May 26, 2023
MPP Mamakwa congratulates incoming First Nations Health Authority CEO
SIOUX LOOKOUT – MPP Sol Mamakwa (Kiiwetinoong) released the following statement to commemorate the leadership transition for Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority (SLFNHA): “Sincere congratu... More
May 17, 2023
NDP: alarming opioid mortality rates in Northern Ontario demand government attention
NDP MPP Jamie West (Sudbury) is pressing the Conservative government and demanding immediate action to address the ongoing opioid overdose crisis in Northern Ontario. The urgency of the situation w... More
May 10, 2023
NDP: Conservatives' Mining Act changes risk the future of mining, reconciliation, and our environment
QUEEN'S PARK - New Democrats are concerned about two critical issues with the Conservatives’ Bill 71, the party says as the Ford Conservatives passed their problematic Bill, the Building More Mines... More
May 5, 2023
NDP statement on Red Dress Day
QUEEN'S PARK – Leader of the Official Opposition Marit Stiles and NDP MPP Sol Mamakwa, critic for Indigenous and Treaty Relations, made the following statement on Red Dress Day: "On this Red Dress ... More
April 19, 2023
Gélinas: Northern Ontarians need help with health travel costs
QUEEN’S PARK – France Gélinas, NDP MPP for Nickel Belt, spoke in the legislature this morning about the need for better funding to support Northern Ontarians who have to travel long distances to ac... More
April 18, 2023
NDP: Ford government continues to fail First Nations children in Ontario
QUEEN’S PARK - Today during Question Period, the Leader of the Official Opposition Marit Stiles and Sol Mamakwa (Kiiwetinoong), Critic for Indigenous and Treaty Relations pressed Premier Ford on hi... More
April 17, 2023
NDP stress importance of free and informed prior consent in mining act amendments
QUEENS' PARK – Ontario NDP Members Jamie West and Sol Mamakwa are calling for more robust guidelines on free and informed prior consent and a framework for consultation in the proposed amendments t... More
April 11, 2023
NDP: Miners deserve better safety from harmful particulates at work
QUEEN'S PARK – Jamie West (Sudbury), the NDP Critic for Labour, and Health Critic France Gélinas (Nickel Belt) issued the following statement in response to the government's announcement today that... More
April 6, 2023
MPP Vaugeois calls for expanded life-saving dialysis care in Northwestern Ontario
QUEENS PARK- NDP MPP Lise Vaugeois (Thunder Bay—Superior North) raised concerns yesterday in Question Period about the hurdles that residents of Northwestern Ontario face just to receive life-savin... More
March 31, 2023