Joel Harden MPP / Député, Ottawa Centre

My colleague MPP Teresa Armstrong and I have written to Ontario's Seniors and Accessibility Minister Raymond Cho and Chief Commissioner of the Ontario Human Rights Commission, Patricia DeGuire rega... More

This Thursday, March 31st at 7 PM, I'm hosting an interactive community check-in town hall.  It’ll be an opportunity for you to share your thoughts and ask me questions on health care, education, t... More

Earlier this week, I helped a Peterborough family defy a trespass order. The action was significant, and the stakes were high.  Diane Tamblyn had been issued a notice of trespass from St. Joseph’s ... More

Who is Ford listening to when making decisions about the Ottawa Hospital? OTTAWA - Following an announcement Friday that Premier Ford and his Conservative MPP’s are going ahead with funding the con... More

I’ve taken a couple of days off this week with our family for March Break. I hope you’ve had time off too. Taking a break allows time for reflection.  Lately I’ve been thinking about Wonder, one of... More

A text message from a Russian soldier to his mother was intercepted earlier this week. Its words were stark. “We were told we would be greeted with open arms, but they call us fascists,” the  soldi... More