Wayne Gates

@Wayne_Gates

NDP MPP for Niagara Falls, Fort Erie and Niagara-on-the-Lake. Proud Father & Grandfather. Owner of the best moustache in town.

Niagara Falls linktr.ee/WayneGates Joined August 2010

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Wayne Gates @Wayne_Gates Nov 19, 2025

800,000 Ontarians out of work.
Youth unemployment near 20%.
Rents for a two-bedroom are averaging $2,000 a month in Niagara, while waitlists for affordable housing are decades long.
Food banks use is at record levels.
That's life in Doug Ford's Ontario. 🧵#onpoli

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Wayne Gates @Wayne_Gates Nov 2

Caregivers are the heroes that never get enough recognition.

Tomorrow we are bringing back Caring for Caregivers, which would give direct financial support to those caring for family members across Ontario.

Caregivers make unseen sacrifices every day. Let's stand up for them.

Wayne Gates @Wayne_Gates Oct 7

A former Postmedia CEO alleges the Premier’s Office used a government contract as leverage to get Doug Ford’s letter published across Ontario newspapers before the 2025 early election call.

These are serious allegations.

Charlie Pinkerton @CharliePinkerto Oct 7

ICYMI: Paul Godfrey alleged Premier Ford's office exerted "political leverage" over his son's company by promising it government funding while also seeking a favour from Postmedia, which the elder Godfrey used to run.

Godfrey's full sworn declaration is here & @Thetrilliumca.

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Wayne Gates @Wayne_Gates Oct 2

Our hospitals shouldn't be paying interest to private banks because this gov't is underfunding public healthcare.

Its wrong. Its a waste of taxpayer's dollars.

Fund our hospitals right the first time, save on the interest. It's common sense.

MichaelHurleyCUPE Verified account @HurleyOCHUCUPE Oct 2

80 of 129 Ontario hospitals are in deficit, borrowing and paying interest to operate, due to inadequate funding. Time to stop spending 2.5-3 times more on surgeries in private clinics and invest in our public hospitals.

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Wayne Gates @Wayne_Gates Oct 1

We have residents in Niagara waiting months for an MRI right now.

Instead of fully funding our hospitals so we can offer public MRIs 24/7 in Niagara, Ford spent our tax dollars speeding up beer sales at Loblaws while privatizing healthcare services.

Raghu Venugopal MD Verified account @raghu_venugopal Sep 28

Outsourcing surgeries and imaging to private for-profit clinics in Ontario didn't drop wait times for most procedures. Wait times worsened for cataract surgery and MRI. CT scan didn't improve. Profiteering just doesn't work. @a_longhurst
ctvnews.ca/toronto/articl…

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