Hard-nosed diplomacy IS required
Hard-nosed diplomacy IS required.. not buddy-hug handshake, smiles and bows. My remarks 40 days after Iran missile, Ukraine Air outrage to Thornhill/York Region Persian community.
Keep ReadingNichola Goddard Award laureate
Well done/congrats to Sgt Leslie Blair, honoured as 2020 Captain Nicola Goddard Laureate. Wonderful award in memory of historic, heroic sacrifice. Tnx to Tony Battista.
Keep ReadingScheer Condemns Illegal Blockades
The Honourable Andrew Scheer, Leader of Canada’s Conservatives and of the Official Opposition, condemned theillegal blockades happening across the country and called for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to do the same.
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Keep ReadingMP, Peter Kent Announces Canada Summer Jobs Employer Applications Now Open
https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/funding/canada-summer-jobs.html Application period is January 30 to February 24 As your Member of Parliament for Thornhill, I am happy to let you know the Canada Summer Jobs employer applications are now open and we are ready to kick off a new summer season for an opportunity to hire...
Keep ReadingFederal Government Put on Notice by Canadian Jewish and Iranian Groups
January 13, 2020 B'nai Brith Canada OTTAWA – Leaders from Canada's Iranian and Jewish communities have given the federal government 30 days' notice to list Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in its entirety as a terrorist organization.
Keep ReadingIran plane crash
In Memoriam As Canadians mourn the loss of 63 fellow citizens and as many more permanent residents and Iranian citizens working and studying here, I and staff at my Thornhill constituency office offer deepest condolences to the families and friends of those who died in the crash of the...
Keep ReadingCanada Summer Jobs (CSJ) Program 2020 will soon be open!
Dear Constituents: The Government of Canada will soon open the Canada Summer Jobs, 2020 Call for Applications.
Keep ReadingTaiwan leader rejects China
Defiantly democratic Taiwan points to brutal failure of China’s “One Country - Two Systems” in Hong Kong.. as the island, 130 km from the communist mainland, again rejects China’s threatening offer to replicate.
Keep ReadingLiberals Support Anti-Israel Motion at United Nations
December 18, 2019FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ottawa, ON – The Hon. Erin O'Toole, Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Hon. Peter Kent, Member of Parliament for Thornhill, and Marty Morantz, Member of Parliament for Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley, released the following statement regarding Justin Trudeau’s anti-Israel vote at the United Nations:
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