Indira Naidoo-Harris

• Former Ontario cabinet minister joins University of Guelph’s diversity and human rights team

  Elected in 2014 as MPP for Halton, Indira Naidoo-Harris held several cabinet posts and served as the first minister of the status of women.

  Education

  Aug 2, 2019
  
• Milton family farm fights Halton school board’s proposal to expropriate land

  The farm’s immediate surroundings have been almost entirely rural. But residential developments on two sides of the farm have started to increase the population and traffic flow in the immediate area.

  Education

  May 9, 2018
  
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• Education minister announces all Ontario students to have internet by 2021

  Education minister Indira Naidoo-Harris announced Ontario is connecting over 250,000 students with high-speed internet by 2021.

  Education

  Feb 14, 2018
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• 70% of Ontario elementary educators surveyed have seen or experienced classroom violence: union

  The Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario also said 79 per cent of members surveyed reported incidents of violence increasing while 75 per cent said the incidents were getting more severe.

  Education

  Jan 24, 2018
• Province invests in housing for survivors of human trafficking in Halton

  Sixty-five per cent of the human trafficking that goes on in the country occurs in Ontario, according to the province's minister responsible for the status of women.

  Canada

  Nov 17, 2017
• Ontario women to get free access to abortion drug Mifegymiso

  Status of Women Minister Indira Naidoo-Harris says publicly funding Mifegymiso gives women across Ontario fair and equal access to safe abortion.

  Health

  Aug 3, 2017
• Ontario inks deal with Ottawa for $435M over three years for child care

  Ontario will receive $435 million over three years from the federal government to be invested in child care.

  Canada

  Jun 16, 2017
• Ontario government announces plan to create 45,000 child care spaces

  The new child care spaces are part of a pledge of giving 100,000 more children aged four and under access to licensed child care over five years.

  Canada

  Jun 6, 2017
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• Minister responsible for now-defunct ORPP gets new cabinet post

  An Ontario cabinet minister who had been responsible for a now-defunct pension plan is being given a new post in the education ministry.

  Canada

  Aug 24, 2016