Kitchener South-Hespeler NDP

TOMORROW! Andrea Horwath and the Ontario NDP will force a debate and a vote on an Opposition Day Motion that calls for an essential workplaces safety plan that includes paid sick days, and paid time off to get a vaccine, as well as onsite COVID-19 testing. Voice your support! #fighttosaveontario

Join Jagmeet Singh and Charlie Angus NDP - NPD in a virtual town hall to discuss the crisis at Laurentian University! https://www.ndp.ca/save-laurentian-university-townhall

We have put paid sick days to a vote 23 times in the Ontario legislature. And 23 times Doug Ford’s government has voted against it. No more delays. No more vo...ting against it. Paid sick days now. #PaidSickDays #PaidSickDaysSaveLives #FightToSaveOntario #onpoli

Doug Ford has informed the NDP that his government intends to shut down the legislature by Wednesday. Andrea Horwath and NDP MPPs will refuse to cooperate until the government has reversed its dangerous police-state orders in their entirety, and replaced them with public health measures to stop COVID-19.

Ontario can’t afford to ignore the climate crisis any longer. Our green new democratic deal will bring Ontario to net-zero emissions, prevent natural hazards, r...e-introduce a cap and trade program, plant one billion trees, and beat the climate crisis. https://www.ontariondp.ca/tackle-the-climate-crisis See more

Today is Earth Day! The NDP has the Green New Deal to combat the real threat of climate change. We need to take strong action if we hope to reverse global warming. Make Ontario net-zero emissions by 2050... Creation of 100,000 permanent jobs 1 million total jobs with an ambitious retrofit program Electrifying all municipal transit by 2040 All new residential and commercial construction to be net-zero emissions Ontario’s first zero-emissions vehicle strategy Restoring the powers of the Environment Commissioner Planting one billion trees by 2030 Our plan is based on values we all share: equity, affordability, and reconciliation. It’s rooted in justice, and committed to a just transition which promises nobody, and no community, will be left behind. https://www.ontariondp.ca/greennewdeal

#JusticeforGeorgeFloyd

We need emergency public health measures, not a police state. We are in a fight to save Ontario.

Thank you Andrea Horwath for asking the Attorney General to find out whether partisan interests are at play in the selection of which postal codes were prioritized in the vaccine roll-out. Ontario deserves to know the truth. #onpoli ... https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.5986501

The NDP stands with the North The public education system is at risk at Laurentian University Join us in calling on the Liberals to work with the provincial government and #SaveLaurentian before it’s too late... Sign our petition https://www.ndp.ca/save-laurentian-university

Do you want to stay up to date on our upcoming nominations for Federal and Provincial candidates? Become a member today! All members in Good Standing are able to attend and vote in nomination meetings. https://act.ontariondp.ca/donate/membership

This is how bad Doug Ford has let the problem get. "Sources say Premier Doug Ford asked Alberta Premier Jason Kenney to send health-care workers to Ontario to help. Alberta has not yet made any commitments, the sources say. Sources with knowledge of the request tell CBC News that Ford also made a similar request to Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe.... CBC News has also learned Ontario will make a formal request to the federal government for more than 600 critical care staff to support the province's hospitals with ICU occupancy. The request has not happened yet." https://www.cbc.ca//to/ontario-covid-ford-curfew-1.5989426

"NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh worked to distinguish his party's progressive policies from those of the governing Liberals in his convention speech Sunday, speaking directly to Canadians battered by the COVID-19 pandemic." https://www.cbc.ca//ndp-convention-singh-speech-leadership

LIVE Andrea Horwath on Doug Ford marching Ontario straight into yet another all-schools shutdown by refusing to spend the money needed to make schools safe. #onpoli #onted Official Opposition NDP Leader Andrea Horwath responds to the Ford government’s announcement this afternoon.

This is exactly where experts predicted we would be and Ford walked us right into it, causing thousands of people already waiting in pain to wait even longer.

Canada is not getting new shipments of vaccine next week. It is the responsibility of the federal government to protect Canadians and this is nothing short of a failure. We need transparency regarding the deals the Liberals have made with these big drug companies since we cannot count on this life saving vaccine to come through when we desperately need it. https://www.ndp.ca//ndp-statement-suspension-pfizer-bionte

In the past year, one in every four Canadians wasn’t taking the medicine they needed because they couldn’t afford to pay for it. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of Canadians have lost their jobs and their workplace drug coverage. No one should have to face the impossible choice between paying rent or taking the essential medication that their doctor has prescribed. Bill C-213 is reaching a critical period in the legislative process. Parliament will vote on this legislation in 30 days. This legislation will not be enacted unless a majority of MPs vote yes on C-213. We need your help! https://www.peterjulian.ca/pharmacare_e_rally

ACT NOW: People who have lost their income due to COVID-19 are being thrown into the cold because of sped up evictions. With cases soaring, and the cold weather arriving, Ford needs to bring back a moratorium on evictions immediately.

One week! Join us for a seminar and discussion on Parenting During Difficult times.

Our AGM is fast approaching! Renew your membership now so you are eligible to attend and vote for our Executive! We also have special guest speakers: Laura Mae Lindo (MPP for Kitchener Centre) and Jose de Lima (Southwest Representative)!

Today, we remember and honour those who have died as a result of transphobic hatred and prejudice. Transphobia has no place in Ontario or anywhere. We will continue to stand alongside the Trans, Two-Spirit, and non-binary communities in the fight for recognition and safety.

Yesterday, the Liberals and Conservatives voted against an NDP motion which called for the implementation of a permanent guaranteed livable basic income, a universal pharmacare and dental care program, and investments in social housing, paid for by taxing the ultrawealthy and those who are profiting off of the COVID-19 pandemic.

1 in 5 Canadians aren't taking their medication because they can’t afford to pay for it The Liberals have been promising pharmacare for 23 years Join Jagmeet Singh in calling on Justin Trudeau to deliver universal pharmacare to Canadians now ... https://www.ndp.ca/pharmacare-act

COVID infections are strongly correlated with income and race. Lower income, racialized peoples are more likely to become infected because they cannot afford to not work and risk exposure or have a job that offers a work from home option.

For our AGM, we are excited to announce that we will be joined by Laura Mae Lindo as our special guest speaker! Renew your membership now to ensure you will be able to attend!