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Ontario celebrates first Orthodox Christian Week
QUEEN’S PARK — Yesterday, Orthodox Christian leadership from across Ontario came to Queen's Park to celebrate the inaugural Orthodox Christian Week.
This new week of significance in Ontario became law in December 2024 after Bill 167: Orthodox Christian Week Act, tabled by MPP Rakocevic, received...
“Devastating,” NDP joins calls to implement expert recommendations to support students with disabilities in Ontario classrooms
QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP Shadow Minister for Education, Chandra Pasma (Ottawa West – Nepean), and Shadow Minister with responsibility for the Ontario Autism Program, Alexa Gilmour (Parkdale – High Park), have issued the following response to Community Living Ontario’s report on the reality that students...
NDP: Greenbelt lobbyist Mr. X in hot water with 2-year lobbying ban
QUEEN’S PARK – Marit Stiles, Leader of the Official Opposition has released the following statement in response to the Integrity Commissioner’s 2-year lobbying ban on John Mutton a.k.a. Mr. X, as well as the naming of Matt Johnston, both prominent characters in Premier Ford’s Greenbelt carve-up:
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NDP: Therme hit the Jackpot. Ontarians got ripped off.
TORONTO – A bombshell New York Times investigation revealed that Ontario taxpayer dollars are going into the pockets of a company that misrepresented itself to get a 95-year lease from the Ford government for Ontario...
Ontario NDP responds to Throne Speech with calls to strengthen Ontario
QUEEN’S PARK – In response to today’s speech from the Throne, Leader of the Official Opposition NDP Marit Stiles is calling on Ford’s Conservative government to meet this moment with unity, clear priorities, and a plan to deliver relief and results for the workers who build this province:
“As families...
Catherine Fife to lead Marit Stiles’ Advisory Council on Tariff Response and Economic Security
QUEEN’S PARK – Ahead of the 44th Parliament, Marit Stiles, Leader of the Official Opposition NDP, has appointed MPP Catherine Fife (Waterloo) to chair the Leader’s Advisory Council on Tariff Response and Economic Security.
Fife, the Shadow Minister for Economic Development and Trade, has been tasked with...
Ontario NDP Returns to Queen’s Park Ready to Strengthen Ontario
Stiles calls on Ford government to deliver relief, protect jobs, and work across party lines to chart a stronger economic course
QUEEN’S PARK — As the 44th Parliament begins, Marit Stiles and the Ontario NDP are returning to the legislature with a focused team, a renewed mandate as the Official...
NDP: Financial watchdog report shows steady decline in hospital beds, doctors, and social assistance over the past three decades
TORONTO – Ontario NDP Shadow Minister for Finance Jessica Bell (University – Rosedale) has issued the following statement in response to the Financial Accountability Officer’s latest report showing a decline in government spending on key social programs:
“The report shines a spotlight on what the...
Stiles names new shadow cabinet
QUEEN’S PARK – Marit Stiles unveiled the Shadow Cabinet for the 44th Legislative Assembly of Ontario. The Ontario NDP was re-elected as the Official Opposition at Queen’s Park with 27 seats representing communities in every corner of the province.
“The people have put their trust in New Democrats to...
NDP: “Ready to roll up our sleeves and get to work,” Stiles meets with caucus and outlines priorities
QUEEN’S PARK – Marit Stiles, Leader of the Official Opposition NDP, addressed her newly elected caucus ahead of the 45th Parliament. Stiles outlined her team’s priorities and a plan to get moving on tariff-proofing the province’s economy and keep the focus on hiring doctors, fixing homes, and fighting rising...
NDP: Ontarians deserve a cabinet that reflects their priorities
TORONTO — Marit Stiles, Leader of the Official Opposition, released the following statement in response to Doug Ford’s cabinet announcement:
“I want to congratulate Premier Ford and the new cabinet as they are sworn in. However, at this critical moment for Ontario, this is not the time for more of the...
NDP: Ontario must do more to support workers in tariff-exposed industries
TORONTO – Marit Stiles, Leader of the Official Opposition, released the following statement in response to the ongoing trade war with the United States:
"Trump’s reckless and constantly shifting tariff threats, now focused on steel and aluminum, are risking jobs on both sides of the border."
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