Most Recent Press Releases
NDP statement on Sodium Working Group report
Thu - 29 Jul
NDP Health Critic France Gélinas has issued the following statement on the report released today by Health Canada’s Sodium Working Group…
Tags: Health, Health Care, Statements
Gélinas Open Letter on Multiple Sclerosis “Liberation Treatment”
NDP Health Critic France Gélinas writes to Ontario’s Minister of Health seeking details on the McGuinty government’s plans for a potentially groundbreaking treatment for MS…
Tags: Health, Health Care
No place like this, indeed: Discover Ontario thru Michigan!
NDP Tourism Critic Paul Miller is appalled that Ontario’s official tourism website is hosted by a company in Michigan. “The McGuinty government can’t find an Ontario company to host its own tourism website?” said Miller…
Tags: Economic Development, Government Performance, Jobs and affordability, Tourism
Report sheds more light on McGuinty’s Eco Fee-“asco”
Tue - 27 Jul
Ontario’s Environmental Commissioner is bang-on with his special report released today into the McGuinty government’s bungling of the province’s household hazardous waste management program. “The Environmental Commissioner nailed it. This was an Eco Fee-‘asco’,” said NDP Environment Critic Peter Tabuns…
Tags: Consumer Protection, Environment, Government Performance
Marchese welcomes government into condo owners’ movement
Mon - 26 Jul
Rosario Marchese, MPP for Trinity Spadina, welcomed the McGuinty government’s announcement that they are launching a survey to learn more about the experience of buying and owning a condo in Ontario…
Tags: Consumer Protection, Government Performance, Housing, Municipalities
NDP demands answers on ballooning PRESTO costs
In light of ballooning costs, lengthy delays and growing skepticism about the long-term viability of the province’s PRESTO transit payment card, NDP Public Transit Critic Cheri DiNovo is demanding answers…
Tags: Government Performance, Municipalities, Transit
McGuinty Liberals continue eco fee fiasco: NDP
Tue - 20 Jul
Despite this morning’s rambling damage control press conference by Environment Minister John Gerretsen on Ontario’s eco fees, the McGuinty government continues the debacle without a resolution that truly protects consumers or the environment, says NDP Environment Critic Peter Tabuns…
Tags: Consumer Protection, Environment, Government Performance
Northern hospitals facing financial crisis: Horwath
Mon - 19 Jul
Northern Ontario hospitals are facing a financial crisis that could leave local families without timely access to front-line health care services, says NDP Leader Andrea Horwath…
Tags: Health, Health Care, Northern Ontario
Ontario NDP statement on OPP investigation
Statement by Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath on the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigation into irregular financial dealings at provincial government ministries…
Tags: Government Performance, Justice, Statements
Stop companies from passing on Eco Fees: Horwath
Fri - 16 Jul
QUEEN’S PARK — NDP Leader Andrea Horwath says so-called “Eco-Fees” should be the responsibility of the companies that produce hazardous materials – not their customers – and is calling for an independent body to replace the industry-controlled Stewardship Ontario.
McGuinty’s HST drives up Chatham gas prices: Horwath
CHATHAM – NDP Leader Andrea Horwath says Dalton McGuinty’s Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) is another blow to Chatham-area families worried about paying the bills.
Tags: Consumer Protection, HST, Jobs and affordability
McGuinty’s HST makes a night out more expensive: Horwath
Thu - 15 Jul
SARNIA — NDP Leader Andrea Horwath says Dalton McGuinty’s HST makes a night out more expensive and hurts small businesses.
Tags: Finance, HST, Jobs and affordability
Pension plans should put people first: Horwath
Fri - 11 Jun
New Democrat leader Andrea Horwath is happy to see the McGuinty Liberals finally acknowledge the need for government action to help people plan for retirement – but wonders why the McGuinty Liberals continue to put faith in private sector options that haven’t been working.
Tags: Finance, Pensions
Treaty Rights more important than ever: Horwath
Wed - 09 Jun
New Democrat Leader Andrea Horwath and MPP Howard Hampton were in Deer Lake and Sandy Lake First Nations today to mark the Nishnawbe Aski Nation Treaty 5 Centennial Commemoration celebrations and call on the McGuinty government to assist First Nations on the road to economic prosperity.
Tags: First Nations, HST
Developing a Better Public Pension Plan – an Op-Ed by Andrea Horwath
Andrea Horwath published an Opinion piece in the Financial Post, Wednesday, June 9, 2010 on the Ontario NDP Plan for Public Pensions
Tags: Finance, Pensions
Andrea Horwath Statement on Portugal Day
Sat - 05 Jun
Boa Tarde Amigos e Amigas
It’s appropriate that we celebrate the contributions made by Portuguese-Canadians to our province and country.
Tags: Statements
Time for the government to connect the dots and restore homecare in Ontario
Thu - 03 Jun
NDP Health and Long-Term Care Critic France Gélinas says the 2010 annual report of the Ontario Health Quality Council must be a wake up call to the McGuinty government to address the crisis in our hospitals and finally fix our broken homecare system.
Tags: Health Care, Seniors
NDP seeks to preserve historic view of Legislature
NDP MPP Rosario Marchese is introducing a bill this afternoon aimed at preserving the historic view of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
Tags: Culture
DiNovo introduces two bold steps to address Housing in Ontario:Inclusionary Zoning and New Home Owner Protection
Developers have a responsibility to the communities they build in, says Parkdale–High Park MPP Cheri DiNovo, who is promoting two bills today to help tenants and homeowners. On Thursday afternoon, the Ontario Legislature will debate Bill 58, DiNovo’s private member’s bill that would allow municipalities in Ontario to tackle the housing crisis currently plaguing Ontario.
Tags: Housing, Municipalities
Horwath raises conflict questions over autism review
Wed - 02 Jun
NDP Leader Andrea Horwath says the McGuinty government must scrap the review of its controversial policy of benchmarking children with autism and start over with someone who is independent.
Tags: Children, Health Care
McGuinty’s retirement home bill fails Ontario seniors
Earlier today, the McGuinty Liberal government’s deeply-flawed retirement home bill was passed by the Legislature. NDP MPPs were the only ones to oppose the bill, which will leave Ontario seniors even more vulnerable.
Tags: Health Care, Seniors
Food for thought: calorie labelling leads to healthy eating
NDP Health Promotion Critic France Gélinas is calling for a provincial calorie labelling standard to help combat obesity and encourage healthy eating in Ontario.
Tags: Consumer Protection, Health Care
Miller Implores McGuinty to Protect ALL Seniors from Retirement Home Fires
Tue - 01 Jun
MPP Paul Miller, NDP Seniors’ Critic, tried again to get the McGuinty Liberals to legislate mandatory sprinklers in all retirement homes in Ontario.
Tags: Seniors
Gélinas grills Liberals over H1N1 vaccination failure
Mon - 31 May
NDP Health Critic France Gélinas wants to know why the McGuinty Liberals so completely missed the mark during last Fall’s H1N1 immunization campaign.
