12 Facts About Cheryl Hardcastle

Cheryl Hardcastle is a member of the New Democratic Party.

Cheryl Hardcastle 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.

Cheryl 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.

Cheryl Hardcastle was a member of the Essex-Windsor Solid Waste Authority Board and the Essex Region Conservation Authority Board.

Cheryl Hardcastle has organized minor sports programs and tournaments, serving as Direction of the Tecumseh Baseball club and President for the Sun Parlour Female Hockey Association.

Cheryl Hardcastle is a founding member of the Tecumseh Area Historical Society and is an instructor and author of beginning-level readers for adults.

Cheryl Hardcastle 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.

Cheryl Hardcastle served as an Essex County representative on regional authorities:.

Cheryl 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.

Cheryl Hardcastle 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.

Cheryl Hardcastle served a vice-chair of the subcommittee on sports-related concussions, and as vice-chair for the subcommittee on international human rights of the standing committee on foreign affairs and international development.

Cheryl Hardcastle served as a member of Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group, Canada-Israel Interparliamentary Group, and Canada Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union.