A conversation with Waterloo MPP Catherine Fife about the the 2026 Ontario budget and other developments at Queens Park.
Additional Resources:
Find you MPP
https://www.ola.org/en/members/current
Learn more about MPP Catherine Fife
https://www.catherinefife.com/
News articles from Queens Park
https://www.cp24.com/politics/queens-park/2026/03/23/live-updates-mpps-return-to-queens-park/
Conversations about the everyday politics that affect our lives.
Dr. Laura Mae Lindo (she/her/elle) is a respected activist, educator, and former politician who holds both a Masters and PhD in Education. Dr. Lindo is a knowledgeable advocate for the rights of womxn and girls, a respected ally to vulnerable communities, and, most importantly, a courageous public speaker, ready, willing, and able to speak to issues often left unaddressed. Dr. Lindo has worked at Toronto Metropolitan University in the Diversity Institute as well as lectured at St. Francis Xavier University (Antigonish, Nova Scotia), the University of Prince Edward Island (Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island), York University (Toronto, Ontario), and Wilfrid Laurier University (Waterloo, Ontario). A former Member of Provincial Parliament for Kitchener Centre and Ontario’s Official Opposition Critic for Anti-Racism and Equity as well as Colleges and Universities and Citizenship and Immigration, Dr. Lindo was the inaugural Chair of Ontario’s first Black Caucus. She is currently an Assistant Professor in Philosophy at the University of Waterloo (Waterloo, Ontario) and Founder and Director of the e(RACE)r Institute where she continues to put anti-racist theory into practice.
