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Ford's Conservatives block Greenbelt reversal
QUEEN’S PARK – Despite promising Ontarians that they will restore the removed lands back into the Greenbelt, Ford's corrupt Conservatives blocked the Greenbelt Restoration Act in the Legislature this afternoon.
Official Opposition NDP Leader Marit Stiles introduced legislation that would restore...
NDP MPPs take fight for Francophone university to Queen’s Park
QUEEN’S PARK - On Franco-Ontarian Day, NDP Critic for Francophone Affairs Guy Bourgouin (Mushkegowuk—James Bay) and MPP Jamie West (Sudbury) passionately rose during question period to challenge the Ford Government's lack of funding and commitment to building a fully Francophone university at the University...
A day to give Franco-Ontarians their laurels
QUEEN'S PARK - Official Opposition Critic for Francophone Affairs Guy Bourgouin (Mushkegowuk - James Bay) made the following statement for Franco-Ontarian Day:
"Our history consists of the forests north of 11, the Timmins gold rush and the Sudbury nickel rush. Our history is that of the Kapuskasing paper...
Stiles: Instead of stability, just more cabinet chaos
QUEEN’S PARK – Official Opposition NDP leader Marit Stiles has released the following statement after the Ford government announced their second cabinet shuffle in the span of a month:
“Another day, another resignation, and another cabinet shuffle after the year-long Greenbelt corruption crisis continues...
Shaw: With the Greenbelt saved, Ford’s forced expansion of Hamilton’s urban boundary must be investigated
HAMILTON – After a successful fight to save the Greenbelt, MPP Sandy Shaw (Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas), Ontario NDP critic for Environment, Conservation, and Parks has a plan to get to the bottom of the Ford Conservatives’ shady changes to Hamilton’s urban boundary:
“Ford’s corruption is...
Ford’s government is in “complete and utter disarray”
QUEEN’S PARK – Marit Stiles, the Leader of the Official Opposition NDP, issued the following statement in response to yet another Conservative cabinet minister resigning from Ford’s cabinet:
“This is a government in complete and utter disarray, fractured after lurching from scandal to scandal. Ford’s...
Bell: Ontario must crackdown on illegal short-term rentals
TORONTO – Official Opposition NDP Housing critic Jessica Bell (University–Rosedale) joined tenants and advocates today to announce her legislative motion to stop predatory landlords evicting tenants and converting rental apartments into short-term rentals.
“Ford’s Conservatives are not serious about...
Stiles: A victory for Ontarians, but it doesn’t clear the air on a government that stinks
QUEEN’S PARK – Marit Stiles, the Leader of the Official Opposition, released the following statement on the Ford Conservatives’ eleventh-hour decision to reverse the Greenbelt Grab:
“This is a victory for Ontarians, who fought long and hard to get this government to reverse their corrupt decision to...
Stiles: “It makes you wonder what else they’re hiding”
QUEEN’S PARK – Marit Stiles, Leader of the Official Opposition NDP, issued the following statement after the Integrity Commissioner concluded his report into the appearance of conflict of interest at Ford’s family stag and doe:
“Things are not easy for Ontarians right now. We are in an affordability...
Harden's "Ride for Safety" sets the stage for safer roads and stronger communities
OTTAWA - Official Opposition NDP critic for Transit and Active Transportation, Joel Harden (Ottawa Centre), released the following statement as he cycles off on his upcoming initiative, "Ride for Safety":
"This ride signifies my relentless commitment to safeguarding vulnerable road users and forging safer...
Stiles: This government is spiralling out of control
QUEEN'S PARK — Official Opposition NDP leader Marit Stiles has issued the following statement in response to Minister Kaleed Rasheed's resignation:
This is the second Conservative cabinet minister in a matter of weeks to resign as a result of the Ford Conservatives’ corruption crisis. And we know...
"Enough is enough": Mamakwa denounces Ford Conservatives for ignoring Cat Lake First Nations’ right to free, prior and informed consent
TREATY 3 TERRITORY - Sol Mamakwa (Kiiwetinoong), Official Opposition NDP critic for Indigenous and Treaty Relations and Northern Development, issued the following statement as Cat Lake First Nation provided a response opposing the Ford Conservatives’ unilateral mining exploration permits in their...