Ford eliminating millions from long-term care means Hamilton homes face a deficit, and residents higher fees

Official Opposition Leader Andrea Horwath gave a press conference Friday to address Doug Ford cutting millions of dollars from long-term care funding province-wide. In Hamilton, Ford’s cuts will...

Jessica Bell, Ontario NDP Transit critic, released the following statement in response to the Ford government’s announcement about GO Service

"Commuters in Hamilton, Niagara and Kitchener-Waterloo need two-way all-day GO Service now, not at some unspecified time in the future. That’s what would make a...

NDP urges Ford Conservatives to examine protections for seniors

Jessica Bell, NDP MPP for University—Rosedale, is calling on Doug Ford’s Conservatives to review the protections for seniors living in retirement homes after the abrupt closure of Davenhill Senior Living has left 150 senior residents with...

Kingston’s Providence Manor facing deficit, higher resident fees

KINGSTON — Doug Ford’s cuts to long-term care are taking away millions of dollars from homes across the province. In Kingston, long-term care homes like Providence Manor will face a deficit, and its residents will see higher fees.

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QUEEN’S PARK — Bhutila Karpoche, NDP MPP for Parkdale-High Park, released the following statement in response to the federal government’s announcement regarding legal aid:

“Despite today’s announcement, Doug Ford’s callous cuts to legal aid will continue to hurt vulnerable people...

NDP Leader Andrea Horwath, NDP MPP France Gelinas and NDP MPP Jamie West made this statement following the death of Carol Mulligan, veteran Sudbury journalist and New Democrat activist:

QUEEN’S PARK — “I was deeply saddened to learn today of the passing of Carol Mulligan.

Carol was...

QUEEN’S PARK — Official Opposition Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath released the following statement in honour of Sunday’s celebration of Eid Al-Adha:

“As-salamu alaykum.

As Leader of the Official Opposition and the Ontario NDP Caucus, I want to wish you and your family on this...

QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP’s Deputy Leader, Sara Singh, released the following statement in response to Doug Ford’s refusal again on Friday to allow municipalities to ban handguns:

“People, including children, have died, and families are being ripped apart. Gun violence has been...

SIOUX LOOKOUT – Kiiwetinoong NDP MPP Sol Mamakwa issued the following statement after Minister Greg Rickford told Mamakwa to “mind his business” after he called on Rickford to ensure that proper supports were in place for people without homes using a Kenora shelter that Rickford shut down without...

SUDBURY – Ontario NDP Health Critic France Gélinas issued the following statement:

“Doug Ford never does the right thing until he gets caught. His decision to cut out-of-country OHIP coverage flies in the face of the Canada Health Act and hurts thousands of Ontarians, including dialysis...

QUEEN’S PARK – Niagara’s three NDP MPP’s, Jennie Stevens (St. Catharines), Wayne Gates (Niagara Falls), and Jeff Burch (Niagara Centre) are demanding that Ford announce his support for the Niagara 2021 Canada Summer Games when he is in Niagara on Thursday.

“Doug Ford needs to stop...

QUEEN’S PARK — Deputy Leader Sara Singh is renewing the Ontario NDP’s call for a ban on handgun and ammunition sales in Ontario’s urban areas following a spate of shootings over the long weekend in the Greater Toronto Area.

With media reports placing the number of people shot as high as...