February 3, 2023
Restrict sprawl, save farmland
MPP Jessica Bell and MPP Sandy Shaw are calling on the Ford government to direct municipalities in Southern Ontario to build new homes within existing urban boundaries, rather than on surrounding f... More
October 31, 2022
Motion to end ambulance delays passes, Shaw pledges to keep fighting for hospital staffing
QUEEN’S PARK – Sandy Shaw, MPP for Hamilton West-Ancaster-Dundas, released the following statement after her motion to end ambulance code zeros passed in Ontario legislature last week: “I am extre... More
November 22, 2021
Auditor General’s report shows Ford’s war on the environment doing damage
QUEEN’S PARK – MPP Sandy Shaw and MPP Peter Tabuns released the following statement in response to Ontario’s independent Auditor General’s report on the environment: More
October 26, 2021
Shaw urges Ford to pass Nancy Rose Act for better pediatric palliative care
QUEEN’S PARK – MPP Sandy Shaw (Hamilton West–Ancaster–Dundas) will re-introduce her private member’s bill, the Nancy Rose Act, which would create a pediatric palliative strategy in Ontario. The bi... More
August 12, 2021
Ford must stop ignoring environment with MZOs
HAMILTON – The Ford government must stop using Minister’s Zoning Order (MZOs) to override environmental protections, says Sandy Shaw, MPP for Hamilton West - Ancaster - Dundas, in an open letter to... More
June 16, 2021
Ford government is signalling an MZO land-giveaway bonanza
Doug Ford may be signalling that he’s ready to double down on his controversial Minister’s Zoning Orders (MZO), a scheme in which he lets powerful land developers — often big Ford donors, insiders ... More
May 31, 2021
Ford’s PCs vote to keep risky and weak retirement homes oversight
MPP Sandy Shaw (Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas) has forced a vote on her bill to dismantle the toothless and ineffective Retirement Homes Regulatory Authority (RHRA) and place retirement homes under... More
February 16, 2021
NDP’s Shaw stands with “Save not Pave” campaign to protect Duffins Creek wetland
MPP Sandy Shaw is standing in solidarity with Environmental Action Now Ajax-Pickering (EANAP) and other groups organizing to “Save not Pave” the Duffins Creek wetland. More
January 26, 2021
New report reveals Ford is refusing to spend the money that could have saved lives
MPP Sandy Shaw has released a statement in response to a new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA), outlining the share of federal and provincial spending during the pandemic: More
January 8, 2021