ford to stand up for Ontarians and hold the federal government to their commitment on delivering pharmacare. The request comes after the Federal Minister of Health refused to commit to funding pharmacare in all provinces and... more » August 1, 2025 Official Opposition NDP issues statement on Donald Trump’s latest tariff hikes QUEEN’S PARK – Leader of Ontario’s Official Opposition NDP, Marit Stiles, and Shadow Minister for Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, Catherine Fife, issued the following statement in response to Donald Trump’s latest tariff hikes:“Every escalation and provocation from Donald Trump adds to... more » July 29, 2025 Bourgouin urges the government to adopt a “buy it here, build it here” strategy to support the lumber industry MUSHKEGOWUK – JAMES BAY – NDP MPP Shadow Minister for Natural Resources and Forestry Guy Bourgouin (Mushkegowuk – James Bay) is calling for a strategy to support the lumber industry in response to Trump’s tariffs threatening the sector:“The lumber industry is vital to Ontario’s economy,” said... more » July 28, 2025 Stiles brings All in for Ontario tour to Waterloo, urges province to stop the cuts on post-secondary education and fund the future WATERLOO – Marit Stiles, Leader of the Official Opposition NDP, brought her All in for Ontario tour to Waterloo. Stiles joined Shadow Minister for Economic Development, Job Creation, and Trade Catherine Fife (Waterloo), and Shadow Minister for Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security Peggy Sattler... more » July 24, 2025 NDP demands accountability and transparency as Metrolinx faces $8.2 billion in lawsuits TORONTO – Shadow Minister for Public Transit Doly Begum (Scarborough Southwest) and Shadow Minister for Infrastructure & Transportation Jennifer French (Oshawa) issued the following statement in response to a recent report that revealed Metrolinx is facing lawsuits with claims totalling $8.2 billion:... more » July 18, 2025 Marit Stiles brings All in for Ontario tour to Sault Ste. Marie, calls to reinstate funding for Sault Area Hospital SAULT STE. MARIE - Marit Stiles continued her All in for Ontario summer tour in Sault Ste. Marie, where she met with steelworkers, health care workers, and community members about the impact of Ford’s cuts and Trump’s tariffs:"The Soo is an economic force in the North, with strong steel and forestry... more »" />