Catherine Fife
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MPP for Waterloo, Ontario (2012…) Shadow Minister for Economic Dev, Job Creation and Trade, Science Champion 25’, Chair: Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians
Waterloo, Ontario
Joined February 2011
Catch up with my fall newsletter, including: - Observing Remembrance Day - Chairing the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians - Make your voice heard at Pre-Budget Consultations - The KW Community Spirit Lions Free Family Skate - Get your free 2026 calendar https://t.co/jbROPlss0Q
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Critics are blasting the Ford government for giving millions of taxpayer dollars to a company now under OPP investigation. The labour minister reportedly has personal ties to the company. But the premier is dismissing calls to fire him.
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💯🚨“Lake Simcoe’s future rests on a straightforward conservative insight: stewardship is what makes growth possible. A prosperous region cannot flourish on a degraded lake. A housing strategy anchored in outdated infrastructure or unsafe drinking water will fail.” #onpoli
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Thanks to the @ChildCareON for your advocacy – pleased to work together @TArmstrongNDP to ensure that community-based childcare operators will be able to access barriers that will be supplied free of charge. 👏👏👏 #onpoli
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WATCH: This happens everyday and it’s a disgrace. Doug Ford never has the guts to get up and answer my questions.
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Red flags were everywhere and the Minister of Labour, David Piccini pushed ahead anyway. Millions handed out to insiders, while he jetted off to Paris for a lobbyist’s wedding and enjoyed rink-side seats with the CEO of Keel Digital Solutions. Now, the OPP is investigating Keel
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WATCH - The leader of the opposition asking the Labour Minister about the OPP launching an investigation into a company that received money from the Ford government.
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With an OPP investigation into Keel Digital Solutions -- the Ford government faces questions over why the province decided to fund a company under provicial audit. Keel maintains it acted properly. #onpoli
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“This has been referred to as the Hunger Games,” said Jill Croteau, chair of the Ontario Physicians Recruitment Alliance. “If a municipality doesn’t have the resources for financial incentives, then they’re being held at a disadvantage.” #onpoli
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Auditor general flags the messy and unfair system of incentives in physician recruitment that lacks provincial co-ordination.
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The feds opened the door for 5,000 new doctors while the ON gov is blocking them with OINP delays and zero urgency. US physicians have told me about barriers their facing before they can practice in ON. The healthcare crisis is a leadership test, and Ford is failing. #ONpoli
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Can the Minister of Labour do us a favour and resign already?
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In Ontario, 1 in 4 food bank visitors are employed, up 83 per cent since 2019-20. In Waterloo Region, that number is 1 in 20, and Wilhelm said a number of those people are working more than one job. @FoodBankWatReg
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After release of Feed Ontario report, executive director Kim Wilhelm says regional food bank faces rising demand for food assistance, with record-high visits amid pandemic impacts; urgent calls for...
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BREAKING: The OPP's Anti-Rackets branch said it has completed its review of Keel Digital Solutions and will launch a formal investigation. The Ford government refered the company to the OPP after a forensic audit in 2025. Despite the audit, however, multiple ministries
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Research shows an uptick in mental health issues among youth due to excessive social media use. The Ford gov pretends to be strong on law and order, but why are you not protecting youth online? I am calling on the gov to work with us to create protections for youth. #ONpoli
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Here's a teaser from our #ProgressCanada episode with @MaritStiles, Leader of the Official Opposition and Leader of the @OntarioNDP. Tune in tonight at 7PM ET on YouTube to stream the episode live. #OntarioNDP #MaritStiles #onpoli
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💸 Ford spends record $112 million on advertising himself 🚨 Conservatives ignore the shocking Skills Development Fund scandal 💭 It’s time to share your thoughts for Budget 2026 Let’s explore what happened in Ontario politics this week.
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I wonder where we could get some masks that Ford & Company have not incinerated yet? #onpoli 😷
⚠️ BREAKING: ‘Super-Mutated’ Flu Sweeps Britain NHS Declares Early Crisis, Warns of “Worst Winter Ever” as Experts Urge Mask Use Mandatory masks have been imposed in hospitals in London, Lincolnshire, Shropshire, and Oxfordshire amid alarm at infection numbers.
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Doug Ford doesn't give a damn about Ontario's working people. He only cares about his friends and insiders.
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🚨 "It is almost unheard of for a municipal government to call for a pause on new development… 🚨The extraordinary step was taken by the region because it lost almost all of its urban planning functions when Queen’s Park transferred planning to local councils." #onpoli
Region of Waterloo wants pause on development due to water concerns https://t.co/uOtBXhUx7Y
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