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August 29, 2025 NDP demands action for the iPro Realty fiasco, one of the biggest failures in Ontario’s real estate history QUEEN’S PARK – Shadow Minister for Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement with responsibility for Auto Insurance Reform, MPP Tom Rakocevic (Humber River–Black Creek), is demanding urgent action following the iPro Realty scandal, where millions went missing from brokerage trust accounts and the... more » August 29, 2025 “The mask is off,” Pasma sounds alarm about Minister of Education’s plans to shut out the voices of parents and communities from schools OTTAWA – Ontario NDP Shadow Minister of Education Chandra Pasma made the following statement in response to Ford’s education minister’s comments on Newstalk 1010 about eliminating school board trustees by the end of the... more » August 28, 2025 "Ford’s wait-and-see approach is costing us good jobs” Stiles and Gretzky demand action after the Diageo plant closure announcement QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles and Windsor West MPP Lisa Gretzky are calling for action following reports about the Diageo plant closure in Amherstburg, resulting in 160 jobs being shipped off to the... more » August 28, 2025 NDP: It’s time to take northern highway safety seriously QUEEN'S PARK – Ontario NDP are calling on the Ontario government to implement their Northern Highway Strategy and finally deliver progress on making highways 11 and 17 safer. NDP MPPs are renewing their call following the latest push from the Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) about the lack... more » August 27, 2025 NDP: Health Minister prioritizes insurance companies’ profits over delivering universal health coverage for Ontarians TORONTO – Earlier this month, Marit Stiles, Leader of the Official Opposition NDP called on Premier Doug Ford to stand up for Ontarians and hold Ottawa to their commitment on delivering pharmacare. In response to Stiles, the Minister of Health prioritized insurance companies’ profits over delivering universal... more » August 27, 2025 Ontario NDP calls for Garden City Skyway project to use Canadian steel and fabricators to stand up against Trump’s tariffs QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP and Official Opposition leader Marit Stiles is calling on the Ford government to ensure the Garden City Skyway bridge project is built with Canadian steel and Canadian fabricators.With the details for the contract still on the table, the Ontario NDP is demanding that Ford make... more » August 26, 2025 Burch: Unrealistic process in Bill 9 won’t protect communities QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario NDP Municipal Affairs critic Jeff Burch (Niagara Centre) is calling out the Ford government for refusing to fix the flaws in Bill 9, the Municipal Accountability Act, after Conservative members voted down key NDP amendments at committee today.“Today in committee, we saw again how... more » August 26, 2025 NDP slams Housing Minister’s excuses for Ontario’s housing slump OTTAWA – Following a telling admission by the Minister of Housing that the Ontario housing numbers are at a standstill, the shadow minister for housing Catherine McKenney (Ottawa Centre) has issued the following statement:... more » August 25, 2025 NDP: Ford lets taxpayers get scammed by Therme’s scheme TORONTO – Following the Toronto Star investigation into Therme’s finances, Marit Stiles, Leader of the Ontario NDP, is raising new questions about due diligence and calling on the Ford government to cancel the deal and answer for the billions that he is leaving taxpayers on the hook... more » August 22, 2025 GLOVER: Ford admits to not being aware of Therme’s financial troubles despite handing them billions of taxpayer dollars TORONTO - NDP MPP Chris Glover (Spadina–Fort York), whose riding includes Ontario Place, released the following statement in response to Premier Doug Ford’s admission he was unaware of financial red flags flagged in Therme Group’s audited... more » August 21, 2025 Families in Windsor are paying a steep price for Ontario’s jobs crisis WINDSOR - Windsor West NDP MPP Lisa Gretzky is calling for urgent action as Windsor once again records the highest unemployment rate in the country.