Cheryl Hardcastle | |
|---|---|
 Hardcastle in 2015 | |
| Member of Parliament for Windsor—Tecumseh | |
| In office October 19, 2015 – October 21, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Joe Comartin |
| Succeeded by | Irek Kusmierczyk |
| Deputy Mayor of Tecumseh | |
| In office December 7, 2010 – December 9, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Tom Burton |
| Succeeded by | Joe Bachetti |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 20, 1961 Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | New Democratic |
| Residence(s) | Tecumseh, Ontario, Canada |
| Profession | Newspaper editor |
Cheryl Hardcastle is a Canadian politician and former member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada for the federal electoral district of Windsor—Tecumseh, first elected during the 2015 Canadian federal election.[1] She is a member of the New Democratic Party. During the 42nd Canadian Parliament, NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair appointed Hardcastle to be the party's critic for Sports and Persons with Disabilities. After Mulcair was replaced Jagmeet Singh, he added "International Human Rights" to her critic duties, where she now sits as Vice-Chair to the Subcommittee for International Human Rights.[2] She lost her re-election bid in the 2019 Canadian federal election, having come second in what was considered a surprise upset to the Liberal candidate Irek Kusmierczyk.
She introduced one private member bill, C-348, which sought to make Employment and Social Development Canada responsible for providing information and guidance to persons with disabilities on all federal applications for grants, benefits, compensation and any other programs and services, as a means of reducing the administrative burden on applicants. The bill was debated at second reading but defeated with the Liberal Party majority voting against it.[3]
Background
Before entering politics, Hardcastle worked for almost 20 years as a reporter and editor of the former Tecumseh Tribune.[4] Prior to becoming an MP, Cheryl earned her reputation as an effective, inclusive leader as Tecumseh's Deputy Mayor from 2011-2014, serving on both Tecumseh Council and Essex County Council. She was also a member of the Essex-Windsor Solid Waste Authority Board and the Essex Region Conservation Authority Board.[5] A past member of Pathway to Potential and National Pension Reform Committee, she has worked to reduce poverty in Windsor-Essex County and to help more Canadians retire with dignity. She has organized minor sports programs and tournaments, serving as Direction of the Tecumseh Baseball club and President for the Sun Parlour Female Hockey Association. She is a founding member of the Tecumseh Area Historical Society and is an instructor and author of beginning-level readers for adults.
She graduated from the University of Windsor with a bachelor's degree in political science and government and a bachelor's degree in communication and media studies.
Municipal politics
As a deputy mayor of Tecumseh, Hardcastle served as chair of the personnel committee, the arts and cultural advisory committee, the Tecumseh heritage advisory committee, the accessibility committee, War of 1812 commemoration committee, the 38th annual Tecumseh Corn Festival committee and the Tecumseh business improvement association.
She served as an Essex County representative on regional authorities:
- Windsor-Essex Poverty Reduction Strategy - Pathway to Potential - Currently working on determining living wage in region and Evaluation and Reporting Working Group.[6]
- Essex Windsor Solid Waste Authority[7] board member since elected and currently Chairperson of the Technical Review Committee dealing with claims for residential properties affected by the closed Maidstone Landfill, in accordance with Ministry of Environment orders.
- Essex Region Conservation Authority board member for two years.[8] In January 2013, she stepped aside to allow another elected representative to have the opportunity to serve on this board, in order to broaden perspectives and strengthen resolve on conservation policies.
Federal politics
During the 42nd Canadian Parliament, NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair appointed Hardcastle to be the party's critic for Sports and Persons with Disabilities. After Mulcair was replaced by Jagmeet Singh, he added "International Human Rights" to her critic duties.
