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Dear Neighbour, June is an important month to celebrate Pride, as well as Indigenous and Philippine Heritage. In this email, you will find updates on:  Happy Pride!  Indigenous Peoples’ Day & Indigenous Heritage Month  Philippine Heritage Month  Justice Committee Upcoming Farmer’s Markets  Call for Applications for the Veteran and Family Well-being Fund   Happy Pride!  […]

Dear Neighbour, May is an important month to recognize and celebrate Jewish and Asian Heritage. As well, as the weather gets warmer, there are many upcoming opportunities to help tidy up our community. In this email, you will find updates on: Jewish Heritage Month Asian Heritage Month Platform to Access to all Mental Health Supports, […]

Dear Neighbour, Tuesday, our government tabled Budget 2024: Fairness for Every Generation.   In this email, I would like to provide some highlights from the budget, as well as updates on:  Budget 2024: Supporting Generational Fairness and Working with Our City   Celebrating Greek Independence Day: Greek Prime Minister’s visit to Canada & Danforth Parade Carbon Pricing   […]

Dear Neighbour,   It has been a busy past few weeks and I would like to provide you with some updates.   In this email, you will find information on:  NDP Motion about Promoting Peace in the Middle East  Online Harms Act Welcoming Afghani Refugees  Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot Program Introducing Legislation to bring […]

Loading… Join us on October 1st as we celebrate National Senior’s Day with a webinar on how seniors can best protect themselves again financial abuse.

I have been reading emails from community members and my office and I have had the chance to talk with many of you too. Given the number of emails and phone calls, this is a single email that I am sending to everyone who has written to me about the war. It builds on my […]

  Dear Neighbour, As the war in Israel and Gaza continues, I have been working with the Prime Minister, our Minister of Foreign Affairs, and members of Jewish and Muslim caucus on how we can use our place as a middle power to support peaceful dialogue in the region and here at home. Last week, […]

Dear Neighbour, This year’s Fall Economic Statement was announced by Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland last week. She outlined the state of our country’s economy, as well as provided an update on our government’s plan to tackle the housing crisis, while continuing to make lives more affordable for Canadians.  Here are a few of the major points I […]

Dear Neighbour, I have had many conversations with community members about the horrific situation that is unfolding in Israel and Gaza. Recently, we passed two motions in the House of Commons: 1. Anthony Housefather’s motion was unanimously adopted to condemn Hamas for its terrorist attacks on Israel & to demand the immediate and unconditional release of all […]

Dear Neighbours,  Many people have reached out to me about the horrible situation in the Middle East. I want to thank everyone for all their heartfelt messages and below is the statement I sent out in response.  While a war is raging thousands of kilometres away from our homes, the impact is being felt strongly […]