Click on the linked captions to get more details and photos! At the 50th Walk With Israel with Councillor James Pasternak, Minister Carolyn Bennett, Consul General Galit Baram, and MP Michael Levitt Meeting parents and local vendors at the Ledbury Marketplace With the families of Shaarei Shomayim for an important Security Infrastructure Program announcement Connect with me:… Read more »
At the beginning of Italian Heritage Month, I gave a statement in the House of Commons commemorating the sacrifice of Canada’s Italian Fallen Workers and highlighting the release of “Land of Triumph and Tragedy: Voices of the Italian Fallen Workers.” We owe the fallen a debt of gratitude that is impossible to repay.
CBC New Brunswick link: Saint John gets climate change money to move infrastructure to higher ground The federal government will spend $11.9 million help repair or move critical Saint John infrastructure to deal with rising sea levels and floods associated with climate change. “Climate change is real, it’s happening, it’s man-made,” said Marco Mendicino, parliamentary… Read more »
Insurance Business Canada link: Saint John flood mitigation projects receive federal funding Through the federal Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund, the city will receive more than $11.9 million. The money will go into supporting its three-point Saint John Flood Mitigation Strategy which consists of three projects: refurbishing the local sea wall, raising and/or replacing city… Read more »
I rose in the House to speak on justice and reconciliation with Indigenous peoples in the House of Commons on May 14th 2019.
I rose in the House of Commons today, on Yom HaShoah, to reflect on the immeasurable suffering caused by the Holocaust and to stand united in the fight against anti-Semitism. I commend B’nai Brith for their work in the Annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents. This is a critical publication that must be read by all…. Read more »