“One in seven people need a food bank just to get by. The Premier has been in charge for nearly eight years, and affordability has never been worse. People are fed up. Three in four residents say there’s been no progress at all.” – Wayne Gates, MPP for Riding of Niagara Falls which includes Niagara Falls, Fort Erie and Niagara-n-the-Lake
News from the Constituency Office of Niagara Falls NDP MPP Wayne Gates
Posted November 26th, 2025 on Niagara At Large
QUEEN’S PARK — Ontario NDP MPP Wayne Gates (Niagara Falls) is sounding the alarm after new polling shows families across Niagara are losing hope of ever affording a home, while day-to-day costs continue to soar.
Gates pressed the Premier in Question Period today (the November 26th. 2025) (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VPnEuKN5PUykSWlOR4siSavUf3VDnO-T/view) , demanding immediate action as nine out of ten Niagara residents are worried their kids will never be able to buy a home.
“There’s a real affordability crisis here in Niagara, and 72% of renters have already given up on the dream of owning a home,” said Gates. “Housing starts are at their lowest levels since 2009, and one of our affordable housing wait-lists is more than 21 years. Families are being pushed further behind every single day, and this government’s response was to help corporate landlords with Bill 60.”
Gates said the Premier’s choices are directly making life harder, pointing to skyrocketing grocery prices, rising food bank demand, and cuts to social supports.
“Project Share in Niagara Falls now serves one in seven residents. One in seven people need a food bank just to get by,” said Gates. “The Premier has been in charge for nearly eight years, and affordability has never been worse. People are fed up. Three in four residents say there’s been no progress at all.”
Gates says the government must immediately commit to meaningful affordability solutions: stronger tenant protections, investments in non-profit and supportive housing, and measures that rein in corporate greed in the grocery and rental sectors.
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