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June 17, 2026 NDP calls for audit into Ford government giving $1 billion to private administrators of public services TORONTO — Ontario NDP Shadow Minister for Finance and Treasury Board Jessica Bell (University—Rosedale) has written to Auditor General Shelley Spence, requesting an audit into three private companies that have received more than $1 billion in taxpayer dollars from the Ford government to administer funding to... more » June 17, 2026 “Will the Solicitor General please stand up?” — NDP calls for accountability QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP Shadow Solicitor General Jennie Stevens (St. Catharines), and Shadow Attorney General Kristyn Wong-Tam (Toronto Centre) are continuing to call for accountability from Solicitor General Michael Kerzner, as Ontario’s jails remain in an untenable state.Reporting by Global News... more » June 17, 2026 STILES: Big Spender Ford needs to stop lighting tax dollars on fire QUEEN’S PARK — Official Opposition Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles has issued the following statement, after Freedom of Information (FOI) requests from The Trillium revealed that Doug Ford spent nearly $10 million on his “Protect Ontario” advertising campaign in... more » June 17, 2026 Vaugeois calls on MPP Kevin Holland to meet with OPSEU workers THUNDER BAY – Ontario NDP MPP Lise Vaugeois (Thunder Bay – Superior North) is calling on Thunder Bay – Atikokan MPP Kevin Holland to formally apologize for hitting an OPSEU Local 740 worker with his... more » June 16, 2026 Mamakwa: Ontario must respect Grassy Narrows First Nation’s right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent SIOUX LOOKOUT – Ontario NDP Deputy Leader Sol Mamakwa (Kiiwetinoong) and Shadow Minister for Indigenous and Treaty Relations is calling on the Government of Ontario to respect the right of Asubpeeschoseewagong Netum Anishinabek (Grassy Narrows First Nation) to free, prior and informed consent for all developments... more » June 16, 2026 Only thing growing under Ford’s watch is health care wait times and hallway medicine HAMILTON and NICKEL BELT – As Ontario continues to face hospital overcrowding while Ford’s Minister of Health has been awarded a 5-month long summer vacation, NDP Shadow Minister for Mental Health and Addictions, with responsibility for Primary Care, Dr. Robin Lennox (Hamilton Centre), and Shadow Minister of... more » June 16, 2026 NDP call on Ford, Carney to release secret Billy Bishop plan QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP MPP Chris Glover (Spadina—Fort York) and Shadow Finance Minister Jessica Bell (University—Rosedale) say the secrecy from the Ford government, the Toronto Port Authority (TPA), and the federal government surrounding the proposed Billy Bishop expansion must come to an end.The... more » June 16, 2026 McKenney: Where are the homes Doug Ford promised to build OTTAWA – NDP Shadow Minister for Housing, Catherine McKenney (Ottawa Centre) called out Doug Ford and his Minister of Housing for not delivering on the promised 1.5 million homes, as housing starts took a dip in May:“Doug Ford... more » June 15, 2026 NDP MPP Jamie West condemns the acts of hate that unfolded at Sudbury Memorial SUDBURY – Following the disturbing and unacceptable events that unfolded over the weekend at the Crosses for Change in Sudbury, NDP MPP Jamie West released the following... more » June 15, 2026 Stiles calls out Ford’s pattern of preferential treatment following Star investigation into Kinross deal QUEEN’S PARK – Marit Stiles, Leader of the Official Opposition, is calling out the Ford government following a damning investigation from the Toronto Star that revealed internal documents showing a Ford government staffer potentially breaking ethics rules and giving preferential treatment to a private... more » June 12, 2026 MPP Wong-Tam stands with Rayah Café owners as they face unfair eviction TORONTO – MPP Kristyn Wong-Tam (Toronto Centre) joined Wafa El Rhazi, owner of Rayah Café, and Aaron Binder of the Better Way Alliance at Rayah Café today to stand against unfair eviction threats from their landlord.