“Windsor families are being left to carry the weight of U.S. tariffs, and a weak provincial government with no plan to protect jobs,” said Gretzky. “Our city... more » August 21, 2025 Ontario jobs hit hard as unemployment climbs to highest level in nearly a decade QUEEN’S PARK – Shadow Minister for Finance Jessica Bell (University-Rosedale) and Shadow Minister for Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade Catherine Fife (Waterloo), are responding to the Financial Accountability Office of Ontario (FAO) Q2 financial report showing that the province is facing steep job... more »" /> August 29, 2025 NDP demands action for the iPro Realty fiasco, one of the biggest failures in Ontario’s real estate history QUEEN’S PARK – Shadow Minister for Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement with responsibility for Auto Insurance Reform, MPP Tom Rakocevic (Humber River–Black Creek), is demanding urgent action following the iPro Realty scandal, where millions went missing from brokerage trust accounts and the... more » August 29, 2025 “The mask is off,” Pasma sounds alarm about Minister of Education’s plans to shut out the voices of parents and communities from schools OTTAWA – Ontario NDP Shadow Minister of Education Chandra Pasma made the following statement in response to Ford’s education minister’s comments on Newstalk 1010 about eliminating school board trustees by the end of the... more » August 28, 2025 "Ford’s wait-and-see approach is costing us good jobs” Stiles and Gretzky demand action after the Diageo plant closure announcement QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles and Windsor West MPP Lisa Gretzky are calling for action following reports about the Diageo plant closure in Amherstburg, resulting in 160 jobs being shipped off to the... more » August 28, 2025 NDP: It’s time to take northern highway safety seriously QUEEN'S PARK – Ontario NDP are calling on the Ontario government to implement their Northern Highway Strategy and finally deliver progress on making highways 11 and 17 safer. NDP MPPs are renewing their call following the latest push from the Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) about the lack... more » August 27, 2025 NDP: Health Minister prioritizes insurance companies’ profits over delivering universal health coverage for Ontarians TORONTO – Earlier this month, Marit Stiles, Leader of the Official Opposition NDP called on Premier Doug Ford to stand up for Ontarians and hold Ottawa to their commitment on delivering pharmacare. In response to Stiles, the Minister of Health prioritized insurance companies’ profits over delivering universal... more » August 27, 2025 Ontario NDP calls for Garden City Skyway project to use Canadian steel and fabricators to stand up against Trump’s tariffs QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP and Official Opposition leader Marit Stiles is calling on the Ford government to ensure the Garden City Skyway bridge project is built with Canadian steel and Canadian fabricators.With the details for the contract still on the table, the Ontario NDP is demanding that Ford make... more » August 26, 2025 Burch: Unrealistic process in Bill 9 won’t protect communities QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario NDP Municipal Affairs critic Jeff Burch (Niagara Centre) is calling out the Ford government for refusing to fix the flaws in Bill 9, the Municipal Accountability Act, after Conservative members voted down key NDP amendments at committee today.“Today in committee, we saw again how... more » August 26, 2025 NDP slams Housing Minister’s excuses for Ontario’s housing slump OTTAWA – Following a telling admission by the Minister of Housing that the Ontario housing numbers are at a standstill, the shadow minister for housing Catherine McKenney (Ottawa Centre) has issued the following statement:... more » August 25, 2025 NDP: Ford lets taxpayers get scammed by Therme’s scheme TORONTO – Following the Toronto Star investigation into Therme’s finances, Marit Stiles, Leader of the Ontario NDP, is raising new questions about due diligence and calling on the Ford government to cancel the deal and answer for the billions that he is leaving taxpayers on the hook... more » August 22, 2025 GLOVER: Ford admits to not being aware of Therme’s financial troubles despite handing them billions of taxpayer dollars TORONTO - NDP MPP Chris Glover (Spadina–Fort York), whose riding includes Ontario Place, released the following statement in response to Premier Doug Ford’s admission he was unaware of financial red flags flagged in Therme Group’s audited... more » August 21, 2025 Families in Windsor are paying a steep price for Ontario’s jobs crisis WINDSOR - Windsor West NDP MPP Lisa Gretzky is calling for urgent action as Windsor once again records the highest unemployment rate in the country.