Steven Del Duca, Leader of the Ontario Liberal Party, issued the following statement on Thai Pongal: “Over the next four days, the Tamil community in Ontario and around the world will celebrate Thai Pongal, marking the annual movement of the Sun into the Northern Hemisphere and the beginning of the reversal of winter. During this…
TORONTO – Ontario Liberals are calling out Doug Ford for failing to safeguard our schools during their latest lockdown. For weeks, Ontario Liberals have demanded that Doug Ford use this time to improve safety, including universal vaccinations for students and an in-school testing program. “Millions of children have received the vaccine with no adverse effects….
TORONTO – Ontario Liberals are demanding that Doug Ford immediately recalls the Legislature to pass a series of important measures to keep schools open after January 17th. Since extending the closure, he has done almost nothing to make classrooms safer. That needs to end. “As the father of two daughters who attend publicly funded schools,…
Today, Steven Del Duca, Leader of the Ontario Liberal Party, released the following statement: “Two years ago today, Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 was shot down by the Iranian regime, resulting in the tragic loss of 176 innocent lives. As Canadians, we have a responsibility to support the families of those we lost, and to…
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TORONTO – Ontario Liberal Leader, Steven Del Duca has invited healthcare and political leaders to a nonpartisan virtual summit on addressing the hospital staffing crisis, and to discuss a unified plan on how to immediately shore up capacity. “The crisis in our hospitals requires an all-hands-on-deck approach,” stated Ontario Liberal Leader, Steven Del Duca. “I…
TORONTO – Ontario Liberals are demanding that Doug Ford takes urgent action today to resolve the staffing crisis in hospitals. With 8,000 to 10,000 surgeries being postponed every week, Doug Ford’s refusal to act has caused an emergency in Ontario. “I have heard from healthcare heroes telling me stories from the frontlines about how shocking…
TORONTO – Ontario Liberals are fighting back against Doug Ford’s COVID cover-up. Refusing to report on case numbers in childcare and education is putting our children in danger. “Children in daycares are still too young to be vaccinated and must be protected from the fifth wave,” stated Ontario Liberal Leader, Steven Del Duca. “Instead of…
TORONTO – Ontario Liberals are slamming Doug Ford for doing virtually nothing to keep schools safe, leading to yet another closure. Just days ago Ford told parents that schools were safe to open, and not even a week later he has been forced to backtrack. “Our kids deserve so much better than the constant chaos…