Kevin Yarde
Kevin Yarde is a Canadian politician and former television meteorologist, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election. He represents the riding of Brampton North as a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party.
Prior to his election to the legislature, Yarde worked for The Weather Network.
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.Yarde was born in Toronto and has never lived in Brampton, but has "longtime family roots in Brampton". He studied journalism at York University and Ryerson University, before beginning his television career on the Rogers TV community television network. He joined The Weather Network in 2001, first as a field correspondent and later as a studio host. Yarde is a member of the US-based National Association of Black Journalists and also a volunteer with the Toronto location of Covenant House, a shelter and support centre for homeless and at-risk youth.
He is a first cousin of drummer Tyler Stewart of the Barenaked Ladies.Electoral record
