February 2, 2026
“Enough Is Enough,” NDP renews calls for government action following fatal Highway 11 crash in Hearst
HEARST - Following another fatal collision on Highway 11, Northern Ontario NDP MPPs are renewing their calls for the Ford government to take immediate action to make Northern Ontario’s highways saf... More
January 27, 2026
Stiles calls for end to Ontario contracts serving ICE
QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario’s Official Opposition Leader Marit Stiles is calling for an end to Ontario's manufacturing contract with ICE — referred to by Premier Ford as ‘fantastic’ — to ensure that bot... More
January 24, 2026
NDP United with North for Safe Highways
Residents across Northern Ontario are mobilizing to call for safe, well-maintained roads that connect communities, businesses, and families. MPPs Guy Bourgouin, John Vanthof, Lise Vaugeois and Depu... More
January 23, 2026
TABUNS: Ontarians losing patience with Ford’s recycling program
QUEEN’S PARK — The Ford government’s new recycling program is causing even more headaches for people across Ontario, with multiple communities now being told that clear plastic overflow bags will n... More
January 22, 2026
NDP Raises Concerns About Learn and Stay Expansion as Northern Lab Jobs Are Lost
SUDBURY — In response to ongoing job losses at LifeLabs in Northern Ontario, including the layoff of 40 medical laboratory technologists in Sudbury, Ontario NDP Shadow Minister for Labour Jamie Wes... More
January 19, 2026
Stiles calls for a New Deal for Municipalities at ROMA 2026
TORONTO — Official Opposition Leader Marit Stiles addressed the 2026 Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA) conference today, calling for a new deal to ensure certainty and prosperity for rural... More
January 15, 2026
Northern Ontario homelessness crisis spirals under Ford Conservatives
SUDBURY – Ontario NDP MPP Jamie West (Sudbury) has issued the following statement after harrowing reports of worsening homelessness in Northern Ontario were released: “What we are seeing in Sudbu... More
January 15, 2026
Government Neglect of Forestry Continues to Erode Northern Ontario
IGNACE – NDP MPP Lise Vaugeois (Thunder Bay – Superior North) and MPP Guy Bourgouin (Mushkegowuk – James Bay) released the following joint statement following reports of the indefinite shutdown of ... More
January 13, 2026
Return of Northlander train to northeast Ontario a reminder of limited transportation options in the northwest
THUNDER BAY – Ontario NDP MPP Lise Vaugeois (Thunder Bay–Superior North) welcomed the return of the Northlander passenger train to Northeastern Ontario, while noting that people in Northwestern Ont... More
December 23, 2025