Category: In the House

MP Mendicino rises in the House in recognition of this year’s Access to Justice Week

MP Mendicino rises in the house in recognition of the Action Group’s  Access to Justice Week. The Action Group has engaged the public to improve access to justice and reduce systemic barriers for all Canadians. The government of Canada has supported these laudable goals through funding, court appointments, and increased diversity on the bench. This has resulted… Read more »

Local Hiring Event

It was an honour to rise in the house today to share the exciting news that my office hosted out first ever Eglinton-Lawrence Local Hiring Event on August 9th.

2018-19 Parliamentary Page Recruitment Program

Every year, 40 students graduating from high schools and CEGEPs are selected from across Canada to participate in the Page Program. Pages are undergraduate students who are registered as full-time students at one of the four universities in the National Capital Region. They work on a part-time basis during their first year of study. If you… Read more »

MP Mendicino Speaks In the House of Commons About Bill C -51

Yesterday, I rose in the House of Commons for the second time to read Bill C-51, An Act to Amend the Criminal Code and the Department of Justice and make Consequential Amendments to Another Act. Bill C-51 contains four categories will protect Canadians, uphold the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, hold offenders to account, and… Read more »