September 28, 2020
Emergency rent subsidy needed urgently to save struggling London businesses
QUEEN’S PARK – MPP Peggy Sattler (London West) has urged Doug Ford to introduce an emergency rent subsidy immediately to save small businesses that are struggling to survive the pandemic. During q... More
September 22, 2020
Letter to Minister: expand testing capacity in London
LONDON - Read my letter calling on Minister Elliott to work with local partners to immediately expand testing capacity in London. "Dear Minister Elliott: I am writing on behalf of Londoners, in par... More
September 21, 2020
Londoners need more COVID testing resources
QUEEN'S PARK - "I rise today on behalf of the people of Oakridge, a quiet residential neighbourhood in my riding of London West. The Oakridge COVID-19 assessment centre, one of London’s two centre... More
September 16, 2020
Sattler urges Ford to immediately expand COVID-19 testing in London
QUEEN’S PARK – MPP Peggy Sattler (London West) has urged the Ford government to rapidly expand COVID-19 testing capacity in London to deal with the surge in demand. During question period at the O... More
July 17, 2020
Open Letter: Make Masks Mandatory
LONDON - MPPs Peggy Sattler (London West), Terence Kernaghan (London North Centre) and Teresa Armstrong (London-Fanshawe) have written an open letter to Mayor Ed Holder and London City Council, exp... More
July 15, 2020
The City of London Must Have Provincial Support
LONDON -- London MPPs Peggy Sattler, Terence Kernaghan and Teresa Armstrong are calling on the Ford government to ensure London is provided with at least $13.5 million in immediate, emergency opera... More
July 8, 2020
Family caregivers deserve better long-term care guidelines
QUEEN'S PARK -- "COVID-19 has exposed long-standing systemic problems in Ontario’s long-term care homes, including the deep reliance on family caregivers to meet residents’ needs. The visitation r... More
July 7, 2020
Ontario families need childcare
QUEEN'S PARK - "My question is to the Minister of Education. Speaker, Danielle Deans is a teacher from London West. Her daughter was in child care and her son will be starting JK. The shortage of ... More
June 23, 2020
Why is the Premier refusing to develop a paid sick leave program?
QUEEN'S PARK -- "My question is to the Premier. Speaker, since the beginning of this pandemic, public health experts have all agreed on how to flatten the curve: wash your hands, maintain physical... More
June 17, 2020
Ford's failure to fund child care centres leaves sector facing deficits, lay-offs and slashed wages
"Give us what we need to take care of Ontario families," says ECE QUEEN'S PARK - The Ontario NDP critic for Early Learning and Childcare Doly Begum says that because the Ford government has faile... More
June 10, 2020
Open Letter: Reform the SIU
Hon. Sylvia Jones Solicitor General 18th Floor, 25 Grosvenor St.Toronto, ON M7A 1Y6 June 9, 2020 Dear Solicitor General, On Saturday June 6, I joined 10,000 Londoners who gathered peacefully in my ... More
June 1, 2020
Ford must not penalize London child care centres for province's own error
LONDON — NDP MPPs for London Teresa Armstrong (London-Fanshawe), Terence Kernaghan (London North Centre) and Peggy Sattler (London West) said the Ford government must not penalize the city's licens... More
May 26, 2020
When will Ontario workers have paid sick days?
QUEEN'S PARK — "My question is to the Premier. Speaker, yesterday the Prime Minister announced that he was working with the provinces to guarantee 10 days of paid sick leave for all workers in Can... More
May 20, 2020