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February 27, 2026 STEVENS: “This was preventable.” Backlogs and overcrowding turned deadly at Toronto South jail QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP Shadow Solicitor General Jennie Stevens (St. Catherines) says the death of Euplio Cusano, a senior who needed supportive care for a brain injury and spent seven months in Toronto South Detention Centre without a bail hearing, is a shocking indictment of Doug Ford’s justice and... more » February 27, 2026 WONG-TAM: Ford’s underfunded, unsafe court rooms result in attack on Crown attorney QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP Shadow Attorney General Kristyn Wong-Tam (Toronto Centre) is calling on Doug Ford to finally make the province’s court rooms safer, after a Crown attorney was attacked during a dangerous offender hearing in... more » February 27, 2026 NDP FOI shows Ford’s decisions cost Thunder Bay Alstom workers good jobs THUNDER BAY – Recent documents obtained through a Freedom Of Information process has revealed that in 2020, Ford and his conservatives have mislead Thunder Bay workers to believing that their jobs were protected by strong Canadian content rules, while behind closed doors they were quietly cutting those requirements... more » February 27, 2026 NDP Slams Ford as Algonquin College Program Cuts Return to the Table OTTAWA - Chandra Pasma, MPP for Ottawa West-Nepean, released the following statement regarding news that Algonquin College will be considering program cuts after all at its Board of Governors meeting on Monday, after the College had announced the suspension of these cuts earlier this month:“I am deeply... more » February 27, 2026 Stop Hiding Behind Jurisdiction: MPP Mamakwa calls for Immediate Action from Ontario and Canada to Address the Energy Crisis in Nibinamik First Nation SIOUX LOOKOUT – Kiiwetinoong MPP and Ontario NDP Deputy Leader Sol Mamakwa has released the below statement following his visit to Nibinamik First Nation (also known as Summer Beaver) on Thursday, February 26, 2026. His visit came in the wake of a 5-day power outage that put the safety of the community at risk... more » February 26, 2026 FIFE: Local medtech leaders driving jobs and better patient care WATERLOO — Ontario NDP MPP Catherine Fife says local life sciences companies are demonstrating how homegrown innovation can strengthen Ontario’s economy while improving health outcomes:“Waterloo Region is home to some truly outstanding companies like Intellijoint Surgical and Vena Medical that are... more » February 26, 2026 GRETZKY: Amherstburg workers abandoned as Crown Royal plant shuts down early WINDSOR — Ontario NDP MPP Lisa Gretzky (Windsor West) says workers in Amherstburg and across Windsor-Essex were abandoned after Diageo abruptly shut down the Crown Royal bottling plant two days ahead of schedule without warning, leaving nearly 200 people without... more » February 26, 2026 Doug Ford’s Ontario Place ads cost taxpayers nearly $2 million QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP MPP Chris Glover (Spadina—Fort York) is calling out Doug Ford for spending nearly $2 million on his Ontario Place ads.Documents obtained by an NDP Freedom of Information (FOI) request revealed that the Ford government spent $1,737,051.59 (pre-tax) on the Ontario Place ads... more » February 26, 2026 MPP Gretzky rips Ford government for no longer tracking deaths of children in care QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP Shadow Minister for Children, Community, and Social Services Lisa Gretzky (Windsor West) blasted the Ford government for no longer tracking data on the deaths of children under the care of a children’s aid... more » February 25, 2026 NDP MPPs call for an investigation following incident at James Cardinal McGuigan QUEEN'S PARK — Official Opposition NDP Education Critic Chandra Pasma (Ottawa West—Nepean) and MPP Tom Rakocevic (Humber River—Black Creek) are echoing calls for a thorough investigation into the recent media reports of a serious and troubling incident of anti-Black racism at James Cardinal... more » February 25, 2026 BELL: Food costs rise, housing numbers fall in latest FAO report QUEEN’S PARK — 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... more » February 23, 2026 Ford’s Northern neglect leads to another ER closure QUEEN’S PARK - 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. NDP critic for health MPP France Gélinas (Nickel Belt) and MPP Dr. Robin Lennox (Hamilton Centre) released