Terence Young, M.P.
Oakville

We have moved!

In the beginning of July we have finally moved our Constituency Office to the new location at 165 Cross Avenue – right across the street from the Oakville GO Station. The building is easy to recognize by the UPS Store at the front, and the entrance to the Office is on the left. Our phone and fax numbers, email addresses and hours of operation remain the same.(Map and image: Google.)

New Issue of Inside Ottawa – A Day in the Life of your MP

“People often ask me how much time I spend in Ottawa and what keeps MPs busy,” says Terence in the new issue of our Inside Ottawa newsletter. “I thought it might be interesting for you to see a series of photos that show a typical day on the hill. I chose Tuesday, April 20th. There are also some photos of a routine Wednesday morning when we hold national caucus.”

“I serve on two Standing Committees: Public Accounts and Citizenship & Immigration,” continues Terence. “Each takes four hours a week plus pre-committee meetings and preparation. If my house duty day and committees occur on the same day, I am responsible to get someone else to attend one or the other for me, creating a lot of horse trading by email.”.

Terence’s office is on the third floor of East Block, built during the American Civil War.

“Wednesday morning is always GTA caucus at 8 am, and then National caucus at 9:30 am. The Prime Minister always attends caucus when he is in the country, listens carefully and speaks at length. That is often my best time as your MP to raise issues about Oakville. Immediately after caucus is a good time to speak to the PM one on one – which I do regularly.

“Question Period is every Monday through Thursday at 2 pm and is not optional. Frankly, it is not the most productive time of day, and exists primarily for three-second TV news clips. In between committee meetings and Question Period, I meet with delegations (groups with issues to discuss) from Oakville, across Canada or from other countries. Many groups also host receptions in the evenings to get some face time with MPs. The Canadian Firefighters Association and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation are two recent groups I’ve met with.

“The week in Ottawa is like getting on a moving train on Monday mornings, and getting off Thursday evenings,” concludes Terence. “I am lucky to have great staff in Oakville and Ottawa to back me up, keep me on track, support all my work, and work hard to meet the needs of my constituents when I am not in town.”

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Check out the Spring issue for much more — Terence’s activities in Oakville such as involvement with various community groups and meeting constituents, travels within Canada and abroad, as well as efforts in gathering support for his private member’s bill for drug safety...