November 3, 2020
Mamakwa urges Ford to act now and provide desperately needed support for Neskantaga emergency
Members of Neskantaga First Nation staging a sit-in at Queens Park to protest ongoing water crisis QUEEN’S PARK — Members of Neskantaga First Nation are staging a sit-in at Queen’s Park to demand D... More
October 28, 2020
Ford must stop ignoring Neskantaga emergency and provide support now: Mamakwa
QUEEN’S PARK – Doug Ford must stop turning his back on the people of Neskantaga and help the community through a public health crisis after it lost running water last week and families were forced ... More
October 20, 2020
Mamakwa demands support for Neskantaga evacuation during public health emergency
SIOUX LOOKOUT – Sol Mamakwa, NDP MPP for Kiiwetinoong, is calling on Doug Ford to make every effort to support the residents of Neskantaga who are being evacuated due to the complete shutdown of al... More
October 13, 2020
Horwath’s plan for small nursing homes to help communities like Kenora
KENORA — As part of Andrea Horwath’s overhaul of home care and long-term care, she’ll bring in a model of small, modern, family-like homes — which means a better quality of life closer to home for ... More
October 8, 2020
Mamakwa calls on Ford to transform discriminatory justice system
QUEEN’S PARK – Doug Ford needs to begin fixing the provincial justice system that violates the rights of First Nations people and isolated communities like Pikangikum, said Sol Mamakwa, NDP In... More
October 8, 2020
Ford drops ball on education during pandemic, Northern forum finds
ELLIOT LAKE - KAPUSKASING - Michael Mantha, NDP MPP for Algoma-Manitoulin, and Guy Bourgouin, NDP MPP for Mushkegowuk-James Bay, held a virtual town hall on Wednesday evening with local parents, sc... More
October 5, 2020
I will stand when we all stand up for the human rights of Indigenous children in Ontario: Mamakwa
QUEEN’S PARK – Sol Mamakwa, NDP Official Opposition critic for Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, released the following statement explaining his decision to remain seated during the Canadian... More
September 30, 2020
Mamakwa calls on Ford to help First Nations during COVID-19 second wave
QUEEN’S PARK – Doug Ford needs to help First Nations deal with the second wave of the pandemic after he failed to provide them with the extra support they needed since the start of the crisis, said... More
September 25, 2020
NDP plan for jobs and financial security will support working people in Thunder Bay and Northwestern Ontario
THUNDER BAY – NDP MPPs Judith Monteith-Farrell (Thunder Bay - Atikokan) and Sol Mamakwa (Kiiwetinoong) held a press conference Friday in Thunder Bay to discuss Save Main Street: A Plan for Jobs and... More
September 17, 2020