February 3, 2026
“Enough Is Enough” NDP renews calls for government action following fatal Highway 11 crash in Hearst
HEARST - Following another fatal collision on Highway 11, Northern Ontario NDP MPPs are renewing their calls for the Ford government to take immediate action to make Northern Ontario’s highways sa... More
January 24, 2026
NDP United with North for Safe Highways
Residents across Northern Ontario are mobilizing to call for safe, well-maintained roads that connect communities, businesses, and families. MPPs Guy Bourgouin, John Vanthof, Lise Vaugeois and Depu... More
January 15, 2026
Rally for Safer Highways: January 24, 2026
Northern Ontario’s Rally for Safer Highways: January 24, 2026. Across Northern Ontario, residents are coming together on January 24, 2026, to demand safer highways stronger infrastructure, and gove... More
January 15, 2026
Government Neglect of Forestry Continues to Erode Northern Ontario
IGNACE – NDP MPP Lise Vaugeois (Thunder Bay – Superior North) and MPP Guy Bourgouin (Mushkegowuk – James Bay) released the following joint statement following reports of the indefinite shutdown of ... More
December 18, 2025
Northerners for Highway Safety
Safer Roads Are Not Optional Northerners are tired of unsafe road conditions, prolonged closures, and preventable collisions. Public safety is not optional -- it is a basic obligation of governmen... More
December 11, 2025
Ford Government Neglect Leaves Terrace Bay Mill, Workers at Risk
QUEEN’S PARK - The Official Opposition demanded clear answers from the Minister of Natural Resources on whether the government will take immediate steps to heat the Terrace Bay mill and protect bot... More
November 26, 2025
NDP MPPs reintroduce Chad’s Law to strengthen road safety and protect northern Ontarians on the province’s highways
QUEEN’S PARK – Northern NDP MPP Guy Bourgouin (Mushkegowuk – James Bay) is reintroducing Chad’s Law, a law named after a resident in northern Ontario who narrowly survived a severe collision caused... More
November 24, 2025
Verdict of Constance Lake Blastomycosis Inquest: NDP MPPs Call for Urgent Action to Address Systemic Barriers to Indigenous Health Care
QUEEN’S PARK - Jurors have affirmed what Constance Lake First Nation (CLFN) leadership has been raising for decades, issuing 79 recommendations to confront the systemic failures that allowed blasto... More
November 18, 2025
BOURGOUIN: The government has failed the north again.
QUEEN’S PARK – The legislature resumed today to vote on NDP MPP Guy Bourgouin’s (Mushkegowuk – James Bay) private member’s bill, Bill 49, regarding northern highway safety for highways 11 and 17. “... More
April 29, 2024