Weekly update: July 3rd
Dear friends and neighbours,
I know our London community is passionate and vocal about access to affordable housing. The provincial government is rushing a bill through the House that would push O...
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Weekly update: June 26th
Dear friends and neighbours,
Last week I laid out the Official Opposition’s vision for what home and community care should be in this province.
During committee hearings for Bill 175, Connecting P...
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Weekly update: June 19th
Dear friends and neighbours,
I spent most of this week in committee hearings for the government’s new bill, Bill 175, Connecting People to Home and Community Care. In committee, I was able to liste...
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FACT CHECK: COVID-19 infection rates
QUEEN’S PARK — Today in the Legislature, Premier Doug Ford claimed that Ontario has the lowest rate of COVID-19 cases per 100,000 residents of any large state or province. In fact, Ontario has an i...
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Weekly update: June 13th
Dear friends and neighbours, It’s astounding to think how much our lives have changed in such a short amount of time. Simple things like running errands, hugging friends and eating out have us weig...
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Weekly update: June 5th
Dear friends and neighbours,
It was with a heavy heart that I learned Old East Village Grocer is permanently closing its doors this weekend. I keep thinking about Danny, my friend and constituent,...
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London child care centres must not be penalized for province's own error
LONDON — MPPs for London Teresa Armstrong (London-Fanshawe), Terence Kernaghan (London North Centre) and Peggy Sattler (London West) said the provincial government must not penalize the city's lic...
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Weekly update: May 30th
Dear friends and neighbours,
This has been a hard week. I’m sure many of us were saddened and outraged to read the Canadian Armed Forces report about the five long-term care homes they’ve been ass...
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Week of April 25th - COVID-19
As the critic for long-term care and home care, the tragedy unfolding in long-term care homes as a result of this pandemic has been a central focus of mine. But as I continue to advocate for the he...
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NDP calls for nursing home COVID-19 outbreaks to be publicly posted
QUEEN’S PARK — The Official Opposition wants a list of long-term care facilities and other congregate care settings experiencing outbreaks of COVID-19 to be posted publicly online.
The Official Opp...
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