Hon. Doug Ford Premier of Ontario Legislative Building Queen’s Park Toronto ON M7A 1A1 Dear Premier Ford, Ontario’s municipalities are facing unprecedented hardship as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. In order to stave off a crisis, they will need both the provincial and federal governments to step-in and provide significant and urgent financial…
For the latest information on COVID-19 in Ontario please visit Ontario.ca/coronavirus TORONTO – Steven Del Duca, Ontario Liberal Party Leader, is calling for Ontario to bring back the position of Chief Scientist. In 2018, just a few days after taking office, Doug Ford fired Ontario’s Chief Scientist. This critical role has remained unfilled since then, despite…
For the latest information on COVID-19 in Ontario please visit Ontario.ca/coronavirus TORONTO – Steven Del Duca, Ontario Liberal Party Leader, made the following statement: The Premier was questioned today about access to Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in Long Term Care (LTC) and by home care workers. This is something we raised with the province last week…
The legislature may not be sitting – but Ontario Liberals are hard at work holding the government accountable. Yes, it’s a Friday, but here’s what we would have asked if Question Period was held today. ORDER! Today’s questions come from MPP Kathleen Wynne Question for the Minister of Education: Throughout this unprecedented pandemic, teachers and…
For the latest information on COVID-19 in Ontario please visit Ontario.ca/coronavirus TORONTO – Steven Del Duca, Ontario Liberal Party Leader, made the following statement: Today is the last day for the Premier to take decisive action to help businesses struggling to make rent on May 1st. We have heard from many small businesses that their…
For the latest information on COVID-19 in Ontario please visit Ontario.ca/coronavirus On April 30, Ontario Liberal Party Leader Steven Del Duca sent the following letter to Premier Doug Ford: Dear Premier Ford, Ontario’s media has been vital to combating COVID-19. You yourself have lauded the efforts of journalists to inform the public about our public…
TORONTO – Today, Doug Ford said Ontario was second in per capita testing behind only Alberta. Ontario currently ranks 10/13 among other provinces and territories. Here are how many people have been tested per 100,000: Northwest Territories: 35359 Alberta: 29479 Nova Scotia: 28936 Québec: 24098 Saskatchewan: 22917 Yukon: 22495 Prince Edward Island: 17369 Manitoba: 16904…
72 years ago Israel declared its independence. I want to extend my best wishes to Ontario’s Jewish community on this important day. This year, celebrations will have to be a little different, as we must all physically distance to stop the spread of COVID-19, but I know that virtual festivities will be held. On behalf…
The legislature may not be sitting – but Ontario Liberals are hard at work holding the government accountable. Here’s what we would have asked if Question Period was held today. ORDER! Question for the Premier of Ontario: There are new reports that retired nurses who volunteered to come back to work were never contacted. The…