Kevin Yarde

Kevin Yarde
MPP
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Brampton North
In office
June 7, 2018 – May 3, 2022
Preceded byRiding established
Succeeded byGraham McGregor
Personal details
BornToronto, Ontario
Political partyIndependent[1]
Other political
affiliations		New Democratic (2018–2022)
EducationYork University
Ryerson University
OccupationWeather presenter
Websitekevinyarde.ontariondp.ca

Kevin Yarde is a Canadian politician and former weather presenter who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election for the riding of Brampton North.[2] Initially elected as a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party,[3] he eventually left the party to sit as an independent.[1]

He is part of Ontario's first ever Black Caucus, alongside NDP caucus colleagues Laura Mae Lindo, Faisal Hassan, Jill Andrew and Rima Berns-McGown.[4]

While serving as a Member of Provincial Parliament, Yarde was employed by private security firms Sentinel Security and Nationwide Security Ltd.[5]

Yarde did not receive his party's nomination as a candidate in the 2022 election, losing to Sandeep Singh, who unsuccessfully ran in Caledon Ward 2 in the 2018 municipal elections. Yarde was the only NDP incumbent MPP to not receive his party nomination.[6] Subsequently, Yarde resigned from the NDP to sit as an independent MPP for the remainder of the 42nd Parliament of Ontario.[1]

Prior to his election to the legislature, Yarde worked for The Weather Network.[7]

  1. ^ a b c "Brampton NDP MPP leaves caucus to sit as independent after losing nomination contest". CBC News. Toronto ON: The Canadian Press. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  2. ^ "NDP leader's brother elected in Brampton East, Weather Network personality wins Brampton North". Toronto Star. June 7, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  3. ^ Frisque, Graeme (June 8, 2018). "NDP's Kevin Yarde wins in Brampton North". Brampton Guardian. Archived from the original on June 11, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  4. ^ "NDP establishes first official Black Caucus in Ontario History". Ontario New Democratic Party, April 15, 2019.
  5. ^ pds.oico.on.ca https://pds.oico.on.ca/Pages/Public/PublicDisclosures.aspx. Retrieved 2022-07-16. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ^ Cornwell, Steve (8 April 2022). "Current Brampton NDP MPP loses nomination battle to former Caledon council hopeful ahead of Ontario election". The Brampton Guardian. Mississauga ON: Metroland Media Group. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  7. ^ "On TV with Kevin Yarde". The Weather Network. Pelmorex. Retrieved June 11, 2018.