Posts Tagged ‘NDP Leader Andrea Horwath’

Ford Urged to Take Action to Stem Thunder Bay Job Losses

Ford Urged to Take Action to Stem Thunder Bay Job Losses

Hundreds of layoff notices expected in Thunder Bay  THUNDER BAY, ON — As workers and families reel from the news that Bombardier plans to issue hundreds of lay-off notices at its Thunder Bay plant, NDP Leader Andrea Horwath and MPP Judith Monteith-Farrell (Thunder Bay-Atikokan) are urging the [Read more]

Horwath Calls For End to Hallway Medicine

Horwath Calls For End to Hallway Medicine

QUEEN’S PARK, ON – On Thursday, Jamie-Lee Ball – a patient turned patient-advocate after a horrific experience in an Ontario hospital – joined NDP Leader Andrea Horwath at Queen’s Park to fight for an end to hallway medicine. Together, they called on Premier Kathleen Wynne to make it a [Read more]

Hydro bills put community centres at risk

Hydro bills put community centres at risk

ECHO BAY, ON – On Saturday, NDP Leader Andrea Horwath joined the leadership of Echo Bay, Desbarats, Bruce Mines, Hilton Beach and the Township of St. Joseph to speak out about skyrocketing hydro bills – which are putting their community hubs at risk. “The Johnson Township Community Centre [Read more]

Statement by NDP Leader on Resignation of MPP

Statement by NDP Leader on Resignation of MPP

Statement by Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath on the Resignation of MPP David Orazietti QUEEN’S PARK, ON – Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath issued the following statement on the resignation of MPP David Orazietti. “On behalf of Ontario’s New Democrats, I want to congratulate David [Read more]

Horwath highlights Northern Ontario hydro woes at Queen’s Park

Horwath highlights Northern Ontario hydro woes at Queen’s Park

TORONTO, ON – Fresh off a three day tour of parts of Northern Ontario, NDP Leader Andrea Horwath raised hydro concerns that she heard from northern businesses and families during Question Period today. “On Tuesday I met Jean Bastien, mine manager, and a number of miners at Richmont Mines, near [Read more]

MPP Micheal Mantha’s News from the Park

MPP Micheal Mantha’s News from the Park

This week the province was shocked to learn of the tragic deaths of 8 Ontario nursing home residents at the hands of another. To make matters worse, the suspect is a caregiver in the employ of the long-term care facilities where the residents lived. Without doubt the sympathies of us all go out to [Read more]

MPP Michael Mantha’s News from the Park

MPP Michael Mantha’s News from the Park

Last week I began my column by mentioning the fascinating art of sleight of hand. Those of you who are fascinated by observing the sleight of hand magic tricks have been exposed to a real treat on the nightly news lately; watching the Liberal masters of this art. The thing is, we all know that [Read more]

Legislature appoints Financial Accountability Officer

Legislature appoints Financial Accountability Officer

QUEEN’S PARK, ON – NDP Leader Andrea Horwath is proud that members of the legislature unanimously appointed Stephen LeClair as Ontario’s first Financial Accountability Officer (FAO). “We’ve waited a long time for this moment, but I’m proud that we’ve finally appointed [Read more]

News from the Park : Ornge, Gas Plants, Email Deletions & Sudbury Bribery Scandal

News from the Park : Ornge, Gas Plants, Email Deletions & Sudbury Bribery Scandal

QUEEN’S PARK, ON – The legislature returned this week to turmoil and scandals once again.  The present liberal government is embroiled in three separate OPP investigations for Ornge, Gas Plants email deletions, and the recent Sudbury bribery scandal. Thursday, minutes before question [Read more]

Mantha’s News from the Park : Public Assets Sales Referendum & Hunting Season

Mantha’s News from the Park : Public Assets Sales Referendum & Hunting Season

Today New Democrats announced they would call for a referendum to approve sale of public assets in the upcoming legislative session. NDP Leader Andrea Horwath put the Liberals on notice that any sale of OLG, LCBO, Hydro One or OPG will have to be put to a referendum.  We believe our public assets [Read more]

Andrea Horwath Speech Highlights From NDP Provincial Council Meeting (Video)

Andrea Horwath Speech Highlights From NDP Provincial Council  Meeting (Video)

The Ontario NDP held a provincial council meeting this past weekend, topics included the recent election, and the party’s plans for the future. In attendance were NDP members from across Ontario.  The video above, from the Ontario NDP Caucus, includes highlights from NDP Leader Andrea [Read more]

MPP Michael Mantha’s News from the Park : Sale of Public Assets & Affordable Post-Secondary

MPP Michael Mantha’s News from the Park : Sale of Public Assets & Affordable Post-Secondary

Ontario’s New Democrats, vowed to fight the privatization of Ontario’s hydro system and campaign against the sell-off of public assets by the Liberals. The Liberal Government of Ontario is currently reviewing proposals to sell off a significant amount of our shared public assets. This [Read more]

MPP Michael Mantha’s News from the Park

MPP Michael Mantha’s News from the Park

Friday (July 25, 2014) the Liberal budget passed and the legislature has risen until the fall. New Democrats are calling for the Auditor General to do an independent report on the fiscal plan and set the record straight. The Auditor needs to do the same report that was done in 2007 and 2011. The [Read more]

MPP Michael Mantha’s News from the Park

MPP Michael Mantha’s News from the Park

The Liberal Gas plant scandal just won’t go away despite the Liberals best efforts.  On Thursday another bombshell announcement came just before question period ended.  News that the Ontario police are pursuing a criminal charge against former Premier Dalton McGuinty’s Chief of Staff was made [Read more]

MPP Michael Mantha : NWO Constituency Clinics, Notes from the Park, Taxes and Winter Road Conditions

MPP Michael Mantha : NWO Constituency Clinics, Notes from the Park, Taxes and Winter Road Conditions

This week marked another constituency week where I had the opportunity to tour the riding and offer clinics.  I visited several communities in the northwestern part of the riding and heard many of your concerns.  Unfortunately things are not improving for many families.  Affordability continues [Read more]

 Page 1 of 2  1  2 »
Lowest Gas Prices in Northshore AND Greenstone
Ontario Gas Prices provided by GasBuddy.com