September 26, 2025
Ford’s plan to protect Ontarians does not include vulnerable ODSP recipients
THUNDER BAY – Following reports of the number of ODSP recipients experiencing homelessness going up under Doug Ford’s government, NDP MPP Lise Vaugeois released this statement: “The numbers in th... More
September 24, 2025
NDP joins Ontario Health Coalition in standing against Ford’s privatization agenda
NICKEL BELT - The Ontario Health Coalition is holding rallies across Ontario for the next two weeks to push back against Ford’s health care privatization schemes. NDP Shadow Minister for Health MPP... More
September 12, 2025
Ford’s college cuts are hurting Northern Ontario students and communities
SUDBURY and NICKEL BELT – Shadow Minister for Labour & Shadow Minister for Energy and Mines MPP Jamie West (Sudbury) and MPP France Gélinas (Nickel Belt) are calling on the Ford government to s... More
September 5, 2025
NDP calls out Minister Calandra’s plans to cut communities out by collapsing 72 school boards into 4
Chandra Pasma, Official Opposition Shadow Minister for Education, made the following statement in response to news that the Minister of Education is looking at collapsing Ontario school boards into... More
September 4, 2025
Ontario NDP stands with nurses calling for safe staffing and a fair deal
QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario NDP Shadow Minister for Health, France Gélinas (Nickel Belt), and Shadow Minister for Labour, Jamie West (Sudbury), have released the following statement in response to the h... More
August 28, 2025
NDP: It’s time to take northern highway safety seriously
QUEEN'S PARK – Ontario NDP are calling on the Ontario government to implement their Northern Highway Strategy and finally deliver progress on making highways 11 and 17 safer. NDP MPPs are renewing ... More
August 20, 2025
NDP MPPs show support for search for missing man near Fort Severn, ON
SIOUX LOOKOUT and KAPUSKASING – NDP MPPs Sol Mamakwa (Kiiwetinoong) and Guy Bourgouin (Mushkegowuk-James Bay) have released a statement on the ongoing search for a missing man in far northern Ontar... More
August 11, 2025
VAUGEOIS: The Ford government failure to resolve staffing issues in Wildland Firefighting is leaving the province unprotected
THUNDER BAY – Following an urgent fire ban in the Muskoka region and a new ravaging fire in the Kawartha Lakes region Thunder Bay – Superior North MPP Lise Vaugeois released the following statem... More
July 29, 2025
Bourgouin urges the government to adopt a “buy it here, build it here” strategy to support the lumber industry
MUSHKEGOWUK – JAMES BAY – NDP MPP Shadow Minister for Natural Resources and Forestry Guy Bourgouin (Mushkegowuk – James Bay) is calling for a strategy to support the lumber industry in response ... More
July 10, 2025