CatherineFife
Waterloo
Here for Waterloo
- Official Opposition Critic for Finance and Treasury Board.
- Catherine has served three terms as MPP. First elected in 2012, she is an advocate for progressive investments that impact job creation & climate change.
- Catherine is a strong champion of housing solutions that work for everyone; inclusive, practical, and just.
- As WRDSB Chair, Catherine helped manage a budget of $645 million and advocated for schools as childcare hubs.
- Catherine is a fierce advocate for All–day, Two–way GO transit to Waterloo Region.
- Catherine was voted Waterloo Region's Best Politician four years in a row by The Community Edition and was twice named MPP of the Year by the Professional Engineers of Ontario.
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Ontario NDP marks Child Care Worker and Early Childhood Educator Appreciation Day
QUEEN’S PARK – MPP Teresa Armstrong (London Fanshawe), NDP critic for Childcare, released the following statement to mark Child Care Worker and Early Childhood Educator (ECE) Appreciation Day:
"Today, we honour the dedication, skills, and tireless efforts of ECEs and child care staff who nurture and educate...
NDP Tables Motion Calling for Emergency Plan to End School Violence
QUEEN'S PARK - Faced with the government’s complete inaction on the issues of school violence, NDP Education Critic, Chandra Pasma (Ottawa West-Nepean), and NDP Labour Critic, Jamie West (Sudbury), announced today that they are tabling a motion calling on the government to immediately implement an Emergency...
Education advocate Harvey Bischof wins the Ontario NDP nomination for Brantford Brant
BRANTFORD — New Democrats in Brantford came together to nominate Harvey Bischof, the former president of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation, high school teacher and well-known champion of public education, to be the Ontario NDP’s candidate in Brantford—Brant for the next election.
“I am...
Stevens announces Affordable Home Heating Act to keep heating costs low
QUEEN’S PARK – Official Opposition NDP MPP, Jennie Stevens (St. Catharines), introduced legislation today that would help families and seniors keep the cost of home heating low in an affordability crisis.
“Across Ontario, seniors and young families are grappling with rising home heating costs”, said...
Stiles calls for urgent supplies to home care patients amidst critical shortage
QUEEN’S PARK – Marit Stiles, Leader of the Ontario NDP, called out Ford for a month of ‘utter chaos’ as families and health care providers scramble to find critical health care supplies like pain killers and sedatives for vulnerable patients receiving care at home.
“Home care patients, their families,...
MPP Gates calls for investment into seniors' affordable housing in Fort Erie
QUEENS PARK – On the first day back at Queen’s Park, NDP MPP Wayne Gates (Niagara Falls) called for investment in the Fort Erie Lions Club, Douglas Heights Seniors Residence project.
Led by the Fort Erie Lions, the new nine-story, independent housing apartment will provide 62 units of much-needed affordable...
Stiles pledges to fight for Ontario families and keep the focus on Ford’s failures as session begins
QUEEN'S PARK – Ontario NDP leader Marit Stiles is pledging to fight for what matters to people and shine a light on Ford’s continued costly failures as the provincial legislature resumes after a 5-month recess.
“Ontarians are working harder than ever but feel like they just can’t get ahead.
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Stiles and Gretzky promise to fight for Windsor families as legislature set to resume
WINDSOR – Ontario NDP leader Marit Stiles joined Windsor West MPP Lisa Gretzky to draw attention to issues facing local schools, and to outline the NDP’s priorities for the upcoming legislative session at Queen’s Park.
“You deserve a government that works as hard as you do, and a premier who will focus...
Stiles files integrity complaint against the Ford government for Ontario Place - Therme deal
Marit Stiles and the Ontario NDP have submitted a complaint to the Office of the Integrity Commissioner calling for an investigation into the Therme deal. The complaint includes evidence suggesting that Therme received preferential treatment from the Ford government and seeks an investigation into the Minister of...
WONG-TAM: Stigma will not make communities safer. Support will.
TORONTO - Ontario NDP MPP Kristyn Wong-Tam (Toronto Centre) joined healthcare professionals, frontline workers, and faith leaders to call on Ford to reverse course on the closure of Consumption and Treatment Services Sites and work with healthcare professionals to address the impact of this crisis on the Toronto...
Ontario NDP uncovers potential fraud in province’s commercial vehicle licensing and testing process
THUNDER BAY- Lise Vaugeois, MPP for Thunder Bay–Superior North, has released the following statement today in response to an upcoming CBC marketplace investigation into the fraudulent licensing of untrained commercial vehicle drivers in Ontario.
“Our northern communities, where we have witnessed so many...
New Democrats put pressure for public inquiry into Eglinton LRT fiasco
TORONTO – Jill Andrew, NDP MPP for Toronto – St. Paul’s, is adding pressure to calls for a public inquiry into the Eglinton-Crosstown LRT delay after City Hall passed a motion for a provincial inquiry. The Ontario NDP first called for a public inquiry into the project in 2022 and is renewing the calls as the...