Queen’s Park – NDP Leader Andrea Horwath says the goal of the upcoming provincial budget must ensure the financial well-being of families who make our province work and laid out her priorities for the upcoming budget in an open letter to Premier Dalton McGuinty. “The people of Ontario expect politicians to work together to make [...]
Mar
09
Mar
08
Andrea Horwath’s message to women on International Women’s Day: “Take up your space. Take up your space every day.”
“International Women’s Day offers us an annual opportunity to celebrate the pioneering individuals who have led the struggles to create a society that promotes diversity, tolerance, safety, social justice and equality between women and men. Even in a country as young as Canada there is no shortage of courageous women who led the [...]
Mar
08
NDP tables two bills to advance women’s equality
OTTAWA – On this International Women’s Day, New Democrat MPs tabled two private members’ bills to advance women’s equality in Canada. NDP Status of Women Critic Françoise Boivin (Gatineau) tabled a bill to make Status of Women Cana…
Mar
08
New powers will give Elections Canada tools to fight fraud
OTTAWA – The New Democratic Party of Canada says one way to avoid new scandals like the ‘in and out’ and fraudulent calls is to reinforce the powers of Elections Canada by allowing the Chief Electoral Officer to request all documents necessary fo…
Mar
07
NDP calls on Liberals to release Navistar contract
Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath called on the McGuinty Liberals to release details of its secret contract with Navistar that saw $30 million of public funds go to a company that shipped nearly 2,000 jobs from Chatham to Mexico.