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The International News Weekly Canada July 12, 2019 | Toronto 02 CIF Global Indian Award Gala 2019 Stephen J. Harper The Right Honourable Stephen Harper, 22nd Prime Minister of Canada, was honoured with the Canada India Foundation’s Annual Global Indian Award for 2019 at a glittering Gala held Friday 5 July at Pearson Convention Centre 2019. The Right Honourable Doug Ford, the Premier of Ontario, presented Mr. Harper with the trophy accompanied by His Excellency Vikas Swarup, the High Commissioner of India in Canada, and Honourable Deepak Obhrai, Member of Parliament. Canada India Foundation’s Executive team comprising Anil Shah, Chair; Satish Thakkar, National Convener; Pankaj Dave, National Co-Convener; and Mr. Dennis Kossack, Manager of Commercial Credit, TD Commercial Banking, the presenting sponsor of the Award, were also present on the stage. In his acceptance speech, Mr. Harper thanked the Canada India Foundation for honouring him with the Global Indian Award. He said that it was his government that had taken the initiative to end the decadeslong deep freeze of Canada- India relationship. The former Prime Minister emphasized the need to denounce Khalistani sympathisers operating in Canada. He said, during his tenure, “as a government and as a party, we denounced and we refused all relationship with those Khalistanis and others who seek to bring the battles of the past to Canada and who seek to divide the great country that is modern India.” The audience, comprising the who’s who of the Indo-Canadian community, broke into a thunderous applause even before Mr. Harper could complete his sentence. Talking about his efforts to swiftly normalise relations with India, Mr. Harper said he found a great partner in Dr. Manmohan Singh, and, of course, his friendship with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, led to Mr. Modi’s historic visit to Canada, a standalone Prime Ministerial visit after 42 years. Mr. Harper said his government worked to build strong relationship with Gujarat when Mr. Modi was Gujarat’s Chief Minister. Earlier, Ontario’s Premier Doug Ford said that his government’s priority is job creation and to have a government that is working for the people. He said his government would emulate Harper’s example of achieving a balanced budget. The Ontario Premier lauded the contributions of the Indo-Canadian community to the development of the province. Mr. Ford also announced that he would be making an official trip to India in 2020 and would enhance economic and trade relations between Ontario and India. Hon. Ahmed Hussen, Canada’s Minister for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, represented the federal government at the Gala. He recalled his long association with the Canada India Foundation and lauded the Foundation’s efforts to enhance bilateral relations between Canada and India. He enumerated the initiatives that the federal government has undertaken to promote better ties with India and facilitate more students from India to come to Canada to pursue higher education. His Excellency Vikas Swarup, the High Commissioner of India in Canada, during his brief remarks, said that Canada India Foundation’s decision to honour Stephen Harper was commendable because as Prime Minister and even thereafter Mr. Harper is a great friend of India, who was among the first world leaders to understand the economic and geopolitical significance of India. Mr. Ani Shah, Chair, Canada India Foundation, in his remarks, emphasized the need for Canada’s politicians to understand the new India that has emerged under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “Politicians in Canada who continue to claim the victimisation of one religious minority community or another in India are unaware or unwilling to accept the present Indian reality,” he said, adding, “Indians today are focused on pursuing econ o m - i c goals. And the Indian state is enabling this wish fulfillment by doing its best to implement policies that help rapid economic development for all Indians.” Such Canadian politicians choose to ignore India’s syncretic and secular traditions, which are constitutionally enshrined, and have always been a way of life for most Indians. He said Canadian politicians should desist from indulging in “vote-bank” politics by supporting fissiparous forces that seek to break India’s territorial are inimical to the Canada – India relationship. Political leaders of all affiliations participated in the Gala. They included Amarjot Sandhu, MPP; Amrit Mangat, Former MPP; Aris Babikian, MPP; Deepak Anand, MPP; Deepak Obhrai, MPP; Dipika Damrela, Councillor; Michael Tibollo, Minister; Nina Tangri, Parliamentary Assistant and MPP; Sonia Sidhu, MP; Stephen Crawford, Parliamentary Assistant and MPP; Zeeshan Hamid, Councillor; and Vandana Kumar, Joint Secretary, Government of India. As with all the previous CIF annual Galas, the former Mississauga Mayor Hazel MacCallion was once again a centre of attraction. CIF’s Global Indian