Joel Harden MPP / Député, Ottawa Centre

Friend,  I’m deeply concerned about small businesses today given the impact of  COVID-19. When the lockdown began, people wondered how many would survive.  For those who soldiered on, it’s been a h... More

At Question period today, I asked the Premier and Health Minister what the plan is for the long wait times for testing in Ottawa. More

It's time for Premier Ford to apologize to people on ODSP, most of whom can't work full-time, for telling them to "get a job" and restore their $100 per month benefit that he took away. Watch ... More

Ford’s lack of funding leaves deaf child in Ottawa without classroom interpreter QUEEN’S PARK – MPP Joel Harden (Ottawa Centre), the NDP’s critic for Accessibility and Persons with Disabilities, sa... More

Our weekly COVID update is now in your mailbox! This week I am reflecting on what we are hearing from small business owners across the province who are in desperate need of support from this gove... More

La version française suit  COVID-19 cases in Ottawa schools should be wake-up call to Doug Ford OTTAWA – NDP MPP Joel Harden (Ottawa Centre) released the following statement after five Ottawa schoo... More

My colleagues Marit Stiles (MPP for Davenport, Official Opposition Critic for Education) and Monique Taylor (MPP for Hamilton Mountain, Official Opposition Critic for Children & Youth Services)... More

Parents, caregivers, students and educators are all rightly concerned about the government's lack of a plan for reopening schools in September. As critics have pointed out, the ‘plan’ they have pro... More

QUEEN’S PARK - Ottawa Centre NDP MPP Joel Harden asked the Ford government to call a public inquiry into the state of long-term care during question period Tuesday, following several tragedies in t... More

QUEEN’S PARK — The NDP MPP for Ottawa, Joel Harden, is calling on the Ford government to immediately make major changes and investments in long-term care and home care to stop the spread of COVID-1... More