the following... more »" /> February 27, 2026 STEVENS: “This was preventable.” Backlogs and overcrowding turned deadly at Toronto South jail QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP Shadow Solicitor General Jennie Stevens (St. Catherines) says the death of Euplio Cusano, a senior who needed supportive care for a brain injury and spent seven months in Toronto South Detention Centre without a bail hearing, is a shocking indictment of Doug Ford’s justice and... more » February 27, 2026 WONG-TAM: Ford’s underfunded, unsafe court rooms result in attack on Crown attorney QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP Shadow Attorney General Kristyn Wong-Tam (Toronto Centre) is calling on Doug Ford to finally make the province’s court rooms safer, after a Crown attorney was attacked during a dangerous offender hearing in... more » February 27, 2026 NDP FOI shows Ford’s decisions cost Thunder Bay Alstom workers good jobs THUNDER BAY – Recent documents obtained through a Freedom Of Information process has revealed that in 2020, Ford and his conservatives have mislead Thunder Bay workers to believing that their jobs were protected by strong Canadian content rules, while behind closed doors they were quietly cutting those requirements... more » February 27, 2026 NDP Slams Ford as Algonquin College Program Cuts Return to the Table OTTAWA - Chandra Pasma, MPP for Ottawa West-Nepean, released the following statement regarding news that Algonquin College will be considering program cuts after all at its Board of Governors meeting on Monday, after the College had announced the suspension of these cuts earlier this month:“I am deeply... more » February 27, 2026 Stop Hiding Behind Jurisdiction: MPP Mamakwa calls for Immediate Action from Ontario and Canada to Address the Energy Crisis in Nibinamik First Nation SIOUX LOOKOUT – Kiiwetinoong MPP and Ontario NDP Deputy Leader Sol Mamakwa has released the below statement following his visit to Nibinamik First Nation (also known as Summer Beaver) on Thursday, February 26, 2026. His visit came in the wake of a 5-day power outage that put the safety of the community at risk... more » February 26, 2026 FIFE: Local medtech leaders driving jobs and better patient care WATERLOO — Ontario NDP MPP Catherine Fife says local life sciences companies are demonstrating how homegrown innovation can strengthen Ontario’s economy while improving health outcomes:“Waterloo Region is home to some truly outstanding companies like Intellijoint Surgical and Vena Medical that are... more » February 26, 2026 GRETZKY: Amherstburg workers abandoned as Crown Royal plant shuts down early WINDSOR — Ontario NDP MPP Lisa Gretzky (Windsor West) says workers in Amherstburg and across Windsor-Essex were abandoned after Diageo abruptly shut down the Crown Royal bottling plant two days ahead of schedule without warning, leaving nearly 200 people without... more » February 26, 2026 Doug Ford’s Ontario Place ads cost taxpayers nearly $2 million QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP MPP Chris Glover (Spadina—Fort York) is calling out Doug Ford for spending nearly $2 million on his Ontario Place ads.Documents obtained by an NDP Freedom of Information (FOI) request revealed that the Ford government spent $1,737,051.59 (pre-tax) on the Ontario Place ads... more » February 26, 2026 MPP Gretzky rips Ford government for no longer tracking deaths of children in care QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP Shadow Minister for Children, Community, and Social Services Lisa Gretzky (Windsor West) blasted the Ford government for no longer tracking data on the deaths of children under the care of a children’s aid... more » February 25, 2026 NDP MPPs call for an investigation following incident at James Cardinal McGuigan QUEEN'S PARK — Official Opposition NDP Education Critic Chandra Pasma (Ottawa West—Nepean) and MPP Tom Rakocevic (Humber River—Black Creek) are echoing calls for a thorough investigation into the recent media reports of a serious and troubling incident of anti-Black racism at James Cardinal... more » February 25, 2026 BELL: Food costs rise, housing numbers fall in latest FAO report QUEEN’S PARK — 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... more » February 23, 2026 Ford’s Northern neglect leads to another ER closure QUEEN’S PARK - 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. NDP critic for health MPP France Gélinas (Nickel Belt) and MPP Dr. Robin Lennox (Hamilton Centre) released the