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Brampton, ON – Sonia Sidhu, Member of Parliament for Brampton South, has been appointed to a new role in the House of Common’s Standing Committee on the Status of Women. This new role is in addition to her existing role on the Standing Committee on Health, a committee that that studies issues that relate to […]

Residents of Peel face a range of long-term health conditions, from diabetes and mental illness to childhood obesity. These diseases pose a serious challenge to patients and to the Canadian health care system, and new solutions are needed.  That’s why today, I was proud to announce an investment from the Government of Canada, through the […]

Starting in 2019, IRCC will accept 20,000 Parents and Grandparents Program Applications and move to a first-come, first-serve system August 20, 2018 – Brampton ON – To help reunite even more parents and grandparents with their families in Canada and make our immigration system more fair, today, MP Sonia Sidhu joined MPs Kamal Khera to announce on […]

A Stronger Canada Child Benefit means more money for middle-class families in Brampton South Brampton, ON – Helping hard-working middle-class families provide the best start in life for their children is a top priority for the Government of Canada. That is why two years ago the Government launched the Canada Child Benefit (CCB) to help […]

Brampton, ON – Today, Sonia Sidhu, Member of Parliament for Brampton South, on behalf of the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, reiterated the Government’s commitment to seniors in Brampton South. As of July 1, 2018, Old Age Security (OAS) benefits have increased. This increase means that a single senior receiving […]

Brampton, ON – Sonia Sidhu, Member of Parliament for Brampton South, delivered a message to her constituents regarding the Government of Canada’s ongoing commitment to supporting the integration of connected and automated vehicles that will create Canada’s transportation system of tomorrow. Connected and automated vehicles refer to vehicles that have varying degrees of automation, including […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]