news-nouvelles

May 27, 2018

2 min read

MP Sonia Sidhu Celebrates National AccessAbility Week and Highlights Federal Funding of Over $20,000 for Accessibility in Brampton South

Brampton, ON – May 27th to June 2nd is National AccessAbility Week and Sonia Sidhu, Member of Parliament for Brampton South, celebrated by letting constituents know that the Federal Government has invested $23,204 to date under the Enabling Accessibility Fund (EAF) for projects in her riding. Some of the projects in Brampton South include over […]

May 2, 2018

3 min read

Government of Canada and JDRF invest $7.7M in type 1 diabetes care and treatments

Innovative health research projects will advance treatment and management of the disease There are more than 300,000 Canadians living with type 1 diabetes. People with type 1 diabetes must inject themselves with insulin several times per day to keep their blood glucose levels normal, and despite their best efforts, these patients sometimes experience serious complications. […]

March 12, 2018

2 min read

MP SONIA SIDHU HOSTS GTA MPs IN BRAMPTON SOUTH FOR AMAZON VISIT

Brampton, ON – Sonia Sidhu, Member of Parliament for Brampton South, welcomed her parliamentary colleagues from the GTA to her riding of Brampton South as they visited the high-tech Amazon robotics distribution centre. “Last time I was at this facility, my colleagues and I were joined by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau” said MP Sidhu. “It […]

March 12, 2018

2 min read

MP SONIA SIDHU WELCOMES THE ROGERS HOMETOWN HOCKEY TOUR TO BRAMPTON AND PRESENTS GREETINGS FROM PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU

Brampton, ON – Sonia Sidhu, Member of Parliament for Brampton South, welcomed the Rogers Hometown Hockey Tour to downtown Brampton last weekend as the tour made its way through Ontario. Family events and activities kicked off on Saturday with festivities continuing into Sunday for families and hockey fans alike to enjoy, including a meet and […]

March 5, 2018

2 min read

MP SONIA SIDHU ATTENDS THE GRAND OPENING OF CANADIAN BLOOD SERVICES LABORTARY IN BRAMPTON

60% of all testing in Canada to be done in Brampton Brampton, ON – Sonia Sidhu, Member of Parliament for Brampton South, represented the Federal Government at the grand opening of the Canadian Blood Services new testing laboratory in Brampton. The new 28,000 square-foot laboratory will be part of the Canadian Blood Services blood production […]

February 14, 2018

3 min read

MP Sidhu Praises Government Commitment and Achievement of Reducing Backlog and Spousal Sponsorship Processing Times

BRAMPTON, ON – Sonia Sidhu, Member of Parliament for Brampton South, applauded the significant improvements made to the spousal sponsorship process as announced by the Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship, the Honourable Ahmed Hussen. “Today I’m happy to share with you that our government has fulfilled our commitment of reducing the spousal sponsorship backlog […]

December 29, 2017

5 min read

A Year in Review: MP Sonia Sidhu Celebrates 2017, A Year of Accomplishments

MP for Brampton South reviews what we’ve achieved together in the second full year of her mandate Brampton, ON – Looking back at 2017, Sonia Sidhu is celebration a successful year as Member of Parliament for Brampton South. The year saw Canadians of all backgrounds come together and celebrate Canada 150 marking 150 years since […]

December 11, 2017

3 min read

MP Sonia Sidhu Applauds Announcement of Disability Advisory Committee after Statement in Parliament

The Disability Advisory Committee will provide the Canada Revenue Agency with a better understanding of stakeholder perspectives and priorities December 11, 2017— BRAMPTON, ON – The Government of Canada recognizes that disabilities can have significant impacts on the daily lives of Canadians and their families. Vulnerable people in our society must be supported, including by […]

November 24, 2017

2 min read

MP Sonia Sidhu Shares Details of Government of Canada and Ontario Cooperating to Maximizing the Benefits of Immigration

Canada-Ontario Immigration Agreement creates a framework to attract, select and support skilled newcomers November 24, 2017 – Brampton, ON – A comprehensive agreement on immigration was signed today in a ceremony at Queen’s Park by the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, and the Honourable Laura Albanese, Ontario Minister of Citizenship and Immigration. […]

September 26, 2017

2 min read

MP Sonia Sidhu meets with innovative health groups

MP Sidhu highlights organizations working to improve diabetes management, healthy eating Brampton – Sonia Sidhu, Member of Parliament from Brampton South, has been conducting Canada-wide consultations on healthy eating and diabetes in addition to visiting leading healthcare organizations across the country. Most recently, MP Sidhu has had the chance to review the innovative mobile apps […]