News & Community Updates
Annual Ladies Tea: A tea for two hundred 👒🌷☕
My team and I recently hosted our 12th Annual Ladies Tea. Over 200 women from across Orléans and east Ottawa joined us for tea, homemade sandwiches and amazing desserts from local bakeries. Looking forward to seeing you next year!
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
When will Government upload Ottawa’s LRT?
The Government has been touting its new deal for Ottawa and during the election came to Ottawa to great fanfare to announce an upload of LRT. Why there has been no progress…
Introducing PLAY - Promoting Leisure Activities for Youth
I once again introduced the Promoting Leisure Activities for Youth Act. If passed, this bill would provide a $1,000 tax credit to families who enrol their children in extra-curricular activities.
Debating what to do about encampments
Above is a summary of my debate at first reading. Watch for my full remarks…
Maple MAGA beware
Maple MAGA (Canadians supporting Trump over Canada) is wrong about having a dialogue with the “madman” occupying the Oval Office…
#CappuccinoDay at Cafe Latte Cino
It’s #CappuccinoDay so we popped into Cafe Latte Cino for a cappuccino and an amazing chocolate hazelnut croissant …
11th Annual Ladies Tea | le 11e thé annuel pour les dames
Join us for MPP Stephen Blais’ 11th Annual Ladies Tea on Saturday July 13th at 12:00pm at Queenswood Heights Community Centre. Please…
Deal for Ottawa isn’t as generous as touted
On a per capita basis, the City of Toronto is getting much more support from the Premier than we are….
Aline-Chrétien Health Hub Services
Stephen recently met with the new President of the Montfort Hospital, Dominic Giroux, about the healthcare challenges facing the community…
Budget Consultations 2024
Stephen participated in the Budget Hearings in Ottawa in advance of the Governments 2024 Ontario budget. The lack of primary…
BOWLING BLITZ IS BACK! 🎳
Bring your kids and family for some friendly competition! FREE entry and snacks to be provided!
Bill 5 Still Getting Support
Despite the Government defeating Stephen’s Private Members Bill last spring, it continues to garner support from cities and towns across…
ROMA Conference 2024
Stephen met with dozens of rural municipal leaders at the Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA) annual meeting. From infrastructure to…
History curriculum update
The Ontario Government recently announced that Grade 10 students in Ontario will get mandatory education on the Holodomor famine in Ukraine…