First Nation Leaders, were joined by the Leader of the Official Opposition, Marit Stiles; Deputy Leader, MPP Sol Mamakwa; Thunder Bay Superior North MPP, Lise Vaugeois; and OPSEU President JP Hornick, to demand for a full public inquiry on this government’s response to the wildfires that devastated Northern Ontario. “A week ago, I stood with First Nations leaders in Thunder ...

À la suite des informations faisant état d’un manque de personnel au sein des équipes de lutte contre les feux de forêt, le porte-parole de l’opposition officielle en matière des Forêts, le député Guy Bourgouin (Mushkegowuk—Baie James), et la députée de Thunder Bay–Superior North, Lise Vaugeois, ont publié la déclaration conjointe suivante : « Il continue d’y avoir un écart ...

Following reports of crew shortages in wildfire fighting operations, NDP Shadow Minister of Forestry, MPP Guy Bourgouin (Mushkegowuk – James Bay) and MPP for Thunder Bay – Superior North, Lise Vaugeois, released the following joint statement: “There continues to be a significant gap between what the government says is happening and what communities, First Nation leaders, and frontline responders are ...

July 24th, 2026 NDP MPP Lisa Gretzky (Windsor West) attended the grand opening of the Gordie Howe bridge in Essex County: “Today is a proud day for Windsor, and all of Ontario,” said Gretzky. “The opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge is the result of the vision and years of hard work by so many people in our community. ...

Jul 17, 2026 at 19:46 Ontario NDP Deputy Leader Sol Mamakwa (Kiiwetinoong), MPPs Lise Vaugeois (Thunder Bay—Superior North), and Guy Bourgouin (Mushkegowuk—James Bay) are expressing their support for the Chiefs of Ontario’s recent statement calling for the Governments of Ontario and Canada to remove jurisdictional barriers to the provision of emergency assistance, and to coordinate immediate emergency supports in collaboration ...

As wildfires sweep through Northern Ontario, taking many First Nations and leaving families to evacuate unprecedently, NDP MPPs Sol Mamakwa (Kiiwetinoong) and Lise Vaugeois (Thunder Bay – Superior North) released the following statement: “What we are witnessing right now is devastating,” said MPP Mamakwa. “An entire First Nation community has been erased because of this disaster. With wildfires closing highways ...

Ontario NDP Shadow Minister for Mental Health and Addictions Dr. Robin Lennox (Hamilton Centre) and Shadow Minister for Health, France Gélinas (Nickel Belt) released the following statement in response to the Ontario Nurses’ Association’s latest report on nursing cuts: “The numbers are staggering,” said MPP Lennox. “269 workload complaint forms filed in the first six months of this year, compared ...

Ontario NDP MPP Terence Kernaghan (London North Centre), and Shadow Minister for Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement Tom Rakocevic (Humber River—Black Creek) are warning Ontarians about the Ford government’s changes to auto insurance that took effect July 1: “These changes don’t just affect drivers,” said Kernaghan. “They also put pedestrians and cyclists at greater risk by weakening the ...

NDP Deputy Leader and Official Opposition critic for Indigenous and Treaty Relations MPP Sol Mamakwa (Kiiwetinoong) has released the following statement on the anniversary of Bill 5 officially becoming law in Ontario: “It’s hard to believe that one year has passed since Bill 5 received Royal Assent at the Legislature to officially become law, after weeks of strong opposition from ...

Ontario NDP Shadow Finance Minister Jessica Bell (University—Rosedale), and Shadow Minister for Economic Development and Job Creation Catherine Fife (Waterloo) have issued the following statement in response to the latest report from Ontario’s Financial Accountability Office (FAO): “Doug Ford is a jobs disaster,” said Bell. “With jobs numbers this bad, it’s no wonder why the Premier closed the Ontario Legislature ...

Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles blasted Doug Ford for heading off on another extended summer vacation, after spending just 30 days in the Ontario Legislature. “The Ontario Legislature sat for just 30 days this session,” said Stiles. “Doug Ford spent that time buying himself a private jet and changing the law to hide his phone records. “While we were fighting ...

Ontario NDP Shadow Minister for Finance and Treasury Board, Jessica Bell; and Shadow Minister for Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, Catherine Fife, say the rise in bankruptcies and insolvencies across Ontario is another clear warning sign that people in this province are falling behind under Ford. “People are exhausted,” said Bell. “They’re cutting back where they need to, taking ...

Ontario NDP Shadow Finance Minister Jessica Bell (University—Rosedale) says that the latest report from the province’s Financial Accountability Office (FAO) shows no signs of the Ford government making things better for everyday people. “After eight years of Doug Ford, the only things trending upward are job losses, homelessness, and corporate profits,” said Bell. “Things are great for the Premier’s pals ...

Harmful decisions, one after the other by Ford and his conservatives have now resulted in another emergency room to close its doors, this time in Thessalon (as reported by SooToday). NDP critic for health MPP France Gélinas (Nickel Belt) and MPP Dr. Robin Lennox (Hamilton Centre) released the following statement: “Once again, Northern Ontarians are being left behind while Premier ...

Official Opposition Leader Marit Stiles and the Ontario NDP are fighting back against Doug Ford’s latest attack on post-secondary education, launching the Save OSAP campaign to stop a plan that leaves young people behind: “Ontario’s young people are trapped in a vicious cycle,” said Stiles. “With the highest youth unemployment in Canada and a sky-high cost of living, and now ...