Email Update 101: We survived, we are strong, and we must heal this country
As I write, the removal of the Ottawa Convoy is happening, and I have mixed emotions.
On the one hand, I will not celebrate any violence that may happen. I take no joy in pain being inflicted on ...
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Email Update 100
Tonight is our third emergency town hall in the last week.
Our goal was to keep you informed about community efforts to get through this moment.
As I said last week, we will outlast the convoy wi...
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Ontario can cancel commercial vehicle licences to end protests, and should: Harden
QUEEN’S PARK — The Ontario government has the power to take away the Commercial Vehicle Operator Certificates (CVOR) of any convoy protestor that doesn’t leave right now — and he should use it, sai...
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Letter to Premier Ford re: Freedom Convoy
Ottawa Centre MPP Joel Harden and Somerset Ward Councillor Catherine McKenney sent a joint letter to Premier Ford today, requesting provincial support for our city following the "freedom convoy" pr...
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Statement on the "freedom convoy"
Joel Harden, MPP for Ottawa Centre released the following statement in response to the actions of the "freedom convoy" participants in our city over the weekend:
“Politics is about persuasion, and...
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Email Update #99: Refusing to watch an accident happen
As a convoy of anti-vaccination protesters arrives in Ottawa, I’m feeling similar to protests at the Civic Hospital last September.
On the one hand, convoy participants rail against the Prime Mini...
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Harden & Rakocevic demand answers on Metrolinx conflict of interest and embedded consultant
OTTAWA – MPP Joel Harden (Ottawa Centre) and Official Opposition transit critic, Tom Rakocevic, released the following statement following a Toronto Star investigation into Metrolinx that found the...
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Email Update #98: Last Friday, we made a difference
Last Friday, we held a community fundraiser for Cooking for a Cause (CfC), and wow, I’m still in awe of what we did together.
It was a reminder of the level of empathy and generosity we have in ou...
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Email Update 97: When the game is in doubt, Minister Lecce moves the goalposts
I’ve been hearing from many parents, and the message is clear: you are exhausted, and tired of managing your childrens’ virtual school and work.
But many also wonder what kind of schools will be o...
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