January 5, 2021
Local MPPs want Legislature recalled immediately
WINDSOR-ESSEX – NDP MPPs Lisa Gretzky (Windsor West), Percy Hatfield (Windsor—Tecumseh) and Taras Natyshak (Essex) are echoing the call from Official Opposition NDP Leader Andrea Horwat... More
December 29, 2020
Ford needs to have consequences for jet-set Phillips: NDP
BRAMPTON — NDP Deputy Leader Sara Singh said Doug Ford cannot give Finance Minister Rod Phillips a free pass for his choice to leave the country for a vacation in December, while instructing everyo... More
December 23, 2020
Natyshak: Small businesses in Essex are shutting down while Ford sides with big box retailers
ESSEX – NDP MPP Taras Natyshak (Essex) says more small businesses in Essex are now in dire straits and on the verge of shutting down forever as COVID-19 and Doug Ford’s uneven lockdown has left the... More
December 17, 2020
NDP reveals quiet LTC license changes at for-profit long-term care corp Revera
QUEEN’S PARK — The NDP has discovered that for-profit long-term care operator Revera is quietly transferring each of the licenses for its long-term care homes in Ontario to separate holding com... More
December 16, 2020
Health care workers forced to sign waivers indemnifying LTC company for not providing proper PPE
WINDSOR-ESSEX — Workers at Village at St.Clair, a long-term care home in Windsor were told by the owners they won’t get an N95 mask unless they sign a waiver agreeing that the company isn’t liable ... More
December 11, 2020
Doug Ford put us in lockdown, now he needs to help us save lives and save livelihoods
WINDSOR-ESSEX – NDP MPPs Lisa Gretzky, Taras Natyshak and Percy Hatfield have released a statement in response to Windsor-Essex being moved into lockdown by the province: “The people of... More
December 9, 2020
Windsor-Essex is facing a crisis, while Ford still refuses to send help
WINDSOR-ESSEX – Local NDP MPPs Lisa Gretzky, Taras Natyshak and Percy Hatfield have released a statement after Windsor-Essex reported record daily case numbers, that exceed the very wor... More
December 4, 2020
Natyshak: Inadequate access to testing is putting Essex families at risk
ESSEX – Essex NDP MPP Taras Natyshak is calling on the Ford government to provide resources urgently to expand access to COVID-19 testing for residents in Essex County, and speed up turnaround ... More
December 2, 2020