Ontario is expected to experience $40.0 billion in funding shortfalls over the six-year period from 2022-23 to 2027-28 QUEEN’S PARK – While families struggle to keep up with inflation and afford everyday essentials, Doug Ford is choosing to shortchange our healthcare and education sectors, denying Ontarians the support they desperately need. In their Fall 2022…
QUEEN’S PARK – As MPPs return to the Legislature, the Ontario Liberal Caucus has outlined their top legislative priorities for the fall session: healthcare, affordability and education. “Emergency room wait times are rising, the cost of living is skyrocketing, and students are falling further behind – all under the watch of Doug Ford and his…
OTTAWA, ON – John Fraser, MPP for Ottawa South and Interim Leader of the Ontario Liberal Party, has released the following statement: “Accountability has never been at the top of Premier Ford’s agenda, so it’s not surprising that both he and Minister Jones are refusing to appear before the Emergencies Act Inquiry – even after…
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 removal of masking mandates in Ontario’s long-term care homes: “Just last week, Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health was clear when he recommended that Ontarians should continue to mask…
OTTAWA, ON – After four days of testimony from the Emergencies Act Inquiry, one thing is clear: it wasn’t that Doug Ford had zero tolerance for the occupation of Ottawa, it was that he had zero interest in helping. “It is unacceptable for the Premier and the Solicitor General to have done nothing to resolve the…
TORONTO, ON – Mitzie Hunter, MPP for Scarborough–Guildwood and the Ontario Liberal critic for Education, has released the following statement in response to the stalemate of contract talks between the Ontario government and the province’s education workers: “By refusing to entertain the idea of providing our education workers with the compensation they deserve, Doug Ford…
OTTAWA, ON – John Fraser, MPP for Ottawa South and Interim Leader of the Ontario Liberal Party, has released the following statement: “Today, during the inquiry into the use of the Emergencies Act, testimony from the City of Ottawa showed that the Ford Government ignored appeals for assistance from the City. “Premier Ford then went on…
QUEEN’S PARK – Today, Dr. Adil Shamji released the findings of a new report from Ontario Health detailing the state of crisis unfolding in provincial emergency departments. In the new report, Ontario Health – an agency under the jurisdiction of current Health Minister Sylvia Jones – reveals that emergency department stays increased by 15.8% in…
Ontario set to procure an additional 1,500 MW of capacity from gas-fired power plants KINGSTON, ON – Ted Hsu, MPP for Kingston and the Islands and the Ontario Liberal Critic for Energy, has issued the following statement in response to today’s report released by the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO): “We have known about the…