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December 6, 2016

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Public Safety And National Security Committee Releases Report On PTSD And OSI In Public Safety Officers

Oliphant, M.P. for Don Valley West and Chair of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security, announced, alongside Members of the Committee from all parties, the release of the Committee’s report: Healthy Minds, Safe Communities: Supporting our Public Safety Officers through a National Strategy for Operational Stress Injuries. This report comes after a […]

November 17, 2016

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Rob Speaks In The House On The CCB And Budget 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNiXwUtwrGk#action=share I was proud to rise in the house this week to support our government’s budget and its implementation. In budget 2016, our government announced the Canada Child Benefit, perhaps the most significant new social program in a generation. I cannot stress enough the importance of this initiative. By combining the existing child benefits, making […]

November 6, 2016

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Budget 2017 Consultation

Thank you to everyone who joined me and my colleague Marco Mendicino, M.P. for Eglinton-Lawrence, for our joint Pre-Budget Consultation about how we can make the economy work for you and your family. Constituents provided valuable thoughts and insights that will help shape the vision for Budget 2017 as we build on our momentum to […]

November 3, 2016

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Congratulations To St. Monica Catholic School For Its 100th Anniversary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIqkW4bwzNE#action=share I was honoured to join Principal Vincent Tanzini, current and past students, parents and teachers to celebrate and share memories at St Monica Catholic School on it`s centennial anniversary. It’s evident that St. Monica’s holds a special place in the hearts of both present and past students and teachers. Today I salute the St. […]

October 17, 2016

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Consultations On Canada`s National Security Framework

I am travelling across Canada with the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security, which I Chair. We will be listening to Canadians and experts, gathering their opinions regarding Canada’s national security framework. The last major revision to the Framework was under the previous Conservative government, which they did through the adoption of Bill […]

October 17, 2016

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November: Coffee And Conversation With Rob

This is a chance for you to set the agenda. I want to hear what’s on your mind, issues facing us here in DVW or more broadly facing our country or the world around us. Please join me for a coffee and let me know what you are thinking. Saturday, November 5 9:30am-10:30am, Tim Hortons […]

October 17, 2016

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Rob Oliphant, M.P. Welcomes The Restoration Of Unrwa Funding For Palestinian Refugees

This afternoon, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, announced that the Canadian government will restore funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). UNRWA provides basic services to millions of Palestinian refugees, and receives donations from many of Canada’s allies, including the […]

October 11, 2016

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Wishing An Easy Fast For Those Observing Yom Kippur

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATpglc0Dry0#action=share When the Sun goes down this evening, Jews around the world will begin the observation of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. Yom Kippur is a time for repentance and renewal for Jewish communities and individuals in Don Valley West, across this country and around the world. […]

October 3, 2016

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Rob Oliphant Marks Rosh Hashanah In The House Of Commons

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTLJRaxMaxs#action=share Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, began yesterday at sundown. Rosh Hashanah is a time of celebration and renewal, to come together with family and friends to rejoice in another year under God’s grace. Rosh Hashanah is also the beginning of the ten Days of Awe, culminating in Yom Kippur. Next week, I will […]

October 2, 2016

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Shana Tova!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqG5-i-JNU0#action=share As the New Year begins, I want to take this opportunity to wish the Jewish community in Don Valley West and across this country a very happy Rosh Hashanah. I hope the New Year is very sweet for you, filled with peace and happiness. As you mark the beginning of the Days of Awe, […]