Jamie West MPP, Sudbury

Government of Ontario

Petitions

Please find below petitions on some of the current issues MPP West is working on. 

The team welcomes your ideas, concerns, and questions about issues facing our community. If you are considering starting a petition on an issue that matters to you please visit my Petition Guide for information on how to properly draft and submit petitions to the office for consideration at the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 

Petition the Legislative Assembly of Ontario to ban the use of Above Guideline Rent Increases (AGIs) on purpose-built rental buildings with six or more units.

Petition the Legislative Assembly of Ontario to declare Intimate Partner Violence an Epidemic in Ontario, and immediately passing Bill 173: Intimate Partner Violence Epidemic Act, 2024 in the Ontario Legislature.

Petition the Legislative Assembly of Ontario to take action on workplace health and safety.

Petition the Legislative Assembly of Ontario to make renting more affordable, give renters more security, make it easier to buy a home, strengthen homebuyers’ protections, and end homelessness giving more people safe and stable housing options.

Petition the Legislative Assembly of Ontario to take immediate action on the housing and homelessness crisis.

Petition the Legislative Assembly of Ontario create a grant program for researchers at Ontario’s public colleges and universities to investigate and develop policy proposals for ensuring AI is safe and beneficial for all as its capabilities are scaled beyond human levels, with a particular focus on job displacement, democratic integrity, and loss of control risks.

Petition the Legislative Assembly of Ontario to to prioritize mental health as a core part of healthcare by investing in the much needed services and professionals to ensure accessible and timely care for all Ontarians.

Petition the Legislative Assembly of Ontario to modernize the Ontario Ministry of Health’s Assistive Devices Program by expanding the categories of covered assistive devices, adopting a patient-centric, accessible approach that puts individuals’ needs at the forefront, engaging directly with people with disabilities to make decisions on program improvements and addressing evolving needs.

Petition the Legislative Assembly of Ontario to support Ontario's workers and pass anti-scab labour legislation, like the Ontario NDP Bill 90, Anti-Scab Labour Act, 2023.

Petition the Legislative Assembly of Ontario to pass the Protecting 2SLGBTQI+ Communities Act.

Petition the Legislative Assembly of Ontario to immediately pass Bill 222, Heat Stress Act (2024), and to provide increased protections for workers against heat stress.

Petition the Legislative Assembly of Ontario to mandate the Ontario Energy Board to regulate the price of gasoline across Ontario.

Petition the Legislative Assembly of Ontario to immediately repeal Bill 5 and restore the rule of law in Ontario.

Petition the Legislative Assembly of Ontario to work with all levels of government to protect good jobs, prevent plant shutdowns, protect seniors’ pensions, and help strengthen our domestic market and industries. 

Petition the Legislative Assembly of Ontario to support Indigenous communities across the province and continue reconciliation work, by implementing the recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

Petition the Legislative Assembly of Ontario to stop the vindictive attack on tenants rights at the LTB and push for the solutions that will solve our housing crisis. 

Petition the Legislative Assembly of Ontario to repeal Bill 124, remove barriers to license thousands of more health care workers, incentivize doctors and nurses to live and work in Northern Ontario and provide more funding to hospitals.

Petition the Legislative Assembly of Ontario to direct the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services to invest in equitable, needs-based autism services for all children who need them.

Petition the Legislative Assembly of Ontario to support a universal provincial Pharmacare plan for all Ontarians.

Petition the Legislative Assembly to raise the minimum wage for support workers and establish a permanent training program designed to recruit and retain support workers and create apprenticeship program that ensures support workers are paid while learning on the job.

Petition the Legislative Assembly of Ontario to withdraw Bill 5, maintain the Endangered Species Act, 2007, while ensuring economic growth does not come at the expense of biodiversity and ecological integrity.