Award is presented annually to an outstanding person who has demonstrated global leadership, vision, and personal excellence. Previous recipients include Sam Pitroda (2008), Tulsi Tanti (2009), Ratan Tata (2010), Deepak Chopra (2012), NR CIF Members and Corporate Sponsors with Stephen Harper, Premier Ford, HC Swarup and MP Obhrai Narayana Murthy (2014), Subhash Chandra (2016), Swami Ramdev (2017) and Sparsh Shah (2018). CIF’s Annual Global Indian Gala is a marquee event that sees enthusiastic participation from top industrialists, political and government decisionmakers, entrepreneurs, corporate executives, top-tier professionals, academicians, among others. The evening is replete with the finest entertainment and cuisine, and, of course, policy pronouncements by political and community leaders. TD Bank was the Presenting Sponsor of Canada India Foundation’s Global Indian Award Gala 2019; Pearson Convention Centre was the Platinum Sponsor; Air Canada was the Gold Sponsor; AV Terrace Bay, CIBC and ICICI Bank Canada were the Bronze Sponsors; and Warraich Meats was the Food Sponsor.
The International News Weekly Canada July 12, 2019 | Toronto 03 Ontario Improving Employment Services in Peel Brampton: Ontario’s government is putting people first by strengthening local employment services to connect more people with good, quality jobs. Peelis one of three regions to launch a new service system that will focus onthe needs of local communities, workers and employers. This new system will help job seekers find and keep good jobs and assist employers in recruiting the skilled workers they need. Sylvia Jones, MPP for Dufferin-Caledon, was joined by PrabmeetSarkaria, MPP for Brampton South, to make this announcement at The Learning Place, an organization that provides literacy education and programming for the Peel Region. Beginning Fall 2019, the new employment services model will launch in three diverse urban and rural communities:Region of Peel, Hamilton-Niagara and Muskoka-Kawarthas.Employ- ment services across the rest of the province will move to the new system starting in 2022. “The new localized delivery model offers great opportunities for Peel. It allows us to better help job seekers find and keep good jobs, and to help employers find and recruit the workers they need to grow their business,” said Sylvia Jones, MPP for Dufferin-Caledon. “We’re improving a vital set of services to keep Peel and Ontario open for business and open for jobs.” Ontario will modernize the employment services system starting inthree prototype regions by: • Creating an easy and efficient system to meet the employment needs of all businesses, communities and job seekers, including those on social assistance or with a disability. • Delivering employment services in a way that better matches the needs of the local economy in each community. • Selecting service system managers who will plan and deliver employment services at a local level and receive funding based on achieving results. “We want to ensure current employment services are delivering results and providing job seekers with a clear path to employment,” said PrabmeetSarkaria, MPP for Brampton South. “That’s why our government is creating a stronger system that’s easy-to-use and localized to help all workers, small businesses and communities.” The selection of service system managers for Peel and the othertwo regions will be determined through a competitive process later this summer and will be open to any public, not-for-profit or private sector organization. Learn more at https://ontariotenders.app.jaggaer.com/ esop/nac-host/public/web/ login.html. As the new system is implemented in the prototype regions, the government will continue to work with service delivery partners across the province to plan and deliver stronger, locally-focused employment and social assistance services that help more people find and keep jobs. “We want all Ontarians to have the skills they need to get a good job. That is why our government is creating a stronger employment services system for Ontarians, including those on social assistance,” said Ross Romano, Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities. “By helping people find jobs and making Ontario open business, we are making life easier for hard-working families and individuals and returning Ontario to its rightful place as the economic engine of Canada.” Math Supports for Peel Region Students and Parents MISSISSAUGA: Ontario’s Government is launching a major effort to strengthen math skills for all students in the province. “I am proud that our government is investing $1,523,500.00 for the 2019-2020 school year to help Peel Region students build the math knowledge and skills they need to succeed now, and in the future,” said Kaleed Rasheed MPP for Mississauga East-Cooksville. “As a father of four children, this is a great step towards a better and brighter future for our future generations.” These local supports are part of a four-year math strategy, which is focused on fundamental math concepts and