December 12, 2023
NDP: Conservatives consistently shortchanging the North
QUEEN'S PARK -The release of the Auditor General (AG)'s latest report paints a picture of a corrupt Conservative government that continues to turn its backs on Northern Ontarians: The Auditor Gener... More
December 12, 2023
Mamakwa responds to First Nations water legislation
TREATY THREE TERRITORY - Sol Mamakwa (Kiiwetinoong), Deputy Leader of the Ontario NDP and Official Opposition Critic for Indigenous and Treaty Relations issued the following statement in response t... More
November 29, 2023
NDP: First Nations students left behind under Ford's watch
QUEEN'S PARK - Today, Official Opposition NDP Deputy Leader Sol Mamakwa (Kiiwetinoong), Critic for Indigenous and Treaty Relations, exposed the Ford Conservatives' ongoing negligence in addressing ... More
November 23, 2023
Conservatives turning their backs on wildland firefighters, conservation officers
QUEEN'S PARK – Ontario NDP MPP Lise Vaugeois (Thunder Bay—Superior North) exposed the Ford Conservatives’ poor treatment of wildland firefighters this week. She and the Official Opposition called o... More
November 23, 2023
NDP, Truckers for Safer Highways unite for improved safety ahead of winter season
QUEEN'S PARK — In a joint effort to address the need for improved highway safety in Ontario, NDP MPPs Lise Vaugeois (Thunder Bay—Superior North) and Guy Bourgouin (Mushkegowuk—James Bay), along wit... More
November 22, 2023
NDP highlight Ford's housing failures as lack of affordable housing in the North continues to grow
QUEEN'S PARK - Today, Ontario NDP MPPs Guy Bourgouin (Mushkegowuk—James Bay) and Sol Mamakwa (Kiiwetinoong) addressed Northern Ontario's extreme housing and affordability crisis, where an increasin... More
November 21, 2023
Ontario NDP paving way for safer highways with common sense solution
QUEEN'S PARK - NDP MPP Guy Bourgouin (Mushkegowuk – James Bay) has introduced Chad's Law, a common-sense private member's bill aimed at preventing tragic accidents caused by overtaking vehicles by ... More
October 30, 2023
NDP: Ford Conservatives won’t recognize Indigeneity and colonialism as determinants of health
QUEEN'S PARK - On Monday, MPP Sol Mamakwa's motion to recognize Indigeneity and colonialism as overarching and intersectional determinants of health across government ministries in Ontario was defe... More
October 26, 2023
NDP MPP Mamakwa tables landmark motion to recognize Indigeneity and colonialism as determinants of health
QUEEN'S PARK– During a press conference Thursday, Sol Mamakwa (Kiiwetinoong), Deputy Leader of the Ontario NDP and Critic for Indigenous and Treaty Relations, called for immediate action to address... More
October 18, 2023