JillAndrew
Toronto–St. Paul's
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Dr. Jill Andrew, PhD is the MPP for Toronto-St. Paul's. She is also the Official Opposition Critic for Women's Social and Economic Opportunity, and for Culture, Heritage. Jill is a member of the Ontario NDP Black Caucus, a first of its kind in Ontario legislative history. She was the first Black & Queer person to be elected to the Ontario Legislature.
Jill has been a leading voice on issues of gender, race and social justice, the housing crisis, healthcare inequities, education, long-term care and the immeasurable benefit of arts and culture. She has supported numerous people dealing with all sorts of issues, from evictions and bad faith landlords to insufficient government support to people with disabilities.
Jill co-founded Body Confidence Canada in support of body diversity. She received a Lifetime Advocacy Award from the Black Coalition for AIDS Prevention, the 2022 Viola Desmond Alumni Award, and the Nancy Ruth Award for her commitment to gender equity. She was also named one of Post City Magazine Toronto’s 21 Most Inspirational Women of 2021.
Outside of politics, Jill is an award-winning educator, an equity and body-image advocate and writer. She lives in Toronto - St. Paul's with her partner and their two cats, Dorothy Dandridge and Josephine Baker.
News
NDP: Ford failing seniors in Long-Term care by falling short of care targets
QUEEN’S PARK – MPP Wayne Gates (Niagara Falls), Official Opposition critic for Long-term care (LTC), issued the following statement in response to reports that Ford’s Conservatives are unlikely to reach their senior care targets in LTC as a result of staffing...
Ford pads housing numbers to hide failure to build housing in the North: NDP
QUEEN'S PARK — Official Opposition Deputy Leader Sol Mamakwa and Sudbury MPP Jamie West are calling out the Ford government's failure to address the lack of affordable housing in northern Ontario. Leaders across the North have criticized the conservatives for doing nothing substantial to alleviate the...
MPP Gates: Ford government admits fining seniors in LTC is just a cost of doing business
QUEEN’S PARK – MPP Wayne Gates (Niagara Falls), Official Opposition critic for Long Term Care (LTC), caught the Ford government in a tight spot as he pressed them on their decision to fine seniors under Bill...
Premier jeopardizes made-in-Ontario EV program: NDP
QUEEN’S PARK—Official Opposition NDP Leader Marit Stiles says Doug Ford is jeopardizing the province’s made-in-Ontario electric vehicle (EV) program—and the tens of thousands of good jobs that go with it—by refusing to show decisive leadership on encouraging EV sales:
“Doug Ford is jeopardizing...
Ontario NDP’s Shailer highlights rural issues at Lambton-Kent-Middlesex first all-candidates debate
ALVINSTON – Kathryn Shailer, Ontario NDP candidate for Lambton-Kent-Middlesex, attended the All-Candidates Public Meeting hosted by the Lambton, Kent and Middlesex Federations of Agriculture last night. She took the opportunity to address the most important issues facing the community – and how the Ontario NDP...
MPP Stevens calls for urgent next steps on Intimate Partner Violence
QUEENS PARK – After the Ontario NDP’s bill to declare Intimate Partner Violence an epidemic passed second reading, MPP Jennie Stevens spoke in the legislature this morning demanding Ontario act on next...
Ontario NDP bill brings Ontario one step closer to declaring Intimate Partner Violence an epidemic
QUEEN’S PARK – Marit Stiles, Leader of the Official Opposition NDP, released the following statement after the NDP’s bill to declare Intimate Partner Violence an epidemic passed second reading:
“This is a welcome first step – but it’s far from the end of the line. We had almost 200 advocates,...
From Right to Luxury: Ford's policies destroying health care in Lambton-Kent-Middlesex
STRATHROY - Ontario NDP candidate Kathryn Shailer echoed Marit Stiles and the Ontario NDP caucus as they highlighted the horrendous state of healthcare in rural Ontario under the leadership of Premier...
NDP, Victims Win Battle Declaring Intimate Partner Violence an Epidemic After Years of Conservative Resistance
QUEEN'S PARK – Official Opposition Leader Marit Stiles and NDP MPP France Gélinas joined countless families and advocates at Queen's Park today as Ford's Conservatives finally moved to declare Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) an epidemic through NDP legislation:
"After years of resisting the call,...
Weak Conservative housing bill lacks vision, ambition and urgency to fix the housing crisis: NDP
QUEEN’S PARK — The Official Opposition NDP said the Ford Conservatives’ housing bill is weak, another failure by the government to take the housing crisis seriously:
“Again, the Conservatives are refusing to treat Ontario's housing crisis with the urgency it needs,” said Ontario NDP Leader, Marit...
NDP MPPs join nearly 200 advocates to declare Intimate Partner Violence an epidemic
QUEEN’S PARK – The Ontario NDP Official Opposition joined countless families and advocates at Queen’s Park today to declare Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) an epidemic.
“We need every tool available to put an end to intimate partner violence and gender-based violence – and this is one right at our...
Mamakwa Statement on Chiefs of Ontario Closing the Infrastructure Gap: Ontario Regional Analysis Report
QUEEN’S PARK — NDP Deputy Leader and critic for Indigenous and Treaty Relations, Sol Mamakwa made the following statement responding to “The Closing the Infrastructure Gap: Ontario Regional Analysis Report” recently released by the Chiefs of Ontario, showing Ontarians the stark reality of the infrastructure...
