Jill Andrew MPP, Toronto–St. Paul's

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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... More

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... More

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... More

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: More

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. More

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: More

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... More

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... More

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... More

Ford’s cuts hit classrooms hard

Friday night memos avalanche outline massive funding cuts. More