Sol Mamakwa MPP for Kiiwetinoong

Government of Ontario

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November 26, 2025

NDP MPPs reintroduce Chad’s Law to strengthen road safety and protect northern Ontarians on the province’s highways

QUEEN’S PARK – Northern NDP MPP Guy Bourgouin (Mushkegowuk – James Bay) is reintroducing Chad’s Law, a law named after a resident in northern Ontario who narrowly survived a severe collision caused... More
November 24, 2025

Verdict of Constance Lake Blastomycosis Inquest: NDP MPPs Call for Urgent Action to Address Systemic Barriers to Indigenous Health Care

QUEEN’S PARK - Jurors have affirmed what Constance Lake First Nation (CLFN) leadership has been raising for decades, issuing 79 recommendations to confront the systemic failures that allowed blasto... More
November 18, 2025

Ford’s broken OINP betrays thousands more of Ontario’s skilled workers

QUEEN’S PARK — The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) Skilled Trades Stream abruptly suspended its application process on Friday, resulting in an estimated 2,600 skilled applicants — and thei... More
November 17, 2025

NDP: Ford’s new home care plan piles pressure on a system already hanging by a thread

QUEEN'S PARK - A recent announcement of a new home care program launching in Ontario, NDP health critic MPP France Gelinas (Nickel Belt) released the following statement:    “Ontario’s home care sy... More
November 10, 2025

Ford’s Fall Economic Statement fails to deliver for the North

QUEEN’S PARK - Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles, and northern MPPs are calling out Ford’s lacklustre Fall Economic Statement for failing to deliver a real plan that families across Northern Ontario ... More
October 30, 2025

Mamakwa: Ontario Government continues to trample on Treaty rights and exclude First Nations rightsholders

QUEEN’S PARK – Deputy Leader and Kiiwetinoong MPP Sol Mamakwa calls out the Ontario Government on their approach to mining in northern Ontario in response to the two announcements made about mining... More
October 22, 2025

NDP calls for long-term plan as another Northern mill announces closure

QUEEN’S PARK — The Ontario NDP is once again calling on the Ford government to take urgent, long-term action to protect forestry jobs and communities across Northern Ontario, following the announce... More
October 21, 2025

“It’s not too late to change the outcome”: Deputy Leader Mamakwa releases statement on Ear Falls sawmill closure

QUEEN’S PARK – Deputy Leader and Kiiwetinoong MPP Sol Mamakwa is standing with the people of Ear Falls. Last week, over 150 people employed by the Ear Falls sawmill and their families suddenly lost... More
October 17, 2025

“How many more communities need to suffer before Ford starts caring?” — NDP MPPs push to protect sawmill jobs in Northern Ontario

KAPUSKASING – Following devastating news of the indefinite shut down of Ear Falls sawmill, NDP MPPs Guy Bourgouin (Mushkegowuk – James Bay) and Lise Vaugeois (Thunder Bay – Superior North) released... More
October 16, 2025

NDP Calls on Government to Deliver Immediate Relief as Softwood Tariffs Soar to 45%

KAPUSKASING – NDP Shadow Minister for Natural Resources and Forestry MPP Guy Bourgouin (Mushkegowuk – James Bay) and NDP Shadow Minister for Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade MPP Catheri... More