JessicaBell
University–Rosedale
Here for University–Rosedale
Jessica has served as the MPP for University Rosedale since 2018, and is the Official Opposition Critic for Housing. She has been our local champion, advocating for better schools, affordable homes, safe streets for our kids and seniors, and a Green New Democratic Deal plan to take bold action on climate change and protect our future.
She has successfully worked to pass road safety legislation, improve safety at our local Long-Term Care homes, stopped commercial evictions during the pandemic, restored noise protection measures, and stopped the subway upload.
Jessica is a lifelong community organizer who believes in the power of bringing people together to create real and lasting change. She lives in University-Rosedale with her partner and two children.
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Stiles’ new health care solution will get 2 million people the primary care they need
QUEEN’S PARK – Marit Stiles, Leader of Ontario’s Official Opposition NDP, is bringing forward a new healthcare solution that puts patients first by unlocking thousands of hours of physicians’ time.
“Everyone deserves access to care when they need it. But 2.2 million people in Ontario are without a...
Marit Stiles and Kathryn Shailer kick off NDP campaign in Lambton—Kent—Middlesex
STRATHROY – Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles and Lambton—Kent—Middlesex candidate Kathryn Shailer welcomed an enthusiastic crowd of supporters to open Shailer’s new campaign office ahead of the coming provincial by-election.
"I am thrilled that Kathryn Shailer has stepped up to represent the good people...
Stiles: Families deserve answers for this government’s failure to protect seniors
QUEEN’S PARK – Official Opposition NDP Leader Marit Stiles says the latest lawsuits against private, for-profit long-term care providers should be a wake-up call for Ford’s Conservatives.
“Far too many families lost their...
Ontarians paying for Ford’s $6-billion wage theft: NDP
QUEEN’S PARK — Official Opposition NDP Leader Marit Stiles issued a response to reports the Ford Conservatives will have to pay $6 billion to public sector workers because of its unconstitutional wage-restraint legislation:
“We are already living the impacts of Doug Ford shortchanging workers with his...
Stiles’ smart health care solution will let doctors put patients ahead of paperwork
KINGSTON – Marit Stiles, Leader of Ontario’s Official Opposition, is calling on the government to hire more administrative and interdisciplinary health staff to take the burden of paperwork off doctors so they can spend more time providing care to patients.
“The serious doctor shortage affecting Ontario...
Bell joins advocates to call for better childcare
TORONTO – Official Opposition NDP MPP Jessica Bell (University – Rosedale) joined St Alban’s Childcare Centre, the Toronto Coalition for Better Childcare, and TDSB and TCDSB school board trustees to call for solutions to the child care crisis as childcare and daycare centres face risks of closure.
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NDP brings solutions to make energy affordable and reliable for Ontarians
QUEEN’S PARK – Official Opposition NDP critic for Energy and Climate Action, Peter Tabuns (Toronto Danforth) is introducing legislation to help Ontarians save money on rising energy bills.
Tabuns’ Bill, Affordable Energy Act, 2023, is co-sponsored by MPPs Jessica Bell (University – Rosedale), Chandra...
NDP: Metrolinx needs to work with communities, not against them
Official Opposition NDP MPP Jill Andrew (Toronto – St. Paul’s), and NDP Transit critic Joel Harden (Ottawa Centre), joined residents from Mount Dennis who have been calling on their local Conservative MPP, Michael Ford to hold Metrolinx accountable.
"All Mount Dennis has received since construction began is...
Ontario NDP cracks Greenbelt code
FOI documents suggest intent to conceal
QUEEN’S PARK — The Official Opposition NDP has obtained documents through a Freedom of Information (FOI) request showing the use of code words across thousands of pages of government records referring to the Greenbelt grab.
Terms like “G*,” “Special...
Ontario NDP advocacy brings NOSI consumer protections one step closer to reality
QUEEN’S PARK - NDP MPPs Terence Kernaghan (London North Centre) and Tom Rakocevic (Humber River-Black Creek) are welcoming news that a ban on Notice of Security Interests (NOSIs) may soon become a reality after the NDP introduced legislation to make it happen.
“This is a great step forward for seniors and...
Fife: Conservatives appear indifferent to financial crises they created in Ontario
QUEEN’S PARK – MPP Catherine Fife (Waterloo), Official Opposition Finance critic, released the following statement in response to the Financial Accountability Office’s (FAO) update on the Ford Conservative’s...
Marit Stiles and Ontario NDP call on Prime Minister to support federal NDP motion on Israel and Palestine
Marit Stiles and the Ontario NDP Official Opposition Caucus have sent a letter to the Prime Minister, urging him and all federal MPs to support the NDP's push for Canada to take immediate action to end the violence in Gaza.
With the humanitarian crisis worsening, Marit Stiles and the Ontario NDP Caucus...