Today, I arranged for Canada’s Parliament to be lit blue and yellow to mark 4 years since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Canada is unwavering in our support for Ukraine. We must stand with the people of Ukraine until they win. Supporting Ukraine is not only the right thing to do, […]
Canada and Canadians #StandWithUkraine. Today, as we marked 4 years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, I was proud to join tens of thousands of Canadians in Toronto along with Minister Julie Dabrusin and MPs James Maloney, Karim Bardeesy, Leslie Church and Ali Ehsassi to say that we will stand with the Ukrainian people until […]
It was an honour to join the Tibetan community in Etobicoke to celebrate Losar (the Tibetan New Year) at the Tibetan Canadian Cultural Centre-TCCC ༄༅། །གངས་ལྗོངས་ཆོས་ལྡན་གླིང་།. Losar is the Tibetan New Year, and this is the Year of the Fire Horse. Symbolizing strength, vitality, and renewal, Losar is a time of reflection, gratitude, and community […]
I was thrilled to kick off our first Seniors’ Advisory Group meeting of 2026! Despite the weather, we had a strong turnout at our meeting today where I heard from seniors about the issues that are of greatest concern to them, their ideas on how we can solve them, and what topics they would […]
Making housing more affordable is a priority for me and for our new government. We are making unprecedented investments to increase the housing supply and bring costs down. Recently, I toured the construction site of new units being built right here in our Etobicoke Centre community beside the Kipling Station transit hub. Canada’s Housing […]
Canada’s auto industry is facing huge pressures, leaving workers and businesses in a state of uncertainty. So we’re taking control — and launching a new strategy that will transform the industry to be a global leader in electric vehicles. We’ll reward the production of made-in-Canada vehicles and harness our world-class capabilities and technology to […]
We are all shaken by the horrific mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, BC. My thoughts and prayers are with our fellow Canadians who have lost loved ones, friends and fellow community members. Today, as the Member of Parliament for Etobicoke Centre, I signed the Book of Condolences on behalf of our community in memory […]
MPs voted unanimously to pass a bill that I have sponsored in the House of Commons! Bill S-210 would declare September every year as Ukrainian Heritage Month in Canada. I thank Senator Stan Kutcher for introducing this bill in the Senate, Peter Fonseca MP for seconding this bill with me, and all MPs for […]
My thoughts and prayers are with our fellow Canadians who have lost loved ones, friends and fellow community members in the horrific shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. We are all shaken by this horror. We send you love, strength, and courage. Canada stands with you. Below is our Prime Minister’s statement:
I had a productive meeting today with Jekaterina Rojaka a visiting Member of Parliament from Lithuania who is the Chair of that country’s Lithuania-Canada Parliamentary Friendship Group. We had a valuable discussion on how we increase trade and investment between Canada and Lithuania, our two countries’ defence cooperation through NATO, and our unwavering support […]
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