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CATERPILLAR SHUTS DOWN ELECTRO-MOTIVE IN LONDON

MATHYSSEN AND ARMSTRONG ANGERED AS COMMUNITY HIT WITH MORE JOB LOSSES LONDON – Today Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD) has been shut down by its parent company Caterpillar Inc. The plant has been in operation in London since 1949. “The closing of another plant in London is devastating,” said Irene Mathyssen, MP (London-Fanshawe). “The men and women [...]

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Questioning the Minister on Private Colleges

Teresa J. Armstrong: My question is for the Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities. Yesterday, the Auditor General’s report shows that Ontarians are paying thousands of dollars in tuition fees to attend private career colleges, but often end up with subpar training and few job prospects. The government has known about quality problems at colleges [...]

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Teresa Armstrong delivers maiden speech at Queen’s Park

QUEEN’S PARK – Newly elected MPP Teresa Armstrong has delivered her debut speech in the Ontario Legislature where she focused on the most important concerns facing the people of London–Fanshawe including jobs, affordability and a shortage of long term care beds. “There is real necessity for all of us here to take action by creating [...]

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Double Orange Dinner, with NDP Leadership Candidates

UPDATE: NDP LEADERSHIP CANDIDATE BRIAN TOPP WILL BE JOINING FELLOW LEADERSHIP CANDIDATE PAUL DEWAR AS OUR SPECIAL GUESTS! Join us in celebrating an historic election victory, as London-Fanshawe becomes the first riding in the region to be represented at both the federal and provincial levels by New Democrats. Enjoy a great meal with Teresa, MP [...]

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Swearing In at Queen’s Park

On Thursday October 27th, MPP elect Teresa Armstrong was officially sworn in as the Member of Provincial Parliament for London-Fanshawe, surrounded by family and friends. Teresa will be interviewing for staff and attending training sessions at Queen’s Park over the next three weeks in preparation for the return of the legislature on November 21st.

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Ontario Campaign

Statement by Andrea Horwath on the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.

Today, December 6, 2011 marks the twenty-second anniversary of the murder of fourteen women, and injuring of ten other women and four men at L’Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal. The fourteen women who died were daughters and sisters and friends. For those of us who remember that day, it is one that we will never forget. [...]

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Auditor’s Report shows government failing everyday people feeling the squeeze

QUEEN’S PARK – New Democrat Leader Andrea Horwath says today’s report from Ontario’s Auditor General shows government is letting down everyday people struggling with tough times. “Families are being told to pay more for everything from electricity to auto insurance and the government that’s supposed to protect them just isn’t doing their job,” said Horwath. [...]

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McGuinty Liberals offer no reassurance on Ring of Fire processing jobs

Queen’s Park – The refusal by the McGuinty Liberals to make sure resources extracted from the Ring of Fire create value added jobs in Ontario speaks volumes about the government’s willingness to stand up for good jobs in the North, said NDP Leader Andrea Horwath. “Resources that are mined here should be processed here, plain [...]

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Davenport MP Jonah Schein demands urgent action on cycling safety

Jonah Schein, newly elected MPP for Davenport, has today written to the Minister of Transportation asking him to urgently address the need to improve cycling safety across the province, following the tragic death earlier this month of Jenna Morrison on a street in his riding.

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Misplaced priorities shine in Fall Economic Statement

NDP Leader Andrea Horwath says it’s time for the Ontario government to re-set priorities in the face of challenging economic times.

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