May 24, 2023
Virtual rally & town hall: Stop the sprawl!
On Wednesday, May 31 at 7 pm MPP Jessica Bell (University–Rosedale) and MPP Catherine Fife (Waterloo) are hosting a virtual rally and town hall to STOP SPRAWL FROM TAKING IT ALL! We will be joined... More
May 23, 2023
The Conservatives could do the right thing for renters, first-time home buyers and farmers tomorrow. But will they?
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been working to improve Government Bill 97. The Conservatives like to say this bill is going to solve our housing crisis. That’s not true. Bill 97 doesn’t do much t... More
May 10, 2023
Bell: Ford actions put 3,440 affordable rental homes in Toronto at risk
QUEEN’S PARK – In Question Period today, MPP Jessica Bell (University-Rosedale), NDP Housing critic demanded the Ford government respect the City of Toronto’s renter protections and commit to savin... More
May 4, 2023
ACT NOW: Demand a fair and just LTB
The Ombudsman's report lays out what we already knew – the Tribunal is failing in its duty to provide fast and fair access to justice and the Ford government is letting it happen. Renters are wait... More
May 4, 2023
NDP: Ombudsman’s report paints a damning picture of unfairness and injustice at Landlord & Tenant Board
“A system that isn’t working for anyone” More
April 28, 2023
NDP: Ford Conservatives’ illegal eviction laws are too weak to work
QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario NDP Housing Critic Jessica Bell (University-Rosedale) is calling on the Ford Conservatives to strengthen Bill 97, Helping Homebuyers, Protecting Tenants Act, 2023, to better ... More
April 27, 2023
Join us at our online condo town hall on Monday May 8
On Monday May 8 at 7pm, MPP Tom Rakocevic and I will co-host a virtual condo town hall for condo residents. We continue to hear complaints from condo residents who feel they have nowhere to turn i... More
April 24, 2023
Stiles and NDP call for rent control as a part of their solution to the housing crisis
QUEEN’S PARK – Official Opposition NDP Leader Marit Stiles (Davenport) and Housing critic Jessica Bell (University-Rosedale) will be introducing their opposition day motion this afternoon that, if ... More
April 11, 2023
Ford's latest housing bill doubles down on bad planning
Last Thursday, the Conservatives introduced a new housing bill called Helping Homebuyers, Protecting Tenants Act, eight proposed regulatory changes to Ontario’s renting and planning laws, and a new... More
April 5, 2023
Out-of-touch Conservatives don’t have a plan to tackle housing crisis
QUEEN’S PARK – NDP Housing critic Jessica Bell (University—Rosedale) issued the following response to the Ford Conservatives’ housing announcement today: “The Conservatives’ plan to make housing af... More
March 31, 2023
Cancelled. RSVP: Establishing a public builder in Ontario
Due to scheduling concerns, we are moving to one-on-one meetings. Please email [email protected] to request a meeting. Thank you for your interest.
March 27, 2023
ACT NOW: Fund Ontario Schools!
Last Thursday, March 23, the Ontario government introduced their budget which, amongst its many shortfalls, leaves public education far behind. Unless the province steps up and increases funding, s... More
March 24, 2023
Dim Sum Social
MPP Chris Glover, MPP Kristyn Wong-Tam, and I are hosting a free community dim sum gathering. Come, have some food, and let us know how we can better serve you! All are welcome! The venue is acces... More
March 24, 2023
Conservative budget doesn’t deliver for Toronto, Ontario
The Conservative’s budget was released yesterday. Overall, the budget increases spending by 1%, far below the rate of inflation, which is at 6.8%. We will be seeing cuts in services in 2023-2024. H... More
March 21, 2023
Ahead of World Water Day, NDP re-introduces solution to reduce microfibres in Ontario’s water
QUEEN'S PARK — MPP Jessica Bell (University-Rosedale) has reintroduced her bill to ensure all washing machines sold in Ontario are equipped with a filter that reduces the shed of microfibres into w... More
March 21, 2023
U of T Roundtable
We are nearing the end of the academic year and the government has made some recent announcements that will undoubtedly have an impact on both the student and working experience at universities ac... More
March 21, 2023
ACT NOW: Stop microfibres from entering our waterways!
