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Horwath lays out Ontario’s first electric vehicle strategy in Lakefield
LAKEFIELD — Andrea Horwath, Leader of the Official Opposition New Democrats, has released Ontario’s first zero-emissions vehicles strategy, which will mean that by 2035 every new car sold in Ontario will be electric.
“We’re going to make it easy and affordable for people to buy, charge and ride...
Horwath vows to add the Carruthers Creek Headwaters to the Greenbelt
AJAX — Andrea Horwath, Leader of the Official Opposition New Democrats, announced Wednesday that if the NDP is elected in 2022, she will add the Carruthers Creek Headwaters to Ontario’s Greenbelt.
“The science is clear — if we allow the Carruthers Headwaters to be paved over, we will see floodwaters...
Shaw urges Ford to pass Nancy Rose Act for better pediatric palliative care
QUEEN’S PARK – NDP MPP Sandy Shaw (Hamilton West–Ancaster–Dundas) will re-introduce her private member’s bill, the Nancy Rose Act, which would create a pediatric palliative strategy in Ontario. The bill is named for Shaw’s younger sister, Nancy Rose, who passed away from leukemia as a child.
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NDP calls for Gravelle to be removed from Liberal caucus
QUEEN’S PARK — The Ontario NDP is calling on Steven Del Duca to stop his caucus and party’s mixed messaging on vaccines by removing Liberal MPP Michael Gravelle (Thunder Bay—Superior North) from caucus. Gravelle has repeatedly advocated for frontline health care workers who refuse to get the vaccine — like...
NDP MPP Bourgouin calls on Ford to stop blocking relief at the pumps
QUEEN’S PARK — NDP MPP Guy Bourgouin (Mushkegowuk-James Bay) demanded that Doug Ford take immediate action on gas prices as Northerners are paying the highest prices in the province.
“During the last election, Doug Ford promised to lower gas prices by 10 cents a litre,” said Bourgouin. “That was more...
Reality Check: Doug’s Buddies
TORONTO — Today in Question Period, Premier Ford told the Assembly, “I don’t even know anybody from big, huge corporations.”
Just to remind the Premier:
He knows Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment CEO Michael Friisdahl –...
NDP introduces bill to lift gig and contract workers
QUEEN’S PARK - NDP Labour critic Peggy Sattler (London West) will introduce a bill to protect Ontario workers from being denied their basic workplace rights because they are misclassified as independent contractors when they are not. This is common among delivery drivers, cleaners, home health care workers, Uber...
Horwath calls for vote to start massive nursing hiring and retention plan
QUEEN'S PARK — Official Opposition NDP Leader Andrea Horwath will move a motion in the legislature Monday to launch a massive, province-wide hiring and retention strategy to address Ontario's health care staffing crisis.
Horwath's urgent action plan includes hiring thousands of nurses and personal...
Brampton Civic health care hero to run for Horwath’s NDP
BRAMPTON — Navjit Kaur will run with Ontario’s New Democrats in Brampton West in 2022. Kaur is a Registered Respiratory Therapist working at Brampton Civic Hospital. After years of seeing hallway medicine and caring for patients suffering through painfully long waits, Kaur has spent 18 months on the frontlines of...
Horwath calls for grants to help local businesses to catch up
SARNIA – Official Opposition Leader Andrea Horwath released the following statement:
“Most Ontarians have done the right thing by getting vaccinated to protect ourselves and our vulnerable neighbours. We all deserve to get back to safely doing the things we enjoy.
Small and local...
Horwath urges Ford to have provincial vaccine roll out plan for kids
SARNIA — Official Opposition NDP Leader Andrea Horwath is calling for a province-wide plan to roll out the COVID-19 vaccine to children as soon as it’s approved.
The St. Clair Catholic District School in the Sarnia region has the highest rate of student COVID cases in the province at 233 infections per...
Andrew Drummond chosen to be the NDP candidate in Burlington
BURLINGTON — New Democrats in Burlington have selected local community advocate and telecommunications worker Andrew Drummond to be their NDP candidate in the 2022 provincial election.
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NDP Leader Andrea Horwath
“Andrew is exactly the kind of community builder that...
