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June 19, 2026 Stiles and Mamakwa call out the Premier for careless words about corrections in Thunder Bay QUEEN’S PARK – Leader of the Official Opposition, Marit Stiles, and Deputy Leader Sol Mamakwa (Kiiwetinoong) have issued a statement in response to the Premier’s flippant comments on the new Thunder Bay Correctional... more » June 19, 2026 NDP MPPs stand with the Ontario Health Coalition amidst American companies sending Ontario lab test to the U.S. HAMILTON and NICKEL BELT – NDP Shadow Minister for Mental Health, Addictions, and Primary Care, Dr. Robin Lennox (Hamilton Centre), and Shadow Minister of Health, France Gélinas (Nickel Belt) are standing with the Ontario Health Coalition who wrote a public letter to the Minister of Health amidst the decision of... more » June 18, 2026 Pasma slams school board budget changes as power grab OTTAWA — NDP Shadow Minister for Education Chandra Pasma (Ottawa West—Nepean) released the following statement after a new process under the Minister of Education’s new Education Act gave uncontested power to unelected CEOs:“Once again,... more » June 18, 2026 NDP: London students left in uncertainty thanks to Ford’s cuts LONDON — Ontario NDP MPPs Peggy Sattler (London West), Teresa Armstrong (London—Fanshawe), and Terence Kernaghan (London North Centre) have issued the following statement, as the Thames Valley District School Board (TVDSB) is forced to cut classes thanks to the Ford government’s crushing underfunding of... more » June 18, 2026 Northern NDP MPPs call for collaboration and consultation to strengthen Canada’s First Nation water legislation SIOUX LOOKOUT - Deputy Leader Sol Mamakwa (Kiiwetinoong) and MPP Guy Bourgouin (Mushkegowuk – James Bay) are urging the Prime Minister to change course on the new long-awaited new legislation tabled yesterday, Bill C-37, An Act respecting water, source water, drinking water, wastewater and related infrastructure on... more » June 18, 2026 Ford MPPs lose their appeal to work less this summer, NDP votes to continue committee work QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario NDP MPPs Wayne Gates (Niagara Falls) and Alexa Gilmour (Parkdale – High Park) are calling out the Ford government’s attempts to cut corners and cancel meetings for the Standing Committee on Government Agencies (SCGA):“Every single PC MPP should be embarrassed for trying to cut... more » June 17, 2026 NDP calls for audit into Ford government giving $1 billion to private administrators of public services TORONTO — Ontario NDP Shadow Minister for Finance and Treasury Board Jessica Bell (University—Rosedale) has written to Auditor General Shelley Spence, requesting an audit into three private companies that have received more than $1 billion in taxpayer dollars from the Ford government to administer funding to... more » June 17, 2026 “Will the Solicitor General please stand up?” — NDP calls for accountability QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP Shadow Solicitor General Jennie Stevens (St. Catharines), and Shadow Attorney General Kristyn Wong-Tam (Toronto Centre) are continuing to call for accountability from Solicitor General Michael Kerzner, as Ontario’s jails remain in an untenable state.Reporting by Global News... more » June 17, 2026 STILES: Big Spender Ford needs to stop lighting tax dollars on fire QUEEN’S PARK — Official Opposition Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles has issued the following statement, after Freedom of Information (FOI) requests from The Trillium revealed that Doug Ford spent nearly $10 million on his “Protect Ontario” advertising campaign in... more » June 17, 2026 Vaugeois calls on MPP Kevin Holland to meet with OPSEU workers THUNDER BAY – Ontario NDP MPP Lise Vaugeois (Thunder Bay – Superior North) is calling on Thunder Bay – Atikokan MPP Kevin Holland to formally apologize for hitting an OPSEU Local 740 worker with his... more » June 16, 2026 Mamakwa: Ontario must respect Grassy Narrows First Nation’s right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent SIOUX LOOKOUT – Ontario NDP Deputy Leader Sol Mamakwa (Kiiwetinoong) and Shadow Minister for Indigenous and Treaty Relations is calling on the Government of Ontario to respect the right of Asubpeeschoseewagong Netum Anishinabek (Grassy Narrows First Nation) to free, prior and informed consent for all developments... more » June 16, 2026 NDP call on Ford, Carney to release secret Billy Bishop plan QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP MPP Chris Glover (Spadina—Fort York) and Shadow Finance Minister Jessica Bell (University—Rosedale) say the secrecy from the Ford government, the Toronto Port Authority (TPA), and the federal government surrounding the proposed Billy Bishop expansion