December 2, 2024
December 1 - Update
Dear neighbour, Ignace, a region in northern Ontario, was chosen as the site to hold Canada's nuclear waste underground. Ignace is located upstream from the Grassy Narrows Fi... More
November 25, 2024
November 25 - Update
Dear neighbour, This is a photo of Jonah, holding his two-year-old son Hendrix on a TTC train. Hendrix loves trains. Jonah died of an overdose on June 2, 2024. Hendrix lost his dad. Kathe... More
November 22, 2024
Join our End of Year Party 2024!
You’re invited to our End of Year Party! Please click here to RSVP 6:00pm-8:00pm, Monday December 16th Tranzac Club, 292 Brunswick Ave, Toronto, ON M5S 2M7 Food and non-alcohol drinks will be pr... More
November 21, 2024
The Conservatives have dropped a new 11-page amendment to Bill 212
The Conservatives have dropped a new 11-page amendment to Bill 212. We'll be debating the amendment in committee at Queen's Park this afternoon, and we're reviewing it now.... More
November 19, 2024
Why are the Conservatives taking such a dangerous approach to addressing addiction?
This is a photo of Jonah, holding his two-year-old son Hendrix on a TTC train. Hendrix loves trains. Jonah died of an overdose on June 2, 2024. Hendrix lost his dad. Katherine McCloskey lost her s... More
November 13, 2024
Meet and Greet: Affordable Housing for All
Please join MPPs Chris Glover, Jessica Bell, and Kristyn Wong-Tam along with housing stakeholders for a day of housing advocacy at Queen's Park on November 21, 2024. You must register to attend th... More
November 12, 2024
November 12 - Update
Dear neighbour, You may missed our last few newsletters due to a technical error that has been resolved. You can find previous newsletters by clicking the links below, or by visiting ... More
November 8, 2024
"The reality today is stark" MPP Bell calls for Competition Bureau to investigate rent-fixing software
TORONTO - Ontario NDP Housing critic Jessica Bell (University-Rosedale) is calling on the Competition Bureau to investigate the use of rent-fixing software by corporate landlords in Canad... More
November 6, 2024
November 2 - Update
Dear neighbour, We are heading into an election. All the signs are there. The Conservatives are looking at sending every Ontarian a $200 one-off check. They’ve launched camp... More
November 4, 2024
University—Rosedale Member's Statement Writing Competition
Calling all young people! MPP Jessica Bell is inviting all local high school students to participate in the University—Rosedale Member’s Statement Writing Competition. Participants can submit a wr... More
October 31, 2024
What's in the Conservative government's mini-budget?
This week, Premier Ford released his Fall Economic Statement (FES). It’s a mini budget the Conservatives will champion as we head into an early election. We will be debating the Fall Economic State... More
October 30, 2024
October 29 - Update
Dear neighbour, On October 23, hundreds of cyclists joined our Rally and Ride for Road Safety at Queen’s Park to tell the Ford Conservatives that bike lanes save lives and are es... More
October 25, 2024
ACT NOW: Safe Streets Save Lives
The Ford Conservatives have introduced Bill 212, the Reducing Gridlock Saving You Time Act, 2024. The bill includes measures to restrict where bike lanes can be built as a way to solve congestion,... More
October 18, 2024
October 16 - Update
Dear neighbour, We’re returning to the legislature on October 21, and it’s going to be a tumultuous session. The legislature should be solving our biggest challenges, like implement... More
October 16, 2024
Health Care Drop In - University Ave
Join me for another Health Care Drop In! Come and connect at the corner of University Ave and Elm St, near SickKids and Toronto General Hospital, this Thursday October 17 from 12.30 - 2pm. Do you h... More
October 16, 2024
Rally & Ride for Road Safety on October 23
The Ford Conservatives are working quickly to introduce legislation that will severely restrict a municipalities ability to install bike lanes in cities and towns across Ontario. If the bill passes... More
October 2, 2024
Health Care Drop In
Join me for a Health Care Drop In! Come and connect at the corner of Dundas St W and Carlyle St, opposite Scadding Court Community Centre and Toronto Western Hospital, this Friday October 4 from 4 ... More
October 2, 2024
Are the Conservatives forcing schools to spend millions on partisan ads?
I visited our riding’s public schools in September this year, and for the first time ever, I noticed these big blue signs on most school buildings, boasting about Ontario’s plan to fix and build sc... More
September 27, 2024
PRESS RELEASE: Homeless, NDP respond to Ford’s angry scold against the poor
“I invite him to live a month in my shoes before telling me how to live my life,” Asil Lavoie Video footage of the press conference available here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1U28ygaHIMVoF53e... More
September 25, 2024
Doug Ford should fix the homelessness crisis, not attack the poor
On Monday, September 23 2024, Premier Doug Ford made harmful comments about Ontario's underhoused and homeless. We're organizing to tell Premier Ford that homelessness is being driven by his poli... More
September 19, 2024
September 18 Newsletter
Dear neighbour, Today at 12pm I invite you to come down and join me in walking with Grassy Narrows youth and community members to show that we are with them on their path to achieve mercury ... More
September 18, 2024
Welcome back to school
Welcome to the 2024-2025 school year. There are many things I treasure about our public school system, from seeing kids make lifelong friends, to marveling at our children learning to read, write, ... More
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 Ontario government's plan to shut down supervised consumption sites across Ontario, includi... More
August 28, 2024
August 28 Newsletter
Dear neighbour, The Conservatives have announced they will close ten consumption and treatment sites in Ontario, including the Kensington Overdose Prevention Site on Augusta Ave. Any site 200 ... 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