Letter to OCSB on flying the Pride flag
Dear Chairperson Mullan,
I write after receiving news that the OCSB will be debating whether to raise the Pride flag to commemorate Pride Month in June. I understand this debate will be...
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Email Update: From splash pads to tennis courts, fighting back makes a difference
Canadians, for the most part, are rule followers. For most things in life, that makes sense.
Taking your turn and waiting in line offer valuable life lessons. Such patience has been important in o...
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COVID Update #66
Ontario has oscillated between cycles of “lockdowns” for over a year during COVID-19, while lives and livelihoods have been lost.
But think of what life would be like in a permanent state of actua...
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COVID Update #65: It's time for justice in long-term care
Every morning I walked into work this week, I thought of a personal support worker coming off a night shift somewhere at a long-term care (LTC) home.
Why? Because the report from Ontar...
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Letter to Minister Clark on Construction Noise
Non-essential construction is hurting constituents' mental health and putting workers at risk.
I'm asking the government to pause residential construction until after the stay-at-home order is lif...
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COVID Update #64: there is no police solution to the opioid crisis
On April 23rd, Carl Reinboth, a harm reduction worker at the Somerset West Community Health Centre, was tragically killed while walking to a local business.
His death appears to be ra...
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COVID Update #63
Premier Ford is a danger to Ontario, and we must organize for better.
The good news is we have fought back, and it has made a difference. In fact, we’ve seen three victories in the las...
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MPP Joel Harden, disability rights advocates call on government to remove disability discrimination from triage protocol
QUEENS PARK —MPP Joel Harden (Ottawa Centre) called on the government to withdraw disability discrimination from Ontario’s clinical triage protocol and immediately hold a public consultation on how...
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COVID Update #62: Government should stop pointing fingers, and start pointing thumbs
I’m predisposed to skepticism with everything the Ford Government does, but even loyal Tories must be shaking their heads this week.
Everything going wrong is apparently someone else’s fault. I’ve...
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Government's triage protocol needs public consultation and must respect disability rights
QUEEN’S PARK – MPP Andrea Horwath and MPP Joel Harden said that as ICUs struggle to provide care for a rising number of people in critical condition, the provincial government must hold open consu...
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