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Hailey Ford is a journalist, former federal candidate for the riding of Oakville East, and Central West representative for the ONDY. She’s been on her riding association executive for approximately three years. Hailey has held various student leadership positions, published work in the Toronto Star, written an article nominated and shortlisted for the CWA Labour Reporting Award, has been working to revitalise Tough Times, the social advocacy publication produced by the Peel Poverty Action Group and is a part of the team founding The Public Alternative, the soon-to-be actualised ONDY news wing.

Hailey believes in democracy, transparency and in taking every available opportunity. She aims to help inspire conversation, competition and show that anyone and everyone with strong opinions and ideals can and should be bold, unafraid, and make themselves heard. Hailey will bring in new perspectives and challenge complacency, and ensure the desires of the membership are truly represented.


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Published Articles

PC expansion of housing fund still falls well short of Peel's needs

The Pointer | September 3, 2025

Premiere Doug Ford recently announced Ontario's key funding mechanism for municipal housing projects will be increased from a total of $2.4-billion to $4-billion, but stakeholders are already questioning how the bump from Queen's Park will meet the crushing demand towns and cities across Ontario are struggling with.

Tough Times - Issue Editor

Tough Times | September 2025

Tough Times | Summer 2025

Tough Times is a social justice newspaper for Peel residents. It is aninformative and constructive about issues affecting people trapped in poverty. The publication was founded in 2012 by Edna Toth. It was revitalized in Summer 2025.

Peel Profile: Lack of public transit leaves Caledon residents struggling with few options for mobility

Caledon is a big town with a small population and a growing problem when it comes to public transit. 


Public art languishing inside the Eglinton Crosstown LRT says more about our priorities than you might think

Toronto Star | June 8, 2025

The Eglinton Crosstown LRT is now expected to open in September, following more than a decade of construction and numerous delays. When it does, eight pieces of public art, hidden away all that time, will finally be accessible.

The young and the organized

The Eyeopener | October 29, 2024

From the time he was 16 years old, working as an entertainment technician at Canada’s Wonderland had been Nigel Campbell’s entire summer. He and a team of about a dozen worked tirelessly six days a week and seven hours a day, managing some of the theme park’s productions and performances from behind the scenes. Campbell said an appetite for unionization had been brewing in his team since 2019 but grew even stronger during the pandemic. He was paid $18.50 per hour before the unionization, a rate he said didn’t reflect the hard work that the team of technicians was putting in.

In the Media

Riding boundary changes in the 905

Toronto Star | April 28, 2025

The growing 905 communities tend to flip flop between the Liberal and Conservative parties, and both have been courting votes in this area. This election has a few new wrinkles, as boundary changes have reshaped some ridings, meaning some sitting candidates are now running in new ridings, and it remains to be seen how that will play out.

Meet Hailey Ford, federal NDP candidate for Oakville East

Small Change | April 17, 2025

For as long as she can remember, Hailey Ford has been driven by a desire to do good in her community and country. To that end, Hailey Ford is running as the federal NDP candidate for Oakville East, ON

TMU student elected NDP candidate in upcoming federal election

The Eyeopener | September 17, 2024

Hailey Ford, a third-year journalism student at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU), has been nominated as the New Democratic Party’s (NDP) candidate for the Oakville East riding.

Her candidacy was confirmed on Aug. 24 at an NDP Oakville East meeting according to a press release.

15-foot Trojan Horse visits Oakville hospital supporting union rally

Oakville News | November 9, 2024

A dramatic symbol greeted protesters and rally organizers at Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital’s front gates on Friday: a 15-foot wooden Trojan Horse.

NDP names Oakville East candidate

Inside Halton | August 29, 2024

The New Democratic Party has named Hailey Ford as its candidate in the Oakville East riding for the next federal election.

Ford’s candidacy was confirmed during a meeting of the Oakville East NDP on Saturday, Aug. 24.

Halton sends a health-care message to Ontario Premier Doug Ford

The Hamilton Spectator | April 18, 2023

Hailey Ford has heard many stories from friends and family members using Ontario’s health care system. And, most are not good. The 18-year-old journalism major shared, “It’s a very, very slow, very, very difficult process that will not be made better by privatizing health care. Privatization will just make the problems more obvious than they already are.”

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