must come to an end.The... more »" /> June 19, 2026 Stiles and Mamakwa call out the Premier for careless words about corrections in Thunder Bay QUEEN’S PARK – Leader of the Official Opposition, Marit Stiles, and Deputy Leader Sol Mamakwa (Kiiwetinoong) have issued a statement in response to the Premier’s flippant comments on the new Thunder Bay Correctional... more » June 19, 2026 NDP MPPs stand with the Ontario Health Coalition amidst American companies sending Ontario lab test to the U.S. HAMILTON and NICKEL BELT – NDP Shadow Minister for Mental Health, Addictions, and Primary Care, Dr. Robin Lennox (Hamilton Centre), and Shadow Minister of Health, France Gélinas (Nickel Belt) are standing with the Ontario Health Coalition who wrote a public letter to the Minister of Health amidst the decision of... more » June 18, 2026 Pasma slams school board budget changes as power grab OTTAWA — NDP Shadow Minister for Education Chandra Pasma (Ottawa West—Nepean) released the following statement after a new process under the Minister of Education’s new Education Act gave uncontested power to unelected CEOs:“Once again,... more » June 18, 2026 NDP: London students left in uncertainty thanks to Ford’s cuts LONDON — Ontario NDP MPPs Peggy Sattler (London West), Teresa Armstrong (London—Fanshawe), and Terence Kernaghan (London North Centre) have issued the following statement, as the Thames Valley District School Board (TVDSB) is forced to cut classes thanks to the Ford government’s crushing underfunding of... more » June 18, 2026 Northern NDP MPPs call for collaboration and consultation to strengthen Canada’s First Nation water legislation SIOUX LOOKOUT - Deputy Leader Sol Mamakwa (Kiiwetinoong) and MPP Guy Bourgouin (Mushkegowuk – James Bay) are urging the Prime Minister to change course on the new long-awaited new legislation tabled yesterday, Bill C-37, An Act respecting water, source water, drinking water, wastewater and related infrastructure on... more » June 18, 2026 Ford MPPs lose their appeal to work less this summer, NDP votes to continue committee work QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario NDP MPPs Wayne Gates (Niagara Falls) and Alexa Gilmour (Parkdale – High Park) are calling out the Ford government’s attempts to cut corners and cancel meetings for the Standing Committee on Government Agencies (SCGA):“Every single PC MPP should be embarrassed for trying to cut... more » June 17, 2026 NDP calls for audit into Ford government giving $1 billion to private administrators of public services TORONTO — Ontario NDP Shadow Minister for Finance and Treasury Board Jessica Bell (University—Rosedale) has written to Auditor General Shelley Spence, requesting an audit into three private companies that have received more than $1 billion in taxpayer dollars from the Ford government to administer funding to... more » June 17, 2026 “Will the Solicitor General please stand up?” — NDP calls for accountability QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP Shadow Solicitor General Jennie Stevens (St. Catharines), and Shadow Attorney General Kristyn Wong-Tam (Toronto Centre) are continuing to call for accountability from Solicitor General Michael Kerzner, as Ontario’s jails remain in an untenable state.Reporting by Global News... more » June 17, 2026 STILES: Big Spender Ford needs to stop lighting tax dollars on fire QUEEN’S PARK — Official Opposition Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles has issued the following statement, after Freedom of Information (FOI) requests from The Trillium revealed that Doug Ford spent nearly $10 million on his “Protect Ontario” advertising campaign in... more » June 17, 2026 Vaugeois calls on MPP Kevin Holland to meet with OPSEU workers THUNDER BAY – Ontario NDP MPP Lise Vaugeois (Thunder Bay – Superior North) is calling on Thunder Bay – Atikokan MPP Kevin Holland to formally apologize for hitting an OPSEU Local 740 worker with his... more » June 16, 2026 Mamakwa: Ontario must respect Grassy Narrows First Nation’s right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent SIOUX LOOKOUT – Ontario NDP Deputy Leader Sol Mamakwa (Kiiwetinoong) and Shadow Minister for Indigenous and Treaty Relations is calling on the Government of Ontario to respect the right of Asubpeeschoseewagong Netum Anishinabek (Grassy Narrows First Nation) to free, prior and informed consent for all developments... more » June 16, 2026 NDP call on Ford, Carney to release secret Billy Bishop plan QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP MPP Chris Glover (Spadina—Fort York) and Shadow Finance Minister Jessica Bell (University—Rosedale) say the secrecy from the Ford government, the Toronto Port Authority (TPA), and the federal government surrounding the proposed Billy Bishop expansion must come to an