JenniferFrench
Oshawa
Here for Oshawa
First elected in June 2014, Jennifer French is the MPP for Oshawa and the Official Opposition Critic for Transportation, Infrastructure, and Highways.
As a dedicated educator, Jennifer has over 10 years’ experience teaching in Ontario and abroad. She actively gives back to her community as an advocate for equity, social justice, and strong public services.
Jennifer also has a committed record fighting for workers’ rights. She has been an active member of the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) in Durham, involved with the Ontario Federation of Labour, and the Durham Region Labour Council.
Jennifer works hard to ensure that people have access to good jobs, a strong publicly funded education system, and a voice in their community. She is a strong advocate for the people of Oshawa and is committed to bringing meaningful change to her community.
Since long before the Pandemic and throughout, MPP French has worked alongside families, frontlines and seniors to improve access to quality healthcare, and caring and accountable long-term care and services for aging Ontarians.
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Nickel Belt’s France Gélinas wins Ontario NDP nomination
SUDBURY – New Democrats in Nickel Belt gathered to choose France Gélinas as their Ontario NDP candidate for the next provincial election. Gélinas was nominated by Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing MP Carol Hughes and Chelmsford resident Claude Berthiaume.
"I am deeply honoured and excited to once again be...
Stiles’ NDP break another fundraising record to start 2025
ETOBICOKE - The Ontario NDP raised $2.4 million over the past quarter, smashing yet another online fundraising record.
The Ontario NDP’s grassroots support is stronger than ever as the party gets ready to hit the ground running ahead of a potential 2025 provincial election. Marit Stiles’ Ontario NDP team is...
Gretzky: “Housing is a Human Right”
WINDSOR – MPP Lisa Gretzky (Windsor West) released the following statement regarding the urgent needs of women’s shelters and affordable housing in Windsor and across the province:
"Housing is a human...
NDP: Home care patients are still paying the price for another bad deal by Ford
HANMER, ON – MPP France Gélinas (Nickel Belt) released the following statement in response to the ongoing supply issues facing home care providers and their patients.
“Home care patients should be able to count on the basic necessities of care – yet for over three months they have faced delayed,...
NDP: While Alberta and Quebec are building homes, Ontario is falling behind
TORONTO — Ontario NDP MPP Jessica Bell (University–Rosedale) released the following statement in response to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s monthly housing starts report:
“The housing...
NDP: Ford’s systemic underfunding is setting Ontario’s students back a generation
QUEENS PARK – Marit Stiles, Leader of the Ontario NDP and MPP Chandra Pasma, NDP Critic for Education released the following statement in response to the FAO’s report on the state of our schools:
“Today’s report makes it clear that Ford’s cuts to education are setting our students back by a...
NDP MPPs have solutions to Ford health care crisis in Northen Ontario – “If the conservatives won’t do it, we will”.
THUNDER BAY – NDP MPPs Lise Vaugeois (Thunder Bay – Superior North) and NDP health critic France Gélinas (Nickel Belt) are not surprised but continue to be disappointed by the complete lack of action on the health care crisis that conservatives have exacerbated in the six years they have held power.
“The...
Session recap: Stiles’ NDP fighting for the basics, Ford’s Conservatives divide and distract
QUEEN’S PARK – Marit Stiles’ Ontario NDP ended the legislative session keeping the focus on fighting for the basics and holding Ford’s Conservatives to account for wasting billions of taxpayer dollars on schemes, scandals and vanity projects.
“The people of Ontario need a government that’s in their...
West passes bill designating June 1 Injured Workers Day in Ontario
QUEEN'S PARK - Jamie West, MPP for Sudbury and Labour critic for the Ontario NDP passed his Private Member’s Bill to officially recognize June 1 of each year as Injured Workers Day in Ontario. This is 41 years in the making, and a huge win for injured workers around the province!
In 1983, the provincial...
MPP Gates Champions Niagara Solutions for Primary Care Crisis
QUEENS PARK – On Thursday, MPP Wayne Gates is inviting the provincial government to work with experts and act on addressing the primary care crisis affecting families & seniors in Niagara and across the province.
“We have over 2.2 million Ontarians without a family doctor – and this crisis has been...
NDP MPP calls for tougher enforcement of rental laws to crackdown on ‘house of horrors’
QUEENS PARK – MPP Jessica Bell (University–Rosedale) stood with Toronto renters to announce a new motion that would empower the Rental Housing Enforcement Unit (RHEU) to swiftly and effectively respond to tenant concerns.
“Too many renters in Ontario are being taken advantage of by landlords that know...
Vanthof: Why won’t this government take Northern highway safety seriously?
QUEEN’S PARK – NDP MPP John Vanthof (Timiskaming – Cochrane) slammed the government on highway safety amid increasing dangerous conditions in Northern Ontario due to negligence and inexperienced commercial drivers during Question Period:
"Our highways in Northern Ontario, particularly Highways 11 and 17,...
