Ottawa’s 300 expected teacher lay-offs show Ford cutting budget on backs of kids
QUEEN’S PARK — The NDP MPP for Ottawa Centre, Joel Harden, said Wednesday's news that more than 300 public school teachers and about 40 early childhood educators may lose their jobs at the Ottawa-C...
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Ford’s first budget hurts residents of Ottawa
OTTAWA — NDP MPP for Ottawa Centre, Joel Harden, said that Doug Ford’s first budget’s cuts to housing and municipal transit transfers will do a lot of damage to Ottawa.
“Across Ontario, we were exp...
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People with disabilities come to Queen's Park for day-long town hall on accessibility
People share frustrations with Ontario’s slow progress on accessibility targets
QUEEN’S PARK — People with disabilities are travelling from across the province to the Ontario Legislature on Wednesd...
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Ford government must stop cut to Elder Abuse Ontario: NDP Seniors’ Affairs critic
QUEEN’S PARK — NDP MPP Joel Harden, critic for Accessibility, Persons with Disabilities and Seniors’ Affairs, today asked the Minister for Seniors and Accessibility, Raymond Cho, to fight Finance M...
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Open Letter to Minister Fullerton on Accessibility Services for Post-Secondary Students
Dear Minister Fullerton,
Yesterday, you told Global News that you would “have to double check” whether or not accessibility and disability services will be deemed mandatory fees under your governme...
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