Monique Taylor
MPP
Taylor in May 2019
Deputy Whip of the Ontario New Democratic Party
Assumed office
February 1, 2021
Serving with Michael Mantha
LeaderPeter Tabuns (interim)
Critic, Children and Youth Services
Assumed office
23 August 2018
LeaderAndrea Horwath
Peter Tabuns (interim)
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Hamilton Mountain
Assumed office
6 October 2011
Preceded bySophia Aggelonitis
Personal details
Born (1972-06-28) 28 June 1972 (age 51)[1][2]
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Political partyOntario New Democratic
Children1
ResidenceHamilton
OccupationPolitician

Monique Taylor MPP (born 28 June 1972) is a Canadian politician in Ontario, Canada. She is a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who represents the riding of Hamilton Mountain. She has been an MPP since 2011.

Background

Taylor was born in east end of Hamilton and grew up in the city. She has worked as a waitress and most recently as an administrative assistant to Hamilton City Councillor Scott Duvall.[3]

Politics

In 2011, she ran as the New Democrat candidate in the riding of Hamilton Mountain. She beat Liberal incumbent Sophia Aggelonitis by 5,798 votes.[4][5] She was re-elected in the 2014 provincial election defeating Liberal candidate Javid Mirza by 8,483 votes.[6]

In 2012, she introduced a private member's bill that would have extended Ontario ombudsman's oversight to Children Aid Societies. The bill made it to second reading but the bill died when Premier Dalton McGuinty prorogued the house in September 2012.[7]

She is the NDP's critic for children and youth services, and critic for accessibility and persons with disabilities.[8]

In May 2016, Taylor was ejected from the legislature for repeatedly refusing the Speaker's requests to stop yelling while debating a new Ontario Autism Program with $333 million in funding, but which would move kids with autism older than five to a longer but less intensive therapy program and compensate their families with $8000 for being taken off the intensive therapy waitlist.[9]

In spring 2018, news reports surfaced that two human rights complaints were filed against Taylor by staffers in March 2018.[10][11] One human rights complaint alleges Taylor attempted to force and coerce one of her assistants to accuse another coworker of sexual harassment to erroneously produce grounds for the employee's termination.[12] The other complaint details MPP Taylor bullying and discriminating against her staff.[13] The complaints were subsequently resolved in December of the same year.[14]

In February 2019, Taylor was ejected from the legislature after refusing to withdraw a remark where she accused the Progressive Conservative government led by Premier Doug Ford of lying to Ontario families about the autism waitlist.[15]

In April 2022, she co-sponsored a bill put forward by MPP Bill Walker that would declare each June in Ontario myasthenia gravis month.[16]

In March 2023, she introduced Bill-74, Missing Persons Amendment Act, 2023. The bill would expand the scope of people the Ontario Provincial Police could issue amber alerts for to encompass "vulnerable persons," defined as persons who have a greater dependency on others because of their age, disability or other circumstances.[17]

