Many thanks to Safia, Gul e Rana, and all the women and girls who make the Thorncliffe Wellness Cafe a welcoming and safe space for friends and neighbours to gather and build community. Thanks also to Adeena Niazi and the Afghan Women’s Organization for their support. Supporting community women’s organizations is crucial to creating safe […]
Thank you to everyone who joined me, Carolyn Bennett and Josh Matlow for our annual Don Valley West – Toronto-St. Paul’s skating party on February 10th at Hodgson Senior Public School. Fantastic chance to get to know members of the community and practice my crossovers! The bonds that I have been lucky enough to form with […]
Thank you Canada Service Corps for your work encouraging youth to get involved in their communities and thanks to the young people who joined MPs on the Hill to discuss and celebrate the many ways young people contribute to our country. The more opportunities young Canadians have to immerse themselves in and give back to […]
Great to have Bardish Chagger in Don Valley West to visit Northlea Public School. Always inspired by the great ideas and questions from Grade 5 students, this time about creating a more welcoming and sustainable society in our community. The pure acceptance and progressive thinking of these future leaders was refreshing. Just like the students […]
I welcomed Minister Catherine McKenna to Flemingdon Park with Yasmin Ratansi to visit Angela James Arena with students from Grenoble Public School, where over 300 solar panels were recently installed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and invest in local infrastructure for the community. I was proud to see this meaningful investment into our community towards […]
Congratulations to LG Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Fred Roberts Photography Workshops, Aga Khan Museum, and young photographers from Thorncliffe Park and Flemingdon Park on an evocative photo exhibit pushing us to fulfill the UN Sustainable Development Goals. It is very inspiring to see young people take on a leadership role in promoting a more just, innovative and […]
Celebrating the Chinese Spring Festival with Canadians of Chinese background always warms up my winter. This year, I was grateful to attend the Children’s spring festival hosted by the Youth Future Foundation, the New Year’s Gala at Taiwan Entrepreneurs Society and a celebration hosted by the Bayview York Mills Chinese Community in Don Valley West. […]
Every year, I’m proud to host my largest event to celebrate our nation’s birthday. This year’s Canada Day celebration was bigger than ever as Don Valley East and West joined together to celebrate at Aga Khan Park. With fantastic live performances, great complimentary food and 2,000 of our best friends, my colleagues and I were […]
On January 26th, I hosted three informative and engaging coffee and conversation events in Don Valley West at Midtown, Leaside/ Davisville and York Mills. Each discussion I had was productive for different reasons. They all allowed me to connect directly with your concerns and questions about issues that we as Canadians must face together. The […]
A wonderful way to celebrate my birthday yesterday with refugees in Kampala, Uganda, many of them from the LGBTQ+ community.
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