Waterloo Federal NDP

❗️📢 BREAKING NEWS: Starbucks workers at the Waterloo Town Square just voted to become members of the Steelworkers union! This marks the first Starbucks store in Ontario to be unionized. Full release: usw.ca/starbucks-wate… #EverybodysUnion #CanLab

Twelve years ago today, you made history. We'll never forget what you did for this country and for Canadians. Love. Hope. Optimism. We miss you Jack. 🧡

Lots of discussion in Finance Committee this week about Budget 2023. During the last panel of the day on Wednesday, we heard from @osstf, @ETFOeducators & @OntAutism. #onpoli #OntEd

Autism wasn’t even mentioned in #Budget2023 #onpoli Bruce does a wonderful job explaining how broken the #Autism program is…@brucemcintosh

Renoviction loopholes are real…this is stressful for tenants - especially with a 2 year wait at the LTB Ford Govt voted against our real rent control motion yesterday. #onpoli

Let me be clear. I stand in solidarity with 155,000 public sector workers on strike across Canada tonight. The two-year fight of these workers for fair wages and dignity – is a fight for every worker across this country. Stand proud @psac_afpc.

We need to curb financialized investment activity and build more non-market housing, which does not have to be government-owned to succeed on a non-profit basis. Co-op and other private, non-profit options are an important part of a healthy ownership mix. 3/3

Markets can be an efficient way to allocate resources, where you have genuine competition and consumers with full information and adequate resources, but markets can fail. The housing market is currently failing to meet the needs of Canadians. 2/3

There are structural causes of the housing crisis that Liberals and Conservatives either cannot see or refuse to acknowledge. 1/3

"The move by the province is undemocratic because it overrides the decisions of local and regional councillors who are accountable to local voters, said Mark Seasons, a University of Waterloo professor of urban planning." #onpoli therecord.com/news/waterloo-…

In Waterloo Region we have a proud story of coming together, protecting our farm land and planning a sustainable future that builds up not out. @fordnation and the @OntarioPCParty have decided none of that matters and have opened farm land for sprawl. kitchener.ctvnews.ca/province-bypas…

Our elected representatives support the rights of academic workers and would like to meet them! Come by our meet and greet next Wednesday April 12th, grab a taco and talk about organizing!

Budget 2023 doesn't mention autism once... Perhaps this is why Merrilee Fullerton resigned. #onpoli

The government needs to invest more strategically in health care. Let’s start by using our existing operating rooms instead of contracting out those surgical suites For Profit. #onpoli theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

ANOTHER court battle lost for the Ford government. Grateful to the courts for upholding Ontario laws. 15 Cases: #Bill124, Midwives Pay Equity, Wind Farm Cancellation, Heritage Bld, Failing to Consult w FNMI, Carbon Pricing, MZOs, Gas Pump Stickers, Cabinet Mandate Ltrs! #onpoli

@CFifeKW Interesting approach to govt? I thought it was an expectation that govt be competent, transparent, collaborative, supportive and accountable rather than hold an attitude like those they give things to should be thankful?? Do the job. Ontario is better than this.

It's pretty obvious in this exchange who knows about and cares about the people of Waterloo Region. Tips for the Minister: 1. Never insult the people of Waterloo Region. 2. Don't tell us to thank you for infrastructure you've kept stalled for years. #onpoli

Ford wants us to believe that paving the Greenbelt is about getting new homes built, and that it's just a coincidence his donors benefit. Evidence suggests it's all about benefiting his donors, and completely unnecessary to building new homes. #onpoli theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

There's no excuse for the Government of Ontario to be absent from the table of leadership, while people in Ontario are living through an emergency. #onpoli

Consensus in Canadian media is rare. But, as G&M put it, "There was already a bad smell coming from the Greenbelt decision. Unless the Premier provides some transparency on the issue [...] the smell is not going to go away" #ONpoli thestar.com/opinion/editor… theglobeandmail.com/opinion/editor…