Nov 28, 2019 @ 08:01 – Jeff Burch, MPP for Niagara Centre and NDP critic for municipal affairs, released the following statement after the president of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario told a government committee Monday that municipalities are asking to be released from legal liability for dangerous drinking water as a result of the Ford government’s gutting of water ...
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MPP Fife announces bill to provide couples with the right to live together as they age
Nov 28, 2019 @ 08:01 – Waterloo MPP Catherine Fife tabled a private member’s bill Wednesday to ensure that couples have a right to live together in long-term care as they age. The bill provides couples with the right upon admission to continue to live with their spouse or partner. The bill was inspired by couples across the province who have ...
Read More »NDP to move motion to have scrapped renewable energy costs audited
The Official Opposition New Democrats want to know the total price tag for Doug Ford’s move to bulldoze 750 green energy contracts, and they’ll try to make that happen with a vote at the Public Accounts Committee on Wednesday. Ontario’s Auditor General has told the NDP it’s going to take a vote in the legislature, an order from the ...
Read More »Ford’s corporate giveaway is an incentive to hide workplace injuries
Wayne Gates, Ontario NDP critic for Workplace Health and Safety, warned that Doug Ford is creating a dangerous financial incentive for employers to discourage injured workers from making claims. The Ford Conservatives announced Friday that they’re pouring $140 million into rewarding employers that tout a good health and safety record — a model that has proven to motivate employers ...
Read More »NDP applauds court ruling barring Ford’s attack on student unions
The Official Opposition New Democrats’ critic for Colleges and Universities, Chris Glover (Spadina—Fort York) said the NDP is very happy that yesterday’s Ontario Superior Court ruling strikes down Doug Ford’s attack on student unions, giving students who rely on student media and on-campus support centres hope that those services will be restored. “The court is very clear that Doug Ford’s ...
Read More »Ford government must fully reverse harmful cuts to education
Official Opposition Education critic Marit Stiles issued the following statement: “Making four online learning courses mandatory for graduating high school was only ever about cutting costs on the backs of students. It was never about Students, parents and educators have expressed concern about Doug Ford’s deep cuts to education that will take 10,000 teachers out of our classrooms and ...
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