August 12, 2019
Ford’s cuts to legal aid will continue to hurt vulnerable people
QUEEN’S PARK — Bhutila Karpoche, NDP MPP for Parkdale—High Park, released the following statement in response to the federal government’s announcement regarding legal aid: More
June 12, 2019
NDP MPPs call on Ford to reverse legal aid cuts as details of devastating impact emerge
QUEEN’S PARK — Sara Singh, Ontario NDP Attorney General critic, and Bhutila Karpoche, NDP MPP for Parkdale-High Park, said news today of where Doug Ford’s cuts to Legal Aid Ontario will fall show j... More
May 31, 2019
Ford rips support away from young people struggling to quit smoking
QUEEN’S PARK — Bhutila Karpoche, Ontario NDP critic for Mental Health and Addictions, released the following statement in response to news that the Ford government has cut funding to a program that... More
May 28, 2019
Parkdale—High Park MPP tables bill to recognize Menstrual Hygiene Day in Ontario
QUEEN’S PARK — Bhutila Karpoche, MPP for Parkdale—High Park, tabled a private member’s bill today calling for Ontario to declare May 28 Menstrual Hygiene Day in the province. More
April 29, 2019
NDP to Ford: listen to experts before cutting public health
QUEEN’S PARK — Bhutila Karpoche, Ontario NDP critic for Mental Health and Addictions, said the NDP has listened to experts describe the disastrous consequences if the Ford Conservatives go ahead wi... More
April 25, 2019
NDP MPP Bhutila Karpoche to introduce bill to stop taxes on medical supplies
QUEEN’S PARK — NDP MPP Bhutila Karpoche (Parkdale—High Park) will table a private member’s bill to exempt certain medical supplies from the Ontario portion of the HST at the cash register. More
April 18, 2019
Girls Government students urge province to fight period poverty
QUEEN’S PARK — Grade 8 students from Parkdale Junior and Senior Public School held a press conference Wednesday to call on the Ontario government to provide free menstrual products in public washro... More
April 16, 2019
Ford’s budget dangerously ignores mental health and addictions
TORONTO — Bhutila Karpoche, Ontario NDP critic for Mental Health and Addictions, said Doug Ford’s first budget ignores the desperate need to improve supports for those struggling with mental health... More
April 12, 2019
NDP MPP calls on Ford Conservatives to restore mental health and addictions funding
QUEEN’S PARK — Bhutila Karpoche, Ontario NDP critic for Mental Health and Addictions, released the following statement in the lead-up to the provincial budget Thursday: More
April 1, 2019