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John VanthofMPP
Clarion tracks John Vanthof's public record in Ontario — the bills they sponsor, their recent interventions in the chamber, and the meetings registered with them, each cited to the official source.
- Party
- New Democratic Party of Ontario
- Riding
- Timiskaming—Cochrane
- Jurisdiction
- Ontario
- Contact
- jvanthof-qp@ndp.on.ca
Role as last recorded — rosters change between elections and cabinet shuffles; verify currency against the official source.
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Sponsored legislation
Bills naming this official as sponsor, matched on the official record (exact name only).
- Bill PR28— 668986 Ontario Inc. Act, 2026
Status: Royal assent received2026-04-15
Recent interventions
A teaser slice of each chamber intervention — read the full text on the official record.
Motions — House and committee sittings
Oh, yes. The member from Bay of Quinte didn’t get his brass plaque. They quit that. That went the way of the blue licence plate. The brass plaque went about the same time. You all had “for the people”—but what it shoul…
2026-06-02Legislative AssemblyOfficial record ↗
Members’ Statements — Highway safety / Riding of Timiskaming–Cochrane
Summer is here, and summer often means road trips. My colleagues and I from the north have been pushing very hard for safer roads. We’ve seen a few changes: We’ve seen more enforcement; we’ve seen more MTO officials. We’…
2026-06-02Legislative AssemblyOfficial record ↗
Motions — House and committee sittings
Leave me alone.
2026-06-02Legislative AssemblyOfficial record ↗
Motions — House and committee sittings
No, I don’t need to. So if you think that everything is running so well, perhaps you could tell that to the million people in Ontario who are using food banks under your watch, and one in four have full-time jobs. So a…
2026-06-02Legislative AssemblyOfficial record ↗
Motions — House and committee sittings
No. Why is it great for everything else, but we have to worry about farmland? It’s a legitimate question, and hopefully this committee will actually delve into that. Foreign investment in the processing sector in agricul…
2026-06-02Legislative AssemblyOfficial record ↗
Motions — House and committee sittings
It was approved unanimously. Everybody was on side. He threw you under the bus. And if you think that when your government falls—and it will. If you think that the Premier is going to take the fall for some of you or an…
2026-06-02Legislative AssemblyOfficial record ↗
Motions — House and committee sittings
People who are employed but still have to go to a food bank—I don’t think that they would agree that everything is so rosy. When a person goes to a hospital and waits 33 hours before they’re admitted, I don’t think that…
2026-06-02Legislative AssemblyOfficial record ↗
Motions — House and committee sittings
We’re going around.
2026-06-02Legislative AssemblyOfficial record ↗
Motions — House and committee sittings
It’s always an honour to speak in this House, and today on the motion regarding stopping the House a couple of days early and bringing back the House much later than is traditionally the case. I’m going to respond to so…
2026-06-02Legislative AssemblyOfficial record ↗
Motions — House and committee sittings
Yes. “Heavy-handed” is good. He mentioned $200 billion that they brought in in investment, which is great. That’s something I’m going to bring up when the committee meets about the agriculture bill, just as a point of i…
2026-06-02Legislative AssemblyOfficial record ↗
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