www.WeeklyVoice.com FRONT PAGE Friday, August 21, 2020 | A-1 Canada’s Leading South Asian Newspaper - Tel: 905-795-0639 Friday, AugustJune 2, 28,2017 2020 www.WeeklyVoice.com VolVol 26, 23, No. No. 35 22 PM: 40025701 Ontario Adds 95 Acres To Bruce Peninsula Park, page 5 Of Walls, Borders And Chinese Opaqueness, page 6 ArtworxTO - Toronto’s Year Of Public Art, page 10 Erin O’Toole Is New Conservative Leader Victory Emphatic With 57% Of Vote - With MacKay Getting 43%; Says Will Work To Unite Party OTTAWA: Erin O’Toole is the new corporate lawyer. He is a founding mem- leader of the Conservative Party of Cana- ber of the Board of Directors for the da. O’Toole won an emphatic victory over True Patriot Love Foundation, a charity main contender Peter MacKay early on that serves veterans and military families Monday morning with the support of so- across Canada. cial conservative members and the back- He has been elected 3 times in Durham ing of most Conservatives in every part (2012 by- election, 2015 and 2019). He of the country except the Maritimes, He served as Parliamentary Secretary to the captured 59 per cent of the vote and 57 per Minister of International Trade before cent of the weighted points up for grabs. becoming Minister of Veterans Affairs, O’Toole secured his victory in the lead- a beleaguered file he successfully turned ership race after three rounds of counting. around within 10 months at the end of the On the third and final ballot, O’Toole won Harper government. 57 per cent of the votes, compared to 43 per For the last two years, he has served as cent for Peter MacKay, O’Toole claimed Shadow Minister of Foreign Affairs. victory after taking support from Leslyn O’Toole is married to Rebecca and they Lewis, who finished with a strong per- New Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole. have two children, Mollie & Jack. formance but dropped off on the second In his acceptance speech, O’Toole ballot. The fourth candidate Derek Sloan Liberals in the 2019 election. out of Halifax, NS. O’Toole participated promised to work to unite the Conserva- dropped off after the first ballot. O’Toole was born in Montreal. He en- in search and rescue missions as a tactical tive Party, champion Conservative values, O’Toole, 47, takes over as Official rolled in the RCAF when he was 18 and navigator. He is bilingual. and hold the Prime Minister to account. Leader of thre Opposition from Andrew attended the Royal Military College. He After 12 years of service, O’Toole re- Here is the full text of his speech: Scheer who got elected in 2017 but failed did basic training in Chilliwack, BC; got tired from the military and spent the next “What an honour. Thank you so much. to defeat Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s his wings in Winnipeg, MB; and served decade working in the private sector as a Continued on page 2 PM Announces $2B Safe Visitors Can Apply For Return To School Fund Job Permit Without Leaving Canada OTTAWA; Visitors who are provide important goods and ser- currently in Canada and have vices that Canadians rely on. a valid job offer will be able to To be eligible, an applicant apply for an employer-specific looking to benefit from this tem- work permit and, if approved, porary public policy must receive the permit without hav- • have valid status in Canada ing to leave the country, thanks as a visitor on August 24, 2020 to a new public policy announced and remain in Canada on Tuesday by Marco E.L. Men- • have a job offer dicino, Minister of Immigration, • submit an application for Refugees and Citizenship. an employer-specific work per- This temporary policy change mit that is supported by a La takes effect immediately and will Continued on page 4 benefit employers in Canada who continue to face difficulties find- ing the workers they need, as well Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at Yorkwoods School in North York announcing the as temporary residents who would Safe Return To School Fund. like to contribute their labour and TORONTO: Prime Minister nounced an additional $112 mil- children. The Government of skills to Canada’s recovery from Justin Trudeau on Wednesday an- lion in funding for First Nations Canada will remain a close part- the COVID-19 pandemic. nounced up to $2 billion in sup- to support community measures ner to provinces, territories, and During the pandemic, tem- port for provinces and territories to ensure a safe return to school First Nations as we work together porary residents who remained through the Safe Return to Class on reserves. The government will to keep children, families, and all in Canada were encouraged to Fund. This will provide the com- continue to work with First Na- Canadians safe and healthy dur- maintain valid legal status. plementary