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Chandra Pasma is the Offical Opposition Critic for Poverty and Homelessness Reduction.
Chandra is a public policy researcher, activist, and mom.
Chandra is a proven advocate for workers and people who need a helping hand. As a researcher with the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Chandra fights to ensure that all Ontarians have access to high quality, vital public services like health care, emergency services, and post-secondary education.
Prior to CUPE, Chandra served as an advisor to parliamentarians, delivering change on important issues like child care, affordable housing, and Employment Insurance. Chandra has also been active for over a decade as an anti-poverty activist, fighting for comprehensive solutions to ensure that everyone in our communities can live in dignity.
As a parent, Chandra has seen first-hand the effects of the Ford government's cuts to education and healthcare on our local schools and the Queensway-Carleton Hospital. Chandra is a tireless advocate for these and other public services that improve the lives of everyone in her community.
Chandra lives with her husband and three school-aged children in the Qualicum neighbourhood of Ottawa West-Nepean.
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Glover, community advocates mark National Day Against Gun Violence
QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario NDP MPP Chris Glover (Spadina—Fort York) joined members of Danforth Families for Safe Communities, One By One Movement, Zero Gun Violence Movement, Think 2Wice, and Children's and Parents' Empowerment to call on the province to proclaim the first Friday of June as Provincial Day...
Mamakwa calls on Feds to address critical air service disruptions in Northern communities
QUEEN'S PARK - Ontario NDP MPP Sol Mamakwa (Kiiwetinoong) expresses deep disappointment in Transport Canada's failure to address the regulatory challenges severely impacting northern First Nations across Kiiwetinoong, who as a result, are dealing with reduced flights impacting essential services. The new...
NDP: Franco-Ontarians are tired of waiting; Conservatives must fund University of Sudbury
SUDBURY – Ontario NDP critic for Francophone affairs Guy Bourgouin (Mushkegowuk—James Bay) and MPP France Gélinas (Nickel Belt) are telling Ford’s Conservatives that Franco-Ontarians are out of patience awaiting funding approval for the University of Sudbury.
“Currently, the ball is in Ford's...
Ontario NDP marks the beginning of Pride Month
QUEEN’S PARK - Kristyn Wong-Tam, NDP MPP (Toronto Centre) and Opposition Critic on 2SLGBTQI+ Issues made the following statement for Pride Month:
Pride Month begins today and as we gather across Ontario in recognition of 2SLGBTQI equality, I wish to extend a Happy Pride to all.
Pride month is known as a...
Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles marks Anniversary of the 1984 Sikh Genocide
QUEEN’S PARK – Marit Stiles, Leader of the Official Opposition NDP, issued the following statement marking the 39th anniversary of the 1984 Sikh Genocide:
“Today, New Democrats across Ontario are standing with Sikh Canadians in remembering and honouring the victims of the 1984 Sikh Genocide.
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NDP: Ford Conservatives must take action to prevent a power emergency in Ontario
QUEEN’S PARK – Ontario NDP critic for Energy and Climate Action MPP Peter Tabuns (Toronto – Danforth) rose in the Legislature during question period to sound the alarm on the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) report that warns Ontario is at risk of power outages this summer.
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FACT CHECK: McNaughton spews cloud of misinformation on mining particulates
QUEEN’S PARK – Today, Conservative Labour Minister Monte McNaughton spewed a cloud of misinformation while dodging questions about why his Conservative colleagues won’t stand up for unionized workers and support the NDP’s anti-scab...
MPP Gélinas introduces bill to set guidelines for sodium content in food sold in Ontario
QUEEN'S PARK – France Gélinas, MPP for Nickel Belt, introduced the Health Protection and Promotion Amendment Act (Sodium Content), 2023, to mandate that food sold in Ontario must contain reduced sodium content, in line with guidelines for sodium reduction established by the World Health Organization (WHO). The...
Stiles unearths yet more evidence suggesting Conservatives’ Greenbelt Grab story doesn’t add up
QUEEN’S PARK – Marit Stiles, Leader of the Official Opposition NDP, presented yet further evidence today that suggests officials at the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing were discussing the removal of specific Greenbelt lands with “third parties” before the last provincial election on June 2,...
Mamakwa demands mental health supports to break cycle of incarceration in Northern Ontario
QUEEN'S PARK - NDP MPP Sol Mamakwa (Kiiwetinoong) urged the Ford government to fulfill its promises and take immediate action to address the pressing need for increased treatment in provincial jails, particularly amidst the ongoing addiction crisis. The ongoing situation demands urgent attention, as highlighted...
NDP stands up against Fort Erie Urgent Care overnight closure
QUEEN’S PARK – NDP MPP Wayne Gates (Niagara Falls) was joined by NDP Health critic, France Gélinas (Nickel Belt), in Question Period today, calling for a commitment to restore overnight coverage to the Fort Erie Urgent Care Centre.
Yesterday, Niagara Health announced that Fort Erie’s Urgent Care Centre,...
NDP: Developers should help pay for new schools and repairs
QUEEN’S PARK - Ontario NDP Housing critic Jessica Bell (University-Rosedale) and Education critic Chandra Pasma (Ottawa West – Nepean) joined TDSB Trustee Deborah Williams to announce a motion calling on the Ford Conservatives to permit the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) to collect development charges to...
