Joel Harden MPP / Député, Ottawa Centre

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

I hope this message finds you well after a haunted Halloween evening. On a personal note, it was nice to return home from Queen’s Park in time to appreciate spooky decorations, costumes, and sugar-... More

It felt like the Twilight Zone at Queen’s Park this week. That reference may be lost on some readers, so I’ll explain further.  The Twilight Zone was a sci-fi television show created by Rod Serling... More

Last week I talked about helping the helpers, but I left something out.  I didn’t ask you to support efforts where frontline workers are helping each other.  That leads me to Soul Space Ottawa, an ... More

It’s Thanksgiving weekend, and a special time to celebrate many harvests. One is the obvious harvest of food, and valuing the hard-working hands — from farm to fork — that make our meals possible. ... More