Marit Stiles is the Premier Ontario needs – bold, compassionate, strong, and decisive. She doesn’t just promise to put people first in every decision – she proves it.
Growing up on a small family farm, I learned a lot about hard work and responsibility.
Originally from Newfoundland, Marit came to Ontario to study, and stayed because it offered her the opportunity to build a good life and raise a family. But she also saw that for too many people, that dream was slipping away. That's when she made a promise to herself that her path would always be in service of others, to make sure that no one gets left behind.
Marit's journey shows exactly who she is – a leader who gets things done. As a union worker, she stood side by side with working people fighting for fair wages, better benefits, and safer working conditions. She learned firsthand that when workers win, Ontario wins. And when workers earn what they deserve, we all move forward.
But it was becoming a mom that truly lit a fire in Marit. Raising two daughters, she saw up close the challenges working-class and middle-class families face every day. She didn’t wait – she teamed up with her neighbors and community advocates to fight for better childcare and stronger schools.
I love going door-to-door and talking with people about how to get good things done.
Her dedication didn’t go unnoticed, and soon she was elected as a school trustee, where she managed a $3.5 billion budget for Ontario’s largest school board.
Marit was just getting started. In her time as a school trustee, she came to see that the issues facing our schools started at Queen’s Park. In 2018, she was elected as the MPP for Davenport and set out to do something about it. As the NDP's education critic, she didn't just talk about problems – she solved them. Marit worked hand in hand with parents, teachers, education workers, and students to fight back against Doug Ford’s callous cuts. She made sure the voices of the people weren’t just heard, but impossible to ignore.
Now, as leader of the Ontario NDP, Marit is showing what real leadership looks like. When Doug Ford tried to carve up the Greenbelt for developers, Marit led the charge to save it, exposing government corruption and making it clear that Ontario’s future should be shaped by the needs of its people, not the profits of a few.
We have bold new ideas to help people. Times are tough right now, and people are counting on us to win more for them.
Marit Stiles will be a Premier for our factory workers manufacturing the goods we rely on, our healthcare workers and nurses caring for our loved ones, our bartenders and servers working long hours to make ends meet, our farmers feeding the province, and our teachers, truck drivers, entrepreneurs, retail workers—a Premier who doesn’t just promise to put people first but proves it every day.
She will be a premier who isn’t afraid to make tough calls to do what's right, so you can get the home you deserve, health care you can rely on, and a living that makes you a living.
For Marit, leadership isn’t about fancy speeches or empty promises—it’s about rolling up your sleeves and getting things done. It’s a lesson she’s passing on to her daughters: that with courage and compassion, we can lift each other up, and keep each other there. It’s the same lesson she learned growing up, the promise she made to herself, and the drive she wakes up with every morning to make life better for the people of Ontario.
