Bullying is still very prevalent in schools and online with 2SLGBTQI+ youth experiencing higher rates of verbal, physical, and emotional abuse. These experiences can have devastating long-term health impacts that can include depression and anxiety, physical injury, emotional distress, and sometimes suicide.

These issues are not unique to our country, but I’m proud that the Day of Pink, a made-in-Canada cause, is helping young people around the world.

The 2023 federal budget is the government’s plan to build a stronger, more sustainable, and more secure Canadian economy—for everyone.

This project aims to develop the highest performing and most power-efficient technologies for interconnect computer chips for next-generation artificial intelligence work. This will further leverage Canadian semiconductor and compound semiconductor manufacturing capacity and silicon photonics expertise, allowing Ranovus to remain a leader in its field while contributing to significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from data centres.

Today in Dunrobin, I announced that West Carleton residents are going to receive major upgrades to their internet connectivity.

Residents in Carp, Constance Bay, Dunrobin, Fitzroy Harbour, and Kinburn will be able to connect to reliable high-speed internet, thanks to a new federal-provincial joint investment of $13M.

It’s official! As of December 2022, Ottawa parents are paying an average of 50% less for their children’s childcare!

Childcare fees across Ontario are continuing to be reduced, on their way to $10-a-day in Ontario and across Canada thanks to the federal government’s national early learning and childcare plan.

If your child is under 12 years old and doesn't have access to private dental insurance, you could be eligible for a tax-free payment of up to $650 per child, depending on your adjusted family net income.

This benefit is designed to help lower dental costs for eligible families earning less than $90,000 per year.

The YESP is now accepting applications until March 27th. So why wait? Apply online today and help shape Canada's future workforce while strengthening your business.

The YESP is a government-funded program that provides wage support of up to 50% to a maximum of $14,000 for agriculture employers hiring Canadian youth.

After the caucus retreat at the end of January, Parliament resumed for three consecutive weeks, debating, voting on legislation, and holding committee meetings. Here’s what we’ve achieved since then.

As Canadians, we place a lot of value in our universal, public health care system. Sadly, over the last decades, and particularly over the last few years, our healthcare has faced an unprecedented level of challenges—a situation that was exacerbated by the pandemic. Canadians deserve better.

One year ago today, Russia launched its brutal invasion of Ukraine.

In the words of President Zelensky, it has been a year of pain, sorrow, faith, and unity.

Russian forces have taken thousands of lives, forcibly removed Ukrainian children to Russia, and destroyed cities, hospitals, and schools.

Putin thought his invasion would be a quick victory, but he was mistaken. 365 days and counting, Ukraine stands strong.

On January 24th, Jenna Sudds, Member of Parliament for Kanata–Carleton, on behalf of the Honourable Filomena Tassi, Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), announced an investment of nearly $1 million for Kanata medical diagnostics company, Evik Diagnostic Innovations Inc. (EVIK Diagnostics) to upgrade equipment and automate processes to improve efficiency and productivity.

The Leopard 2 is the main battle tank of the Canadian Armed Forces and of several Allies and partners. These heavily-armoured and highly protected vehicles provide soldiers with a tactical advantage on the battlefield, thanks to their excellent mobility, firepower, and survivability.

Diversity truly is one of Canada’s greatest strengths, but for many Muslims, Islamophobia is all too familiar. We need to change that. No one in our country should experience hatred because of their faith.

The appointment of Ms. Amira Elghawaby as Canada’s first Special Representative on Combatting Islamophobia is an important step in our fight against Islamophobia and hatred in all its forms.

Caucus retreats are a vital opportunity for Members of Parliament to strategically elevate their riding’s priorities — ensuring the concerns of our constituents are front and center in our plans.

I’ll be using my time at the caucus retreat to share the concerns I’ve been hearing often from constituents like yourself.

“It is an opportunity for me to use my voice, to use my social media platforms to raise awareness about their situation, to help be their voice and to draw more attention to their plight,” and help “monitor their situation,” said Liberal MP Jenna Sudds (Kanata–Carleton, Ont.).

As Parliamentarians, we will use our voices and digital platforms to seek justice for these political prisoners—as well as to amplify the brave calls for freedom coming from within Iranian society.

International advocacy efforts such as this are crucial in ensuring that the powerful voices of protestors are heard across the world, given the Iranian regime’s restrictions on Internet and social media platforms which undermine the exercise of freedom of opinion, expression, and association by Iranian citizens.

CSJ is a program under the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy, which aims to provide flexible and holistic services to help all young Canadians develop the skills and gain paid work experience to successfully transition into the labour market.

Our government has reduced its pandemic backlogs by nearly half a million, while also processing a record-breaking number of immigration applications this year. Our actions are ensuring that we can continue to welcome and support newcomers who come to Canada to work, study, visit, or settle here.

At this time, the two proposed amendments, along with the rest of Bill C-21, are currently being studied at SECU.

In response to constituent inquiries on this legislation, my team and I have created this detailed overview of the Amendments in question: Amendment G-4 and G-46.