QUEEN’S PARK – Mitzie Hunter, MPP for Scarborough–Guildwood and Deputy Leader of the Ontario Liberal Party, has issued the following statement in response to the decision for 55,000 school support staff to go on strike: “Since the beginning of these negotiations, Doug Ford and Stephen Lecce have refused to entertain the idea of providing our…
KINGSTON, ON – Ted Hsu, MPP for Kingston and the Islands and the Ontario Liberal Critic for Energy, has issued the following statement on the Ford government’s plan to seek a license extension on the commercial operations of the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station: “It’s extremely concerning for the people, services and businesses of Ontario to…
138,000 new public sector employees are needed by 2026-27 to avoid reduced service levels in healthcare QUEEN’S PARK – Today’s report from the Financial Accountability Office (FAO) reaffirmed what Ontarians already knew – the largest risk to our publicly funded healthcare system is Doug Ford’s inability to fill the vacancies he created with Bill 124. …
OTTAWA, ON – Lucille Collard, MPP for Ottawa-Vanier and Ontario Liberal House Leader, is calling on the province to bring its attention to the Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB) issues affecting tens of thousands of Ontarians. “In Ontario, the LTB is the only tool available to resolve problems faced by landlords and tenants,” said MPP…
The government withheld $2.1 billion from the education and healthcare sectors during the 2021-22 fiscal year QUEEN’S PARK – Despite the ongoing crisis in our healthcare system and the urgent need to make our classrooms safer, the Ford government has decided to once again short-change our students and healthcare workers. The 2021-22 Public Accounts, released…
QUEEN’S PARK – Today, the Ontario government released its regulations for Bill 7, signalling just how far they are willing to go to send hospital patients to a long-term care home, that may be far away from the people most important to them in their lives. The regulations state that hospital patients can be sent…
TORONTO, ON — Today, over 600 Liberals from across the province came together to debrief on the 2022 provincial election and begin charting a path to victory in 2026. The Ontario Liberal convention, which featured sessions with past candidates, party volunteers, campaign strategists and industry experts, provided an opportunity for Ontario Liberals to have their…
QUEEN’S PARK – Doug Ford is rushing Bill 7 forward without any public input or the opportunity to ask critical questions that will protect patients and their families. Just how far will they go? Families have 4 questions for the Ford government: How far will the government send patients away from their families? We are…
QUEEN’S PARK – After months of nurses, doctors, and many others pleading for the Ford government to repeal Bill 124 and build up our workforce in healthcare, Doug Ford and Sylvia Jones have instead chosen to authorize the transfer of patients from hospitals to long-term care homes without their consent. This rule will violate patients’…