September 8, 2020
Ford should take action now to divide classes into smaller, safer groups
QUEEN’S PARK — NDP Education critic Marit Stiles (Davenport) issued the following statement as students across the province start heading back to school: More
September 1, 2020
Calling on the Ombudsman to assess school readiness
I have written to Ontario Ombudsman Paul Dubé to assess the safety of the province’s back-to-school plan. More
August 21, 2020
Back to School Update - August 21
I know there is still a lot of uncertainty about what school will look like in just a few short weeks. My colleagues and I have been working non-stop to push the government to do better and parents... More
August 13, 2020
Education non-announcement won’t save kids from crowded classrooms
QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario NDP Health critic France Gélinas issued the following statement in response to the announcement made by the Minister of Education Stephen Lecce on Thursday: More
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