Terence Young, M.P.
Oakville

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Environment Canada joins National Alert Aggregation and Dissemination System

The Honourable Vic Toews, Canada’s Public Safety Minister, the Honourable Peter Kent, Minister of the Environment, and Oakville MP Terence Young visited Pelmorex Media — Oakville-based parent company of The Weather Network and its French language counterpart Météo Média — to announce the participation of Environment Canada in the National Alert Aggregation and Dissemination (NAAD) System. It is anticipated that Environment Canada will provide over 80% of the overall NAAD System content.

In an effort to improve the safety and security of Canadians and Canadian communities, the federal, provincial and territorial governments have taken an active role to support the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission’s decision enabling Pelmorex Communications Inc. to make emergency alerts available to broadcasters across Canada.

Canada Leading the Way: The Best Country to Do Business

Forbes, the influential business magazine, has ranked Canada as the best country in the world to do business. This should come as no surprise because our Conservative Government is focused on what matters to Canadians – creating jobs and promoting economic growth.

Forbes magazine’s ranking of Canada as the best place in the world for business to grow and create jobs is yet another example of our global economic leadership... Read more in Vol. 11 of Inside Ottawa.

Keeping Canadians Safe — Bill C-10 Facts and Myths

During the election, our government made a promise to introduce comprehensive anti-crime legislation. Following through on that promise, we introduced Bill C-10, the Safe Streets and Communities Act. Some have expressed concerns regarding the Bill’s potential impact on our criminal justice system. For example, the NDP and Liberal opposition claim that we are drifting towards a criminal justice system similar to the United States. “These concerns have been fueled by misinformation often repeated in the media,” says Terence. “I feel it is important to clarify some of the contents of the Bill by separating myth from fact.” Read more...

Terence in the Community

Terence participated as a panel moderator at the York University Alliance Against Modern Slavery Conference. (L-R) Jennifer Richardson, Manitoba Sexual Exploitation Unit; Jeffery Gunn, Musician; Terence; Andrew McLaughlin, Learning for Hope; Shae Invidiata, Founder of Free-Them.

With veteran (WWII Royal Canadian Air Force), former MP and former Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Lincoln Alexander at the Veterans Appreciation Luncheon.

Terence made a couple of new friends at Santa’s Spooktacular Halloween Scavenger Hunt in Heritage Square. Two lucky kids got a chance to ride on Santa’s float in the Oakville Santa Clause Parade.

Canadian star designer Leith Clark was inducted into the Blakelock High School Hall of Fame in October. Leith is a world leader in fashion design, now living in London, England. In her address to the students she said “The most important voice you should listen to is your own.”

Gloria and Terence chatted with Bollywood star Vinay Virmani of Oakville at the Ottawa National Art Centre premiere screening of the movie Breakaway, about the first all-Sikh hockey team – a funny and charming film. Vinay is an Appleby College grad!

Gloria and Terence attended the Empty Bowls fundraiser for Home Suite Hope at St. Mildred’s Lightbourn School. They were joined by Glen Herring, Empty Bowls “Soupervisor” Jules Graham-Hood, and St. Mildred’s principal Dorothy Byers.

Terence’s community activities, behind-the-scene Ottawa events, articles, financial advice and much more in Inside Ottawa!