Last week, Premier Ford and Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow announced that the province will upload both the Gardiner Expressway and Don Valley Parkway in 2027.

One of my favourite traditions each year is signing graduation certificates for the thousands of students across Orléans who are graduating high school this year.

Applications are now open until June 15th and the second round opens on September 15th and closes on November 15th.

Last week, the name of the new public elementary school scheduled to open in Orléans this fall was officially unveiled. (Photo courtesy of CTV News Ottawa.)

This week, the Premier and his government voted to give themselves a five month extended summer vacation from being held accountable in the Legislature.

June 4 marked the 10th anniversary of the opening of the expanded Millennium Park following a major $8 million investment that Stephen Blais was very proud to secure as a City Councillor.

Our office will be distributing special Canada Day lawn signs to celebrate our beautiful country’s 159th birthday.

Hardworking taxpayers in Ottawa are paying for better services in Toronto, while their own services continue to deteriorate. My Ontario Liberal Caucus colleagues from Ottawa and I used every opportunity in Question Period on May 26th to ask the Ford Conservative government why Ottawa is always ignored.

Bill 9 was ordered for third reading on October 20th, 2025, and was only debated at third reading seven months later on May 25th, 2026. Bill 9 isn't perfect and I discuss some of its flaws here, but it's a step in the right direction to protect people from harassment and abuse at City Hall.

Last week, MPP Blais had the opportunity to tour the Algonquin Centre for Construction Excellence at Algonquin College with his colleague from Nepean, MPP Tyler Watt.

Last week, MPP Stephen Blais visited several schools in Orléans to congratulate all of the teachers and staff who were recently awarded a Director of Education Commendation Award from the Ottawa Catholic School Board.

Thank you so much to everyone who came out to MPP Blais’ 13th Annual Ladies Tea!

MPP Stephen Blais visiting Chapel Hill Catholic School to be a teacher for a day and speak with grade four, five and six students about Ontario civics.

I really appreciated the opportunity to go on a ride along with Constable Bakhsh from the Ottawa Police Service and see firsthand the important work that police officers do every single day to keep our communities safe.

The Ontario Liberal caucus proposed cutting the HST on new homes almost a year before the Ford Government acted. We are glad that the Government has finally agreed to join us in our efforts to help families better afford to live in a wonderful community like Orléans.

I was honoured to present a petition on behalf of families in Orléans urging the Conservative government to address the dangerous levels of lead in drinking water in several Ottawa schools with the seriousness and urgency that it deserves.

MPP Stephen Blais is delighted to invite you to join him for a lovely afternoon at his 13th Annual Ladies Tea. Bring a friend and enjoy good conversation, tea, and treats in a welcoming community setting.

Orléans is home to one of the highest concentrations of active Canadian Armed Forces members, veterans and military families in the country. MPP Stephen Blais spoke about the new monument to Canada's Mission in Afghanistan.

Multiple schools across the OCDSB have reported dangerous levels of lead in drinking water. MPP Blais ask the Minister of Education why he and his government are allowing critical frontline education staff, such as custodians and tradespeople, to be laid off at a time when parents are losing trust and confidence in our education system.