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Affordability
Under this government, the cost of housing, groceries, energy, and basic necessities has surged while wages and public services fall behind. As the Official Opposition, we are holding the government to account for decisions that protect insiders and leave working people paying the price. This page highlights our fight for real solutions…on housing, energy costs, transit, economic fairness, and our commitment to standing up for residents who deserve a government that makes life more affordable, not harder.
Education & Schools
Since his days a school board trustee Stephen Blais has been a fierce advocate for education and schools in Orléans. Since being elected a Member of Provincail Parliament in February of 2020 he has help secure over $185M in funding for 6 new schools in Orléans with spaces for over 4,000 students and 176 day care spaces.
Orléans is Franco Ontarian
Orléans is proudly Francophone, and our community deserves more than lip service from Queen’s Park. From protecting Montfort Hospital and strengthening French-language schools to ensuring provincial services are fully accessible in French, we are holding this government accountable when it falls short.
Health Care
Health care in Orléans is personal and right now, it’s under pressure. From long wait times at Montfort Hospital to growing demand for family doctors and expanded urgent care services in our east-end communities, residents are feeling the strain. Frontline nurses, PSWs, and physicians are stretched thin, while this government continues to underfund the public system and open the door to privatization.
Highway 174
Highway 174 is a vital eastern Ontario link and MPP Stephen Blais has been fighting for real investment in it since his days as a City Councillor. For years, Orléans residents have endured congestion, safety concerns, and stalled progress while Queen’s Park failed to treat this corridor with the respect it deserves. Eastern Ontario commuters should not be left managing a provincial highway on municipal tax dollars, it’s time for the government to step up, invest properly, and recognize the 174 as the critical economic and commuter route it is.
Accountability for elected Officials
Since being elected in 2020, MPP Stephen Blais has been pushing for reforms to the Municiple Act to hold elected officeials accountable for egriogous behavious.
Community Safety
Community safety in Orléans means more than headlines, it means safe streets, responsive services, and prevention that actually works. Families deserve neighbourhoods where children can walk to school safely, seniors feel secure at home, and first responders have the tools they need to do their jobs.
Community Support
Orléans is strong because of the people who step up. From volunteers at community events and food banks to local leaders, small businesses, and neighbourhood associations, our community thrives because people choose to give their time and energy to others. MPP Stephen Blais is proud to be present, engaged, and accessible.
Consumer Protection
Consumers in Orléans and across Ontario deserve fair treatment, clear rules, and real accountability. Whether it’s rising fees, misleading contracts, predatory lending, or companies cutting corners while families pay the price, too many Ontarians are left navigating systems stacked against them. MPP Stephen Blais is fighting for tougher enforcement, greater transparency, and laws that put consumers first.
Environment
Making sure future generations have an Ontario to live in
Extreme Weather
Ontario must support communities hit by Extreme Weather
First Responders
First responders in Orléans & Ontario put their lives on the line every day and they deserve more than words of thanks. Police officers, firefighters, paramedics, and dispatchers are often the first to arrive in moments of crisis, yet too many are stretched thin by staffing shortages, growing call volumes, and inadequate provincial support. MPP Stephen Blais is fighting for the resources, mental health supports, and stable funding first responders need to serve our community safely and effectively. Supporting those who protect us means ensuring they have the tools, training, and backing of a government that takes public safety seriously.
Greenbelt
Ontario’s Greenbelt(s) were created to protect farmland, natural heritage, and clean water, not to reward insiders. When this government attempted to carve up protected land for well-connected developers, it broke public trust and put our environment at risk. MPP Stephen Blais has been clear: the Greenbelts in Ontario, be it Toronto, Ottawa, or Orléans must remain protected.
Housing
Housing in Orléans and across Ontario should be attainable, not out of reach. Skyrocketing home prices, rising rents, stalled supply, and weak consumer protections have left too many families struggling to find stability. Instead of delivering balanced solutions, this government has too often favoured headline announcements over coordinated planning and real affordability. MPP Stephen Blais is fighting for practical, responsible growth. Iincreasing supply where infrastructure exists, strengthening renter protections, improving accountability in the building sector, and ensuring public dollars actually deliver homes people can afford. Housing policy should put families first, not speculation or political insiders.
Infrastructure
Infrastructure is more than highways, it’s the water we drink, the transit we rely on, the utilities that power our homes, and the public spaces that bring our community together. In Orléans and across eastern Ontario, families deserve infrastructure that keeps pace with growth and is funded responsibly. Too often, this government announces projects without ensuring the long-term investments in water, wastewater, transit integration, schools, and community facilities that make neighbourhoods truly livable.
Jobs
Good jobs are the foundation of a strong Orléans and a resilient Ontario economy. Families deserve stable, well-paying work close to home, opportunities in the skilled trades, support for small businesses, and training pathways that prepare people for the jobs of tomorrow.
Local Business
Orléans businesses are the backbone of our local economy! And they deserve a government that understands their realities. From family-owned shops and restaurants to growing professional services and skilled trades, local entrepreneurs create jobs, sponsor community events, and keep investment in our neighbourhood. When our local businesses succeed, our entire community prospers.
Municipal Affairs
After more than a decade serving as a City Councillor, Stephen Blais knows that strong municipalities are the foundation of strong communities. Cities like Ottawa are on the front lines of housing, transit, infrastructure, and community safety and yet too often the province downloads responsibilities without proper funding or overrides local decision-making without meaningful consultation.
Ontario Budgets
The Ontario Budget is more than a fiscal document, it’s a statement of priorities. It reveals who the government chooses to support, what it is willing to invest in, and where it falls short. Families in Orléans and across Ontario deserve a budget that tackles affordability, strengthens public health care and education, invests in infrastructure, and respects taxpayers.
Ottawa Occupation
Where was Doug Ford when Ottawa’s Streets were occupied by an Illegal Blockade?
Pandemic
(Archive)
Roads
Roads? Where we’re going we don’t need…roads.
Rural Affairs
Moving to the country, gonna eat a lot of paeches.
Social Services
Ontario deservs a strong social safety net.
Sports & Recreation
Keep active, stay fit!
Transit
Keep active, stay fit!
Last Thursday I asked the Premier if he will support cutting the HST from Home Heating and pass a bill before Christmas…