Microfibres in the Great Lakes are an increasing concern for the health of our waters, the creatures that live there, and the 14.5 million Ontarians who rely on them for their drinking water. The m... More
March 20, 2023
NDP urgently pushes for affordable housing solutions in budget
QUEEN’S PARK — NDP MPPs Kristyn Wong-Tam (Toronto Centre), NDP Housing Critic MPP Jessica Bell (University-Rosedale), and MPP Chris Glover (Spadina–Fort York) held a press conference with afforda... More
March 17, 2023
ACT NOW: Make Affordable Housing a Budget Priority
Everyone deserves a safe and decent place to live. Tell the Ford government that enough is enough. We need a viable housing plan now that addresses the affordable housing and homelessness crisis now. More
March 13, 2023
School boards face looming staff and funding cuts
QUEEN’S PARK – NDP MPP Jessica Bell (University—Rosedale) and NDP Education critic, Chandra Pasma (Ottawa West-Nepean) held a press conference Monday calling on the Ford Conservatives to address th... More
March 3, 2023
NDP bill would give condo owners a place to go for negligence, unfair fees
QUEEN’S PARK — NDP Housing critic and University–Rosedale MPP Jessica Bell has introduced legislation to expand the jurisdiction of the province's Condominium Authority Tribunal (CAT), so that cond... More
March 1, 2023
NDP Housing Critic finds Ford costing Ontarians more in property taxes
QUEEN’S PARK – NDP’s Housing Critic MPP Jessica Bell (University-Rosedale) completed a scan of the GTHA and found that nearly every single municipality has been forced to raise property taxes as a ... More
February 27, 2023
NDP MPPs calls for stronger protections for condo residents
QUEEN’S PARK – In response to the Auditor General’s report on condos revealing poor regulation and oversight in the sector, NDP MPPs Jessica Bell (University-Rosedale) and Tom Rakocevic (Humber Riv... More
February 23, 2023
Condo residents need stronger consumer protections
This week, the Ontario Legislature’s Public Accounts Committee released a stern report calling for better consumer protections for Ontario’s 1.3 million condo residents. This joint-report, which wa... More
February 22, 2023
Stiles, NDP propose public solutions to Ford’s health care crisis
QUEEN’S PARK – Marit Stiles, Leader of the Official Opposition, France Gélinas (Nickel Belt), Ontario NDP Health critic, and MPP Jessica Bell (University—Rosedale) urged the Ford government to put ... More
February 22, 2023
NDP MPPs urge government to pass bill protecting human rights during emergencies
QUEENS PARK – Chandra Pasma, MPP for Ottawa (Ottawa West-Nepean), called on government MPPs to support Bill 47 and commit to protecting the rights of seniors, people living with disabilities, paren... More
February 3, 2023
NDP motion would restrict sprawl, save farmland
QUEEN’S PARK ⸺ NDP Housing critic Jessica Bell and the NDP MPP for Hamilton West–Ancaster–Dundas Sandy Shaw are calling on the Ford government to direct municipalities in Southern Ontario to build ... More
February 2, 2023
Ontario NDP calls on Ford to protect access to justice in Ontario
TORONTO – NDP MPPs Kristyn Wong-Tam (Toronto Centre) and Jessica Bell (University–Rosedale) called on Doug Ford to protect Ontarians' access to justice by implementing reforms before the Ombudsman ... More
February 1, 2023
Rally to Stop the Privatization of Health Care
We know the Ford government has created a crisis in our health care system by grossly underfunding it, capping workers' wages, and driving health care professionals out of the system. We see it e... More
February 1, 2023