Letter to Ontario's new Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport
Ontario has a new Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport. I wrote a letter to Minister MacLeod urging her to reinstate public funding to arts and culture, meaningfully consult artists, arts organiz...
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MPP Jill Andrew tables motion to reverse Ford’s library cuts
QUEEN’S PARK — Jill Andrew, MPP for Toronto-St. Paul’s and Ontario NDP Culture critic, tabled a motion yesterday calling on Doug Ford to reverse his library cuts, which are already hurting communit...
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MPP Jill Andrew stands with Toronto families devastated by Ford’s cut to autism funding
QUEEN’S PARK — NDP MPPs Jill Andrew (Toronto-St. Paul’s), Jessica Bell (University-Rosedale) and Bhutila Karpoche (Parkdale-High Park) said it’s simply wrong for Doug Ford to plow ahead with his cu...
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Appointment of Ford friend raises concerns about fate of Ontario Place
Chris Glover, NDP MPP for Spadina-Fort York, released the following statement in response to the appointment of James Ginou as chair of the Ontario Place board:
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11,600 full-time jobs lost in December, slide towards part-time job economy continues
According to December’s Labour Force Survey, Ontario shed 11,600 full-time jobs in December. Since Doug Ford took office, 94.7 per cent of all net new jobs created in Ontario have been part-time.
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Ontario’s NDP calls on Ford Conservatives to end carding, destroy information collected from innocent people
QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP Deputy Leader Sara Singh released the following statement in response to Justice Michael Tulloch’s report from the Independent Street Checks Review:
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Ford’s cut to Ontario Trillium Foundation grant puts communities at risk: NDP deputy leader
QUEEN’S PARK — Doug Ford’s decision to cut $15 million from the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) will make things worse for community organizations, youth groups and municipalities, plus those tha...
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NDP Youth Engagement Critic: “Ford government is telling at-risk youth they’re not worth the investment”
QUEEN’S PARK — The NDP Critic for Youth Engagement, Faisal Hassan, released this statement following the Ford government’s cut to school programs that helped connect youth — especially at-risk yout...
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NDP calls for Public Inquiry on Ford's OPP meddling
Rarely-used clause allows Integrity Commissioner to strike public inquiry
QUEEN'S PARK — NDP Leader Andrea Horwath is asking the Integrity Commissioner to use a rarely-used power to trigger a publi...
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