Kingsley Kwok chosen to be the NDP candidate in Markham-Stouffville

MARKHAM — New Democrats in Markham-Stouffville have chosen respiratory therapist Kingsley Kwok to be their NDP candidate in the 2022 election.

Quotes

Sara Singh, Deputy NDP Leader

“Kingsley is a strong and experienced leader who will go to bat for people in Markham-Stouffville. A frontline health care worker and advocate for workers, Kingsley will fight to fix what years of Liberal and Conservative governments have broken, pushing for investment in local hospitals, universal mental health care and pharmacare, a strategy to fix our housing crisis and a better, more affordable life for you and your family.”

Kingsley Kwok, NDP candidate for Markham-Stouffville

“Life keeps getting harder for people in Markham-Stouffville. The cost of everything is rising, from housing to hydro, and people are worried about their loved ones in long-term care, their children’s mental health and the effects of the climate crisis. Years of Liberal and Conservative funding freezes and cuts to health care have left home care devastated, our hospitals overcrowded, and the whole system understaffed. Doug Ford has done nothing to address the housing crisis but help his developer buddies. He’s refused to invest in home care and long-term care so seniors can live safe and decent lives. He wouldn’t spend the money to make schools safe during the pandemic. I am thrilled to join Andrea Horwath’s team to work to fix what matters to families in Markham-Stouffville.”

Biography

• Ontario New Democratic candidate in Markham-Stouffville in 2018.
• Respiratory therapist in the critical care and emergency departments at Scarborough General Hospital.
• Co-founder of the Scarborough Health Coalition, to protect local health care services from funding cuts.
• Organizer of the Justice for Workers campaign (previously called the Fight for $15 & Fairness), pushing to raise Ontario’s minimum wage.
• Executive board member of Toronto & York Region Labour Council and TTCriders, and previously on executive board of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union.