Hospital patients left behind as for-profit clinics poach staff
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Marit Stiles and Ottawa Centre MPP Joel Harden held a press conference today outside Ottawa Hospital’s Riverside Campus, to discuss the recent opening of a private for-profit or...
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Sol Mamakwa calls on Ford government to uphold First Nations' rights and protocols
QUEEN’S PARK - During Question Period today, MPP Sol Mamakwa (kiiwetinoong) NDP Deputy Leader and Critic for Indigenous and Treaty Relations, opened with a critical question to the Ford government ...
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On International Women’s Day, Ford again refuses to declare intimate partner violence an epidemic
QUEEN’S PARK – MPP Kristyn Wong-Tam (Toronto Centre) released the following statement after the Ford Conservatives once again ignored their call to honour the Renfrew Inquest recommendations and de...
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NDP tables motion to make contraceptives available under OHIP
QUEEN'S PARK – MPP Jennie Stevens (St. Catharines) tabled a motion to expand OHIP to cover prescription contraception and remove cost barriers limiting people's ability to choose their reproductive...
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NDP: Ford’s plan for health care fails Ontarians by $21.3 billion
QUEEN’S PARK – The Financial Accountability Office (FAO) report found that the Ford Conservatives’ plan will fall $21.3 billion short of the funding needed for hospitals, home care, and long-term c...
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Stiles, NDP wish women around the world happy International Women’s Day
QUEEN’S PARK – Leader of the Official Opposition Marit Stiles (Davenport) and MPP Jill Andrew (Toronto—St. Paul’s), the NDP Critic for Women’s Social and Economic Opportunities released the followi...
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Conservatives failing to prevent elderly abuse in Ontario: NDP
QUEEN’S PARK – Today in Question Period, NDP MPP Lise Vaugeois (Thunder Bay—Superior North) called on Premier Ford to make preventing abuse of seniors one of its top priorities. The NDP is demandin...
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MPP Taylor tables bill to create new emergency alert for vulnerable persons
QUEEN’S PARK – Monique Taylor (Hamilton Mountain), NDP critic for Children, Community, and Social Services, tabled a bill yesterday that would create a new alert for missing vulnerable persons.
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NDP introduces bill to respect health care workers
QUEEN’S PARK — The Ontario NDP critics for Health; Labour; and Long-Term Care, Retirement Homes & Home Care met with reporters this morning to discuss their joint initiative to address care gap...
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Ford government says ‘no’ to Stiles’ proposal to improve access to mental health services
QUEEN’S PARK – Leader of the Official Opposition, Marit Stiles (Davenport) took the opportunity of Monday’s Opposition Day Motion slot to call on the government to fund a $24 million emergency inve...
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