Monique Taylor, the NDP MPP for Hamilton Mountain, was relentless in her fight with the Wynne government over its changes to funding for Ontario’s new autism program – so much so that she was kicked out of the legislature during a particularly heated Question Period when she refused to stop yelling across the aisle at the government.
Thus opens a profile of Taylor in today’s The Globe and Mail as part of Jane Taber’s series “Women in Politics”.
I won’t post spoilers here, I strongly encourage you to read the full column to learn more about the struggles Taylor overcame and her perseverance in becoming Hamilton Mountain’s MPP.