September 27, 2023
NDP: Fire Verster over colossal, costly Eglinton LRT disaster
QUEEN’S PARK – Joel Harden (Ottawa Centre), Official Opposition NDP Critic for Transit, called for accountability from new Transportation Minister Sarkaria, beginning with firing Metrolinx CEO Phil... More
August 24, 2023
NDP MPPs call for transparency on Etobicoke chemical fire cleanup
QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario NDP MPPs Sandy Shaw (Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas), NDP critic for Environment, Conservation, and Parks; Peter Tabuns (Toronto—Danforth), NDP critic for Energy and Climate A... More
August 22, 2023
NDP: Conservatives still investing less in public health than pre-pandemic
QUEEN'S PARK – Official Opposition NDP Health critic France Gélinas (Nickel Belt) and MPP Bhutila Karpoche (Parkdale—High Park) are pointing out that even with the Ford Conservatives’ announcement ... More
July 6, 2023
NDP urges Ford to work with feds to deliver promised $97 million for Toronto refugee shelters
TORONTO - Ontario NDP MPP Bhutila Karpoche (Parkdale—High Park), Critic for GTA Issues, issued a statement urging the federal government to fulfill its promise of providing funding of $97 million t... More
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