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Ten people died while the hospitals they needed were full
Auditor reveals 784 life-or-limb patients denied inter-facility transfers because no bed was available
Nearly 800 times since 2016, patients urgently needing the care offered in a different hospital were denied a transfer because there were no beds available. Ten people died while waiting.
“Ten people...
NDP: It’s time Ford listen to his own members and reverse cuts to overdose prevention sites
QUEEN’S PARK — Wednesday during question period, Windsor West MPP Lisa Gretzky and NDP Mental Health and Addictions critic Bhutila Karpoche asked Doug Ford if he will listen to his own caucus members and reverse his cuts to overdose prevention sites — something the NDP has been calling for since Ford put an...
Auditor shows environment and safety at risk under Liberals and Conservatives
QUEEN’S PARK — The Conservatives ran on the claim that they’d clean up Kathleen Wynne’s mess — but a new report from the Auditor General paints a picture of Doug Ford taking things from bad to worse. Ford’s cuts are putting people and the environment at risk.
The major audit report released...
NDP statements on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities
International Day of Persons with Disabilities statement from NDP critic for Accessibility and Persons with Disabilities
QUEEN’S PARK — Joel Harden, Ontario NDP critic for Accessibility and Persons with Disabilities, released the following statement on the International Day of Persons with...
NDP calls on Education Minister Lecce to reverse his decision not to appoint Black experts to the review of anti-Black racism at the Peel District School Board
QUEEN’S PARK — MPP Jill Andrew, the Official Opposition NDP’s critic for women’s issues and culture, and member of the NDP Black Caucus, has called on the Education Minister to reverse his decision not to appoint a Black reviewer to the Ministry’s review of anti-Black racism at the Peel District School...
NDP pushes back against Ford’s attempt to ram bills through faster
Official Opposition amendments Nov. 29, Dec. 2 aim to replace Ford’s changes
QUEEN’S PARK — The NDP is pushing back against a package of Doug Ford’s changes to the legislature’s rules by proposing an all-party committee, instead of Ford’s devastating, unilateral attack on public input.
The...
Ford government must commit to funded action plan to tackle anti-Black racism in Peel
QUEEN’S PARK – Deputy Leader MPP Sara Singh (Brampton Centre) and NDP Black Caucus Chair MPP Laura Mae Lindo (Kitchener Centre) issued the below joint statement following the unanimous passing of MPP Singh’s motion for action on anti-Black racism in Peel schools:
“New Democrats welcome...
NDP MPP introduces bill to fix the Northern Health Travel Grant
QUEEN’S PARK — NDP MPP for Thunder Bay-Atikokan Judith Monteith-Farrell has introduced a bill in the Ontario legislature that would ensure the Northern Health Travel Grant is reviewed and improved, and that northern Ontario residents get the support they need to access health care.
The Northern Health...
Ontario NDP Education critic calls on province to provide free menstrual products in schools
QUEEN’S PARK — Marit Stiles, Ontario NDP Education critic, is calling on the provincial government to make menstrual products available free in school washrooms.
Since Stiles introduced her motion this spring, school boards in Thames Valley, Toronto and Waterloo Region have taken the initiative to do this...
MPP Gélinas’s bill would protect kids from picking up vaping
Ontario NDP health Critic France Gélinas (Nickel Belt) and representatives from Ontario’s health promotion agencies met in the Queen’s Park media studio to discuss MPP Gélinas’s bill, Vaping is not for Kids.
“This bill sets up firm obligations on the Ministry of Health to prevent Ontario youth from...
NDP MPPs Burch and Gates respond to the latest update on the Thorold tunnel
NDP municipal affairs critic Jeff Burch MPP (Niagara Centre) and Wayne Gates MPP (Niagara Falls) have responded to the announcement by the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) that the Thorold tunnel will now remain open for two-way traffic, after both MPPs raised this issue with the Minister at the Ontario...
NDP to call for action plan to deal with anti-Black racism in Peel schools
MPP Sara Singh (Brampton Centre) is calling on the Ford government to commit to an independent, transparent investigation into anti-Black racism allegations at the Peel District School Board and a properly funded action plan to address its findings — and she’ll put it to a vote today at Queen’s Park.
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