Monique Taylor

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Monique Taylor
MPP
Monique Taylor MS.png
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Hamilton Mountain
Assumed office
October 6, 2011
Preceded bySophia Aggelonitis
Personal details
Born (1972-06-28) June 28, 1972 (age 49)[1][2]
Hamilton, Ontario
Political partyNew Democratic
Children1
ResidenceHamilton, Ontario
OccupationMPP

Monique Taylor (born (1972-06-28)June 28, 1972) is a 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 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]

Electoral record[]

2018 Ontario general election
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 100.0  
Source: Elections Ontario[14]
2014 Ontario general election
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 49,055 100.0  
New Democratic hold Swing +2.28
Source: Elections Ontario[15]
2011 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Monique Taylor 20,492 45.2 +11.68
Liberal Sophia Aggelonitis 14,694 32.4 -4.83
Progressive Conservative Geordie Elms 8,641 19.0 -4.54
Green Tony Morris 748 1.6 -3.05
Family Coalition Jim Enos 450 1.0 -0.06
Libertarian Hans Wienhold 222 0.5
Freedom Brian Goodwin 126 0.3
Total valid votes 45,373 100.00
Source: Elections Ontario.[16]

References[]

  1. ^ Newman, Mark. "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. ^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for each Candidate: 2011" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 March 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2012.

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