JeffBurch
Niagara Centre
Here for Niagara Centre
Jeff is the MPP for Niagara Centre, representing the NDP and carrying on the legacy of Mel Swart, Peter Kormos & Cindy Forster. He is the Ontario NDP Caucus Chair and the Official Opposition Critic for Municipal Affairs.
Jeff is a former union leader and has served as a CUPE member, United Steelworker local president, SEIU Staff Representative and Teamster steward. When elected in 2018, Jeff was the Executive Director/CEO of a non-profit settlement agency and served on the Board of Directors of OCASI (Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants). Jeff served 2 terms as a St. Catharines City Councillor and has experience dealing with multiple Ontario Government Ministries including Health, Labour, Citizenship and Immigration, Municipal Affairs and Social Services.
Jeff is a lifelong Niagara resident and lives in Thorold with his wife Linda and son Jackson.
Since his election 2018 Jeff has been a strong advocate for municipal issues, affordable housing, and better working conditions for front-line healthcare workers. MPP Jeff Burch served as the former Critic for Municipal Affairs for Ontario's Official Opposition.
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MPP Sattler calls out Ford for multi-billion-dollar loss in revenue for colleges and universities
QUEEN’S PARK- MPP Peggy Sattler, NDP critic for Colleges and Universities called for an urgent increase in funding for Ontario’s colleges and universities that are struggling to stay afloat.
“Students, workers, our economy, and our communities thrive when our post-secondary sector is strong,” said...
Ontario NDP joined OPSEU’s Wildland Firefighters to call for stronger rights and safety measures
QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario NDP MPPs Lise Vaugeois (Thunder Bay – Superior North) and Guy Bourgouin (Mushkegowuk – James Bay) were joined by OPSEU and Ontario’s Wildland Firefighters to demand answers from the government Bill 190’s failure to consider the rights and safety of Ontario’s Wildland...
MPP Taylor calls for the immediate creation of a vulnerable missing persons alert
QUEEN’S PARK – MPP Monique Taylor (Hamilton Mountain), NDP critic for Children, Community, and Social Services, renewed her call for the creation of a missing persons alert for vulnerable persons, after a family from Havelock endured a harrowing search for a lost loved one.
Taylor was joined by the family...
MPP Gates calls for an end to parking fees at hospitals
QUEENS PARK – NDP MPP Wayne Gates (Niagara Falls) called for an end to parking fees at public hospitals across the province of Ontario.
“In Niagara, residents are paying out-of-control rates for parking at our local hospitals,” said Gates. “Meanwhile, it’s no secret we have an affordability crisis in...
MPP West calls out the Conservatives for “bargaining in bad faith” with government engineers
QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario NDP Labour critic, Jamie West (Sudbury), called out the Conservatives for bargaining in bad faith with government engineers and locking them out of work.
“For workers that have been without a contract for more than a year, the PEGO (Professional Engineers Government of Ontario)...
Kate Dupuis nominated to be the Ontario NDP candidate in Beaches – East York
TORONTO – New Democrats in Beaches – East York came together to nominate Kate Dupuis, long time BEY resident, health care professional, and champion for seniors, to be the Ontario NDP candidate in Beaches – East York for the next election.
“I am excited and ready to join Marit Stiles and the Ontario NDP...
Stiles challenges Ford to say yes to NDP’s ambitious plan to build permanently affordable homes
QUEEN’S PARK – Marit Stiles, Leader of the Ontario NDP, announced her plan to build at least 250,000 affordable homes in the province while creating good, sustainable union jobs:
“Everyone deserves a place to call home in a neighbourhood they love,” said Stiles. “Housing is not a luxury; it is a...
“Unacceptable behaviour,” MPP Taylor slams Ford for sitting on reports of the crisis in CAS for a year
QUEEN’S PARK – MPP Monique Taylor (Hamilton Mountain), NDP critic for Children, Community, and Social Services, called out Ford for ignoring a crisis in care for vulnerable children for an entire year without taking action.
New reports revealed today that last year – long before the news was made public -...
NDP’s Jennifer French calls out Conservatives for half-measures on VIN theft
OSHAWA - MPP Jennifer French, the Ontario NDP critic for Highways, Infrastructure, and Transportation, released the following statement in response to revelations that ServiceOntario employees were reVINing vehicles under the government’s watch, and the province’s failure to bring real solutions addressing...
“Not so sunny days,” Stiles slams Conservatives for failed housing record
QUEEN’S PARK – Marit Stiles, Ontario NDP Leader, slammed the Ford Conservatives’ abysmal housing record in the province’s latest fiscal update after the Minister of Finance claimed it was ‘sunny days’ in the province’s economic outlook:
“It is clear as day that housing is no longer a priority...
MPP West calls out Ford Government for breaking its promise on Highway 69
QUEEN’S PARK – During question period, NDP MPP Jamie West (Sudbury) called out the Ford government for prioritizing luxury spas over the four-laning of Highway 69, breaking their promise once again to deliver safe roads to northern communities.
“The Conservative Fall Economic Statement won’t deliver on...
“Not so sunny days,” Stiles slams Conservatives for failed housing record
QUEEN’S PARK – Marit Stiles, Ontario NDP Leader, slammed the Ford Conservatives’ abysmal housing record in the province’s latest fiscal update after the Minister of Finance claimed it was ‘sunny days’ in the province’s economic outlook:
“It is clear as day that housing is no longer a priority...
