Morgan Gay chosen to be the NDP candidate in Ottawa South

OTTAWA — New Democrats in Ottawa South have selected community organizer Morgan Gay to be their NDP candidate in the 2022 provincial election.

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Ottawa Centre NDP MPP Joel Harden

“We need Morgan on our NDP team to stand up for families in Ottawa South. He is a community organizer who is committed to fixing the damage to our health care system after decades of cuts under Liberal and Conservative governments. Together with Morgan, we can begin fixing our broken long-term care and home care systems. Morgan knows that families need a government that will invest in our hospitals and schools and help make life more affordable. As part our NDP team, he will fight for affordable homes for families in Ottawa South.”

Morgan Gay, NDP candidate for Ottawa South

"I love my community. Ottawa South is where I live, it’s where I’m raising my family and it’s where I’ve been active for the past 15 years. The pandemic made it clear that chronic cuts, underfunding and privatization under successive Liberal and Conservative governments have left us without the staff and resources needed to meet our community’s needs. We need to invest in our health care system and expand it to include things like universal mental health care. We need to start making homes affordable so people can stay in the neighbourhoods they grew up in. We need an NDP government that will finally work for the people of Ottawa South, and all of us everyday families.”

Bio

• Morgan is Secretary for the Alta Vista Community Association
• Morgan is a board member of the Billings Estate Historical Site
• Morgan is a board member of the Heron Emergency Food Centre
• Morgan is a T-Ball coach and he volunteers with the Alta Vista Public School Spring Fair
• Morgan has lived in Ottawa South for 15 years with his wife and two daughters