March 5, 2024
‘Shameful’: Ontario NDP seeks justice for Indigenous youth exploited by for-profit group homes
QUEEN’S PARK – The Ontario NDP are calling for action after a recent Global News investigation revealed that youth from northern First Nations are being targeted by group home operators looking ... More
February 26, 2024
NDP, OPSEU/SEFPO unite to demand forest firefighter recognition
QUEEN'S PARK - Today, Official Opposition NDP Deputy Leader Sol Mamakwa (Kiiwetinoong ), WSIB and Injured Workers critic Lise Vaugeois (Thunder Bay—Superior North), critic for Natural Resources and... More
February 22, 2024
NDP Deputy Leader Mamakwa exposes Ford's dismal track record addressing home care disaster in North
QUEEN'S PARK - During Thursday's Question Period, Official Opposition Deputy Leader Sol Mamakwa called out the Ford government for their dismal track record and out-of-touch policies that have fail... More
February 21, 2024
NDP calls for immediate action from Conservatives as North grapples with severe doctor shortage
QUEEN'S PARK - During Wednesday's Question Period, NDP Deputy Leader and Indigenous and Treaty Relations critic Sol Mamakwa and Health Critic France Gélinas (Nickel Belt) called out the Ford govern... More
February 21, 2024
NDP, Steelworkers call for action as 26% of Soo residents cut from primary care access amidst urgent doctor shortage in the North
QUEEN’S PARK – Leader of Ontario’s Official Opposition, Marit Stiles, was joined by United Steelworkers to call for action as over 10,000 people in Sault Ste Marie, mostly seniors and retirees, ... More
February 20, 2024
Mamakwa sets NDP legislative priorities in North prior to session: affordability, highway safety, stopping job cuts
QUEEN'S PARK — Official Opposition Ontario NDP are heading into the upcoming legislative session focused on practical solutions for issues facing Northern communities: "Communities in Northern Onta... More
February 7, 2024
"Student safety at Risk” - NDP urges Ford to rethink poorly planned transportation formula affecting Northern Students
QUEEN’S PARK – Official Opposition NDP Education Critic Chandra Pasma (Ottawa West—Nepean) and MPP Lise Vaugeois (Thunder Bay–Superior North) are sounding the alarm after the Ministry of Education ... More
January 31, 2024
NDP: Northern highway advocates, social service providers call for urgent support as pre-budget committee visits Thunder Bay
THUNDER BAY – NDP MPPs were in Thunder Bay today to hear from local organizations as they brought forward their need for funding and resources – something urgently needed as Ford and the Conservati... More
January 29, 2024
NDP: Survey finds Conservatives failing Ontario truckers, the North on highway safety
QUEEN'S PARK – Official Opposition NDP MPPs Guy Bourgouin (Mushkegowuk—James Bay), Lise Vaugeois (Thunder Bay—Superior North), and John Vanthof (Timiskaming—Cochrane) issued a joint statement after... More
January 25, 2024