News & Community Updates
Long-Term Care Commission Report
Today, I wrote to the Premier about the upcoming report from the COVID-19 Commission on Long-Term Care. Families with relatives…
Paid Sick Leave
Last week, my colleague the MPP for Don Valley East, put forward Bill 247 Paid Personal Emergency Leave Now Act.This bill would have…
Standing Up for Ottawa
Stephen asks the government about two of the ways they've treated Ottawa as an afterthought.
Vaccines in Ottawa
Stephen asks the Minister of Health about the problems with the Provincial vaccination system for residents of Ottawa.
Stopping Harassment and Abuse by Local Leaders
Blais introduces Private Member’s Bill to allow for vacating a municipal councillor’s seat in cases of workplace violence and harassment…
Why is Ontario's vaccine program lagging behind?
Stephen asks the Minister of Health why, after so long, is Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccination program lagging behind. As of March…
Is the government going to cut public health funding?
The Provincial Government is relying on local Public Health Units like Ottawa Public Health to develop and implement the COVID-19…
We need an Ontario made road safety plan
Stephen calls on the government to do more to combat speeding and reckless driving. Stephen calls on the government to…
Support landlords and tenants during COVID-19
Stephen speaks to the need to support both landlords and tenants during the COVID-19 pandemic by stopping evictions during the…
COVID-19 vaccine transparency
Stephen debates the need for COVID-19 vaccine transparency. The Legislature unanimously called on the government to provide regular and transparent…
Women's Abuse Prevention month
Stephen addresses the legislature for Women’s Abuse Prevention Month and discusses the need to address the sexual harassment of women…
Standing up to bigotry
Stephen asked the Premier why the government is proposing to allow Canada Christian College, led by Charles McVety, a known…
Where is the government's second wave plan?
Earlier this year, when COVID-19 first struck, everyone was caught off-guard and all levels of government scrambled to respond. But…
We need more testing in Ottawa
Over the past six months we’ve learned a lot and heard a lot about the importance of testing in helping…
Legislature back in session
Now that summer is coming to a close the Legislature will resume sitting at Queen’s Park. This will be our…
Ontario supporting workers, municipalities and retailers in response to COVID-19
Emergency Sitting Sees Two Critical Pieces of Legislation Receive Unanimous Consent Today, the Ontario government took unprecedented action to respond…