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Sarah Jama
Sarah Jama is a Canadian politician and disability rights activist who has served as the member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Hamilton Centre since 2023 as a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP). Prior to her election to the Legislative Assembly, she was the executive director and co-founder of Disability Justice Network Ontario. Background Jama was born with cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair for mobility. After graduating from McMaster University with a social science degree, Jama settled in Hamilton, Ontario. She is of Somali descent. Activism Jama co-founded the Disability Justice Network Ontario in September 2018. She appeared before the Senate of Canada's legal and constitutional affairs committee in February 2021 to argue against the proposed Bill C-7, which she said made euthanasia more accessible for people with mental health disabilities, rather than providing mental health supports. In early 2021, she cofounded the Hamilton Encampment Suppo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Horwath
Andrea Horwath (; born October 24, 1962) is a Canadian politician who has been the 58th mayor of Hamilton since 2022. Horwath previously served as the member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Hamilton Centre from 2004 to 2022, as leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP) from 2009 to 2022 and as the leader of the Official Opposition in Ontario from 2018 to 2022. She was the first woman to lead the Ontario New Democratic Party, and the third woman (after Lyn McLeod and Kathleen Wynne) to serve as leader of a political party with representation in the Ontario provincial legislature, being elected as leader at the 2009 Ontario NDP leadership convention. During the 2018 provincial election, Horwath led the Ontario NDP to official opposition status after 23 years without government or official opposition status. The results of the 2022 provincial election, after which the Ontario NDP remained the official opposition, led to Horwath announcing her intention to resign ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
