July 21, 2020
NDP MPPs call on Ford government to step up with provincial support for homelessness crisis in Kenora
Rima Berns-McGown, Ontario NDP critic for Poverty and Homelessness, and Sol Mamakwa, MPP for Kiiwetinoong, are calling on the Ford government to take immediate steps to alleviate the homelessness c... More
July 13, 2020
Ford must stop excluding Northern schools from reopening plans
Letter from MPP Mamakwa and MPP Vanthof. More
July 13, 2020
Mamakwa calls on Ford government for urgent support of Matawa First Nations COVID-19 Emergency Education Response Plan
SIOUX LOOKOUT – Sol Mamakwa, NDP Official Opposition critic for Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, sent the following open letter to Ontario’s education minister requesting urgent support for... More
July 2, 2020
Mamakwa calls for immediate action to save lives at Thunder Bay and Kenora jails
SIOUX LOOKOUT - Inmates and staff who face appalling conditions at the Thunder Bay and Kenora jails cannot afford to wait years in the future for the Ford government to take action, said Kiiwetinoo... More
July 2, 2020
When it comes to Thunder Bay and Kenora jails inaction is violence
SIOUX LOOKOUT – Sol Mamakwa, NDP Official Opposition Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation critic, and Thunder Bay-Atikokan MPP, Judith Monteith-Farrell, released the following statement after On... More
June 18, 2020
First Nations communities facing life-threatening COVID-19 crisis need Ford’s help now
QUEEN’S PARK – First Nations communities in Ontario’s Far North facing the COVID-19 pandemic need additional support and action from the Ford government to contain the virus, said Kiiwetinoong MPP ... More
June 13, 2020
Mamakwa calls on Ford to support Kiiwetinoong First Nations to contain COVID-19
VERMILION BAY – Doug Ford’s government must help Kiiwetinoong First Nations to contain COVID-19, said Sol Mamakwa, NDP Official Opposition Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation critic. The com... More
June 9, 2020
It's been a year. Ford must commit to UNDRIP.
Sol Mamakwa, the NDP’s critic for Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, issued the following statement after Doug Ford failed to answer a question Monday on the provincial government’s commitmen... More
May 20, 2020
Ford must consult with First Nations before reopening the North: Mamakwa
Ford must consult with First Nations before reopening the North: Mamakwa More
April 14, 2020