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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Stiles and Mamakwa hold Indigenous Affairs Minister to account at committee
QUEEN’S PARK – Marit Stiles, Ontario NDP Leader and Deputy Leader Sol Mamakwa pushed for answers and accountability from Minister Greg Rickford today at committee hearings on the Estimates of the Indigenous Affairs ministry:
“The Government of Ontario’s relationship with First Nations has never been at...
Tom Rakocevic nominated as the Ontario NDP candidate in Humber River - Black Creek
TORONTO - Tom Rakocevic was joined by over a hundred community members and supporters to accept the nomination to be the Ontario NDP candidate for Humber River - Black Creek for the next provincial election.
“Humber River - Black Creek has been my home for my whole life and it has been a privilege to...
Marit Stiles’ Ontario NDP smashed yet another fundraising record
ETOBICOKE – Marit Stiles’ Ontario NDP smashed yet another fundraising record, raising $1,214,589 from 26,108 contributions in the third quarter of 2024.
“This really shows the strength of our movement,” said Ontario NDP Provincial Director Kevin Beaulieu. “Ontarians are stepping up because they...
Bell: People need homes, not insults
TORONTO – Ontario NDP Housing Critic Jessica Bell (University—Rosedale) joined housing providers and people with lived experiences to call on Premier Ford to solve the homelessness crisis and stop scolding the poor.
“It's time to build the homes people need and a government that’s ready to do...
MPP Mamakwa statement on Premier Doug Ford’s silence on Grassy Narrows
TREATY 3 TERRITORY: Ontario NDP Deputy Leader, Sol Mamakwa, released the following statement on Premier Ford’s ongoing failure to provide mercury justice to the people of Grassy Narrows:
“Last week I joined Chief Rudy Turtle, Grassy Narrows First Nations elders and youth, and thousands of supporters on...
Kristyn Wong-Tam nominated to be the Ontario NDP candidate for Toronto Centre
TORONTO - Hundreds of New Democrats gathered to nominate incumbent Kristyn Wong-Tam to carry the NDP banner in Toronto Centre for the next provincial election.
“We’ve built an incredible movement here in Toronto Centre,” said Wong-Tam. “The people of Toronto Centre know that we can’t afford four more...
Incumbent Jamie West nominated to be the NDP candidate in Sudbury
SUDBURY — New Democrats in Sudbury have nominated Jamie West, the incumbent MPP, to be their candidate for the next provincial election. West currently serves as the critic for Labour, Training and Skills Development.
“I am honoured by this nomination, and by the trust that New Democrats here in Sudbury...
NDP calls for urgent changes to ensure the child and youth protection system is working for children and families
HAMILTON – Monique Taylor (Hamilton Mountain), NDP critic for Community, Children and Social Services has released the following statement in response to media reports about a spike in the number of children placed in unlicensed care:
"The number of unlicensed placements has doubled since 2021. There have...
Ontario NDP calls for value-for-money audit into Ford’s Wilmot land grab
WATERLOO – Catherine Fife (Waterloo), NDP critic for Finance, and John Vanthof (Timiskaming – Cochrane), NDP critic for Agriculture and Rural Affairs have written to the Auditor General calling for a value-for-money audit into Ford’s Wilmot land grab that is forcing local farmers to sell off their...
John Vanthof nominated to carry the NDP banner in Timiskaming-Cochrane
TIMISKAMING-COCHRANE — New Democrats in Timiskaming-Cochrane have nominated John Vanthof to be their candidate for the next provincial election. Vanthof, an incumbent MPP representing the community, currently serves as the critic for Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs.
“It has been the greatest honour of...
STILES: Heartless and bizarre comments from Ford attack vulnerable Ontarians
QUEEN’S PARK – Marit Stiles, Ontario NDP leader calls out Doug Ford’s ridiculous tangent attacking province’s homeless population, and vulnerable seniors:
“Housing is a human right, not a luxury. We need to build a province where everyone has the opportunity to have a good life and have a home they...
GATES: Bill 7 is an attack on the dignity of seniors and must be repealed
NIAGARA FALLS – MPP Wayne Gates, Ontario NDP Official Opposition critic for Long-Term Care (LTC), issued the following statement on the charter challenge to the Ford government’s controversial legislation, Bill 7:
“This government has a history of taking action that violates our Charter, like the...
