One year ago today, Russia launched its brutal invasion of Ukraine.

In the words of President Zelensky, it has been a year of pain, sorrow, faith, and unity.

Russian forces have taken thousands of lives, forcibly removed Ukrainian children to Russia, and destroyed cities, hospitals, and schools.

Putin thought his invasion would be a quick victory, but he was mistaken. 365 days and counting, Ukraine stands strong.

On January 24th, Jenna Sudds, Member of Parliament for Kanata–Carleton, on behalf of the Honourable Filomena Tassi, Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), announced an investment of nearly $1 million for Kanata medical diagnostics company, Evik Diagnostic Innovations Inc. (EVIK Diagnostics) to upgrade equipment and automate processes to improve efficiency and productivity.

The Leopard 2 is the main battle tank of the Canadian Armed Forces and of several Allies and partners. These heavily-armoured and highly protected vehicles provide soldiers with a tactical advantage on the battlefield, thanks to their excellent mobility, firepower, and survivability.

Diversity truly is one of Canada’s greatest strengths, but for many Muslims, Islamophobia is all too familiar. We need to change that. No one in our country should experience hatred because of their faith.

The appointment of Ms. Amira Elghawaby as Canada’s first Special Representative on Combatting Islamophobia is an important step in our fight against Islamophobia and hatred in all its forms.

Caucus retreats are a vital opportunity for Members of Parliament to strategically elevate their riding’s priorities — ensuring the concerns of our constituents are front and center in our plans.

I’ll be using my time at the caucus retreat to share the concerns I’ve been hearing often from constituents like yourself.

“It is an opportunity for me to use my voice, to use my social media platforms to raise awareness about their situation, to help be their voice and to draw more attention to their plight,” and help “monitor their situation,” said Liberal MP Jenna Sudds (Kanata–Carleton, Ont.).

As Parliamentarians, we will use our voices and digital platforms to seek justice for these political prisoners—as well as to amplify the brave calls for freedom coming from within Iranian society.

International advocacy efforts such as this are crucial in ensuring that the powerful voices of protestors are heard across the world, given the Iranian regime’s restrictions on Internet and social media platforms which undermine the exercise of freedom of opinion, expression, and association by Iranian citizens.

CSJ is a program under the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy, which aims to provide flexible and holistic services to help all young Canadians develop the skills and gain paid work experience to successfully transition into the labour market.

Our government has reduced its pandemic backlogs by nearly half a million, while also processing a record-breaking number of immigration applications this year. Our actions are ensuring that we can continue to welcome and support newcomers who come to Canada to work, study, visit, or settle here.

At this time, the two proposed amendments, along with the rest of Bill C-21, are currently being studied at SECU.

In response to constituent inquiries on this legislation, my team and I have created this detailed overview of the Amendments in question: Amendment G-4 and G-46.

The interim Canada Dental Benefit is intended to help lower dental costs for eligible families earning less than $90,000 per year.

Parents and guardians can apply if the child receiving dental care is under 12 years old and does not have access to a private dental insurance plan.

As we enter into December, the House of Commons will be working well into the evenings to fulfill our ambitious legislative agenda.

Often called “midnight sittings”, MPs will be working until midnight to debate and scrutinize the legislation before us. You can follow this work at OurCommons.ca. I’m looking forward to the late nights ahead and more opportunities to raise your concerns in the House of Commons.

This week, we have obtained foreign shipments of months’ worth of children’s cold medications to relieve the ongoing shortages. This medication will be available for sale at retail and community pharmacies as soon as posssible—within the coming weeks.

The Ministry of Health is expecting more delivers over the next few weeks.

Inflation relief is being delivered across Kanata—Carleton today.

I’m delighted to share that, through our government’s Cost of Living Relief Act, we have doubled the GST Tax Credit for 11 million Canadians for the next six months. This relief will help middle-class Canadians make ends meet while prices are high and household budgets are strained.

The Canada Greener Homes Initiative has issued $69 million in grants to almost 19,000 homeowners!

Since the Canada Greener Homes Loan launched on June 17, 2022 more than 3,200 homeowners have applied for a Loan.

Today in the House of Commons, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Hon. Chrystia Freeland, will be releasing the 2022 Fall Economic Statement.

The Fall Economic Statement will outline our government’s plan to continue building an economy that works for everyone.

To the three west Ottawa city councillors who serve in my riding of Kanata—Carleton, Cathy, Allan and Clarke, I look forward to working alongside them in our amazing community. To all the candidates who stepped up and had the courage to put their name on the ballot, our city is better because of them.

Immigration is key to helping businesses find the workers they need and continuing to grow our economy.

The 2023-2025 Immigration Levels Plan will ensure that Canada continues to welcome immigrants at ambitious levels, with targets of 465,000 permanent residents in 2023, 485,000 in 2024, and 500,000 in 2025.

The Regional Tables are an initiative between provinces and territories and the federal government designed to identify, prioritize and pursue opportunities for sustainable job creation and economic growth for a low-carbon future in the energy, electricity, mining, forestry and clean technology sectors across all of Canada’s regions.