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September 5, 2025 Ontario now has more than 800,000 workers without a job QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario NDP Shadow Minister for Finance & Shadow Minister for Treasury Board Jessica Bell (University-Rosedale) and Shadow Minister for Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, Catherine Fife (Waterloo) have made the following statement on today’s jobs numbers:“Ontario lost... more » September 5, 2025 NDP calls out Minister Calandra’s plans to cut communities out by collapsing 72 school boards into 4 Chandra Pasma, Official Opposition Shadow Minister for Education, made the following statement in response to news that the Minister of Education is looking at collapsing Ontario school boards into four provincial-level boards:“Local... more » September 4, 2025 Ontario NDP stands with nurses calling for safe staffing and a fair deal QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario NDP Shadow Minister for Health, France Gélinas (Nickel Belt), and Shadow Minister for Labour, Jamie West (Sudbury), have released the following statement in response to the hospital-sector arbitration decision affecting more than 60,000 ONA... more » September 4, 2025 NDP: Doug Ford is starving our colleges and universities—what happens next for Ontario’s workers? QUEEN’S PARK – NDP Shadow Minister for Colleges, Universities, Research, Excellence & Security, MPP Peggy Sattler (London West) is calling on the Ford government to stand up for the next generation of Ontarians as students head back to college and university for the new semester:“Students are headed... more » September 3, 2025 NDP: Homes Ontario will get the province back on track TORONTO AND OTTAWA - With housing construction stalled and layoffs mounting, the Ontario NDP is calling on the Ford government to stop dragging its feet while workers and families pay the price. The NDP is urging the adoption of Homes Ontario — a bold plan to build affordable homes, protect good jobs, and get the... more » September 1, 2025 All in for workers: Marit Stiles and the Ontario NDP celebrate the power of workers QUEEN’S PARK—Marit Stiles, Leader of the Ontario NDP and Jamie West, the Shadow Minister for Labour, are celebrating the power of workers this Labour Day and renewing the Ontario NDP’s commitment to fighting for good jobs and a future working people can afford.“When workers stand together, they are... 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 »" /> September 5, 2025 Ontario now has more than 800,000 workers without a job QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario NDP Shadow Minister for Finance & Shadow Minister for Treasury Board Jessica Bell (University-Rosedale) and Shadow Minister for Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, Catherine Fife (Waterloo) have made the following statement on today’s jobs numbers:“Ontario lost... more » September 5, 2025 NDP calls out Minister Calandra’s plans to cut communities out by collapsing 72 school boards into 4 Chandra Pasma, Official Opposition Shadow Minister for Education, made the following statement in response to news that the Minister of Education is looking at collapsing Ontario school boards into four provincial-level boards:“Local... more » September 4, 2025 Ontario NDP stands with nurses calling for safe staffing and a fair deal QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario NDP Shadow Minister for Health, France Gélinas (Nickel Belt), and Shadow Minister for Labour, Jamie West (Sudbury), have released the following statement in response to the hospital-sector arbitration decision affecting more than 60,000 ONA... more » September 4, 2025 NDP: Doug Ford is starving our colleges and universities—what happens next for Ontario’s workers? QUEEN’S PARK – NDP Shadow Minister for Colleges, Universities, Research, Excellence & Security, MPP Peggy Sattler (London West) is calling on the Ford government to stand up for the next generation of Ontarians as students head back to college and university for the new semester:“Students are headed... more » September 3, 2025 NDP: Homes Ontario will get the province back on track TORONTO AND OTTAWA - With housing construction stalled and layoffs mounting, the Ontario NDP is calling on the Ford government to stop dragging its feet while workers and families pay the price. The NDP is urging the adoption of Homes Ontario — a bold plan to build affordable homes, protect good jobs, and get the... more » September 1, 2025 All in for workers: Marit Stiles and the Ontario NDP celebrate the power of workers QUEEN’S PARK—Marit Stiles, Leader of the Ontario NDP and Jamie West, the Shadow Minister for Labour, are celebrating the power of workers this Labour Day and renewing the Ontario NDP’s commitment to fighting for good jobs and a future working people can afford.“When workers stand together, they are... 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 »" /> September 5, 2025 Ontario now has more than 800,000 workers without a job QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario NDP Shadow Minister for Finance & Shadow Minister for Treasury Board Jessica Bell (University-Rosedale) and Shadow Minister for Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, Catherine Fife (Waterloo) have made the following statement on today’s jobs numbers:“Ontario lost... more » September 5, 2025 NDP calls out Minister Calandra’s plans to cut communities out by collapsing 72 school boards into 4 Chandra Pasma, Official Opposition Shadow Minister for Education, made the following statement in response to news that the Minister of Education is looking at collapsing Ontario school boards into four provincial-level boards:“Local... more » September 4, 2025 Ontario NDP stands with nurses calling for safe staffing and a fair deal QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario NDP Shadow Minister for Health, France Gélinas (Nickel Belt), and Shadow Minister for Labour, Jamie West (Sudbury), have released the following statement in response to the hospital-sector arbitration decision affecting more than 60,000 ONA... more » September 4, 2025 NDP: Doug Ford is starving our colleges and universities—what happens next for Ontario’s workers? QUEEN’S PARK – NDP Shadow Minister for Colleges, Universities, Research, Excellence & Security, MPP Peggy Sattler (London West) is calling on the Ford government to stand up for the next generation of Ontarians as students head back to college and university for the new semester:“Students are headed... more » September 3, 2025 NDP: Homes Ontario will get the province back on track TORONTO AND OTTAWA - With housing construction stalled and layoffs mounting, the Ontario NDP is calling on the Ford government to stop dragging its feet while workers and families pay the price. The NDP is urging the adoption of Homes Ontario — a bold plan to build affordable homes, protect good jobs, and get the... more » September 1, 2025 All in for workers: Marit Stiles and the Ontario NDP celebrate the power of workers QUEEN’S PARK—Marit Stiles, Leader of the Ontario NDP and Jamie West, the Shadow Minister for Labour, are celebrating the power of workers this Labour Day and renewing the Ontario NDP’s commitment to fighting for good jobs and a future working people can afford.“When workers stand together, they are... 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 »" />