skills, and how to apply them. In 2019-2020, Ontario will be supporting the strategy with a $55-million investment. The math strategy will ensure that students are prepared for success in the classroom and in their future, teachers are confident and capable in teaching math, and parents and families are confident and equipped to support their kids. "We are listening to parents and educators. Ontario students need greater support to strengthen their math skills to achieve success in school and into their careers. This investment provides our young people with access to the skills they need to enter the workforce with confidence, and further underscores our government's focus on STEM in the classroom," said Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education. In addition to funding for the Peel District School board, the government is committed to helping improve math scores by investing more than $6 million for summer initiatives throughout the province. Several local school boards across the province are offering a three-week, math-focused Summer Learning Program for students in Kindergarten to Grade 5. This will help students who require additional supports minimize summer learning loss, build confidence, increase skills, and have greater success during the regular school year. The Government has also launched a virtual resource, which will act as a summer learning refresher for students and parents. The online resource, called Math at Home, will help support student learning, mitigate against summer learning loss and ensure parents are aware of opportunities to help prepare their child for success in math. Other resources available throughout most of the year for students and parents include: • TVO's Mathify: Ontario Certified Teachers provide free one-onone English-language math tutoring for students in grades 7 to 10. • SOS Devoirs: Ontario Certified Teachers provide free one-on-one tutoring and educational resources in all subjects for French-language students from grades 1 to 12. • Doing Mathematics with Your Child: a guide for parents to help their children from Kindergarten to Grade 6. • Frontier College programs: that support the development of foundational literacy and numeracy skills of high-priority students who live in under-served communities, including First Nations and remote communities. Springdale Branch Library wins award of excellence in Ontario BRAMPTON: The City of Brampton and Brampton Library are excited to announce that Springdale Branch Library has won the Ontario Library Association (OLA) New Library Building Award. The 2019 award recipients, including Springdale Branch Library, were honoured yesterday, Wednesday, July 10, in Ottawa, Ontario, at the Annual Institute on the Library as Place conference. The OLA Library Building Awards are awarded every three years to encourage and showcase excellence in new library buildings in Ontario. Springdale Branch Library boasts 25,000 square feet of library space, including room for programs, quiet study, engaging activities and a stunning children’s area with an imaginative skylight, all capped by a green roof, grey water system, geothermal heating and cooling, and other attributes that combine to make this branch a candidate for LEED Gold certification. “Our Springdale branch is a game-changer that reinvents perceptions of public library space,” said Brampton Library CEO Rebecca Raven. “The vision to inspire connections in this wellestablished neighbourhood culminated in the spectacular building design. We wanted the public to see themselves here and the response has been tremendous. Over 1000 people use our Springdale Branch every day.” The design by Rounthwaite Dick & Hadley (RDH) Architects Inc. is both functional and aesthetically striking. The windows are covered in a solar-responsive ceramic frit that resembles the pages of a book and helps to reduce glare and heat gain. RDH also designed the four-acre greenfield site outside of the library, which won the firm a 2015 Canadian Architecture award for design excellence. The City of Brampton recently opened Komagata Maru Park beside Springdale Branch Library. The park is a tribute to those who were on the SS Komagata Maru ship, and honours all immigrants and their struggles, triumphs and contributions to the mosaic of Canada. The park is designed around the concept of a “library in the park”, where the shapes of playground equipment, such as slides and climbers, spell the word IMAGINE. “Brampton is a Green City,” said Mayor Patrick Brown. “We make it a priority to design and construct buildings that set a high standard for beauty, functionality and environmental responsibility. Springdale Branch Library embodies these priorities and, alongside Komagata Maru Park, it has become an important community hub. We are proud to be recognized by the OLA for this outstanding facility.” For more information on Brampton Library, visit www. bramptonlibrary.ca. For details on Komagata Maru Park, visit www.brampton.ca.
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