PeterTabuns
Toronto–Danforth
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Critic for Energy and the Climate Crisis, and for Intergovernmental Affairs
● Voted Best MPP by readers of NOW Magazine twice.
● Peter was the NDP critic for energy and for climate change issues. He’s a leader in the fight to end the privatization of Hydro, keep communities safe from toxins and protect our future from the effects of climate change.
● Peter has also served as Jack Layton’s climate change advisor, a Toronto city councillor and the executive director of Greenpeace Canada. He’s done government relations for the Ontario Nurses Association and chaired Toronto’s Board of Health.
● Peter has an adult son, Anton, and lives with his partner, Shawn Kerwin. She’s a professor and theatre designer.
Some of Peter’s accomplishments for Toronto-Danforth and the Province, include:
● Stopping a high voltage transmission line from being built along Donlands Avenue
● Introduced important pieces of legislation to fight the climate crisis including bills to:
o Ban fracking
o Make it easier to sue fossil fuel companies for the damage they create
o Accelerate climate action through the use of public sector purchasing power and other tools at the province’s disposal
● Secured the right for high school students to use ‘Gay Straight Alliances’ as a title for their in-school clubs organized to promote diversity and oppose homophobia
● Pressured the previous government to expand rent control to new units in Ontario that were excluded by the Mike Harris era rent control limits
● Secured all-party support in the legislature for his resolution making June 22 Chinese Canadian Head Tax Redress Day in Ontario to recognize the historic injustice of a head tax imposed on Chinese immigrants
● Led the successful fight to expand bereavement leave for parents whose children pass away, correcting a long-standing wrong
● Discovered and revealed large-scale criminal destruction of government documents by the McGuinty government leading to charges against prominent government figures as the NDP representative on the inquiry into the gas plant scandal
● Successfully setting up mobile offices to serve constituents
● Leading the fight to stop door-to-door energy marketers
Before being elected as MPP, Peter:
● Wrote the federal NDP’s Kyoto plan as Jack Layton’s Climate Advisor. This was a framework to meet the climate targets and put people to work in Canada
● Led the fight for smoke-free food courts, bars and restaurants as chair of Toronto’s Board of Health
● As city councillor got the City of Toronto to set up its very successful Better Buildings Partnership for large-scale energy retrofits of commercial and institutional buildings. This led to thousands of jobs created along with the cutting of thousands of tons of greenhouse gas emissions
● Successfully pushed City Council to restore the Chester Springs Marsh in the Don Valley south of the Bloor Viaduct, the flagship project of “Bring Back the Don”
● Supported and approved the construction of many hundreds of social housing and seniors housing units in the riding that has made a huge difference in the lives of many in our community
● Successfully fought to block or shut down some of the worst polluting industries in our community including garbage incinerators and Darling Rendering
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Glover, community advocates mark National Day Against Gun Violence
QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario NDP MPP Chris Glover (Spadina—Fort York) joined members of Danforth Families for Safe Communities, One By One Movement, Zero Gun Violence Movement, Think 2Wice, and Children's and Parents' Empowerment to call on the province to proclaim the first Friday of June as Provincial Day...
Mamakwa calls on Feds to address critical air service disruptions in Northern communities
QUEEN'S PARK - Ontario NDP MPP Sol Mamakwa (Kiiwetinoong) expresses deep disappointment in Transport Canada's failure to address the regulatory challenges severely impacting northern First Nations across Kiiwetinoong, who as a result, are dealing with reduced flights impacting essential services. The new...
NDP: Franco-Ontarians are tired of waiting; Conservatives must fund University of Sudbury
SUDBURY – Ontario NDP critic for Francophone affairs Guy Bourgouin (Mushkegowuk—James Bay) and MPP France Gélinas (Nickel Belt) are telling Ford’s Conservatives that Franco-Ontarians are out of patience awaiting funding approval for the University of Sudbury.
“Currently, the ball is in Ford's...
Ontario NDP marks the beginning of Pride Month
QUEEN’S PARK - Kristyn Wong-Tam, NDP MPP (Toronto Centre) and Opposition Critic on 2SLGBTQI+ Issues made the following statement for Pride Month:
Pride Month begins today and as we gather across Ontario in recognition of 2SLGBTQI equality, I wish to extend a Happy Pride to all.
Pride month is known as a...
Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles marks Anniversary of the 1984 Sikh Genocide
QUEEN’S PARK – Marit Stiles, Leader of the Official Opposition NDP, issued the following statement marking the 39th anniversary of the 1984 Sikh Genocide:
“Today, New Democrats across Ontario are standing with Sikh Canadians in remembering and honouring the victims of the 1984 Sikh Genocide.
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NDP: Ford Conservatives must take action to prevent a power emergency in Ontario
QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario NDP critic for Energy and Climate Action MPP Peter Tabuns (Toronto – Danforth) rose in the Legislature during question period to sound the alarm on the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) report that warns Ontario is at risk of power outages this summer.
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FACT CHECK: McNaughton spews cloud of misinformation on mining particulates
QUEEN’S PARK – Today, Conservative Labour Minister Monte McNaughton spewed a cloud of misinformation while dodging questions about why his Conservative colleagues won’t stand up for unionized workers and support the NDP’s anti-scab...
MPP Gélinas introduces bill to set guidelines for sodium content in food sold in Ontario
QUEEN'S PARK – France Gélinas, MPP for Nickel Belt, introduced the Health Protection and Promotion Amendment Act (Sodium Content), 2023, to mandate that food sold in Ontario must contain reduced sodium content, in line with guidelines for sodium reduction established by the World Health Organization (WHO). The...
Stiles unearths yet more evidence suggesting Conservatives’ Greenbelt Grab story doesn’t add up
QUEEN’S PARK – Marit Stiles, Leader of the Official Opposition NDP, presented yet further evidence today that suggests officials at the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing were discussing the removal of specific Greenbelt lands with “third parties” before the last provincial election on June 2,...
Mamakwa demands mental health supports to break cycle of incarceration in Northern Ontario
QUEEN'S PARK - NDP MPP Sol Mamakwa (Kiiwetinoong) urged the Ford government to fulfill its promises and take immediate action to address the pressing need for increased treatment in provincial jails, particularly amidst the ongoing addiction crisis. The ongoing situation demands urgent attention, as highlighted...
NDP stands up against Fort Erie Urgent Care overnight closure
QUEEN’S PARK – NDP MPP Wayne Gates (Niagara Falls) was joined by NDP Health critic, France Gélinas (Nickel Belt), in Question Period today, calling for a commitment to restore overnight coverage to the Fort Erie Urgent Care Centre.
Yesterday, Niagara Health announced that Fort Erie’s Urgent Care Centre,...
NDP: Developers should help pay for new schools and repairs
QUEEN’S PARK - Ontario NDP Housing critic Jessica Bell (University-Rosedale) and Education critic Chandra Pasma (Ottawa West – Nepean) joined TDSB Trustee Deborah Williams to announce a motion calling on the Ford Conservatives to permit the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) to collect development charges to...