July 17, 2020
NDP’s Burch: Municipalities need more than a band-aid
WELLAND – Jeff Burch MPP (Niagara Centre), the Official Opposition NDP’s critic for Municipal Affairs, has issued a statement following the federal government’s announcement of a Safe Restart agree... More
July 3, 2020
NDP’s Burch urges Ford to provide emergency operating relief funding for municipalities
WELLAND – NDP Municipal Affairs critic Jeff BurchMPP (Niagara Centre) has written an open letter to Doug Ford urging him to respond to the dire financial situation facing municipal governments acro... More
December 4, 2019
Request for the OPP to review allegations of corruption at the Regional Municipality of Niagara
Commissioner Thomas Carrique Ontario Provincial Police - General Headquarters Lincoln M. Alexander Building 777 Memorial Avenue Orillia, ON L3V 7V3 December 4, 2019 Dear Commissioner Carrique, Requ... More
October 25, 2019
Ford’s forced amalgamation mission a waste of time and money
WELLAND — The NDP’s Municipal Affairs critic, Jeff Burch, released the following statement regarding Doug Ford’s decision to give up on his scheme to force municipalities to amalgamate: “Doug Ford ... More
July 8, 2019
NDP slams Ford’s cut to cancer-screening bus as short-sighted
NIAGARA — Jeff Burch, NDP MPP for Niagara Centre, slammed Doug Ford’s decision to pull the plug on a mobile unit that helps residents of Hamilton, Burlington and Niagara access cancer screening as ... More
June 7, 2019
Niagara's opposition MPPs slammed provincial legislation that would cap pay raises for public sector workers
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May 21, 2019
Ford’s consultant auditor scheme a PR stunt, waste of cash: NDP
WELLAND— NDP Official Opposition Municipal Affairs critic Jeff Burch released the following statement regarding Doug Ford’s latest scheme to use $ 7.35 million in public money to have private consu... More
April 30, 2019
NDP to Ford: Listen to mayors, stop the cuts
QUEEN’S PARK — Jeff Burch, Ontario NDP critic for Municipal Affairs released the following statement as the mayors of more than two-dozen big cities speak up to fight Doug Ford’s cuts to municipali... More
January 15, 2019
Ford Conservatives once again meddling in municipalities with regional review: NDP Municipal Affairs critic
QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP Municipal Affairs critic Jeff Burch released the following statement in response to the release of further details of the Ford Conservatives’ plans to review Ontario’s re... More
December 1, 2018