Hardcastle introduced one private member bill, C-348, which sought to make Employment and Social Development Canada responsible for providing information and guidance to persons with disabilities on all federal applications for grants, benefits, compensation and any other programs and services, as a means of reducing the administrative burden on applicants. The bill was debated at second reading but defeated with the Liberal Party Majority voting against it.[9]
She lobbied the government by introducing private member's motion M-56 Canadian with Disabilities Act, m-55 Convention Against Torture, and M-54 Option Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
She served a vice-chair of the subcommittee on sports-related concussions,[10] and as vice-chair for the subcommittee on international human rights of the standing committee on foreign affairs and international development.[11] She also served as a member of Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group,[12] Canada-Israel Interparliamentary Group,[13] and Canada Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union.[14]
Electoral record
Federal
| 2021 Canadian federal election: Windsor—Tecumseh | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Irek Kusmierczyk | 18,134 | 31.8 | -1.6 | $87,942.33 | |||
| New Democratic | Cheryl Hardcastle | 17,465 | 30.7 | -1.6 | $84,009.14 | |||
| Conservative | Kathy Borrelli | 14,605 | 25.6 | -2.2 | $19,138.69 | |||
| People's | Victor Green | 5,927 | 10.4 | +8.1 | none listed | |||
| Green | Henry Oulevey | 682 | 1.2 | -2.6 | $0.00 | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Laura Chesnik | 164 | 0.3 | ±0.0 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 56,977 | 99.1 | – | $112,129.36 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 500 | 0.9 | ||||||
| Turnout | 57,477 | 60.9 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 94,424 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ±0.0 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[15] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Windsor—Tecumseh | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Irek Kusmierczyk | 19,046 | 33.44 | +6.86 | $88,762.63 | |||
| New Democratic | Cheryl Hardcastle | 18,417 | 32.33 | -11.18 | $73,796.66 | |||
| Conservative | Leo Demarce | 15,851 | 27.83 | +0.36 | $52,162.20 | |||
| Green | Giovanni Abati | 2,177 | 3.82 | +1.86 | $4,227.38 | |||
| People's | Dan Burr | 1,279 | 2.25 | - | $4,172.76 | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Laura Chesnik | 187 | 0.33 | -0.14 | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 56,957 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 539 | |||||||
| Turnout | 57,496 | |||||||
| Eligible voters | 95,668 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | +9.02 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[16][17] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election: Windsor—Tecumseh | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Cheryl Hardcastle | 23,215 | 43.5 | -6.42 | – | |||
| Conservative | Jo-Anne Gignac | 14,656 | 27.5 | -6.05 | – | |||
| Liberal | Frank Schiller | 14,177 | 26.6 | +13.66 | – | |||
| Green | David Momotiuk | 1,047 | 2.0 | -1.04 | – | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Laura Chesnik | 249 | 0.5 | -0.04 | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | – | 100.0 | $225,623.23 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | – | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | – | – | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 86,351 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | -0.37 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[18][19] | ||||||||
Municipal
| 2014 Tecumseh mayoral election | ||
| Mayoral Candidate [20] | Vote[21] | % |
|---|---|---|
| Gary McNamara (X) | 5,526 | 56.76 |
| Cheryl Hardcastle | 3,868 | 39.72 |
| Antonello Di Millo | 343 | 3.52 |
| 2010 Tecumseh Deputy mayoral election | ||
| Mayoral Candidate | Vote[22] | % |
|---|---|---|
| Cheryl Hardcastle | 4,598 | 54.86 |
| Tom Burton (X) | 3,783 | 45.14 |
References
- ↑ "NDP's Cheryl Hardcastle wins seat in Windsor-Tecumseh". CBC News. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ↑ "Human rights critic appointed". The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. February 3, 2018. p. A3.
- ↑ "Windsor-Tecumseh MP disappointed Bill C-348 voted down". CTV News. February 1, 2018. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
- ↑ "About Cheryl". ndp.ca. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
- ↑ "EWSWA | Essex Windsor Solid Waste Authority". Retrieved 2019-06-17.
- ↑ "Pathway to Potential". www.citywindsor.ca. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
- ↑ "EWSWA | Essex Windsor Solid Waste Authority". Retrieved 2019-06-17.
- ↑ "Essex Region Conservation - The place for life". Essex Region Conservation. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
- ↑ "Windsor-Tecumseh MP disappointed Bill C-348 voted down". Windsor. 2018-02-01. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
- ↑ "SCSC - Members - House of Commons of Canada". www.ourcommons.ca. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
- ↑ "SDIR - Home - House of Commons of Canada". www.ourcommons.ca. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
- ↑ "Home - Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group (CEUS) - Parliamentary Associations - Interparliamentary Activities - Diplomacy - Parliament of Canada". www.parl.ca. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
- ↑ "Home - Canada-Israel Interparliamentary Group (CAIL) - Parliamentary Associations - Interparliamentary Activities - Diplomacy - Parliament of Canada". www.parl.ca. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
- ↑ "Home - Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (UIPU) - Parliamentary Associations - Interparliamentary Activities - Diplomacy - Parliament of Canada". www.parl.ca. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
- ↑ "September 20, 2021 General Election Results: Windsor—Tecumseh". Elections Canada. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ↑ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ↑ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
- ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Windsor—Tecumseh, 30 September 2015
- ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "List of 2014 Candidates (Official Nominations)". Town of Tecumseh. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
- ↑ "2014 Municipal Election - Official Results". Town of Tecumseh. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
- ↑ "Town of Tecumseh 2010 Official Election Results" (PDF). Town of Tecumseh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.