August 11, 2020
Safe Return to School
On August 10th, I was joined on the lawn of Queen’s Park by Kelly Iggers, a parent in my riding of Davenport,who started a petition campaign calling on the Ford government to urgently introduce a s... More
August 7, 2020
Toronto Public Health affirms parents’ fears about Ford’s risky back-to-school scheme
QUEEN’S PARK — Marit Stiles, Ontario NDP Education critic, released the following statement in response to Toronto Public Health raising concerns about class sizes and physical distancing as the Fo... More
August 6, 2020
Statement by Andrea Horwath in response to Doug Ford’s commitment to keeping class sizes big in September
QUEEN’S PARK — Andrea Horwath, Leader of the Official Opposition New Democrats, released the following statement in response to Premier Doug Ford’s news conference Wednesday, in which he defended h... More
July 31, 2020
Ford set up thousands of tenants to face evictions, starting this weekend
QUEEN’S PARK — Doug Ford has created a perfect storm for thousands of evictions to begin this weekend, and NDP Tenant Rights critic Suze Morrison is calling on him to reverse course today, before p... More
July 30, 2020
Ford’s low-budget school scheme increases risk to save money
QUEEN’S PARK — The Ford government’s back-to-school scheme stacks kids in overcrowded classrooms, while forcing many high school students to do half their education alone at home with little to no ... More
July 23, 2020
Letter to Transportation Minister and Metrolinx
Following the news that Metrolinx would renege on an agreement to provide surplus land for the creation of a community centre in the Jane and Finch area, I wrote the Minister of Transportation and ... More
July 20, 2020
Action Alert: Stop Ford's Eviction Bill
COVID-19 is one of the worst health crises we’ve ever faced. Thousands have been thrown out of work, and that’s put tremendous pressure on people to make ends meet -- especially here in Davenport ... More
July 16, 2020
Action Plan for a Safe Return to Schools
QUEEN’S PARK — As the Ford government sits on its hands instead of taking action to ensure a full return to schools in September, the Ontario NDP is putting forward an emergency action plan that wo... More
July 9, 2020
COVID-19 Community Update
It has been a busy few days at Queen’s Park, with lots of bills debated and a massive new omnibus bill tabled - more on that below.But on Wednesday, I had the opportunity to address the Assembly sp... More
June 24, 2020