Moving Ontarians Safely Act
Bill 40, the Moving Ontarians Safely Act, is a piece of Legislation introduced by MPP Joel Harden and Co-Sponsored by MPP's Jessica Bell, Doly Begum and Bhutila Karpoche that seeks to introduce new...
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MPP Update 152
Yesterday was budget day at the Legislature, with all the fanfare it brings.
As I sat in Ottawa Centre’s chair, leafing quickly through briefings and the budget documents themselves, I drew one maj...
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MPP Update #151: Ottawa is a basketball city
I hope this note finds you well.
As March Break got started last Sunday, we were treated to two of the best basketball games I’ve ever seen. The Ravens won the women’s and men’s national championsh...
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MPP Update #150: Anti-woke is pro-hate
Content warning: graphic violence
In the Legislature and online, I am sometimes accused of being “too woke”.
Socialists like me, the argument goes, have forgotten our roots in labour politics, e...
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MPP Update #149: Save the Rideau Canal, and save our planet too
Last week, you could hear the sounds of hearts breaking across Ottawa. Why?
Because we learned our beloved Rideau Canal Skateway would not open for the current winter season. The National Capital C...
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MPP Update #148: Note to Premier Ford - hubris is dangerous
Earlier this week, I demanded the Ford government apologize to Ottawa residents. Justice Paul Rouleau’s Final Report to the Public Order Emergency Commission leaves no other conclusion.
We were aba...
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