Lise Vaugeois
Ontario NDP
NDP MPP for Thunder Bay—Superior North. Critic on northern Ontario issues; criticized the August 2026 WSIB job cuts and branch office closures, nearly 200 of which fall on northern Ontario.
Connected Scandals
On August 20, 2026 the WSIB announced 466 job cuts and the closure of nine branch offices — Sudbury, Windsor, Thunder Bay, St. Catharines, Guelph, Sault Ste. Marie, Kingston, North Bay and Timmins — with a further 155 Waterloo positions to go within a year, and nearly 200 of the losses concentrated in northern Ontario. The cuts came 15 days after Treasury Board President Peter Bethlenfalvy ordered "efficiency and productivity" reviews of eight public agencies, WSIB included, with savings targets given to the agencies but never disclosed publicly.
NDP MPP and northern critic; criticized the WSIB job cuts and branch office closures, nearly 200 of which fall on northern Ontario.