September 10, 2024
Ice cream social in the park
Join me for an Ice-Cream Social! Let's connect at Vermont Square Park (819 Palmerston Ave) on Tuesday, September 24 from 6-8 PM. Whether you're getting into the back-to-school routine or want to ch... More
September 9, 2024
Tell Doug Ford that Supervised Consumption Sites Save Lives!
Every 2.5 hours someone in Ontario dies from an overdose. Every one of these deaths is a human tragedy. Harm reduction services, including Supervised Consumption Sites, needle exchanges, and safer... More
September 4, 2024
Rally to 'Save Our Sites' on Friday, September 13
Join us on Friday, September 13, from 1-2 pm at 260 Augusta Ave for a rally to “Save Our Sites” from the Ford Conservatives' dangerous plan to shut down supervised consumption sites across Ontario... More
August 27, 2024
Conservatives' mess with consumption sites, choosing ideology over reality
In a cynical move, the Conservatives have announced they will shutter ten consumption and treatment sites in Ontario, including the Kensington Overdose Prevention Site operated by The Neighbourhood... More
August 21, 2024
RSVP: Yorkville Townhall
Please join me for our upcoming Yorkville Town Hall on Thursday, September 26th, from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM at Stone Church, 45 Davenport Rd, Toronto, ON M5R 1H2. All are welcome! Light refreshments ... More
August 21, 2024
RSVP: Mid-Autumn Festival Community Social / 中秋節社區聚會
Please join MPP Glover and me for our upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival Community Social on Monday, September 16th, from 7:15 PM to 9:00 PM at Cecil Community Centre, 58 Cecil Street, Toronto. All are ... More
June 28, 2024
MPP Meet and Greet at Manulife Centre
On Wednesday, July 3 at 7pm please join me and residents at Manulife Centre. You will have the chance to meet with me, connect with other residents, and share your community’s concerns. More
June 21, 2024
ACT NOW: Don't let renters swelter in their homes
In brutally hot weather, many Ontario renters are living in miserable and even dangerous conditions because their apartment is too hot and they don’t have air-conditioning. The 2021 heatwave in Br... More
June 20, 2024
“Ontario should be affordable for renters,” MPP Bell calls for a ban on Above Guideline Rent Increases for big buildings
TORONTO – Ontario NDP Housing critic Jessica Bell (University – Rosedale) joined tenants facing unfair above-guideline rent hikes and members of the York South – Weston Tenants Union to call for a... More
June 19, 2024
NDP calls for change as residents still have no right to put ACs in homes amidst ‘heat dome’
TORONTO – Ontario NDP housing critic Jessica Bell (University– Rosedale) is sounding the alarm on dangerous red tape that is putting Ontarians at risk from extreme heat this summer in her letter to... More
June 17, 2024
Bay Cloverhill & University Town Hall
Please join me and MPP Wong-Tam at our upcoming Bay Cloverhill & University Town hall on Thursday, July 11th from 7pm-8:15pm in room 351 at the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, 111 Wellesley S... More
June 14, 2024
Toronto could get a new renovictions law
The City of Toronto could soon have a strong renovictions law Toronto City Council will vote on developing a new renovictions bylaw on June 26. If passed, city staff will be tasked with developing... More
June 14, 2024
Has your local school or day care failed a lead test?
An analysis by the Investigative Journalism Bureau has found that over the past four years, nearly half of Ontario’s public schools have had at least one test for toxic lead in drinking water excee... More
June 13, 2024
I fear the Conservatives' new affordable housing definition won't work
The Ford government has just quietly released its affordable housing definition that developers must meet to qualify for a fee exemption. We've been waiting nearly two years for this definition to... More
June 13, 2024
ACT NOW: It's time to ban above guideline rent increases
Ontario tenants are being squeezed and loopholes in our rental laws like Above Guideline Rent Increases (AGIs) make it easy for big landlords to charge tenants even more. Under the current rules, l... More
June 1, 2024
Fourplexes versus sprawl: Bill 185 goes to committee
Everyone in Ontario has a right to live in a home they can afford to rent or own. To ensure our towns and cities are great places to live, we need good public services, from transit to parks to aff... More
May 28, 2024
Changes are coming to the Condominium Authority Tribunal
We have some good news to share. On Monday, May 27, the Conservatives posted a regulation announcing amendments to the Condo Act to expand Condo Authority Tribunal’s (CAT) jurisdiction. This expan... More
May 14, 2024
Renters have had it hard enough,” NDP’s Jessica Bell calls out CRA decision forcing tenants to pay their landlord’s late tax bill
Renters have had it hard enough,” NDP’s Jessica Bell calls out CRA decision forcing tenants to pay their landlord’s late tax bill QUEEN’S PARK – Official Opposition NDP housing critic Jessica Bell ... More
May 14, 2024
No tenant should risk eviction because their foreign landlord isn’t paying their tax bill
Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Paul CalandraMinistry of Municipal Affairs and Housing17th Floor, 777 Bay St.Toronto, ON M7A 2J3 May 13, 2024 RE: No tenant should risk eviction because th... More
May 8, 2024
Cheaper fares and better service for UP Express riders
Add your name below and we'll send the letter to your MPP, Premier Doug Ford, and Minister of Transportation Prabmeet Sarkaria. More
May 8, 2024
NDP calls for cheaper fares and better service for UP Express riders left out of province’s OneFare program
TORONTO – Official Opposition NDP MPPs are calling for cheaper fares and better service for UP Express riders in their latest legislation. NDP MPPs Jessica Bell (University – Rosedale), Bhutila K... More
May 1, 2024
Let's Talk Housing with BC housing minister Ravi Kahlon
Click here to RSVP You will have an opportunity to share your ideas and ask questions. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. BC... More
April 23, 2024
Transit Town Hall 交通社區茶敘 (Cantonese)
Have you encountered any difficulties while using TTC services? If you are a current Wheel-Trans user, have you been asked to re-assess your usage status? Learn more about TTC's updates on Wheel-Tr... More
April 19, 2024
ACT NOW: It's time for affordable home co-ownership
Costly rent and housing prices have made it more difficult for first-time home buyers to save up and buy a home. The high cost of housing has also made it hard for many existing homeowners to affo... More
April 19, 2024
AGI Townhall
Please join us at our upcoming AGI Town hall on Wednesday, May 1st from 6:30-8pm in the meeting room at Friends House, 60 Lowther Ave. Online option available. All are welcome! Use the form below t... More
April 11, 2024
RSVP Briefing: Bill 185
On Wednesday, April 10 the Ford Conservatives dropped another housing bill called Bill 185, the Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act, 2024, and updated the Provincial Policy Statement. These a... More
April 10, 2024
Good, bad and ugly: what's in the government's new housing bill?
This afternoon, the government made some big housing announcements. They dropped another housing bill called Bill 185, the Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act, 2024, and updated the Provincial... More
April 9, 2024
Are you eligible for a rent decrease? Don’t count on your landlord telling you about it.
It’s tough being a renter in Ontario today. The Conservatives have had six years to fix the housing crisis and they’ve failed. It has never been more expensive to rent or buy a home. We’ve recently... More
March 28, 2024
Will the budget fix our housing woes?
Will Premier Ford’s budget fix the housing crisis? No. Ontario's budget for 2024-2025 was released on Tuesday. The Conservative government is not looking at doing anything meaningful to lower th... More
March 28, 2024