TORONTO - The Ontario NDP is embarking on a new chapter as it officially makes Marit Stiles leader of the party and the NDP’s candidate for premier at a celebration on Saturday.

“Today, we start the countdown to the end of Doug Ford’s disastrous government, and the beginning of a better, brighter future...

QUEEN’S PARK ⸺ NDP Housing critic Jessica Bell and the NDP MPP for Hamilton West–Ancaster–Dundas Sandy Shaw are calling on the Ford government to direct municipalities in Southern Ontario to build new homes within existing urban boundaries, rather than on surrounding farmland and Greenbelt land.

When...

QUEEN’S PARK — The Ontario NDP and MPP Jill Andrew (Toronto-St. Paul's), Critic for Women’s Social & Economic Opportunity, Culture, and Heritage, mark this week as the third Eating Disorders Awareness Week (EDAW) in Ontario. The week was established through Andrew’s Bill 61, which passed unanimously...

TORONTO – NDP MPPs Kristyn Wong-Tam (Toronto Centre) and Jessica Bell (University–Rosedale) called on Doug Ford to protect Ontarians' access to justice by implementing reforms before the Ombudsman Report into Landlord Tenant Board (LTB) delays is released.

“Ontarians need to be ready to fight like...

QUEEN'S PARK--Ontario NDP Health critic, France Gélinas, responded to the Health Minister's announcement and the Ford government's continued push to privatize health care:

"Ontarians shouldn't be fooled - when Minister Jones says ‘innovation,' she means privatization. The Ford government...

QUEEN’S PARK – Marit Stiles, Incoming Leader of the Ontario NDP, revealed new information about the Ford government’s plan to carve up the Greenbelt, indicating that a land development company seems to have had advance knowledge of the plan before it was made public.

“The more information we uncover...

Incoming Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles released the following statement to mark the start of Black History Month:

“Together with the entire Ontario NDP Caucus, we mark the start of Black History Month by honouring and celebrating the social, cultural, and political contributions of Black Ontarians.

As...

TREATY 3 TERRITORY- Sol Mamakwa, NDP Deputy Leader and critic for Indigenous and Treaty Relations issued the following statement in response to the Mutual Cooperation Protocol signed between Asubpeeschoseewagong Anishinabek, Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug, Wapekeka First Nation, and Neskantaga First Nation.

“I...

QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP MPPs Jill Andrew (Toronto—St. Paul’s), and Laura Mae Lindo (Kitchener Centre), are renewing Ontario NDP’s calls for mandatory Africentric education in K-12 Ontario schools as a critical step towards combatting systemic anti-Black racism.

“Anti-Black racism in Ontario is...

QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP Housing critic Jessica Bell (University—Rosedale) is calling on the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing to investigate and crack down on illegal short-term rentals in investment properties.

Bell joined the advocacy group Fairbnb Canada at a press conference Tuesday to call...

QUEEN'S PARK – In recognition of Black History Month, NDP MPP Dr. Jill Andrew (Toronto-St. Paul’s), Official Opposition critic for Women’s Social & Economic Opportunities, Culture & Heritage has been honoured by Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) and the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) in...

SUDBURY — While in town for the government's 2023 pre-budget consultations, NDP Health critic France Gélinas (Nickel Belt), Jamie West (Sudbury), Finance critic Catherine Fife (Waterloo) and Economic Development critic Terence Kernaghan (London North Centre) held a press conference calling on the Ford...