{"id":1610,"date":"2022-02-19T21:30:56","date_gmt":"2022-02-20T02:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theelman.com\/index.php\/2022\/02\/19\/media-release\/"},"modified":"2022-02-19T21:30:56","modified_gmt":"2022-02-20T02:30:56","slug":"media-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theelman.com\/index.php\/2022\/02\/19\/media-release\/","title":{"rendered":"MEDIA RELEASE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

MEDIA RELEASE<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Family Day Statement from Irwin Elman, Don Valley West NDP<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Release date; February 19, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RE: \u200bWe Need a Government that Honours Family in all its Forms <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Family Day Weekend statement from Irwin Elman, NDP Candidate, Don Valley West <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFamily\u201d in Ontario comes in a variety of forms \u2013 biological families, kin families, adoptive families, foster families, chosen families. For all of us our sense of our family is constantly evolving, informed by our experiences, relationships, culture and beliefs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFor many, families are an anchor and provide an essential sense of belonging, but far too often, this isn\u2019t the case,\u201d said Irwin Elman, NDP candidate for Don Valley West and former Ontario Child Advocate, \u201cThroughout my career, I have witnessed the tragic consequences of governments that fail to provide the conditions and support for all families to thrive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ontario needs a government that works for all families.  This has never been more important than today. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the stress on families, particularly those representing equity-seeking groups, Indigenous, Black and those living in poverty.  At every turn the current government has failed our province\u2019s families.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Families in Don Valley West and across Ontario cannot be expected to cope without access to affordable childcare.  In Ontario, hundreds of thousands of caregivers often work two jobs and still live under the poverty line.  In Don Valley West, these caregivers courageously fight to make ends meet.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

55,000 Ontario families live without support for children with autism, languishing on waitlists for years.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

25,000 families wait and wait and wait for mental health support for their children, who are struggling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Don Valley West, as across the province, the never-ending wait tears families apart.  The list of challenges goes on and on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOn this Family Day,\u201d said Elman, \u201cI imagine a government that says to families, however constituted, \u201cThank you.  You will have what you need to do right by your kids.  We\u2019ve got you.\u201d  This is the province I want to live in.  This is the government I want to be part of.  Thisis why I run.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information contact:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Irwin Elman <\/p>\n\n\n\n

DonValleyWestNDP@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Web: \u200b\u200bwww.IrwinElman.OntarioNDP.ca<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facebook: \u200bIrwinForDonValleyWest<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instagram: \u200b@ElmanIrwin <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Twitter: \u200b@IrwinElman<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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MEDIA RELEASE Family Day Statement from Irwin Elman, Don Valley West NDP Release date; February 19, 2022 RE: \u200bWe Need a Government that Honours Family in all its Forms  A Family Day Weekend statement from Irwin Elman, NDP Candidate, Don Valley West  \u201cFamily\u201d in Ontario comes in a variety of forms \u2013 biological families, kin families, adoptive families, foster families, chosen families. For all of us our sense of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1610","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theelman.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1610","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theelman.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theelman.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theelman.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theelman.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1610"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theelman.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1610\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theelman.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1610"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theelman.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1610"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theelman.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1610"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}