MPP Sarah Jama will run independently in the upcoming provincial election.
The MPP for Hamilton Centre says the Ontario NDP has decided she isn't eligible to seek the local party nomination. Jama was ousted from the party in late 2023.Hamilton MPP Sarah Jama will run in the upcoming provincial election as an Independent candidate after the Ontario New Democrats rejected her attempt to rejoin the party.
In October 2023, Jama was ousted from the party after she made a statement in support of Palestinians following the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel that prompted Israel's retaliation in Gaza. Jama called for an immediate ceasefire and an "end to all occupation of Palestinian land." "By denying my application to run for the nomination, the ONDP has stripped the people of Hamilton Centre of their fundamental right to a fair and democratic process and their right to choose a candidate they feel will best advocate for the needs of this riding."
Ontario NDP director Kevin Beaulieu said in a statement to CBC News the vetting process is confidential and didn't comment on the reasons her application was rejected. When Jama was kicked out of the party in 2023, Stiles said the MPP had "undertaken a number of unilateral actions that have undermined our collective work and broken the trust of her colleagues."
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