SUDBURY – An online townhall on midwifery hosted by Sudbury MPP Jamie West on International Day of the Midwife found that the Ford government has not stopped the elimination of Laurentian’s midwifery program.

“There has been no real commitment from Ross Romano or Doug Ford to save Laurentian’s midwifery...

Ford government vaccine update falls short again, say MPPs

BRAMPTON AND SCARBOROUGH — The Doug Ford government’s update on the vaccination strategy Wednesday was another blow to hotspot communities throughout the province. Despite advice from the Science Table and other experts, the Ford government is...

Horwath calls for end to profits in care as execs score big bonuses, cushy appointment

QUEEN’S PARK — Official Opposition NDP Leader Andrea Horwath is blasting the Doug Ford government for rewarding for-profit long-term care companies that left residents to live, and die, in horrifying conditions. New...

QUEEN'S PARK – NDP MPP Suze Morrison, critic for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Response, and NDP MPP Jill Andrew, critic for Women’s Issues, made the following statement on Red Dress Day:

“Today on the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous...

QUEEN’S PARK – The minister of long-term care needs to take responsibility for failing seniors, said MPP Jeff Burch (Niagara Centre). The Ford government must take action now to protect them, Burch said during question period Wednesday.

Burch shared the stories of two local families whose mothers have...

QUEEN’S PARK – Doug Ford owes an explanation to people living in Ottawa hotspots on why he left them out of his priority list for vaccines, said MPP Joel Harden (Ottawa Centre).

“Priority neighbourhoods identified by Ottawa Public Health in Ottawa Centre, including Centretown West and Carlington, are...

QUEEN’S PARK — Vaughan Working Families, a shadowy group now under investigation by the RCMP for election law violations, has the same lawyer, Stephen Thiele, as Premier Doug Ford, which raises suspicions Doug Ford knows more about the group than he’s so far revealed.

Stephen Thiele, a firm partner with...

QUEEN'S PARK – NDP Education critic Marit Stiles released this statement in response to Education Minister Stephen Lecce's learning update:

"Our kids need safe classrooms, not permanent online learning.

Today's update from Stephen Lecce shows that he’s not really trying to...

QUEEN'S PARK -- Ontario NDP critic for Mental Health and Addictions Monique Taylor issued the following statement marking Mental Health Week:

"For over a year, the pandemic has placed new psychological and emotional burdens on all Ontarians. Many have faced the devastating loss of loved...

Story emerges of cancer patient losing life after facing surgery delays

QUEEN’S PARK — Following a CityNews report of a cancer patient losing their life after facing surgery delays, Jeff Burch, NDP MPP for Niagara Centre, is again calling on the Ford government to put forward a plan to address to growing...

QUEEN’S PARK – The Ford government must act now to stop the delay of second doses of COVID vaccines for cancer patients in London and across the province, said MPP Teresa Armstrong (London-Fanshawe) during question period Tuesday.

Armstrong shared the stories of cancer patients in London who are being...

HAMILTON – Hamilton Public Health added three high-risk postal codes to the priority list nearly a month ago, but the province is still denying people living in those postal codes the vaccine doses they need, and has not added the postal codes to the provincial booking system. NDP Leader Andrea Horwath, who...