News & Community Updates
2025 Fall Economic Statement Debate
MPP Stephen Blais debates the Ford Government's Fall Economic Outlook and its lack of support for youth unemployment, middle class families, small business owners…
French Language Services Act Anniversary
Stephen speaks about them importance and impact of the French Language Services Act
Helping Young People Find Meaningful Work
Today we are putting forward a motion in the Legislature to tackle a growing problem that has left 223,400 young people out of work…
Building a resilient economy
Stephen debates the need to build a resilient economy in Ontario.
Debate on Bill 40: Protect Ontario by Securing Affordable Energy for Generations Act
In this speech, Stephen Blais exposes Doug Ford’s broken promise to lower hydro bills and reveals how Bill 40—the so-called Protect Ontario by Securing Affordable Energy for Generations Act—does the opposite…
Standing Up for Fans: Capping Ticket Resale Prices in Ontario
Families shouldn’t have to empty their wallets just to see a game or a concert. That’s why I’ve co-sponsored a bill to limit the resale of tickets for sporting and special events to no more than 50% above face value…
Fighting to Save Speed Cameras
Stephen debates the Government's Bill 56 which amongst many others things will make automated speed enforcement in Ontario illegal. Stephen fought hard to…
Congrats MIFO!
Stephen congratulated MIFO on breaking ground on MIFO 2.0. He also thanked the Minister of Sport for the investment and challenged him to a friendly game…
No Changes to the Municipal Accountability Act
As The Standing Committee on Heritage, Infrastructure and Cultural Policy concluded summer travel of Bill 9 and Government members failed to make any recommendations…
Our healthcare system is overwhelmed and strained beyond capacity
MPP Stephen Blais’ debate highlights many of the challenges in the system during debate on Bill 13, the Primary Care Act, 2025.
You can’t build a stronger Canada by weakening Ontario
Bill 2 opens the door to faster trade and labour mobility, and that’s a good thing. But if it means sidelining our safety standards, bypassing oversight, or…
Bombing Dresden with Garbage & Walkerton lessons
MPP Stephen Blais called out the government for turning Dresden, Ontario into collateral damage…
Unleashing unchecked power with Bill 5
This bill is facing fierce opposition from indigenous leaders, environmental experts, and municipal officials…
Rising in Support of the Municipal Accountability Act - Harassment & Abuse
This Bill is long overdue, for too long municipal governments across Ontario, from small towns to major cities, have operated in a policy vacuum when it comes to holding elected officials uh truly accountable for things like harassment, abuse, and misconduct…
Ontario should be leading this country in innovation, talent, and opportunity
MPP Stephen Blais asks the government how can we expect to lead in innovation when it treats education like a line item instead of a launch pad?
Impaired Driving & Grad Season
We all have a role to play, as parents, teachers, neighbours, and friends, in reminding young people that there are always options: call a parent, order an uber, stay the night.
where is all the money going?
This igovernment is spending like no other, collecting taxes like no other, and borrowing like no other....but people still can't…
This budget mentions alcohol more than it mentions affordability
Budgets are meant to tell the truth about a government’s priorities. This one doesn’t. It tells a story in two versions….
We need to build complete communities and invest in the entire spectrum of housing options
MPP Blais debates Bill 17, 2025 - Building Faster and Smarter Act