By Gazette Staff
March 15th, 2026
BURLINGTON, ON
The New Democratic Opposition at Queen’s Park issued a statement on new labour force data showing Ontario’s unemployment rate rose to 7.6 per cent, with an alarming 672,400 people unemployed.
Decent-paying jobs just aren’t available to young people – they don’t exist.
Shadow Minister for Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, Catherine Fife (Waterloo); and Shadow Minister for Finance and Treasury Board, Jessica Bell (University–Rosedale), issued the following statement
“Doug Ford keeps saying Ontario is doing great, but one of the most alarming numbers in today’s report is youth unemployment,” said Fife. “When young people are losing jobs and can’t find work, it’s a warning sign that the economy isn’t working for the next generation.”
“Ontario should be leading the country in job creation,” said Bell. “Instead, we’re losing jobs in major economic sectors, from manufacturing to retail to hospitality. Where is Doug Ford’s jobs plan?”
“This plan should start with major investments in public services and infrastructure, from hospitals to transit, that improve the services people rely on and create thousands of good jobs,” added Fife. “And it means much stronger Buy Ontario, Build Ontario rules so governments and public agencies use their buying power to support Ontario and Canadian employers,” concluded Bell.
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Doug Ford must now have second thoughts about backing Carney. The real story is that Canada lost 86,000 jobs in February when it was forecasted to gain 10,000 jobs.
Algoma just reported financial results and those were a disaster while Carney has no intention of getting a deal with the US to the detriment of Canadian workers.
I wonder how long this will go on and boomers who voted liberal put the future of their sons and daughters at risk, can’t get jobs, can’t afford a home, can start a family.