QUEEN’S PARK — On Friday Doug Ford’s Conservatives denied workers better pay by voting down an NDP amendment that would have put Ontarians on the path to a $20 minimum wage.

Andrea Horwath and Ontario’s New Democrats have committed to a schedule of stable, predictable $1-an-hour increases to the minimum...

QUEEN’S PARK — Joel Harden, Ontario NDP critic for Accessibility and Persons with Disabilities, and Lisa Gretzky, Ontario NDP critic for Community and Social Services, released the following statement on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities:

“Today is the International Day...

ETOBICOKE — New Democrats in Etobicoke-Lakeshore have selected Farheen Alim to be their NDP candidate in the 2022 provincial election. A distinguished educator and passionate labour activist, Alim is dedicated to fostering equity and prosperity for all residents of Etobicoke-Lakeshore.

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QUEEN’S PARK — Official Opposition NDP Leader Andrea Horwath says it’s time for Ontario to commit to an independent public inquiry into the province’s response to COVID-19.

“Nearly 620,000 Ontarians have gotten sick, and over 10,000 have lost their lives to COVID. Some had to say goodbye to their...

MPP Tom Rakocevic raised story of LTC resident's horrific bedsore not addressed by staff

QUEEN'S PARK — NDP MPP Tom Rakocevic (Humber River—Black Creek) is asking the Ford government why his government continues to do nothing to fix chronic staffing shortages in the long-term care sector, which...

QUEEN’S PARK – MPP Laura Mae Lindo (Kitchener Centre) will introduce a bill to embed equity language into the legislation that shapes Ontario’s education systems, in order to fight systemic anti-Indigenous racism, anti-Black racism, Islamophobia, antisemitism, and anti-Asian racism in primary, secondary and...

QUEEN’S PARK – NDP Deputy Leader John Vanthof, the NDP’s critic for rural development, released the following statement on Wednesday following the auditor general’s findings that the Ford government is not properly inspecting provincial bridges and culverts and lacks a response plan for flooding.

“The...

SCARBOROUGH — New Democrats in Scarborough Centre have selected former Toronto City Councillor and school board Trustee Neethan Shan to be their NDP candidate in the 2022 provincial election.  Shan is also the executive director of national racial justice organization, the Urban Alliance on Race...

QUEEN’S PARK – Oshawa NDP MPP Jennifer French demanded that Doug Ford listen to Durham Region’s mayors who wrote to him to remove the unfair tolls on highways 412 and 418.

“During the last election, the Ford Conservatives promised to make it a priority to remove the tolls on highways 412 and 418 but...

Ford turned away small business in need while giving millions to those that didn’t need help

QUEEN’S PARK — Official Opposition NDP Leader Andrea Horwath is slamming Doug Ford for turning his back on small businesses that legitimately needed help to make it through the pandemic, while giving nearly $1...

MPP motion would protect the rights of people buying and living in condos

TORONTO — The NDP MPP for Spadina—Fort York Chris Glover introduced a motion Wednesday to increase transparency in the condo industry and create mechanisms to protect people purchasing, owning, and living in condos from...

KITCHENER —WRDSB Trustee Karen Meissner will run for Ontario’s New Democrats in Kitchener-Conestoga in 2022. Karen Meissner is an experienced board trustee, small business owner and community advocate.

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MPP Catherine Fife (Waterloo)

“Karen is exactly the...