Jennie Stevens
Ontario New Democratic Party
Ontario NDP MPP.
Connected Scandals
Storms from July 21 to Aug. 2, 2026 dropped more than 300 mm of rain on St. Catharines and Lincoln, and the mayor of St. Catharines estimates 10,000 homes were damaged. Local MPP Jennie Stevens and the Town of Lincoln asked the province to activate Disaster Recovery Assistance for Ontarians (DRAO). As of Sept. 5, CBC and the Town of Lincoln said it had not been activated for Lincoln, and as of Sept. 21, 2026 no activation for either community appears on ontario.ca or in the Ontario Newsroom. The province says it is still assessing eligibility, and DRAO generally does not cover sewer backups.
On July 29, 2026, Stevens wrote to Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Rob Flack asking him to activate Disaster Recovery Assistance for Ontarians for flood-hit Niagara. The National Observer reports he did not respond to her letter.