LiseVaugeois
Thunder Bay–Superior North
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Lise Vaugeois moved to Thunder Bay in 1991 to take up a position with the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra - a position she gave up in 2006 in order to complete a PhD in Education at the University of Toronto. Since 2013, she has been an Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Education at Lakehead University, teaching both undergraduate and graduate students. In addition, she is on the Board of Directors of the Thunder Bay & District Injured Workers Support Group, is a member of the executive of the ONDP’s Women’s Committee, the director of a men’s chorus, and a small business owner. A long-time member of the NDP, Vaugeois has been on the riding association executive for many years and has been engaged with Indigenous, women’s, anti-racist and anti-poverty movements for over 40 years. Lise is the Official Opposition Critic for Seniors, and for Persons Living with Disabilities and Accessibility.
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Stiles: Instead of stability, just more cabinet chaos
QUEEN’S PARK – Official Opposition NDP leader Marit Stiles has released the following statement after the Ford government announced their second cabinet shuffle in the span of a month:
“Another day, another resignation, and another cabinet shuffle after the year-long Greenbelt corruption crisis continues...
Shaw: With the Greenbelt saved, Ford’s forced expansion of Hamilton’s urban boundary must be investigated
HAMILTON – After a successful fight to save the Greenbelt, MPP Sandy Shaw (Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas), Ontario NDP critic for Environment, Conservation, and Parks has a plan to get to the bottom of the Ford Conservatives’ shady changes to Hamilton’s urban boundary:
“Ford’s corruption is...
Ford’s government is in “complete and utter disarray”
QUEEN’S PARK – Marit Stiles, the Leader of the Official Opposition NDP, issued the following statement in response to yet another Conservative cabinet minister resigning from Ford’s cabinet:
“This is a government in complete and utter disarray, fractured after lurching from scandal to scandal. Ford’s...
Bell: Ontario must crackdown on illegal short-term rentals
TORONTO – Official Opposition NDP Housing critic Jessica Bell (University–Rosedale) joined tenants and advocates today to announce her legislative motion to stop predatory landlords evicting tenants and converting rental apartments into short-term rentals.
“Ford’s Conservatives are not serious about...
Stiles: A victory for Ontarians, but it doesn’t clear the air on a government that stinks
QUEEN’S PARK – Marit Stiles, the Leader of the Official Opposition, released the following statement on the Ford Conservatives’ eleventh-hour decision to reverse the Greenbelt Grab:
“This is a victory for Ontarians, who fought long and hard to get this government to reverse their corrupt decision to...
Stiles: “It makes you wonder what else they’re hiding”
QUEEN’S PARK – Marit Stiles, Leader of the Official Opposition NDP, issued the following statement after the Integrity Commissioner concluded his report into the appearance of conflict of interest at Ford’s family stag and doe:
“Things are not easy for Ontarians right now. We are in an affordability...
Harden's "Ride for Safety" sets the stage for safer roads and stronger communities
OTTAWA - Official Opposition NDP critic for Transit and Active Transportation, Joel Harden (Ottawa Centre), released the following statement as he cycles off on his upcoming initiative, "Ride for Safety":
"This ride signifies my relentless commitment to safeguarding vulnerable road users and forging safer...
Stiles: This government is spiralling out of control
QUEEN'S PARK — Official Opposition NDP leader Marit Stiles has issued the following statement in response to Minister Kaleed Rasheed's resignation:
This is the second Conservative cabinet minister in a matter of weeks to resign as a result of the Ford Conservatives’ corruption crisis. And we know...
"Enough is enough": Mamakwa denounces Ford Conservatives for ignoring Cat Lake First Nations’ right to free, prior and informed consent
TREATY 3 TERRITORY - Sol Mamakwa (Kiiwetinoong), Official Opposition NDP critic for Indigenous and Treaty Relations and Northern Development, issued the following statement as Cat Lake First Nation provided a response opposing the Ford Conservatives’ unilateral mining exploration permits in their...
Ontario NDP Queer Caucus: Anti-2SLGBTQI+ rhetoric hurts kids; Ford must ensure safe schools
QUEEN’S PARK — The Ontario NDP Queer Caucus —MPPs Jill Andrew, Terence Kernaghan, Lise Vaugeois, and Kristyn Wong-Tam—released the following statement condemning the so-called “Hands Off Our Kids” rallies taking place across Ontario today:
“Today’s demonstrations are driven by...
Stiles: “Leave kids alone”
BOWLING GREEN – Marit Stiles, the Leader of the Official Opposition NDP, issued the following statement as demonstrations—and counter-rallies in support of 2SLGBTQI+ people—are organized across Ontario for tomorrow morning:
“Transgender youth are five times more likely than their peers to think about...
Roaring applause for Marit Stiles’ NDP at the municipalities’ conference
The Ontario NDP turned heads and perked up ears at one of the most important local government gatherings of the year.
Your Leader of the Official Opposition Marit Stiles stole the show at the annual Association of Municipalities conference and met with 26 delegations. It’s a yearly event for...
