March 22, 2023
Statement from MPP Sol Mamakwa on World Water Day
QUEEN’S PARK – Kiiwetinoong MPP Sol Mamakwa, Deputy Leader of the Official Opposition NDP and Critic for Indigenous and Treaty Relations, issued the following statement on World Water Day 2023. “We... More
March 9, 2023
Sol Mamakwa calls on Ford government to uphold First Nations' rights and protocols
QUEEN’S PARK - During Question Period today, MPP Sol Mamakwa (Kiiwetinoong) NDP Deputy Leader and Critic for Indigenous and Treaty Relations, opened with a critical question to the Ford government ... More
February 27, 2023
Mamakwa calls for urgently needed increases in fire-safety investments for First Nations
QUEEN’S PARK: Sol Mamakwa (Kiiwetinoong), Ontario NDP Critic for Indigenous and Treaty Relations and Northern Development, issued the following statement regarding a string of recent house fires cl... More
February 21, 2023
NDP urge Ford to do more to ensure Indigenous community safety
QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario NDP MPP Guy Bourgouin (Mushkegowuk—James Bay) called on the Ford government to provide critical fire safety services to remote Indigenous communities across the province’s no... More
February 1, 2023
Statement from MPP Sol Mamakwa on the Asubpeeschoseewagong Anishinabek (Grassy Narrows), Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug, Wapekeka, and Neskantaga Mutual Cooperation Agreement
TREATY 3 TERRITORY- Sol Mamakwa, NDP Deputy Leader and critic for Indigenous and Treaty Relations issued the following statement in response to the Mutual Cooperation Protocol signed between Asubpe... More
January 19, 2023
Statement from Sol Mamakwa on the discovery of 171 potential burial sites at the St. Mary’s Indian Residential School
TREATY 3 TERRITORY –Sol Mamakwa, NDP Deputy Leader and critic for Indigenous and Treaty Relations, issued the following statement in response to the recent discovery of potential burials at the for... More
January 16, 2023
Ontario NDP vows action against Ford’s health care privatization scheme
QUEEN’S PARK – Incoming Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles and NDP Health critic France Gélinas released the following statement in response to Doug Ford’s announcement of funding private, for-profit ... More
December 15, 2022
ONDP: Ford should extend staycation tax credit
QUEEN’S PARK – Niagara Falls NDP MPP Wayne Gates and NDP Tourism critic Jennie Stevens (St. Catharines) are urging the Ford government to extend Ontario's staycation tax credit, which Ford is cance... More
December 12, 2022
ONDP: Ford must do more to help Ontario's tourism sector thrive and recover post-pandemic
QUEEN’S PARK – A new report reveals Ontario’s tourism industry is not expected to fully recover from the COVID-19 pandemic until 2025. NDP tourism critic and St. Catharines MPP Jennie Stevens is pu... More
December 7, 2022