Jessica Bell (politician) explained

Jessica Bell
Honorific-Suffix:MPP
Office1:Critic, Housing
Term Start1:July 13, 2022
Leader1:Marit Stiles
Office2:Critic, Transit
Term Start2:August 23, 2018
Term End2:June 2, 2022
Leader2:Andrea Horwath
Parliament3:Ontario Provincial
Term Start3:June 7, 2018
Predecessor3:Constituency established
Riding3:University—Rosedale
Party:New Democratic
Nationality:Canadian
Residence:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation:Politician, community organizer

Jessica Bell is a Canadian politician who has represented University—Rosedale in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 2018, as a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP).

Bell is the Opposition Transit Critic in the legislature. Prior to being elected, she was the founding executive director of TTCriders, an advocacy group campaigning for improvements to the Toronto Transit Commission. She has a long history of community organizing and grassroots activism.

Bell has also been a lecturer at Toronto Metropolitan University, and director of the California Food & Justice Coalition.[1]

Politics

In 2018, Bell was named the Ontario NDP's critic for transit. After the 2022 Ontario general election her critic portfolio changed to housing.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Riding Association . 2024-01-30 . Ontario NDP . en.
  2. Web site: Interim Official Opposition Leader Peter Tabuns names NDP deputy leaders, critics . 2024-01-30 . Ontario NDP . en.