QUEEN’S PARK – The Ontario NDP pressed Doug Ford for answers on Monday after more COVID-19 deaths were reported at Extendicare West End Villa, a for-profit long-term care (LTC) home in Ottawa.

During question period, France Gélinas, the Official Opposition Health critic, said Ford is failing to take action...

QUEEN’S PARK — Sara Singh, NDP Deputy Leader and Brampton Centre MPP, says the NDP’s call for a 15-student classroom cap is especially critical for Brampton, which has re-emerged as a COVID-19 hotspot.

As COVID-19 cases mount locally, infections are piling up in schools. The Peel District School Board...

QUEEN’S PARK – After the cancellation of dozens of Sudbury school bus routes during the first weeks of school, and after weeks of advocacy, Sudbury NDP MPP Jamie West took local concerns straight to Doug Ford during question period Monday.

“On Labour Day – one day before the first day of school –...

Horwath urges premier to act now on languishing expert recommendations

QUEEN’S PARK — With COVID-19 cases on the rise and a second-wave plan from the government months overdue, Official Opposition NDP Leader Andrea Horwath on Monday demanded to know why Doug Ford has made no changes in vulnerable...

QUEEN’S PARK – The Ontario NDP, including MPP Sol Mamakwa (Kiiwetinoong), Official Opposition critic for Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, and NDP MPP Guy Bourgouin (Mushkegowuk-James Bay) are calling on Doug Ford to take action after 10 cases of COVID-19 were reported in northern First Nations, and one in...

NDP Deputy Leader Sara Singh released the following statement in response to Premier Doug Ford’s announcement that reduced social gathering limits, on private gatherings only, will be extended province-wide:

“Hundreds more people are getting sick by the day. People, including seniors and feverish little...

QUEEN'S PARK — "On erev Rosh Hashanah, I want to extend my best wishes for a sweet and healthy Jewish new year to all in Ontario who are celebrating.

Celebration of Rosh Hashanah will be different this year, with many limited to gathering with family, friends and community online. The strength, kindness...

OTTAWA — NDP MPP for Ottawa Centre, Joel Harden, released the following statement following an announcement on Friday from Dr. Vera Etches, Ottawa’s medical officer of health, that the city is now experiencing its second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Thank you to Dr. Vera Etches and Ottawa Public Health...

NDP critic for Pay Equity, Peggy Sattler (London West) made the following statement on International Equal Pay Day, 2020:

LONDON — "As we mark International Equal Pay Day in Ontario, we recognize the thousands of women who have lost jobs or wages during the pandemic, facing unprecedented...

HAMILTON — With spiking case counts, and huge lines at over-capacity testing centres, Ontarians can’t wait any longer for Doug Ford to get his act together and put forward a COVID-19 management plan for the second wave, said Leader of the Official Opposition Andrea Horwath.

“Parents are lining up with...

QUEEN’S PARK – MPP Catherine Fife (Waterloo), the Official Opposition NDP critic for Economic Growth and Job Creation, has responded to the Ford government’s decision to re-introduce a temporary ban on commercial evictions:

“The Ford government’s temporary ban on commercial evictions...

Brampton North MPP says now the Ford government must quickly deliver help MPPs are calling for

QUEEN’S PARK — Kevin Yarde, NDP MPP for Brampton North, released the following statement on the unanimous passage of his motion calling for immediate provincial assistance for Peel in its fight against...