QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario Liberals are calling on the Ford Conservatives to review Ontario’s Homelessness Prevention Program (HPP) and give the City of Ottawa fair and adequate funding to tackle the housing and homelessness crisis. With a population that’s only three times larger, the City of Toronto is receiving 60 times more funding than the…
QUEEN’S PARK – John Fraser, MPP for Ottawa South and Interim Leader of the Ontario Liberal Party, has released the following statement in response to the passing of Bill 60: “The passing of Bill 60 poses a serious threat to our healthcare system. At a time when our healthcare system is under stress and needs…
OTTAWA, ON – John Fraser, MPP for Ottawa South and Interim Leader of the Ontario Liberal Party, has released the following statement in response to the Ontario Ombudsman’s report on delays at the Landlord and Tenant Board: “This dysfunctional Landlord and Tenant Board has caused great distress and financial hardship for both tenants and small…
QUEEN’S PARK – Today, John Fraser, MPP for Ottawa South and Interim Leader of the Ontario Liberal Party, will reintroduce his Private Member’s Bill, 10 Paid Sick Days for Ontario Workers Act. “Paid sick days need to be back on the table after this government took away the few workers had access to,” said MPP…
QUEEN’S PARK – The following statement was released in response to the Conservative government’s spending estimates showing large funding cuts to Legal Aid services, victim services, Indigenous Justice, and public transit. “What justification is there for this government to cut $70 million from Legal Aid funding? Much like when they cut it in 2019, reducing…
QUEEN’S PARK – Since the Ford Conservatives took office five years ago, Ontarians have witnessed a drastic increase in wait times for medical procedures. In Ottawa, patients awaiting life-saving breast cancer surgery are seeing their surgical dates pushed further and further back, forcing some to travel to out-of-province private clinics and pay out-of-pocket costs as…
QUEEN’S PARK – Following this morning’s press conference alongside Karen Littlewood, President of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation, and Ontario’s opposition parties, MPP John Fraser, Interim Leader of the Ontario Liberal Party, has released the following statement: “Once again, the Ford Conservatives are overselling their investments in education. They have no intention of meeting parents’…
QUEEN’S PARK – MPP Stephanie Bowman, Ontario Liberal Party Critic for Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs, released the following statement today in response to the Conservative government’s attack on farmland by lessening municipal density goals and requiring them to sprawl outward: “News reports from last week reveal how this Conservative government is forcing municipalities to…
TORONTO, ON – This afternoon, the Ontario Liberal Party’s (OLP) new Executive Council met to establish the leadership process for electing a new leader in 2023. Following the membership’s decision to move to a direct voting system in March, the Ontario Liberal Party is excited to share details of what will be our most inclusive and…