NDP Candidate Farheen Alim with supporters at opening of Mimico campaign office. Photos by Tom Godfrey.
High school teacher Farheen Alim says she decided to run for the Ontario New Democrats after watching the Premier refuse to give paid sick days to parents of her students.
If elected on June 2 as MPP of Etobicoke Lakeshore, the English as a Second Language teacher hopes to secure more funding for Ontario schools and increase affordable housing.
Alim opened her constituency office in Mimico at 5491 Lake Shore Blvd. W. on April 9 and it was attended by supporters and well-wishers.
PC Incumbent Christine Hogarth has held the riding for four years.
“As a school teacher I care about our schools and the future of our children,” Alim said. “I will an advocate for our public school system.”
She plans to provide “financial support to first-time home buyers and renters who need it the most.”
The party also plans to close loopholes driving renovations and strengthen rent control.
“Farheen is the only candidate in Etobicoke-Lakeshore positioned to stop the Conservatives,” one pamphlet boasted.
She faces an uphill fight against incumbent PC MPP Christine Hogarth, who has held the riding four years, and has good name recognition.
Hogarth is a valued member of the Doug Ford team.
Also running is Liberal Lee Fairclough, a 22-year Etobicoke resident, who was nominated as the Ontario Liberal Party (OLP) candidate in the upcoming elections.
LIBERAL Candidate Lee Fairclough is also vying for the seat. Courtesy photo.
“As a Hospital President, Lee saw the Ford Conservative failures in health care firsthand, she’s running to make sure those mistakes never happen again,” said Ontario Liberal Leader, Steven Del Duca. Fairclough has served as President of St. Mary’s Hospital since January 2020, leading the hospital for the entirety of the COVID-19 pandemic.
She is an Adjunct Professor in Health Policy at the University of Toronto, where she earned her Master of Health Science in Health Policy, Management and Evaluation.
Fairclough started her career providing cancer treatment to patients at Princess Margaret Hospital as a Medical Radiation Technologist Therapist (MRT(T)).
“I am thrilled to be the Ontario Liberal Candidate for my home community in the next provincial election,” said Fairclough.