QUEEN’S PARK — Doug Ford wants to sink hundreds of millions of public dollars into for-profit health care, while he starves hospitals of funding and nurses are fired, said NDP Deputy Leader, John Vanthof, during question period Thursday.

CBC News reported that it obtained Ford’s so-called second wave...

QUEEN’S PARK — Official Opposition NDP Leader Andrea Horwath released the following statement in response to the Ford government’s announcement about COVID-19 testing today:

“Doug Ford’s rationing of testing today is further evidence that we are going backwards. He is causing chaos...

QUEEN’S PARK – NDP MPP Jeff Burch (Niagara Centre) was at the Ontario legislature this week to urge the Minister of Education to follow the evidence and cap class sizes at 15 students, following an outcry from parents in Niagara. Burch shared the story of a local parent, Angela Gamsby, whose two children attend...

QUEEN’S PARK — Today, the Ford Government announced new COVID-19 testing guidelines that state that "low risk, asymptomatic individuals should not be considered for testing,” and will be turned away if they try to get a test.

This is less than 24 hours after Doug Ford urged all asymptomatic individuals to...

BRAMPTON — MPPs Gurratan Singh (Brampton East), Sara Singh (Brampton Centre) and Kevin Yarde (Brampton North) are calling on the government to immediately cap class sizes at 15 students, as proposed by the NDP. The call comes as Brampton, one of Ontario’s COVID-19 hotspots, sees the number of infections connected...

QUEEN’S PARK — NDP MPP Wayne Gates (Niagara Falls) tabled a motion in the Ontario legislature Thursday calling on the Ford government to provide OHIP coverage for prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing for prostate cancer.

“Early detection of prostate cancer saves lives. When detected early, the survival...

KITCHENER – NDP MPP Laura Mae Lindo (Kitchener Centre) has released a statement after the drive-thru COVID-19 assessment centre in Kitchener reached capacity at 7:30 a.m. this morning, with reports of staff facing verbal abuse and threats of violence:

“The scenes we have been witnessing at...

QUEEN’S PARK — Official Opposition NDP Leader Andrea Horwath released the following statement on the federal government’s Speech from the Throne: “The pandemic has shown Ontarians that workplace prescription drug benefits can disappear in an instant. Right now, when we most need to keep people out of the...

QUEEN’S PARK – The Ontario NDP continues to press the Ford government to support all workers at West End Villa with the PPE they need, after workers countered the government’s claims that the facility already has the protective equipment it requires.

“How many deaths will it take before Doug Ford takes...

QUEEN’S PARK - Instead of improving health care at Southlake hospital in Newmarket, where baby Sophia was sent home only to die three days later, Doug Ford is making things worse by allowing the layoff of at least 97 registered nurses, said France Gélinas during question period Wednesday.

“Cutting nurses...

QUEEN'S PARK — After years of public commitment to allow the Toronto School Board (TDSB) to collect Education Development Charges (EDCs) in order to build and repair schools, the NDP will put it to a vote with a motion at Queen’s Park.

"Kids are packed into classrooms with up to 30 students, often in...

QUEEN’S PARK – NDP MPP Catherine Fife (Waterloo) was at the Ontario legislature Wednesday to urge Doug Ford to get a grip on COVID-19 testing with families left waiting for hours and even days leading to chaotic scenes in Kitchener-Waterloo, and at assessment centres across the province.

The Premier said...