January 15, 2020
NDP: Doug Ford needs to ask Michael Diamond to step down from Chair of Ontario Trillium Foundation
QUEEN’S PARK — Doug Ford appointed Michael Diamond, a PC Party insider, to chair the Ontario Trillium Foundation, which awards over $100 million in public money annually to community-based organiza... More
January 12, 2020
Ontario Legislature passes NDP bill to create Ontario Poet Laureate in Gord Downie’s memory
QUEEN’S PARK — The Ontario Legislature voted unanimously on Thursday to pass a bill put forward by NDP MPP Percy Hatfield (Windsor-Tecumseh), to create a Poet Laureate of Ontario and establish the ... More
November 27, 2019
MPP Fife announces bill to provide couples with the right to live together as they age
QUEEN’S PARK – Waterloo MPP Catherine Fife tabled a private member’s bill Wednesday to ensure that couples have a right to live together in long-term care as they age. The bill provides couples wit... More
November 1, 2019
Business as usual for Doug Ford and his PC friends: new cronyism rules change nothing
ESSEX — NDP Ethics and Accountability critic Taras Natyshak issued the following statement: “Doug Ford’s cronyism appointment scandal isn’t over. The minor tinkering posted to a government website ... More
October 28, 2019
NDP again calls for Ontario Auto Strategy amid news of more potential job losses
QUEEN’S PARK — Wayne Gates, Ontario NDP critic for Auto and Manufacturing, released the following statement in response to news that Ford Motor Company is poised to axe 450 more jobs in February 20... More
September 18, 2019
Letter to Premiere Ford on Deco
Dear Premier Doug Ford, A recent CBC report has, once again, raised troubling questions about insider access to your government, and I am writing to call on you to take specific steps to be transpa... More
September 9, 2019
Ford’s third attack on the Greenbelt shows it isn’t safe in his hands: NDP
QUEEN’S PARK — The Ontario NDP’s critic for Ethics and Accountability, Taras Natyshak, made the following statement following a CBC report that Doug Ford has, for a third time, attempted to punch h... More
September 5, 2019
NDP calls on Ford to disclose details of Conservative insider’s pay package
ESSEX — NDP Ethics and Accountability critic Taras Natyshak says Doug Ford needs to tell the people of Ontario how much public money Conservative strategist Jenni Byrne will be pocketing following ... More
September 2, 2019