QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP MPP Jennie Stevens (St. Catharines), joined by NDP MPP Jessica Bell, is introducing a motion to ban corporate landlords from charging for visitor parking at multi-unit residential buildings—a growing issue affecting seniors, families, and people relying on home care across...

Queen’s Park — In honour of Caregivers Awareness Month, MPP Wayne Gates (Niagara Falls) is reintroducing his motion to establish the Ontario Caregiver Support Benefit—a direct monthly support payment for unpaid caregivers across the province.

“Over 3.3 million Ontarians are caregivers, and they need our...

QUEEN’S PARK – Marit Stiles, Leader of the Official Opposition NDP is sounding the alarm on the Ford government’s latest attempt to shut down debate and committee hearings on the 2025 budget and other government legislations including a bill that would politicize judicial appointments and provide guns to...

It’s time to withdraw Bill 5, go back to the drawing board, and do this right.

QUEEN’S PARK – Marit Stiles, Leader of the Official Opposition NDP, is calling on the Ford government to withdraw the controversial Bill 5, which seeks to give the government a blank cheque to exempt any project or area from...

QUEEN’S PARK — Today, Ontario NDP Shadow Minister for Mental Health and Addictions with responsibility for Primary Care, Robin Lennox (Hamilton Centre), introduced a motion calling on the Ontario government to expand the Ontario Drug Benefit and implement universal prescription medication coverage for all...

QUEEN’S PARK — Chandra Pasma, Official Opposition Shadow Minister for Education, released the following statement in response to the government’s core education funding announcement today:

“Our students are struggling to learn in overcrowded, crumbling classrooms without the resources they need – even...

MUSHKEGOWUK – JAMES BAY – The 2025 Ontario budget has once again missed the mark, by turning its back on Franco-Ontarians. By slashing funding for francophone services, the Ford government is making it clear that the needs of Ontario’s French-speaking communities are not a priority. NDP MPP Guy Bourgouin...

LONDON – NDP Shadow Minister for Colleges and Universities, Peggy Sattler (London West) has issued the following statement in response to the $1.2 billion in cuts projected in Ontario’s 2025 budget:

“The Ford government had a chance to stop the bleeding in our college sector. Instead, this budget offers...

QUEEN’S PARK – Marit Stiles, Leader of the Official Opposition NDP and Shadow Minister for Finance Jessica Bell (University – Rosedale) have issued the following statement in response to the 2025 Ontario Budget:

“This is a missed opportunity to strengthen Ontario,” said Stiles. “The Premier and his...

QUEEN’S PARK – Ahead of the 2025 Budget, Marit Stiles, the Leader of the Official Opposition NDP is calling on the Premier to meet this moment of growing uncertainty and economic threats with urgency and real solutions that strengthen Ontario.

“This budget is a test of whether this government will choose...

QUEEN’S PARK— Ontario NDP Deputy Leader and Shadow Minister for Indigenous and Treaty Relations Sol Mamakwa (Kiiwetinoong) denounces the unequal treatment of First Nations police officers in Ontario and calls for the government to take immediate action to better resource and support officers and police services...

Stiles’ Ontario NDP calls on the province to fund hospital and critical health care infrastructure in the 2025 Budget as a part of Ontario's nation-building efforts to fight back against Donald Trump’s tariffs

QUEEN’S PARK — Marit Stiles, Leader of the Official Opposition NDP, is bringing forward...