Politics

March 5, 2026 Canberra, Australia Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, spoke with His Majesty King Abdullah Il of Jordan. The leaders condemned the Iranian regime’s missile and drone attacks on civilians across the Middle East. Prime Minister Carney expressed Canada’s solidarity with Jordan in the face of these unprovoked attacks, and commended His Majesty on his defensive efforts. The ...

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 ...

Following another fatal collision on Highway 11, Northern Ontario NDP MPPs are renewing their calls for the Ford government to take immediate action to make Northern Ontario’s highways safer: “My thoughts are with the family and loved ones affected by this tragic loss,” Said MPP Guy Bourgouin (Mushkegowuk – James Bay). “Each fatality leaves our communities grieving and searching for ...

A provision buried in the Ford government’s Fall Economic Statement (Bill 68) allows the government to seize the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) lands owned by the City of Toronto. “This is an unconscionable land grab,” said Ontario NDP MPP Chris Glover (Spadina—Fort York). “Especially on the heels of an Auditor General report that found the Ford government was not fair, ...

October 10, 2025 Ottawa, Ontario In a rapidly changing and uncertain world, Canada’s new government is focused on what we can control. We are protecting our communities and our country. We are building our economy with major projects and millions more homes. We are empowering Canadians with lower costs and new opportunities to help you get ahead. We cannot control ...

Le 10 octobre 2025 Ottawa (Ontario) Dans un monde incertain et en pleine mutation, le nouveau gouvernement du Canada se concentre sur ce qu’il peut contrôler. Nous protégeons nos communautés et notre pays. Nous bâtissons notre économie, des projets d’envergure et des millions de nouveaux logements. Nous donnons aux Canadiens et aux Canadiennes les moyens d’agir en réduisant les coûts ...

Sep 28, 2025 at 08:17 The Ontario Liberal Party is taking the next step in its renewal by launching the process to select its next Leader. Earlier today, the Party’s Executive Council approved the creation of a Leadership Vote Committee, a working group that will consult with members, research best practices, and provide recommendations to the Executive Council on how ...

September 18, 2025 Mexico City, Mexico The close and long-standing relationship between Canada and Mexico has created greater certainty, security, and prosperity for both nations. Now, as the world order changes rapidly, Canada and Mexico are elevating this partnership. Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, alongside the President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, launched a new Comprehensive Strategic Partnership to deepen ties ...

Le 18 septembre 2025 Mexico (Mexique) La relation étroite et de longue date entre le Canada et le Mexique a créé une plus grande certitude, sécurité et prospérité pour les deux pays. Aujourd’hui, alors que l’ordre mondial connaît une évolution rapide, le Canada et le Mexique intensifient ce partenariat. Aujourd’hui, le premier ministre Mark Carney et la présidente du Mexique, ...

Chandra Pasma, Official Opposition Shadow Minister for Education, made the following statement in response to news that the Minister of Education is looking at collapsing Ontario school boards into four provincial-level boards: “Local decision-making is essential to providing the supports that our children need to be safe and successful at school. School boards oversee everything from hiring and assigning EAs ...

A l’occasion du congrès annuel de l’association des municipalités de l’Ontario (AMO), le premier ministre Doug Ford a annoncé que le gouvernement de l’Ontario protège les collectivités, réduit les coûts et renforce l’économie de la province en investissant 1,6 milliard de dollars supplémentaires pour accélérer la construction de logements et d’infrastructures essentielles. Cet investissement permet de presque doubler le Programme ...

Premier Doug Ford announced at the annual Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) conference that the Ontario government is protecting communities, lowering costs and strengthening Ontario’s economy by investing an additional $1.6 billion to speed up construction on homes and critical infrastructure. This investment nearly doubles the Municipal Housing Infrastructure Program (MHIP) to $4 billion, building on the province’s most ...

Marit Stiles, Leader of the Official Opposition, along with the Ontario NDP caucus will be meeting with mayors, councillors, and municipal leaders from across the province at the Association of Municipalities of Ontario annual conference to hear about real solutions from those who know their communities best. “People aren’t asking for miracles,” said Stiles. “They’re simply asking for a partnership ...

August 14, 2025 Today, the Hon. Pierre Poilievre, Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, issued the following statement calling on Parliament to adopt harsh penalties for arsonists: “Communities across Canada are being devastated by fire. From Newfoundland to British Columbia to the Prairies, homes have been destroyed, churches burned, and families evacuated. Too often, these fires aren’t just acts ...