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With the global COVID-19 or Coronavirus pandemic, this can be a stressful time for us all. As governments from all levels work to coordinate their response, people in Ottawa are urged to ...
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NDP: Chronic under-funding of emergency services puts lives in danger
QUEEN’S PARK — NDP MPPs Jeff Burch (Niagara Centre), the Official Opposition’s Municipal Affairs critic, and Joel Harden (Ottawa Centre) warned Doug Ford Wednesday that he risks putting lives in da...
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Ford government announcement offers no real commitment to enforcing accessibility: NDP critic for Accessibility
QUEEN’S PARK — The NDP’s critic for Accessibility and Persons with Disabilities, Joel Harden, made the following statement in response to this morning’s Ford government announcement on accessibilit...
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NDP statements on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities
International Day of Persons with Disabilities statement from NDP critic for Accessibility and Persons with Disabilities
QUEEN’S PARK — Joel Harden, Ontario NDP critic for Accessibility and Persons...
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NDP calls on Ford to fix Ottawa LRT mess
QUEEN’S PARK – Ottawa Centre NDP MPP Joel Harden called on the Ford government during question period Monday to help fix the problems plaguing phase one of the Ottawa LRT.
Since the LRT’s launch i...
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NDP Seniors critic asks Ford government to investigate retirement homes barring relatives’ visits
QUEEN’S PARK — The NDP’s critic for Seniors, Joel Harden, has sent the following open letter to Minister for Seniors and Accessibility Raymond Cho, calling on the Minister to initiate an investig...
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Ford government’s e-scooter pilot fails to consider concerns from disability community
QUEEN’S PARK — The NDP critic for Accessibility and Persons with Disabilities, Joel Harden (Ottawa Centre), made the following statement in response to the Ford government’s announcement Wednesday ...
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Ottawa Centre MPP announces bill to proclaim October as Dyslexia Awareness Month
QUEEN’S PARK – Joel Harden, NDP MPP for Ottawa Centre and NDP critic for Accessibility and Persons with Disabilities, held a press conference Monday to announce his private member’s bill to proclai...
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New Ottawa Hunger Report shows impact of Ford’s cuts to social assistance
QUEEN’S PARK — The NDP MPP for Ottawa Centre, Joel Harden, said the Ottawa Food Bank’s 2019 Hunger Report shows just how much Doug Ford’s cuts to social assistance and failure to invest in affordab...
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Ford’s hospital cuts creating ‘code zero’ ambulance crisis in Ottawa and Hamilton: NDP
QUEEN’S PARK — Ottawa Centre NDP MPP Joel Harden and the NDP MPP for Hamilton West-Ancaster-Dundas, Sandy Shaw, raised the issue of a ‘code zero’ shortage of available ambulances in Ottawa and Hami...
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