funding they need, as tion partners to help protect the ing this difficult time.” With air travel limited around they work alongside local school health and safety of students and Chrystia Freeland, Deputy the world, some visitors to Can- boards to ensure the safety of stu- staff this school year. Prime Minister and Minister of ada have been unable to leave, dents and staff members through- Trudeau said: “As a former Finance, said: “Canada’s children while some foreign workers had out the school year. For example, teacher and a parent, I know first- have shown immense strength to change their status to visitor the Fund will help provinces and hand the importance of school throughout this global pandemic. because their work permit was BROKER territories by supporting adapted for kids’ social development and With a new school year about to expiring and they didn’t have a BROKER learning spaces, improved air mental well-being, not to mention begin, our government is com- job offer to be able to apply for a ventilation, increased hand sani- their ability to learn. The return to mitted to helping ensure that new work permit. REMAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC., BROKERAGE tation and hygiene, and purchases school is also an important step Canada’s students and teachers Some employers in Canada of personal protective equipment to restart our economy and get can safely return to their class- have also faced ongoing labour and cleaning supplies. parents back to work while not rooms.” and skills shortages throughout The Prime Minister also an- worrying about the health of their Continued on page 2 this period, including those who India Warns China Of Military Options NEW DELHI: Indian Chief friction points along the Line of since mid-July and have started Apart from that they have of Defence Staff General Bipin Actual Control (LAC). construction work on those dis- been raising unacceptable points Rawat has said that if diplomatic They have refused to disengage puted junctions. before India. To deal with the talks with China over the border emerging situation, Defence issue fail, then military options Minister Rajnath Singh on Satur- are on the table. day held a meeting with National “The military option to deal Security Advisor Ajit Doval and with the transgressions by the the top military brass to discuss Chinese is still on but will be the situation at the border with considered only if the talks at China. the diplomatic and military level Talks between India and China fail,” said General Bipin Rawat. remain deadlocked. India has to He however, refused to share move around three additional for- what military options India is mations to reinforce the border. looking upon. Singh held the review meeting The Chinese People’s Lib- with Doval, Rawat and the three eration Army (PLA) troops are service chiefs on the prevailing sitting at various disputed and Indian Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat. -IANS Continued on page 3 A-2 | Friday, August 28, 2020 NATIONAL www.WeeklyVoice.com THE WEEKLY VOICE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ‘My Mission Is A Stronger & United Canada’ Bala Menon Continued from page 1 hard to provide for your family - you CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Thank you to my friends - Leslyn should be voting Conservative. Amb. Praveen Verma (Retd.) Lewis, Derek Sloan, and of course to If you want to stop insiders getting Dr. Nivedita Das Kundu the Honourable Peter MacKay. ahead while you are falling back - you Harj Chaggar Thank you for stepping up for our should be voting Conservative. Amitabh Saxena country. Congratulations for the cam- If you are proud of what we pro- paigns you have run, for the ideas you duce in this country - whether it is the Graphic Design have put forward, and for the Canadi- resources in the ground or the ideas in Tamarind Tree ans you have recruited to our cause. our heads - you should be voting Con- Thank you for putting your name on servative. ACCOUNT MANAGERS the ballot. For leaving your families And if you believe deeply - like I Manu Ramachandran for weeks to travel all over this great do - that the Canadian Ethics Commis- Maha country – whether on the ground or in a sioner needs to stop working overtime room of your house on hours of Zoom - you should be voting Conservative! Justin Trudeau and Jagmeet Singh ONLINE MARKETING calls. claim to stand up for working families, MANAGER Thank you for talking to Canadians Amitabh Saxena about our country, our party and ideas but they fail them time and time again. for a stronger future. Thank you for Canada needs serious leadership for these challenging times. LEGAL ADVISOR valuing the grassroots members of our To keep Canadians safe and prepared Dr.