“Windsor families are being left to carry the weight of U.S. tariffs, and a weak provincial government with no plan to protect jobs,” said Gretzky. “Our city... more » August 21, 2025 Ontario jobs hit hard as unemployment climbs to highest level in nearly a decade QUEEN’S PARK – Shadow Minister for Finance Jessica Bell (University-Rosedale) and Shadow Minister for Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade Catherine Fife (Waterloo), are responding to the Financial Accountability Office of Ontario (FAO) Q2 financial report showing that the province is facing steep job... more »" /> August 29, 2025 NDP demands action for the iPro Realty fiasco, one of the biggest failures in Ontario’s real estate history QUEEN’S PARK – Shadow Minister for Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement with responsibility for Auto Insurance Reform, MPP Tom Rakocevic (Humber River–Black Creek), is demanding urgent action following the iPro Realty scandal, where millions went missing from brokerage trust accounts and the... more » August 29, 2025 “The mask is off,” Pasma sounds alarm about Minister of Education’s plans to shut out the voices of parents and communities from schools OTTAWA – Ontario NDP Shadow Minister of Education Chandra Pasma made the following statement in response to Ford’s education minister’s comments on Newstalk 1010 about eliminating school board trustees by the end of the... more » August 28, 2025 "Ford’s wait-and-see approach is costing us good jobs” Stiles and Gretzky demand action after the Diageo plant closure announcement QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles and Windsor West MPP Lisa Gretzky are calling for action following reports about the Diageo plant closure in Amherstburg, resulting in 160 jobs being shipped off to the... more » August 28, 2025 NDP: It’s time to take northern highway safety seriously QUEEN'S PARK – Ontario NDP are calling on the Ontario government to implement their Northern Highway Strategy and finally deliver progress on making highways 11 and 17 safer. NDP MPPs are renewing their call following the latest push from the Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) about the lack... more » August 27, 2025 NDP: Health Minister prioritizes insurance companies’ profits over delivering universal health coverage for Ontarians TORONTO – Earlier this month, Marit Stiles, Leader of the Official Opposition NDP called on Premier Doug Ford to stand up for Ontarians and hold Ottawa to their commitment on delivering pharmacare. In response to Stiles, the Minister of Health prioritized insurance companies’ profits over delivering universal... more » August 27, 2025 Ontario NDP calls for Garden City Skyway project to use Canadian steel and fabricators to stand up against Trump’s tariffs QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP and Official Opposition leader Marit Stiles is calling on the Ford government to ensure the Garden City Skyway bridge project is built with Canadian steel and Canadian fabricators.With the details for the contract still on the table, the Ontario NDP is demanding that Ford make... more » August 26, 2025 Burch: Unrealistic process in Bill 9 won’t protect communities QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario NDP Municipal Affairs critic Jeff Burch (Niagara Centre) is calling out the Ford government for refusing to fix the flaws in Bill 9, the Municipal Accountability Act, after Conservative members voted down key NDP amendments at committee today.“Today in committee, we saw again how... more » August 26, 2025 NDP slams Housing Minister’s excuses for Ontario’s housing slump OTTAWA – Following a telling admission by the Minister of Housing that the Ontario housing numbers are at a standstill, the shadow minister for housing Catherine McKenney (Ottawa Centre) has issued the following statement:... more » August 25, 2025 NDP: Ford lets taxpayers get scammed by Therme’s scheme TORONTO – Following the Toronto Star investigation into Therme’s finances, Marit Stiles, Leader of the Ontario NDP, is raising new questions about due diligence and calling on the Ford government to cancel the deal and answer for the billions that he is leaving taxpayers on the hook... more » August 22, 2025 GLOVER: Ford admits to not being aware of Therme’s financial troubles despite handing them billions of taxpayer dollars TORONTO - NDP MPP Chris Glover (Spadina–Fort York), whose riding includes Ontario Place, released the following statement in response to Premier Doug Ford’s admission he was unaware of financial red flags flagged in Therme Group’s audited... more » August 21, 2025 Families in Windsor are paying a steep price for Ontario’s jobs crisis WINDSOR - Windsor West NDP MPP Lisa Gretzky is calling for urgent action as Windsor once again records the highest unemployment rate in the country.“Windsor families are being left to carry the weight of U.S. tariffs, and a weak provincial government with no plan to protect jobs,” said Gretzky. “Our city... more » August 21, 2025 Ontario jobs hit hard as unemployment climbs to highest level in nearly a decade QUEEN’S PARK – Shadow Minister for Finance Jessica Bell (University-Rosedale) and Shadow Minister for Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade Catherine Fife (Waterloo), are responding to the Financial Accountability Office of Ontario (FAO) Q2 financial report showing that the province is facing steep job... more »" />