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When “families” work, they provide a sense of belonging. A sense of anchoring in a safe harbour. They provide roots. Never has that sense of belonging been more important than today when the pandemic and our response to it seems so disorienting. I have learned that “family” can mean a Read more…

A statement from Irwin Elman former Ontario Child Advocate and NDP Candidate in Don Valley West “Individuals who place their own self centred, even narcissistic, selfish claim to the right to a foolish attempt to topple a government above a child’s own rights and the right of a child to Read more…

The Campaign to elect Irwin Elman in Don Valley West in our next Provincial election June 2, 2022 will hold a series of Town Halls on issues of importance to Don Valley West residents.  The purpose of the Town Halls is fourfold; to use the election campaign as a platform to Read more…

I will not forget young Crystal, a student with disabilities, who sat in her wheelchair, and quietly told me; “Irwin I used to believe that the role of education is to lead society, to what it can be; but now, I know schools are just modelling what society is and Read more…

This time of year brings a heavy weight for many.  The holiday season, regardless of what holiday we may mark, is meant to be a time of joy.  It is a day we are told to be with “family” and those we love and those who love us. You know the drill.  At Read more…

Surely a home – an affordable, safe, comfortable roof over one’s head – is not too much to ask for people who live in Don Valley West. Yet for so many in our riding, that simple but profound measure of a good life is precarious at best – and at Read more…

Statement On NDP Day of Action on Housing Date; November 28, 2022 Every person in Ontario, including Don Valley West, deserves a safe stable roof over their heads under which they can create a home .  The Conservative and Liberal governments in the past and present have made it harder for Don Valley families Read more…

I know if you are reading this you have your own reasons “why you run”. You have your own reasons why you vote, why you read this email, why you might attend a meeting, why you donate to causes and if you haven’t done those things and more yet, you Read more…

What the Ford government has done with its constant gaslighting and unrelenting assault on democracy and trust is unforgiveable. It is a well-known fact that Tommy Douglas said “courage my friends, it is not too late to build a better world”. What you may not know is that my late Read more…