Programs and services for older adults who are experiencing challenges with their emotional, psychological, and social well-being are so important.
I thank the Malton Women’s Council for facilitating this important conversation.
An all-girl team from a Malton high school wins a global robotics competition, what an inspiration!
Congratulations to the Forest Guardians for winning the 2024 World Robotics Competition in Brescia, Italy. The team of four created the Blaze Bot to protect against forest fires.
#UofT
Professor Emeritus Geoffrey Hinton has won the 2024 Nobel Prize for Physics.
Hinton shares the prize with John J. Hopfield “for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks.”
#NobelPrize
In Mississauga to support small businesses:
💳 We are lowering credit card fees for small businesses starting October 19th.
👷 Additionally, the Canada Carbon Rebate will directly support small businesses with $401 for every person employed.
One year ago, Canadians woke up to the horrific images of the Hamas October 7 attacks. The loss of civilian life on that day and every day since is unconscionable.
We mourn, stand by our neighbours in their grief, and reflect on our role in building a path to a lasting peace.
Small businesses, such as Great Punjab Supermarket, pay high fees to process credit cards.
We’ve worked with Visa and Mastercard to change that. We’re cutting those fees by 27%! Small businesses will directly benefit from this, increasing their bottom line.
Great to be back with the Sikh Caucus for our first meeting of the new session. 🙌🏽 Yesterday, we discussed key issues affecting our community such as combatting LMIA exploitation, recent extortion rackets, foreign interference and immigration challenges.
On the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we reflect on the painful legacy of residential schools. It is our responsibility to keep learning about this past. Only by recognizing truths about our past, we can build a better future.
Deeply saddened by the killing of Hussein & Daad Tabaja in airstrikes.
My thoughts are with their family & the Lebanese community. Hundreds have been killed & thousands are displaced.
Civilians must be protected.
We need de-escalation between
#Israel
and
#Hezbollah
.
Recently, I was invited to tour B Town Auto Sales and hear about their entrepreneurial success story.
The business was started by local residents who came as international students right here in Mississauga Malton. Years later, the business has grown incredibly successful.
-further limiting spousal work permits for students/workers; with some exceptions,
-improving our asylum system,
-exploring measures to strengthen visa integrity.
The landscape is changing, so are our policies.
Yesterday, we announced the roadmap to reducing temporary resident volumes to 5%. We are:
-reducing the student cap by 10% for 2025-2026,
-aligning post graduate work permits (PGWP) with labour market needs,
-adding language requirements to PGWPs,