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The International News Weekly Canada May 17, 2019 | Toronto 02 Noted Punjabi singer & actor Ammy Virk visited Parvasi Radio and TV Studio on Monday and discussed many aspects of fastly growing Punjbi film industry. He was in Canada for the promotion of his upcoming film Muklawa produced by White Hills production and being released on 24 May 2019 From 1 May on 960 AM Parvasi Media Group Started English radio programs 'Peel Matters' which is being presented by various hosts like Joe Horneck, Mr McBain and Ryan Gurcharan. Several federal and provincial ministers and mayors appear on this Radio show. You can listen to this show 7.00 pm to 8.00 pm, Monday to Friday on Saga Newstalk 960 AM My purpose to visit India was to promote business only : Tod Smith Toronto : After six-day Indian visit Ontario's Economic Development Minister, Tod Smith, tell media at the Queens Park on Wednesday, giving detailed information about his visit to India. He said that in the meantime he has meet with many companies like Hero Motors, Tata, Mahindra & Mahindra and PTM and hopes that these companies will soon invest in Ontario, which will lead to hundreds of jobs. In response to a question asked by Parvasi, he said that he had no information about the previous government's agreements during his visit to India. He said that he had just gone with the purpose of increasing the business not for personal Holidays. The minister said that almost half of the immigrants from India coming to Canada choose to stay permanently in Ontario. So we say more and more students and workers welcome to Ontario. Along with them, Ontario has also decided to give work permit to truck drivers under the PNP program. On this occasion, a student of the news, Jabanjeet Sandhu was also discussed with the Minister, whom he did not give a satisfactory answer. In response of another question asked by parvasi Media Tod Smith admitted that there is a great potential for the creation of Punjabi films in Ontario and the government is ready to help them in every way. OP-ED: GETTING SOME CLARITY ON EDUCATION BUDGET QUESTIONS Dear Mississauga students, parents and educators, I wanted to take some time to clarify the myths and misconceptions that have been circulated widely throughout Mississauga regarding our education system and its funding. It is disappointing to see several misinformation campaigns on social media, postal mail outs and via telephone banks that are not based on facts nor on budget numbers. I know that our hardworking Ontario parents care deeply about their children and their future and have enough on their plate as it is. That is why I would like to be perfectly clear on what our government is doing and what changes our Minister of Education Hon. Lisa Thomson is bringing forward. Last June, the people of Ontario spoke loud and clear when they elected our government with a definitive mandate to bring Ontario’s fiscal house back on track, while protecting what matters the most - Ontario’s health care and education. I have heard from parents in Mississauga Centre about the need to modernize our curriculum and our classrooms to ensure that Ontario’s graduates have the essential life and academic skills they need to succeed as adults. That is why our government is taking decisive action! Below, I will outline 5 concrete things our government is doing to ensure student success. 1. Our Government is investing $29.8 billion in education this year, compared to $27.3 billion in 2017/18 under the previous Liberal government. This is an increase of over 9%. It includes over $90 million more for special education (for a total of over $3 billion), and $92 million more for student transportation. 2. We are giving our curricula a much-needed upgrade. In order to encourage students to pursue and succeed in careers in high-demand fields, we are implementing traditional methods of learning to strengthen and ensure early exposure in areas like Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. Unfortunately the province of Ontario is ranking among the lowest in Canada in terms of student performance in math and literacy, and we are implementing a new curriculum that will change that. 3. In spite of what unions would have you believe, I would like to clarify once and for all: the Ontario government is not firing teachers and class size alterations will not impact student learning negatively. Grades 4-8 students may see an increase of one extra student per class over the next four years. Our mature high school students will see their class size increase to 28 which is standard for other jurisdictions across Canada. By doing this, we are preparing students for the realities of post secondary education and encouraging more independence in our learners. 4. I want to reinforce that any suggestion that teachers are losing their jobs as a result of our changes is absolutely false. Our government is giving school boards a 1.6 billion dollar teachers’ attrition protection fund to ensure not a single teacher loses their job voluntarily due to our changes. In fact, we are hiring more elementary and French language teachers. Layoff notices are a normal occurrence during the school boards’ annual budget planning process, in line with deadlines established in collective agreements. Staff are then recalled over the summer as funding and enrollment projections become available. In fact, my office has received many phone calls from teachers reporting that their redundancy notices have been recalled and that their jobs are guaranteed come September 2019. Suggestions otherwise have caused grief and anxiety to both students and parents. 