CANDIDATE PROFILE: ZAIGHAM BUTT, NDP

Butt

Zaigham

Hamilton East— Stoney Creek

Ontario New Democratic Party

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Accountant for the Canadian public service

Hamilton

Butt was formerly the director of a local not-for-profit organization, where he worked to fight food insecurity in partnership with food banks. He also created a digital directory to help small businesses during the pandemic. His leadership in the community earned him an Order of Hamilton in 2021.

report on the pandemic response showed all the ways the Ford government failed to protect Ontarians, including outdated emergency response plans, understaffed and crowded hospitals and a lack of governance structure for the pandemic response, which was not created until after the state of emergency was called. The Auditor General said Ontario failed to act on key lessons identified after the 2003 SARS outbreak that had not been implemented, including replacing PPE supply, putting the province in a vulnerable position when the COVID-19 pandemic came. take steps with the NDP to reduce the cost of housing, the cost of hydro and auto insurance rates by 40 per cent and overhaul home care to help seniors live at home longer. Where living at home is no longer possible, the NDP will ensure that our parents and grandparents have small, safe, modern and familylike homes to live in.