“It is unacceptable that small businesses in our province take the risk of investing in... more » June 12, 2026 GLOVER: No business case, no plan, and a sham consultation, it’s time to shut down Ford’s waterfront scheme QUEEN’S PARK –– Ontario NDP MPP Chris Glover says it’s time for Prime Minister Mark Carney and his Toronto MPs to be accountable to the people of Toronto, and stop Doug Ford’s Billy Bishop expansion scheme, after Canadian press reporting revealed that no plans will be released during the ongoing public... more »" /> June 17, 2026 NDP calls for audit into Ford government giving $1 billion to private administrators of public services TORONTO — Ontario NDP Shadow Minister for Finance and Treasury Board Jessica Bell (University—Rosedale) has written to Auditor General Shelley Spence, requesting an audit into three private companies that have received more than $1 billion in taxpayer dollars from the Ford government to administer funding to... more » June 17, 2026 “Will the Solicitor General please stand up?” — NDP calls for accountability QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP Shadow Solicitor General Jennie Stevens (St. Catharines), and Shadow Attorney General Kristyn Wong-Tam (Toronto Centre) are continuing to call for accountability from Solicitor General Michael Kerzner, as Ontario’s jails remain in an untenable state.Reporting by Global News... more » June 17, 2026 STILES: Big Spender Ford needs to stop lighting tax dollars on fire QUEEN’S PARK — Official Opposition Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles has issued the following statement, after Freedom of Information (FOI) requests from The Trillium revealed that Doug Ford spent nearly $10 million on his “Protect Ontario” advertising campaign in... more » June 17, 2026 Vaugeois calls on MPP Kevin Holland to meet with OPSEU workers THUNDER BAY – Ontario NDP MPP Lise Vaugeois (Thunder Bay – Superior North) is calling on Thunder Bay – Atikokan MPP Kevin Holland to formally apologize for hitting an OPSEU Local 740 worker with his... more » June 16, 2026 Mamakwa: Ontario must respect Grassy Narrows First Nation’s right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent SIOUX LOOKOUT – Ontario NDP Deputy Leader Sol Mamakwa (Kiiwetinoong) and Shadow Minister for Indigenous and Treaty Relations is calling on the Government of Ontario to respect the right of Asubpeeschoseewagong Netum Anishinabek (Grassy Narrows First Nation) to free, prior and informed consent for all developments... more » June 16, 2026 Only thing growing under Ford’s watch is health care wait times and hallway medicine HAMILTON and NICKEL BELT – As Ontario continues to face hospital overcrowding while Ford’s Minister of Health has been awarded a 5-month long summer vacation, NDP Shadow Minister for Mental Health and Addictions, with responsibility for Primary Care, Dr. Robin Lennox (Hamilton Centre), and Shadow Minister of... more » June 16, 2026 NDP call on Ford, Carney to release secret Billy Bishop plan QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP MPP Chris Glover (Spadina—Fort York) and Shadow Finance Minister Jessica Bell (University—Rosedale) say the secrecy from the Ford government, the Toronto Port Authority (TPA), and the federal government surrounding the proposed Billy Bishop expansion must come to an end.The... more » June 16, 2026 McKenney: Where are the homes Doug Ford promised to build OTTAWA – NDP Shadow Minister for Housing, Catherine McKenney (Ottawa Centre) called out Doug Ford and his Minister of Housing for not delivering on the promised 1.5 million homes, as housing starts took a dip in May:“Doug Ford... more » June 15, 2026 NDP MPP Jamie West condemns the acts of hate that unfolded at Sudbury Memorial SUDBURY – Following the disturbing and unacceptable events that unfolded over the weekend at the Crosses for Change in Sudbury, NDP MPP Jamie West released the following... more » June 15, 2026 Stiles calls out Ford’s pattern of preferential treatment following Star investigation into Kinross deal QUEEN’S PARK – Marit Stiles, Leader of the Official Opposition, is calling out the Ford government following a damning investigation from the Toronto Star that revealed internal documents showing a Ford government staffer potentially breaking ethics rules and giving preferential treatment to a private... more » June 12, 2026 MPP Wong-Tam stands with Rayah Café owners as they face unfair eviction TORONTO – MPP Kristyn Wong-Tam (Toronto Centre) joined Wafa El Rhazi, owner of Rayah Café, and Aaron Binder of the Better Way Alliance at Rayah Café today to stand against unfair eviction threats from their landlord.