following... more »" /> February 27, 2026 STEVENS: “This was preventable.” Backlogs and overcrowding turned deadly at Toronto South jail QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP Shadow Solicitor General Jennie Stevens (St. Catherines) says the death of Euplio Cusano, a senior who needed supportive care for a brain injury and spent seven months in Toronto South Detention Centre without a bail hearing, is a shocking indictment of Doug Ford’s justice and... more » February 27, 2026 WONG-TAM: Ford’s underfunded, unsafe court rooms result in attack on Crown attorney QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP Shadow Attorney General Kristyn Wong-Tam (Toronto Centre) is calling on Doug Ford to finally make the province’s court rooms safer, after a Crown attorney was attacked during a dangerous offender hearing in... more » February 27, 2026 NDP FOI shows Ford’s decisions cost Thunder Bay Alstom workers good jobs THUNDER BAY – Recent documents obtained through a Freedom Of Information process has revealed that in 2020, Ford and his conservatives have mislead Thunder Bay workers to believing that their jobs were protected by strong Canadian content rules, while behind closed doors they were quietly cutting those requirements... more » February 27, 2026 NDP Slams Ford as Algonquin College Program Cuts Return to the Table OTTAWA - Chandra Pasma, MPP for Ottawa West-Nepean, released the following statement regarding news that Algonquin College will be considering program cuts after all at its Board of Governors meeting on Monday, after the College had announced the suspension of these cuts earlier this month:“I am deeply... more » February 27, 2026 Stop Hiding Behind Jurisdiction: MPP Mamakwa calls for Immediate Action from Ontario and Canada to Address the Energy Crisis in Nibinamik First Nation SIOUX LOOKOUT – Kiiwetinoong MPP and Ontario NDP Deputy Leader Sol Mamakwa has released the below statement following his visit to Nibinamik First Nation (also known as Summer Beaver) on Thursday, February 26, 2026. His visit came in the wake of a 5-day power outage that put the safety of the community at risk... more » February 26, 2026 FIFE: Local medtech leaders driving jobs and better patient care WATERLOO — Ontario NDP MPP Catherine Fife says local life sciences companies are demonstrating how homegrown innovation can strengthen Ontario’s economy while improving health outcomes:“Waterloo Region is home to some truly outstanding companies like Intellijoint Surgical and Vena Medical that are... more » February 26, 2026 GRETZKY: Amherstburg workers abandoned as Crown Royal plant shuts down early WINDSOR — Ontario NDP MPP Lisa Gretzky (Windsor West) says workers in Amherstburg and across Windsor-Essex were abandoned after Diageo abruptly shut down the Crown Royal bottling plant two days ahead of schedule without warning, leaving nearly 200 people without... more » February 26, 2026 Doug Ford’s Ontario Place ads cost taxpayers nearly $2 million QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP MPP Chris Glover (Spadina—Fort York) is calling out Doug Ford for spending nearly $2 million on his Ontario Place ads.Documents obtained by an NDP Freedom of Information (FOI) request revealed that the Ford government spent $1,737,051.59 (pre-tax) on the Ontario Place ads... more » February 26, 2026 MPP Gretzky rips Ford government for no longer tracking deaths of children in care QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP Shadow Minister for Children, Community, and Social Services Lisa Gretzky (Windsor West) blasted the Ford government for no longer tracking data on the deaths of children under the care of a children’s aid... more » February 25, 2026 NDP MPPs call for an investigation following incident at James Cardinal McGuigan QUEEN'S PARK — Official Opposition NDP Education Critic Chandra Pasma (Ottawa West—Nepean) and MPP Tom Rakocevic (Humber River—Black Creek) are echoing calls for a thorough investigation into the recent media reports of a serious and troubling incident of anti-Black racism at James Cardinal... more » February 25, 2026 BELL: Food costs rise, housing numbers fall in latest FAO report QUEEN’S PARK — 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... more » February 23, 2026 Ford’s Northern neglect leads to another ER closure QUEEN’S PARK - 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. NDP critic for health MPP France Gélinas (Nickel Belt) and MPP Dr. Robin Lennox (Hamilton Centre) released the following... more »" />