Joel Harden MPP / Député, Ottawa Centre

As we approach another election in Ontario, many will feel that politics can be cynical. But I wanted to take a second to reflect on the past four years, and highlight that much can be accomplished... More

As I’m sure you’ve heard, a new convoy is arriving today, this time with motorcycles.  Reports suggest 400 motorcyclists and other supporters are arriving in our city. The event is called “Rolling ... More

Today is Earth Day, where we remember that our actions are bound together in a dense web of connections to other living things.  Today we reject the falsehood of human mastery — that the earth exis... More

As a politician, I try to speak directly to community concerns. My job is to assist  those seeking change when orders decreed from above don’t make sense.  That’s why I supported OCDSB Trustee Mark... More

Breaking news from Staten Island, New York this week shocked the world. Amazon workers at the JFK8 warehouse voted to unionize. They were led by immigrant workers who were tired of  being treated w... More

The Ottawa Convoy that gridlocked our city last month left much in its wake.  The trucks may be gone, but the impacts are still here. Workers and small businesses suffered, with estimates ranging f... More

I’d love to write a spoof column to mark the occasion of April Fool’s Day. Laughter is medicine, and we need it now more than ever.  But this week I’m focused on a joke that isn’t funny: the new Ci... More

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