“It is unacceptable that small businesses in our province take the risk of investing in... more » June 12, 2026 GLOVER: No business case, no plan, and a sham consultation, it’s time to shut down Ford’s waterfront scheme QUEEN’S PARK –– Ontario NDP MPP Chris Glover says it’s time for Prime Minister Mark Carney and his Toronto MPs to be accountable to the people of Toronto, and stop Doug Ford’s Billy Bishop expansion scheme, after Canadian press reporting revealed that no plans will be released during the ongoing public... more »" /> June 17, 2026 NDP calls for audit into Ford government giving $1 billion to private administrators of public services TORONTO — Ontario NDP Shadow Minister for Finance and Treasury Board Jessica Bell (University—Rosedale) has written to Auditor General Shelley Spence, requesting an audit into three private companies that have received more than $1 billion in taxpayer dollars from the Ford government to administer funding to... more » June 17, 2026 “Will the Solicitor General please stand up?” — NDP calls for accountability QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP Shadow Solicitor General Jennie Stevens (St. Catharines), and Shadow Attorney General Kristyn Wong-Tam (Toronto Centre) are continuing to call for accountability from Solicitor General Michael Kerzner, as Ontario’s jails remain in an untenable state.Reporting by Global News... more » June 17, 2026 STILES: Big Spender Ford needs to stop lighting tax dollars on fire QUEEN’S PARK — Official Opposition Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles has issued the following statement, after Freedom of Information (FOI) requests from The Trillium revealed that Doug Ford spent nearly $10 million on his “Protect Ontario” advertising campaign in... more » June 17, 2026 Vaugeois calls on MPP Kevin Holland to meet with OPSEU workers THUNDER BAY – Ontario NDP MPP Lise Vaugeois (Thunder Bay – Superior North) is calling on Thunder Bay – Atikokan MPP Kevin Holland to formally apologize for hitting an OPSEU Local 740 worker with his... more » June 16, 2026 Mamakwa: Ontario must respect Grassy Narrows First Nation’s right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent SIOUX LOOKOUT – Ontario NDP Deputy Leader Sol Mamakwa (Kiiwetinoong) and Shadow Minister for Indigenous and Treaty Relations is calling on the Government of Ontario to respect the right of Asubpeeschoseewagong Netum Anishinabek (Grassy Narrows First Nation) to free, prior and informed consent for all developments... more » June 16, 2026 Only thing growing under Ford’s watch is health care wait times and hallway medicine HAMILTON and NICKEL BELT – As Ontario continues to face hospital overcrowding while Ford’s Minister of Health has been awarded a 5-month long summer vacation, NDP Shadow Minister for Mental Health and Addictions, with responsibility for Primary Care, Dr. Robin Lennox (Hamilton Centre), and Shadow Minister of... more » June 16, 2026 NDP call on Ford, Carney to release secret Billy Bishop plan QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP MPP Chris Glover (Spadina—Fort York) and Shadow Finance Minister Jessica Bell (University—Rosedale) say the secrecy from the Ford government, the Toronto Port Authority (TPA), and the federal government surrounding the proposed Billy Bishop expansion must come to an end.The... more » June 16, 2026 McKenney: Where are the homes Doug Ford promised to build OTTAWA – NDP Shadow Minister for Housing, Catherine McKenney (Ottawa Centre) called out Doug Ford and his Minister of Housing for not delivering on the promised 1.5 million homes, as housing starts took a dip in May:“Doug Ford... more » June 15, 2026 NDP MPP Jamie West condemns the acts of hate that unfolded at Sudbury Memorial SUDBURY – Following the disturbing and unacceptable events that unfolded over the weekend at the Crosses for Change in Sudbury, NDP MPP Jamie West released the following... more » June 15, 2026 Stiles calls out Ford’s pattern of preferential treatment following Star investigation into Kinross deal QUEEN’S PARK – Marit Stiles, Leader of the Official Opposition, is calling out the Ford government following a damning investigation from the Toronto Star that revealed internal documents showing a Ford government staffer potentially breaking ethics rules and giving preferential treatment to a private... more » June 12, 2026 MPP Wong-Tam stands with Rayah Café owners as they face unfair eviction TORONTO – MPP Kristyn Wong-Tam (Toronto Centre) joined Wafa El Rhazi, owner of Rayah Café, and Aaron Binder of the Better Way Alliance at Rayah Café today to stand against unfair eviction threats from their landlord.“It is unacceptable that small businesses in our province take the risk of investing in... more » June 12, 2026 GLOVER: No business case, no plan, and a sham consultation, it’s time to shut down Ford’s waterfront scheme QUEEN’S PARK –– Ontario NDP MPP Chris Glover says it’s time for Prime Minister Mark Carney and his Toronto MPs to be accountable to the people of Toronto, and stop Doug Ford’s Billy Bishop expansion scheme, after Canadian press reporting revealed that no plans will be released during the ongoing public... more »" />