Sol Mamakwa MPP for Kiiwetinoong

Government of Ontario

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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

Bourgouin Calls for Urgent Action After Fatal Northern Highway Collision

MUSHKEGOWUK–JAMES BAY – Following a tragic and fatal collision on Northern Ontario highways, NDP MPP Guy Bourgouin released the following statement, raising urgent concerns about unsafe road condit... More