Michael Prue, NDP Critic for Democratic Reform, wants to know what happened to the McGuinty Government’s promise of campaign finance reform now that the Conservatives have launched a pre-election ad campaign in which there are no spending limits.

– NDP candidate Paul Ferreira is the next MPP for York South-Weston after shocking the incumbent McGuinty Liberals in today’s provincial by-election.

“The people of York South-Weston have spoken loud and clear. They have rejected Dalton McGuinty, his broken promises, his unreliable leadership and his $40,000 pay hike. And they have embraced Paul Ferreira -- a strong, effective, principled NDP MPP who will stand up and fight for hard-working families,” NDP Leader Howard Hampton told cheering supporters at the NDP York South-Weston election night party at Centro Abruzzo.

The Ontario NDP has begun a campaign to save the Ontario Legislative Channel from being bumped off basic Rogers cable service and out of reach of tens of thousands of loyal viewers.

New Democrat MPPs Andrea Horwath (Hamilton East) and Michael Prue (Beaches-East York) say Rogers’ plan to move the televised proceedings of the legislature to Channel 105 by January 31 is bad for democracy.

NDP Leader Howard Hampton today heralded a positive, constructive session for Ontario’s NDP - but expressed his disappointment that an out of touch Dalton McGuinty continues to break promises and let down Ontario's working families.

When Dalton McGuinty tours Ontario to talk about his three years as premier, he should be straight with working families about his broken promises, NDP Leader Howard Hampton says.

“Dalton McGuinty’s anniversary tour of Ontario should really be a ‘Trail of Broken Promises’ tour. That’s because Mr. McGuinty isn’t getting the job done for working families. His three years in office have been three disappointing years of weak leadership, excuses and broken promises,” Hampton said.

NDP Leader Howard Hampton today announced changes to caucus critic portfolios, after the swearing-in of Cheri DiNovo as the new MPP for Parkdale-High Park. “The NDP has a strong team of MPPs at Queen’s Park, fighting for working families. The addition of Cheri DiNovo, a dynamic new MPP, will make the NDP an even stronger voice for people in the Legislature,” Hampton said. The following are the new critic positions for the NDP caucus: