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CUPE Ontario Canvasses to Elect NDP’s Joel Harden in Ottawa

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The most recent budget by the Ford Conservatives will spend $1,178 less per person on public services by 2026. That’s the equivalent of $19-billion in annual cuts for Ontario, or about $1.4-billion for Ottawa.

President of CUPE Ontario, Fred Hahn, will be in Ottawa to talk about the impact of underinvestment on the community and about the issues that matter: fighting inequality, investing in the public services people rely on, and strengthening workers’ rights.

He will join CUPE members and elected leaders canvassing with the Ontario NDP’s Ottawa Centre candidate, Joel Harden.

WHO:

Fred Hahn, President of CUPE Ontario.

 

 

WHAT:

Canvassing to elect an NDP candidate.

 

 

WHEN:

Tuesday, May 17, beginning at 6pm in Ottawa Centre. Fred Hahn is

 

available to media both before and after the canvas.

 

 

WHERE:

Available via telephone before and after canvas. Call or email Daniel Tseghay at 647-220-9739 or dtseghay@cupe.ca to be connected.

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Contacts

Daniel Tseghay
Communications Representative, CUPE
dtseghay@cupe.ca | 647-220-9739

Industry:

CUPE Ontario

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Contacts

Daniel Tseghay
Communications Representative, CUPE
dtseghay@cupe.ca | 647-220-9739

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