Provincial NDP

QUEEN’S PARK – Hamilton Centre MPP Andrea Horwath wants action on a McGuinty government report showing that families in Hamilton-Niagara families wait longer for children’s mental health services than anywhere else in Ontario.   During Question Period today Horwath demanded to know how the Liberal government intends to address the problem.   “When will ...

QUEEN’S PARK – Howard Hampton, NDP MPP for Kenora—Rainy River, today said that if the McGuinty government wants to develop the mining potential of the Ring of Fire region, it must begin with an open and honest consultation and accommodation of the rights and interests of the First Nation communities ...

QUEEN’S PARK – The McGuinty government’s Throne Speech offers no relief to Ontarians worried about their jobs, their health care, and the growing cost of living, says NDP Leader Andrea Horwath. “Ontario families worried about their jobs, their health care, and the growing cost of living got a Throne Speech that ...

International Women’s Day offers us an annual opportunity to celebrate the pioneering individuals who have led the struggles to create a society that promotes diversity, tolerance, safety, social justice and equality between women and men. Even in a country as young as Canada, there is no shortage of courageous women ...

QUEEN’S PARK – NDP Leader Andrea Horwath today called on the Liberal government to allow Six Nations emergency medical services (EMS) personnel to perform procedures for which they are fully trained, but which obscure government directives prevent them from administering. During Question Period today, Horwath accused the Ministry of Health of ...

QUEEN’S PARK - Ontarians concerned about the integrity of cancer tests deserve to know why the McGuinty Liberals made no changes to pathology protocols despite a series of nearly identical errors uncovered two years ago, said NDP Leader Andrea Horwath.  "We owe it to all Ontarians, especially women, to make sure ...

QUEEN’S PARK – NDP Leader Andrea Horwath today asked Premier Dalton McGuinty if he will commit to reopening emergency rooms in Port Colborne and Fort Erie if a coroner’s jury determines that their closure contributed to the death of Reilly Anzovino, an 18-year-old Fort Erie resident. The coroner’s inquest into ...

QUEEN’S PARK – NDP Public Transit Critic Cheri DiNovo is blaming the McGuinty Liberals’ neglect of public transit for skyrocketing fares in Ottawa. During today’s Question Period, she accused the McGuinty government of standing idly by as public transit fares become increasingly expensive. “Despite all the government’s talk about its ...

QUEEN’S PARK – Howard Hampton, MPP Kenora-Rainy River stood up in the Ontario Legislature today to ask the Minister of Finance, Dwight Duncan, what his plans are to ensure the laid-off workers of Buchanan Group of companies receive the $30 million in severance and termination pay they are entitled to. ...

QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath is welcoming today’s announcement by Chief Coroner Dr. Andrew McCallum to call an inquest into the death of Reilly Anzovino. Ms. Anzovino, an 18-year-old Fort Erie resident, tragically died while being transported to Welland Hospital after suffering injuries in a Boxing Day car ...

QUEEN'S PARK – NDP Health Critic France Gélinas is demanding the McGuinty Liberal government immediately address the growing health care crisis in Ottawa.   At the Queensway-Carleton hospital, 9 of 14 planned surgeries last Friday were cancelled, the emergency room is backed up and the occupancy rate is at a staggering 113 ...

QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath today issued the following statement on Saturday’s earthquake in Chile:   “My thoughts and prayers are with the people of Chile, a sentiment undoubtedly shared by all Ontarians. A special thought goes out to Canadians of Chilean descent who now call Ontario home and ...

QUEEN’S PARK - As shocking news emerges from the Greek debt crisis, NDP Finance Critic Peter Tabuns is calling on the McGuinty Liberals to sack New York investment bank Goldman Sachs.  McGuinty is using the bank to help sell Ontario assets, including lotteries, liquor stores and electricity.  Even as Greek lottery ...

QUEEN’S PARK – NDP Leader Andrea Horwath today demanded the McGuinty government get its health care house in order and improve palliative care for Ottawa-area residents.   During Question Period, she referenced remarks from a renowned palliative care expert who publicly stated that there exists a “big, big gap” when it comes ...

QUEEN’S PARK – The McGuinty Liberals must explain why they accepted more than $12,000 in political contributions from the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA), NDP Critic Michael Prue said today.   “These donations show the provincial Liberals were given a lift by an organization most Ontarians thought was non-partisan,” Prue said.   “The public ...

  QUEEN’S PARK -  NDP MPP Cheri DiNovo is calling for amendments to the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act to address the issue of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for front-line workers.   "Under current rules, front-line workers must go through painstaking steps in order to receive WSIB benefits based on post traumatic stress ...

Queen’s Park - France Gélinas, Ontario NDP Health Critic and Nickel Belt MPP, brought the plight of rural and northern communities to the floor of the Ontario Legislature during Question Period.  “The health care services, emergency rooms, operating rooms, in-patient beds and outpatient services in northern and rural communities are ...

QUEEN’S PARK – With Ontario home care service contracts set to expire at the end of March and with Brockville as an example of what’s to be gained and lost, NDP Leader Andrea Horwath today demanded the McGuinty government put an end to competitive bidding in the home care sector. ...

QUEEN'S PARK – NDP MPP and Employment Standards Critic Cheri DiNovo is blasting the McGuinty government for its lack of action on workplace safety. In the wake of two recent tragic workplace accidents in Toronto that claimed five lives, DiNovo asked Labour Minister Peter Fonseca this morning to update Ontarians ...

QUEEN’S PARK - Earlier today during Question Period, Hampton asked about the McGuinty government’s recent decision to bail-out Nortel’s pension plan. "Just as a by-election was called in an Ottawa riding where thousands of ex-Nortel workers live, the McGuinty Liberals suddenly found $200-million to put into the underfunded Nortel pension plan," ...