The leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party (Ontario NDP), Marit Stiles, announced the expulsion of Sara Jama (Jama) from the party's caucus about two weeks after she issued a controversial statement supporting Palestinians.

This left-leaning party constitutes the official opposition in the legislature of Canada’s largest province.

Stiles also stated in a release today that while her party's caucus allows for differing viewpoints, Jama's actions "contributed to creating unsafe work environments for staff."

"Ms. Jama and I reached an agreement to keep her in the Ontario New Democratic Party caucus which included working together in good faith and without surprises. Our caucus and staff put in great efforts to support her during a undoubtedly difficult time," said Stiles.

But "since then, Jama has taken a number of unilateral actions that undermined our collective work and broke the trust of her colleagues," the leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party added.

By midday on Monday, Jama was listed as an independent member in the Ontario legislature.

This decision by the New Democratic Party leadership comes after two turbulent weeks for Jama, who was elected as an MP for the first time last March.

On October 10, Jama posted controversial statements supporting the Palestinian residents of the Gaza Strip in the conflict that erupted between the ruling Hamas movement and neighboring Israel on October 7, accusing Israel of being an "occupying state" and an "apartheid regime."

Following these statements, Doug Ford, the leader of the Progressive Conservative government in Ontario, accused Jama of antisemitism and demanded her resignation from her parliamentary seat.

Jama responded to her provincial premier by threatening to sue him for defamation.

Her office sent a cease-and-desist letter to Ford on Thursday, as stated in a release from Jama's lawyer, Stephen Ellis, and the Palestine Legal Center.

The letter stated that if Ford did not remove his post from social media platforms and apologize publicly, Jama would take legal action against him for defamation.

"Ms. Jama insists that the post was reckless and malicious," the letter stated, "Ms. Jama will not tolerate Premier Ford’s attempts to malign her in this public manner."

In response, Ford's lawyer stated that the premier denies the allegations against him, adding that he will not remove his post and is prepared to "vigorously" defend himself if Jama takes legal action against him.

The leader of the New Democratic Party had described last week the premier's accusations against Jama as "inciting," adding that Ford’s government "repeatedly and foolishly fuels the fires of division during such a painful time."

By noon, MP Jama found herself penalized again, this time through the adoption of a motion to censure her proposed by the Progressive Party.

The proposal submitted by the governing party, which holds a majority in the legislature, requests the Speaker of the Assembly not to recognize Jama's presence in the assembly as long as she has not formally retracted her statements and has not apologized again.

Jama had apologized on October 11 for what she said the day before, "understanding the pain felt by Jewish and Israeli Canadians, including voters in my riding," but without retracting her statements.

Jama was also given the opportunity to speak publicly in the legislature against the proposal put forward by the Progressive Conservative Party just before it went to vote. She said that Ford's government is targeting her to divert attention from its scandals. She claimed that governments and institutions in Canada are trying to use their voices and influence to silence those who support Palestinians in this conflict.