Joel Harden MPP / Député, Ottawa Centre

OTTAWA — Joel Harden, NDP MPP for Ottawa Centre, released the following statement in response to allegations about vaccine queue-jumping at a local retirement home revealed by an Ottawa Citizen rep... More

Today, my colleague MPP France Gelinas (Official Opposition Critic for Health) wrote the Minister Christine Elliott asking what the government's plan is to vaccine people with disabilities. Read th... More

Read pdf version here.  February 10, 2021 Dear Minister Elliott, We are writing to you regarding the government’s vaccination plan and the prioritization of at-risk people with disabilities. In par... More

  Our MPP office takes reconciliation work seriously.  For that reason, we begin our public events by acknowledging we are guests on Algonquin territory. These words are important, but to... More

Our weekly email update is now in your inbox, with my thoughts on development projects at city hall and how we need to consider our commitments to reconciliation when making decisions.  There's als... More

Our weekly email update is now available, with my thoughts on what Bell Canada can do to stop profiting off prisoners and their families.  There also updates on school re-openings, new restrictions... More

This week, the annual #BellLetsTalk campaign is top of mind.  It is good that one of Canada’s largest companies raises money for mental health programs, and creates space for discussion of this cru... More

Andrea Horwath and I have written to Health Minister Christine Elliott asking her to immediately revoke the January 13 critical care triage protocol that was sent to hospitals, and consult disabi... More

Ministry of Health5th Floor777 Bay St.Toronto, ON M7A 2J3 January 22, 2021 Dear Minister Elliott, We are writing to you regarding the critical care triage protocol for Ontario hospitals in case of... More

Earlier this week, I received heartfelt pleas from people with disabilities on social media.  Folks were upset that the Province of Ontario had announced emergency help for equine (horse, mule, don... More