Posts Tagged ‘New Democratic Party of Ontario’

NDP Say Ford Has Terrible Record on Paid Sick Days For Workers

NDP Say Ford Has Terrible Record on Paid Sick Days For Workers

QUEEN’S PARK, ON – Doug Ford has never supported paid sick days. He even went out of his way to speak against the federal program while not bringing in provincial paid sick days, and spent the spring attacking any notion of provincial paid sick days. On June 5 2020, Ford opposed the [Read more]

Remembrance Day statement from Andrea Horwath

Remembrance Day statement from Andrea Horwath

HAMILTON, ON – Official Opposition Leader Andrea Horwath released the following statement to mark Remembrance Day, Nov. 11, 2018: “This Sunday, the eleventh day of the eleventh month at 11 a.m., we mark 100 years since the guns fell silent at the moment the First World War came to an end. [Read more]

Cancelling Minimum Wage Increase Hurts Workers: NDP

Cancelling Minimum Wage Increase Hurts Workers: NDP

QUEEN’S PARK, ON – During question period Monday, the NDP’s labour critic, Jamie West, said that by cancelling the minimum wage increase, Doug Ford is taking more than $2,000 a year out of the pocket of minimum wage earners. West said that with that kind of financial strain being inflicted on [Read more]

NDP MPP Sol Mamakwa Urges Education Minister to Resume Indigenous Curriculum Writing Sessions

NDP MPP Sol Mamakwa Urges Education Minister to Resume Indigenous Curriculum Writing Sessions

KIIWETINOONG — On Tuesday, NDP MPP Sol Mamakwa (Kiiwetinoong) wrote the Minister of Education calling for Indigenous curriculum development to resume immediately. Last month, the Ford government abruptly cancelled writing sessions intended to make final revisions to a reconciliation curriculum [Read more]

Mantha’s Notes from the Park

Mantha’s Notes from the Park

A few weeks ago, right after the Legislature was called to sit for a summer session following the June election, in my weekly column I wrote, “Fasten your seatbelts. We better hang on for a wild ride.” Admittedly it didn’t take a fortune teller to help me reach that conclusion. For [Read more]

NDP: OLG Privatization Will Hurt Ontario Services

NDP: OLG Privatization Will Hurt Ontario Services

As the Wynne Liberals hand over the OLG’s GTA locations today, to B.C-based Great Canadian Gaming Corp. and Toronto-based Brookfield Business Partners, the NDP is raising concerns over the effects of privatization — and the billions of dollars that will be going into B.C. bank accounts [Read more]

Mantha’s News from the Park

Mantha’s News from the Park

To simply say the last few weeks have been jam packed here in Queen’s Park would truly be an understatement if ever there was one. And just to add to this excitement, I’m sure you are well aware Kathleen Wynne finally called for a long awaited by-election in Sault Ste. Marie after their MPP [Read more]

Families of Children with ASD Fill Ontario Legistlature

Families of Children with ASD Fill Ontario Legistlature

It has been an emotional week at Queen’s Park with families and concerned Ontarians descending on the legislature to condemn the Liberal government’s many reckless actions. This past Tuesday, families of children with Autism Spectrum disorder filled the legislature during question period. New [Read more]

MPP Michael Mantha Re: 2016 Budget

MPP Michael Mantha Re: 2016 Budget

2016 Budget: Another Disappointment Once Again As we all are aware, yesterday, February 25th, the Liberal government presented their 2016 budget. In the lead up to the budget, New Democrats travelled the province and spoke to Ontarians about their primary concerns. Ontarians were hoping for a [Read more]

NDP joint statement on damaged Nipigon River Bridge

NDP joint statement on damaged Nipigon River Bridge

From Northern Development Critic Michael Mantha, and NDP Transportation Critic Wayne Gates “The failure of Nipigon River Bridge shows the Liberal government’s mismanagement of Northern Ontario’s roads and highways.   The $106 million Nipigon River Bridge has been open for less than two [Read more]

Mantha’s News form the Park

Mantha’s News form the Park

The week has been a busy week back in the riding. I have held numerous constituency clinics and met with many folks.  People are gearing up for the holidays with their loved ones and attending many local holiday events and craft shows. Back at Queen’s Park the gas plant scandal has resurfaced. [Read more]

Growing Wait list for Children with ASD staggering: NDP

Growing Wait list for Children with ASD staggering: NDP

QUEEN’S PARK, ON – Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath was joined by NDP MPP Monique Taylor and Autism Ontario to address the impact of growing wait lists on children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and their families at Queen’s Park today. “Before I became Leader of the Ontario NDP [Read more]

NDP Deputy Leader’s motion to end “carding” passes in Legislature

NDP Deputy Leader’s motion to end “carding” passes in Legislature

QUEEN’S PARK, ON – Today, NDP Deputy Leader Jagmeet Singh’s motion to stop arbitrary and discriminatory police street checks, or “carding”, in Ontario passed in the Legislature. “Arbitrary or discriminatory carding has deeply impacted communities across Ontario. Community activists and [Read more]

Statement by NDP Education Critic RE: Community Hubs

Statement by NDP Education Critic RE: Community Hubs

  “New Democrats have long supported the idea of turning schools into community hubs, and as such, I welcome the report from Karen Pitre in this regard. However, I find the contradictions of Premier Wynne and her Liberal government hard to ignore. On one hand they say they want to create [Read more]

MPP Michael Mantha’s News from the Park

MPP Michael Mantha’s News from the Park

Last week (Click to read last week’s column) we touched on an important Bill that New Democrats introduced titled Empowering Homecare Patients Act, 2015. This bill speaks to homecare recipients and their families across Ontario.  New Democrats also introduced Bill 87 Long-Term Care Homes [Read more]

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