August 5, 2021
Ford leaves Northerners stranded on driving test backlog
NORTHERN ONTARIO – After waiting over a year for their driving tests, Northerners will be forced to keep waiting after the Ford government left out Northern Ontario from a plan to open temporary ro... More
July 28, 2021
Ford refuses to declare state of emergency as fires burn and resources still aren’t in place
SIOUX LOOKOUT — It’s callous that Doug Ford is still refusing to declare a state of emergency to deal with more than 100 fires that have been burning for weeks in Northwestern Ontario, and denying ... More
July 22, 2021
Ford must declare immediate state of emergency in Northwestern Ontario
QUEEN’S PARK – Doug Ford must stop ignoring the wildfire crisis in Northwestern Ontario, declare a state of emergency now, and see the devastation himself, said NDP MPPs Sol Mamakwa (Kiiwetinoong)... More
June 4, 2021
Ford hurts Northerners by ending NOSM partnership with Lakehead
THUNDER BAY – NDP MPP Judith Monteith-Farrell (Thunder Bay-Atikokan) issued the following statement in response to the Ford government’s passage of a bill that ends the partnership of the Northern ... More
May 27, 2021
Monteith-Farrell will vote to stop Ford’s bill to scrap NOSM partnership with Lakehead
THUNDER BAY — NDP MPP Judith Monteith-Farrell (Thunder Bay- Atikokan) is fighting to keep the partnership between the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM), Lakehead and Laurentian universiti... More
April 20, 2021
Monteith-Farrell calls on Ford for consultations on NOSM decision
Doug Ford needs to listen to Lakehead University’s president and staff who are calling him to revisit his government’s decision to separate the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) from its ... More
April 1, 2021
Monteith-Farrell calls on Ford for more vaccines, child care support and more for Thunder Bay
QUEEN’S PARK – During Thunder Bay’s lockdown, Doug Ford needs to take action to help Thunder Bay with things like the shortage of child care and vaccines, said MPP Judith Monteith-Farrell (Thunder ... More
March 22, 2021
NDP bill to eliminate fees for birth certificates and photo ID to be voted on Monday
QUEEN’S PARK - It’s time for the Ford government to make birth certificates and Ontario’s basic photo identification card, free of cost, said NDP MPP Judith Monteith-Farrell (Thunder Bay – Atikokan... More
March 12, 2021