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By Liam Casey and Allison Jones The Canadian Press Posted January 28, 2025 6:43 am Updated January 28, 2025 6:58 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario Premier Doug Ford is set to request the dissolution of provincial parliament today and trigger an early election …
Read More »Unusual Ontario Place redevelopment bidding process leads to fresh questions
The NDP is asking fresh questions about the Ford government’s redevelopment of Ontario Place, particularly its plan to build a waterfront spa, after unearthing a new document laying out an unusual bidding process. Using freedom of information laws, the Ontario NDP obtained a government form for companies that were interested …
Read More »Harassment complaint: Ontario NDP blames union contract after unjust termination of staffer
Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles is blaming the party’s collective agreement with its unionized workforce after an employee who filed a sexual harassment complaint against a sitting MPP was terminated by the New Democrats even after the party verified the claim. Shortly after Stiles took over as NDP leader in …
Read More »NDP staffer who complained about alleged MPP harassment wrongly let go: arbitrator
An Ontario NDP constituency assistant fired by the party after her boss was removed from caucus for allegedly sexually harassing her was unreasonably let go, according to an employment arbitrator. In a decision released on Thursday, an arbitrator found that an assistant who was let go from former NDP MPP …
Read More »Ontario opposition parties ready for ‘very early election’ if Ford cuts mandate short
When Ontario Premier Doug Ford refused to rule out an early election at a news conference in late May, he started whispers that bounced through the now-empty corridors of Queen’s Park. Staffers drafting legislation and regulations wondered if their work would see the light of day and MPPs started to …
Read More »Ontario’s freedom of information system is ‘broken,’ critics say
Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles says the province’s access to information system is “broken” after two Ford government ministries made contradictory decisions over the release of health-care staffing information to two media outlets. In 2022, Global News filed a freedom of information request for health-care staffing information. The government released …
Read More »‘Fire that minister’: Ontario NDP calls on Ford to sack minister of health
The Ontario NDP is calling for Ontario Premier Doug Ford to sack his health minister over the suggestion that the province is not struggling to recruit or retrain family doctors. Speaking to reporters at Queen’s Park on Monday, NDP Leader Marit Stiles accused the government of “trying to pretend” there …
Read More »Keffiyeh ban likely to resurface at Ontario legislature as NDP ultimatum arrives
Elected officials at the Ontario legislature are preparing for another day of potential incidents inside the house as the NDP pledges to “defy” a ban on wearing the keffiyeh in an attempt to overturn it. In a video posted to social media at the end of April, Ontario NDP Leader …
Read More »Ontario NDP sets ultimatum for legislature keffiyeh ban, threatening to defy rules
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles is promising to escalate her party’s attempts to overturn a ban on wearing the keffiyeh inside Queen’s Park when legislators return at the beginning of May. In a video posted to social media, Stiles said that if …
Read More »Sarah Jama’s censure an ‘abuse of power,’ NDP tried to muzzle her: legal docs
Hamilton Centre Independent MPP Sarah Jama says the motion that effectively censured her at Queen’s Park is an “abuse of power” by the province and alleges that her then-party, the Ontario NDP, failed to support her right to free speech, forbade her from further comment and even accused her of …
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