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August 15, 2025 NDP: TTC contract with Alstom is a big win for Thunder Bay workers and our local economy THUNDER BAY – NDP Leader of the Official Opposition Marit Stiles and MPP Lise Vaugeois (Thunder Bay – Superior North) applaud the decision to award Alstom the sole-source contract with the TTC for subway trains:“This is a... more » August 14, 2025 GRETZKY: Windsor won’t stand for companies abandoning our workers WINDSOR — MPP Lisa Gretzky (Windsor West) joined the picket line today in solidarity with the locked out members of UNIFOR Local 195 at Titan Tool and Die Limited — workers who have been unjustly locked out by their employer after the company laid off staff and shipped equipment to the United States.... more » August 14, 2025 NDP calls for emergency school safety plan as violence in schools rises by 77 per cent OTTAWA – Shadow Minister for Education Chandra Pasma (Ottawa West – Nepean) issued the following statement in response to an FOI obtained by Global News revealing that violence in schools rose by 77 per cent since the Ford Government was elected in 2018, with more than 4,400 incidents reported last... 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 12, 2025 NDP calls on Ford to implement Homes Ontario following expert reports showing a greater need for non-market housing options OTTAWA – Ontario NDP Shadow Minister for Housing, Catherine McKenney (Ottawa Centre) is echoing the calls for more non-market housing options following a report from the United Way of Greater Toronto and Co-operative Housing Federation laying out the blueprint to transform Ontario’s housing landscape and address... 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 »" /> August 15, 2025 NDP: TTC contract with Alstom is a big win for Thunder Bay workers and our local economy THUNDER BAY – NDP Leader of the Official Opposition Marit Stiles and MPP Lise Vaugeois (Thunder Bay – Superior North) applaud the decision to award Alstom the sole-source contract with the TTC for subway trains:“This is a... more » August 14, 2025 GRETZKY: Windsor won’t stand for companies abandoning our workers WINDSOR — MPP Lisa Gretzky (Windsor West) joined the picket line today in solidarity with the locked out members of UNIFOR Local 195 at Titan Tool and Die Limited — workers who have been unjustly locked out by their employer after the company laid off staff and shipped equipment to the United States.... more » August 14, 2025 NDP calls for emergency school safety plan as violence in schools rises by 77 per cent OTTAWA – Shadow Minister for Education Chandra Pasma (Ottawa West – Nepean) issued the following statement in response to an FOI obtained by Global News revealing that violence in schools rose by 77 per cent since the Ford Government was elected in 2018, with more than 4,400 incidents reported last... 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 12, 2025 NDP calls on Ford to implement Homes Ontario following expert reports showing a greater need for non-market housing options OTTAWA – Ontario NDP Shadow Minister for Housing, Catherine McKenney (Ottawa Centre) is echoing the calls for more non-market housing options following a report from the United Way of Greater Toronto and Co-operative Housing Federation laying out the blueprint to transform Ontario’s housing landscape and address... 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 »" /> August 15, 2025 NDP: TTC contract with Alstom is a big win for Thunder Bay workers and our local economy THUNDER BAY – NDP Leader of the Official Opposition Marit Stiles and MPP Lise Vaugeois (Thunder Bay – Superior North) applaud the decision to award Alstom the sole-source contract with the TTC for subway trains:“This is a... more » August 14, 2025 GRETZKY: Windsor won’t stand for companies abandoning our workers WINDSOR — MPP Lisa Gretzky (Windsor West) joined the picket line today in solidarity with the locked out members of UNIFOR Local 195 at Titan Tool and Die Limited — workers who have been unjustly locked out by their employer after the company laid off staff and shipped equipment to the United States.... more » August 14, 2025 NDP calls for emergency school safety plan as violence in schools rises by 77 per cent OTTAWA – Shadow Minister for Education Chandra Pasma (Ottawa West – Nepean) issued the following statement in response to an FOI obtained by Global News revealing that violence in schools rose by 77 per cent since the Ford Government was elected in 2018, with more than 4,400 incidents reported last... 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 12, 2025 NDP calls on Ford to implement Homes Ontario following expert reports showing a greater need for non-market housing options OTTAWA – Ontario NDP Shadow Minister for Housing, Catherine McKenney (Ottawa Centre) is echoing the calls for more non-market housing options following a report from the United Way of Greater Toronto and Co-operative Housing Federation laying out the blueprint to transform Ontario’s housing landscape and address... 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 »" />