Catherine McKenney

@catmckenney.bsky.social

Ontario NDP Shadow Minister for Housing and MPP for Ottawa Centre. Passionate about housing, transit, healthcare, and community. Trans/non-binary.

@catmckenney.bsky.social

Why are we bringing a known anti-LGBTQ+ organization into our city at a time when we are faced with growing homophobia and transphobia?
This is the same group that turned away queer volunteers during COVID www.nydailynews.com/2020/04/14/c...
We can help residents without making many feel unsafe

Sean Devine@seandevine9.bsky.social

Today I got to meet Tammy Suitor, Disaster Relief Manager for Samaritan's Purse Canada. When I called her on Saturday, she was in Calgary. Within a few hours, she was making plans to set up emergency operations in Ottawa, and I'm forever grateful. She's here to help, and she's a professional. 1/

nydailynews.comChristian charity takes heat for anti-gay work requirements at COVID-19 field hospitalThe Christian charity group that erected a 68-bed field hospital in Central Park to care for coronavirus patients is under fire for requiring volunteers to sign a “statement of faith” that disqualifie...