end.The... more »" /> June 19, 2026 Stiles and Mamakwa call out the Premier for careless words about corrections in Thunder Bay QUEEN’S PARK – Leader of the Official Opposition, Marit Stiles, and Deputy Leader Sol Mamakwa (Kiiwetinoong) have issued a statement in response to the Premier’s flippant comments on the new Thunder Bay Correctional... more » June 19, 2026 NDP MPPs stand with the Ontario Health Coalition amidst American companies sending Ontario lab test to the U.S. HAMILTON and NICKEL BELT – NDP Shadow Minister for Mental Health, Addictions, and Primary Care, Dr. Robin Lennox (Hamilton Centre), and Shadow Minister of Health, France Gélinas (Nickel Belt) are standing with the Ontario Health Coalition who wrote a public letter to the Minister of Health amidst the decision of... more » June 18, 2026 Pasma slams school board budget changes as power grab OTTAWA — NDP Shadow Minister for Education Chandra Pasma (Ottawa West—Nepean) released the following statement after a new process under the Minister of Education’s new Education Act gave uncontested power to unelected CEOs:“Once again,... more » June 18, 2026 NDP: London students left in uncertainty thanks to Ford’s cuts LONDON — Ontario NDP MPPs Peggy Sattler (London West), Teresa Armstrong (London—Fanshawe), and Terence Kernaghan (London North Centre) have issued the following statement, as the Thames Valley District School Board (TVDSB) is forced to cut classes thanks to the Ford government’s crushing underfunding of... more » June 18, 2026 Northern NDP MPPs call for collaboration and consultation to strengthen Canada’s First Nation water legislation SIOUX LOOKOUT - Deputy Leader Sol Mamakwa (Kiiwetinoong) and MPP Guy Bourgouin (Mushkegowuk – James Bay) are urging the Prime Minister to change course on the new long-awaited new legislation tabled yesterday, Bill C-37, An Act respecting water, source water, drinking water, wastewater and related infrastructure on... more » June 18, 2026 Ford MPPs lose their appeal to work less this summer, NDP votes to continue committee work QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario NDP MPPs Wayne Gates (Niagara Falls) and Alexa Gilmour (Parkdale – High Park) are calling out the Ford government’s attempts to cut corners and cancel meetings for the Standing Committee on Government Agencies (SCGA):“Every single PC MPP should be embarrassed for trying to cut... more » June 17, 2026 NDP calls for audit into Ford government giving $1 billion to private administrators of public services TORONTO — Ontario NDP Shadow Minister for Finance and Treasury Board Jessica Bell (University—Rosedale) has written to Auditor General Shelley Spence, requesting an audit into three private companies that have received more than $1 billion in taxpayer dollars from the Ford government to administer funding to... more » June 17, 2026 “Will the Solicitor General please stand up?” — NDP calls for accountability QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP Shadow Solicitor General Jennie Stevens (St. Catharines), and Shadow Attorney General Kristyn Wong-Tam (Toronto Centre) are continuing to call for accountability from Solicitor General Michael Kerzner, as Ontario’s jails remain in an untenable state.Reporting by Global News... more » June 17, 2026 STILES: Big Spender Ford needs to stop lighting tax dollars on fire QUEEN’S PARK — Official Opposition Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles has issued the following statement, after Freedom of Information (FOI) requests from The Trillium revealed that Doug Ford spent nearly $10 million on his “Protect Ontario” advertising campaign in... more » June 17, 2026 Vaugeois calls on MPP Kevin Holland to meet with OPSEU workers THUNDER BAY – Ontario NDP MPP Lise Vaugeois (Thunder Bay – Superior North) is calling on Thunder Bay – Atikokan MPP Kevin Holland to formally apologize for hitting an OPSEU Local 740 worker with his... more » June 16, 2026 Mamakwa: Ontario must respect Grassy Narrows First Nation’s right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent SIOUX LOOKOUT – Ontario NDP Deputy Leader Sol Mamakwa (Kiiwetinoong) and Shadow Minister for Indigenous and Treaty Relations is calling on the Government of Ontario to respect the right of Asubpeeschoseewagong Netum Anishinabek (Grassy Narrows First Nation) to free, prior and informed consent for all developments... more » June 16, 2026 NDP call on Ford, Carney to release secret Billy Bishop plan QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP MPP Chris Glover (Spadina—Fort York) and Shadow Finance Minister Jessica Bell (University—Rosedale) say the secrecy from the Ford government, the Toronto Port Authority (TPA), and the federal government surrounding the proposed Billy Bishop expansion must come to an end.The... more »" />