Joel Harden MPP / Député, Ottawa Centre

I wrote to the Minister of Health with an urgent appeal on behalf of Melanie Coughlin, a constituent who needs pool access for medically essential aquatherapy to manage her condition. People wi... More

QUEEN’S PARK — NDP MPP Joel Harden (Ottawa Centre) and Ontario NDP Anti-Racism Critic and Black Caucus Chair Laura Mae Lindo (Kitchener Centre) released the following statement in response to repor... More

QUEEN’S PARK — MPP Joel Harden and MPP Laura Mae Lindo (Kitchener Centre) released the following statement in response to reports that approximately a dozen Ottawa police officers surrounded, detai... More

Our weekly (and final 2020) newsletter is now in your inbox. It includes my reflections on this past year and the lessons it taught us on caring for our neighbors and the planet.  There's also upda... More

Our weekly COVID update is now available to read. I discuss the major news around vaccines this week, including the vaccine politics of it all and the worries people with disabilities, adults with ... More

Official Opposition renews call for toothless regulatory body to be replaced  QUEEN’S PARK — A growing number of people who need the care of a nursing home are languishing in a retirement home – no... More

Official Opposition renews call for toothless regulatory body to be replaced  QUEEN’S PARK — A growing number of people who need the care of a nursing home are languishing in a retirement home – no... More

Our weekly COVID email update is now available. It includes my thoughts on what I and all other politicians across Ontario need to do for people with disabilities.  There are also updates on my wor... More

QUEEN’S PARK — Joel Harden, Ontario NDP critic for Accessibility and Persons with Disabilities, and Lisa Gretzky, Ontario NDP critic for Community and Social Services, released the following st... More

QUEEN’S PARK — Joel Harden, Ontario NDP critic for Accessibility and Persons with Disabilities, and Lisa Gretzky, Ontario NDP critic for Community and Social Services, released the following statem... More