5. Our government recently announced Grants for Students’ Needs (GSN) funding for all Ontario schools. GSN is the main funding that school boards receive annually. The GSN for the 2019-20 school year in Ontario is projected to be $24.66 billion, an increase of $47 million over the 2018-19 school year. The average per pupil funding across the province will be $12,246. Our goal is to ensure our children are given the tools for success. In a competing global and job market economy, it is fundamental we ensure they learn useful and appropriate life and employment skills. Financial literacy skills such as budgeting, planning for a mortgage, understanding savings and investments, managing their credit and understanding mental health are crucial to succeeding in today’s world. Our government is committed to working hard on reflecting these priorities in our new curriculum. Our objective is to produce wellrounded global leaders, and we need to work together with teachers and school boards in order to accomplish these goals. Newly graduated students have to be ready and able to pay their bills, attend and succeed in post secondary or skilled trades’ apprenticeships, obtain employment and raise their families’ right here in Mississauga. While it is a fact that we are increasing our education spending this year by 700 million, we are working hard on improving how those dollars are spent. In this government you have one which respects every single taxpayer dollar and expects accountability and a good return on investment from all of our partners and governmental agencies, including all Ontario school boards. Cutting programs or firing teachers is not the intent, spirit or goal of our proposed changes. I think we can all agree that we do not want to leave our future generations with a legacy and burden of debt and that is why reforming our spending habits and bringing our budget to balance by 2023-2024 is one of our government’s most important priorities. After all… we have witnessed first hand that budgets do not balance themselves. It takes strong leadership and thoughtful policy propositions to reduce our deficit and return our books to balance. Our mission is to ensure every dollar goes towards improving student achievement. When our students succeed, we all succeed, and that is why we are protecting what matters most. Natalia Kusendova MPP for Mississauga Centre www.nataliakusendovampp.ca For Media Inquiries Please Email: natalia.kusendova@pc.ola.org Digital Version
The International News Weekly Canada May 17, 2019 | Toronto 03 Brampton scores higher than Mississauga in annual 'best places to live' in Canada report RE/MAX Canada liveability report assesses 11 categories Canada’s sixth and ninth largest cities were both ranked among the best places to live in RE/ MAX Canada’s annual liveability report released earlier this month — with Brampton scoring higher in more categories than Mississauga. Other Ontario cities making the top 15 this year included Toronto, Hamilton, Ottawa, Kitchener- Waterloo and London. The report scored each city based on 11 categories. Mississauga scored “high” in three of those categories — availability of work/access to employment opportunities, economic development and population growth — while scoring “medium” Brampton (left) and Mississauga city halls in the remaining eight. “A survey of RE/MAX brokers revealed that the best places to live in Mississauga are Port Credit, Streetsville and Cooksville, ranking as the top three neighbourhoods in Mississauga for access to green spaces and parks, walkability, retail and restaurants and the ease of getting around/public transit,” wrote RE/MAX PR and content manager Lydia McNutt. “The city is also the Canadian headquarters to more than 60 Fortune 500 companies. Mississauga’s explosive growth in recent decades has been attributed to its close proximity to Toronto, although it has certainly become a destination and a world-class city in its own right,” she added in the report. Brampton outpaced its Peel Region neighbour in the 2019 report, scoring “high” in seven of the 11 categories and “medium” in the remaining four. The report ranked Heartlake, Sandringham and Fletchers Meadow as the top three neighbourhoods in the city. "Brampton is a culturally diverse city located in the Greater Toronto Area, Pediatrician suspended from practice while child sex allegations before court and the third-most populous city in the Greater Golden Horseshoe, behind Toronto and Mississauga. The city has been ripe with new development since the 1980s, and continues to be a hot spot for home-building and buying, as many find themselves priced out of Toronto’s housing market," said McNutt. "The area continues to attract employers and residents, thanks to its proximity to downtown Toronto, Pearson airport and the lower cost of land here," she added. Like Mississauga, Brampton scored "high " in availability of work/ access to employment opportunities, economic development and population growth. However, Brampton also scored high marks for availability of public transit, access to green spaces and parks, availability of big and small retail stores and easy access to bike lanes and/or walking paths. Category scores were calculated based on survey results gathered from RE/MAX agents in each Canadian city. A score in any given category between one and five was