January 26, 2023
Toronto MPP urges City to expand speed camera program
TORONTO — The NDP MPP for University—Rosedale Jessica Bell is calling on John Tory and Toronto City Council to expand Toronto’s Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) program to make the city’s streets ... More
December 5, 2022
NDP bill would make Ontario’s top doctor an independent officer of the legislature
QUEEN’S PARK – NDP Health critic France Gélinas (Nickel Belt) and MPP Bhutila Karpoche (Parkdale—High Park) have brought forward a bill to make Ontario’s top doctor an independent officer of the le... More
November 30, 2022
NDP Child Care critic urges government to address workforce crisis on National Day of Action
QUEEN’S PARK – NDP Child Care Critic Bhutila Karpoche (Parkdale – High Park) is urging the Ford government to address the child care workforce shortage by passing her bill to establish an Early Yea... More
November 21, 2022
Bill 23 goes to clause-by-clause on Monday. Here's what's at stake.
Bill 23 is a sweeping pro-developer law that threatens affordability, public services, democracy, and farmland. As I read the hundreds of written submissions and listen to each speaker, I am struck... More
November 16, 2022
MPPs urge government to pass their bill to prevent road accidents involving pedestrians
QUEEN'S PARK – Ontario NDP MPPs Joel Harden (Ottawa Centre) and Doly Begum (Scarborough Southwest) are urging the Ford government to pass their bill, the Moving Ontario Safely Act, to prevent road ... More
November 7, 2022
Recall the legislature immediately to repeal Bill 28
QUEEN’S PARK — Interim Ontario NDP Leader Peter Tabuns released the following statement: More
October 26, 2022
Here's what you need to know about Ford's Housing Bill 23
Introduction The Government's Housing Bill 23 is a sweeping bill that affects the housing and building sector, renters, conservation authorities, development charges, municipal budgets, consumer pr... More
August 18, 2022
Ontario should follow B.C., establish public land registry to fight money laundering: NDP MPPs
TORONTO — NDP Housing critic Jessica Bell (University—Rosedale) is re-introducing legislation with MPP Bhutila Karpoche (Parkdale—High Park) to crack down on money laundering and tax fraud in Ontar... More
August 12, 2022
NDP slams budget that ignores inflation, health care crisis
QUEEN’S PARK – The Conservative government’s choice to re-table a months-old budget without any updates to deal with exploding inflation or the raging health care crisis will make those problems wo... More
August 10, 2022