Joel Harden MPP / Député, Ottawa Centre

I hope you’ve caught up with family, friends, and neighbours in recent days. If you worked through the holiday season — as a first responder, or in shelters, home care, long-term care, health care,... More

My goodness, what a week in federal politics. At a time when we need a clear plan to protect our economy from Donald Trump, government MPs are consumed with infighting. Meanwhile, the same forces t... More

Yesterday, the Ontario Legislature was recessed until March 3, 2025, but there is strong speculation that an early election will happen before then. I will not be running in the next provincial ele... More

Sunlight, it is said, is the best disinfectant. That is certainly the case in politics. On Tuesday, the Auditor General of Ontario (AG) shone a bright light on many questionable things in her 2024 ... More

What can be done when public policy harms us? That was the theme at Queen’s Park this week. On Monday, I noted my serious concern with recent arrests of Palestinian human rights advocates in Ottawa... More

I have seen the best and worst of human nature this week. Let’s start with the best. Hours before I left for Queen’s Park last Sunday, hundreds rallied in Nepean for asylum seekers. Many readers of... More

Alex Amaro (23 years old, talented journalism student, killed in December 2020 in Toronto) Ali Sezgin Armagan (39 years old, bike delivery driver, killed May 2024 in Toronto) Julia Cleveland... More

We are living in a reactionary political moment. A storm of online disinformation is attempting to pit us against each other. We are urged to reject those deemed unworthy, meddlesome, or less huma... More

This week is Veterans’ Week, and next Monday is Remembrance Day. It’s an important time for our community, our province, and our country. We will appreciate those who serve and have served. We will... More

The government has sent Bill 212, Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, to the Ontario Standing Committee on Heritage, Infrastructure and Cultural Policy for review. Bill 212 would require munici... More