considered “low,” six to eight “medium” and nine or 10 was deemed “high.” The remaining categories not listed above include: number of top rated/preferred schools, housing supply, housing affordability, and access to health care facilities. Both Mississauga and Brampton scored "medium" in each of those areas. Other cities outside Ontario making the top 15 included Vancouver, Nanaimo and Victoria in British Columbia, as well as Calgary and Edmonton in Alberta. Winnipeg, Saskatoon and Halifax rounded out this year's top entries. MP Sahota Announces Federal Investment in Local Women-Led Business A pediatrician who resigned from a St. Albert clinic in April after being charged with sexual interference and sexual assault of a minor has now been suspended from practising medicine. Dr. Ramneek Kumar's practice permit was suspended effective Monday, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta said in a news release Tuesday. The suspension will remain in effect "pending the resolution of the criminal charges and any associated CPSA disciplinary processes," the news release said. "As Alberta's medical regulator, our first priority is to protect the public," college registrar Dr. Scott McLeod said in the release. "CPSA followed appropriate process and protocols to use the Health Professions Act's full authority to suspend his practice permit." CBC News has previously reported that Kumar May 14, 2019 CPSA suspends permit of physician charged with sexual interference and sexual assault Edmonton, AB – The College of Physicians & Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA) has suspended the practice permit of Dr. Ramneek Kumar upon thorough review of the case involving charges of two counts of sexual interference and one count of sexual assault of a minor by RCMP. “As Alberta’s medical regulator, our first priority is to protect the public,” says CPSA Registrar Dr. Scott McLeod. “CPSA followed appropriate process and protocols to use the Health Professions Act’s full authority to suspend his practice permit.” While the charges have yet to be proven in a court of law, CPSA does not believe it’s appropriate for Dr. Kumar to practise medicine for the duration of the legal process. Under section 65 of the Health Professions Act, CPSA has the authority to suspend a practice permit pending the resolution of the formal process. On April 2, 2019, CPSA announced a chaperone condition on Dr. Kumar’s practice permit to ensure public safety while the suspension under section 65 was pursued. Dr. Kumar’s practice permit has been suspended effective May 13, 2019, pending the resolution of the criminal charges and any associated CPSA disciplinary processes. Dr. Kumar has the right to appeal CPSA’s practice permit suspension to the Court of Appeal of Alberta. resigned in early April from the Rivercrest Medical Clinic in St. Albert. Tuesday's news release said the college "does not believe it's appropriate for Dr. Kumar to practise medicine for the duration of the legal process." However, it noted that Kumar retains the right to appeal the suspension to the Court of Appeal of Alberta. Kumar is charged with sexually assaulting an eight-year-old girl in August 2015 while on a family vacation. The girl was not one of his patients. He also faces two counts of sexual interference with a person under the age of 16. RCMP issued a warrant for Kumar's arrest on March 22 and he was taken into custody five days later. On April 2, the CPSA announced it had placed – 30 – The College of Physicians & Surgeons of Alberta is the regulator for all physicians and surgeons in the province and is governed by the Health Professions Act. Our role is to protect the public by issuing practice permits to those who meet educational and training criteria, hold Alberta physicians to ethical and medical practice standards, and investigate and resolve physician-related complaints. The CPSA also ensures the safety and quality of medical and diagnostic testing services in Alberta through an independent accreditation program. For more information, contact: Jessica McPhee, CPSA Director of Communications 780-401-0972or jessica.mcphee@cpsa.ab.ca Media Release a chaperone condition on Kumar's practice permit while it pursued the suspension under Section 65 of the Health Professions Act. The condition was imposed after Kumar refused to voluntarily withdraw from practice. (CBC NEWS) Ms. Ruby Sahota, Member of Parliament for Brampton North, is proud to support a Liberal Government that is advancing women’s economic empowerment with the first ever Women Entrepreneurship Strategy, a $2-billion investment that seeks to double the number of women-owned businesses by 2025. MP Sahota announced an investment of up to $100,000 in BMP Metals Inc., a local business led women to produces precision components for diversified industrial sectors with a focus on automated forming, 3D printing, welded and electrical assemblies. The project receiving funding will implement a growth strategy to scale up the business which will increase Industry 4.0 capability and create of 25 jobs. “The women entrepreneurs and business leaders of Brampton make incredible contributions to our economy and community every day,” said MP Sahota. “I’m proud to be a part of a Liberal government that takes women’s economic empowerment seriously. From tackling pay equity to modernizing parental leave, this government is taking action on gender equality because when women succeed, we all succeed.”
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