Electoral record

2022 Ontario general election: Hamilton Mountain
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Monique Taylor 15,250 44.81 -9.77
Progressive Conservative Mike Spadafora 10,211 30.00 +5.17
Liberal Chantale Lachance 5,300 15.57 +6.33
Green Janet Errygers 1,913 5.62 +0.48
New Blue Baylee Nguyen 770 2.26
Ontario Party Andy Busa 590 1.73
Total valid votes 34,034 99.42 +0.61
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 200 0.58 -0.61
Turnout 34,234 40.22 -15.94
Eligible voters 82,877
New Democratic hold Swing
Source: Elections Ontario[18]
2018 Ontario general election: Hamilton Mountain
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Monique Taylor 24,406 54.58 +7.68
Progressive Conservative Esther Pauls 12,891 24.83 +6.90
Liberal Damin Starr 4,134 9.24 −20.33
Green Dave Urquhart 2,300 5.14 +0.97
Libertarian Kristofer Maves 533 1.19 +0.42
None of the Above Scott Patrick Miller 453 1.01
Total valid votes 44,717 98.81 +0.43
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 538 1.19 -0.43
Turnout 45,255 56.16 +3.31
Eligible voters 80,578
New Democratic hold Swing
Source: Elections Ontario[19]
2014 Ontario general election: Hamilton Mountain
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Monique Taylor 23,006 46.90 +1.74
Liberal Javid Mirza 14,508 29.57 -2.81
Progressive Conservative Albert Marshall 8,795 17.93 -1.11
Green Greg Lenko 2,047 4.17 +2.52
Libertarian Hans Wienhold 379 0.77 +0.28
Freedom Brian Goodwin 320 0.65 +0.37
Total valid votes 49,055 98.38 -1.16
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 810 1.62 +1.16
Turnout 49,865 52.85 +2.40
Eligible voters 94,360
New Democratic hold Swing +2.28
Source: Elections Ontario[20]
2011 Ontario general election: Hamilton Mountain
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Monique Taylor 20,492 45.16 +11.68
Liberal Sophia Aggelonitis 14,694 32.38 -4.83
Progressive Conservative Geordie Elms 8,641 19.04 -4.54
Green Tony Morris 748 1.65 -3.05
Family Coalition Jim Enos 450 0.99
Libertarian Hans Wienhold 222 0.49
Freedom Brian Goodwin 126 0.28 -0.77
Total valid votes 45,373 99.54
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 208 0.46
Turnout 45,581 50.45
Eligible voters 90,355
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +8.26
Source: Elections Ontario[21]

References

  1. ^ Newman, Mark (6 July 2016). "MPP Monique Taylor credits parents for provincial change on autism funding". Hamilton Community News. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  2. ^ Gordon, Andrea (28 June 2016). "Ontario backs off controversial autism changes, boosts services after parents protest". Toronto Star. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Who is Monique Taylor?". Hamilton Spectator. 8 October 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 6 October 2011. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 March 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  5. ^ "Taylor in sensational upset". Hamilton Spectator. 6 October 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  6. ^ "General Election by District: Hamilton Mountain". Elections Ontario. 12 June 2014. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  7. ^ Walters, Joan (18 October 2012). "Hamilton MPPs watch, frustrated, as bills die after premier prorogues session". Hamilton Spectator.
  8. ^ Reevely, David (25 June 2014). "Horwath sticks around, names NDP shadow cabinet".
  9. ^ "Hamilton MPP Monique Taylor booted from legislature in debate over autism cuts". CBC News. The Canadian Press. 5 May 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  10. ^ Dongen, Matthew Van (12 April 2018). "Human rights complaints filed against two Hamilton NDP politicians". The Hamilton Spectator. ISSN 1189-9417. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  11. ^ "NDP employee says Hamilton MPP tried to force her to file sexual harassment complaint | CBC News".
  12. ^ "Human rights complaint alleges harassment by MPP Monique Taylor – The Bay Observer". Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  13. ^ "TWO HUMAN RIGHTS COMPLAINTS ALLEGE HARASSMENT BY MPP MONIQUE TAYLOR – The Bay Observer". Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  14. ^ Craggs, Samantha (14 December 2018). "NDP and union resolve human rights complaints from former MPP staffers". CBC News. Archived from the original on 17 May 2022.
  15. ^ "CityNews".
  16. ^ "Hamilton Mountain MPP Monique Taylor relates personal experience with auto-immune disease". The Hamilton Spectator. 19 April 2022.
  17. ^ https://nowtoronto.com/news/ontario-could-soon-expand-criteria-for-amber-alerts/
  18. ^ "Candidates in: Hamilton Mountain (038)". Elections Ontario. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  19. ^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  20. ^ Elections Ontario (2014). "Official result from the records, 033 Hamilton Mountain" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  21. ^ "Official return from the records / Rapport des registres officiels - Hamilton Mountain" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2014.[permanent dead link]

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