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]
Stiles blasts Ford for playing politics with kids’ safety NDP Pundit @salhousser says Doug Ford Government has WASTED One Million Dollars in taxpayers money in "revamping" Sex Ed, as nothing has really changed in the curriculum #cdnpoli #cdnmedia #elxn43 @maritstiles [Read more]
(English version below) QUEEN’S PARK, ON — Ce jeudi, pendant la période des questions, M. Guy Bourgouin, porte-parole du NPD en matière d’Affaires francophones, a demandé au gouvernement Ford de renverser les indignes coupures annoncées pour les services francophones en Ontario. [Read more]
TORONTO, ON – Triste nouvelle pour la francophonie ontarienne. Le gouvernement progressiste-conservateur de l’Ontario annonçait dans son énoncé politique, du jeudi 15 novembre 2018, de ne pas aller de l’avant avec l’Université de l’Ontario français et de [Read more]
Today, Premier Doug Ford issued the following statement for Remembrance Day: “Today, as we mark 100 years since the armistice that ended the First World War, I encourage all Ontarians to reflect on the bravery of our Canadian heroes, past and present, and the sacrifices they have made in the [Read more]
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]
This week I attended the annual Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) Conference in Ottawa where I joined municipal leaders and delegations from across Ontario including several from communities in Algoma-Manitoulin. The purpose of the AMO, which is comprised of almost all of Ontario’s [Read more]
QUEEN’S PARK, ON – “It’s troubling just how far Doug Ford is willing to go to appease radical social conservatives and PC insiders. In only their first few weeks in office, the Ford government has moved quickly to drag Ontario backwards, wasting no time in meddling with ongoing [Read more]
QUEEN’S PARK,ON – NDP MPP for Toronto Centre Suze Morrison says that Doug Ford’s decision to pause curriculum writing sessions for the truth and reconciliation curriculum amounts to throwing sand into the gears of one the key recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission [Read more]
