Horwath agrees with Rose of Sharon families, Rykka licence should be denied

QUEEN'S PARK — Official Opposition NDP Leader Andrea Horwath is calling on the Ford government to put a moratorium on issuing any new licenses to private, for-profit long-term care homes at least until all investigations and...

New Democrats echo call from Black health leaders

QUEEN’S PARK – Andrea Horwath, Leader of Ontario’s Official Opposition New Democrats, released the following statement calling on the Ford government to listen to Black health leaders and declare anti-Black racism a public health...

QUEEN’S PARK – Official Opposition NDP critic for Ethics and Accountability Taras Natyshak (Essex) revealed Tuesday that PC Party donor James Schlegel, CEO of Schlegel Villages Inc., a private, for profit long-term care chain, is a leading member of the government’s Incident Management System (IMS) Long-Term...

QUEEN’S PARK - Ontario NDP transit critic, Jessica Bell, released the following statement in response to a Toronto Star news report that found that Doug Ford’s privatized Ontario Line project is likely to miss its target 2027 completion date.

“The Ford government ripped up a shovel ready relief line plan...

QUEEN’S PARK — Doug Ford and his government should be assuring families complete transparency about their loved one’s long-term care home, not hiding vital information, said Official Opposition NDP Leader Andrea Horwath, who held a virtual press conference Tuesday with Tammy Coutu, whose grandmother died of...

NIAGARA — NDP Workplace Health and Safety critic Wayne Gates (Niagara Falls) and Ethics and Accountability critic Taras Natyshak (Essex) called on the Ford government to provide immediate resources to COVID-19 hotspots in the agricultural sector, where significant outbreaks of COVID-19 have occurred among migrant...

QUEEN’S PARK — As the Conservative government hikes hydro rates in the middle of a pandemic, Ontario NDP Energy critic Peter Tabuns said Premier Doug Ford’s failure to fix the electricity system is costing families.

Thanks to Ford’s hydro rate hike, Ontario families will pay 12.8 cents per kilowatt hour...

QUEEN’S PARK — Statement from Andrea Horwath in response to the announcement by Ontario Ombudsman Paul Dubé that his office will invoke their authority to investigate the oversight and actions of the Ministries of Health and Long Term Care in the long-term care sector:

“I welcome the...

OTTAWA — Joel Harden, NDP critic for Accessibility and Persons with Disabilities, issued this statement to mark National AccessAbility Week:

"As we mark National AccessAbility Week across Canada, we must recognize and celebrate the myriad contributions of Canadians living with disabilities to...

QUEEN’S PARK – NDP Official Opposition Leader Andrea Horwath says federal support for municipal infrastructure is welcome, but still leaves many municipalities without the operating funding they desperately need. Horwath is calling on Premier Doug Ford to step up and fill that gap, ensuring municipalities have...

LONDON — NDP MPPs for London Teresa Armstrong (London-Fanshawe), Terence Kernaghan (London North Centre) and Peggy Sattler (London West) said the Ford government must not penalize the city's licensed, non-profit child care operators for a recent change the province made to rules governing the centres' pay...

QUEEN’S PARK — NDP Leader Andrea Horwath released the following statement at the start of Pride Month 2020:

"Happy Pride month! This year, Pride is going to be celebrated in a very different way because of COVID-19, and we recognize that many 2SLGBTQIA+ folks will be deeply impacted by...