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A Parliamentarian’s Year in Review 2019 2019 TABLE OF CONTENTS

A Powerful Team: Stepping Up the Fight to End Tuberculosis 11 RESULTS & MP Champions 3 World TB Day: Member Statements 11 A Message from Chris Dendys, Executive The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Director at RESULTS Canada 3 Tuberculosis and Malaria 12 Who We Are 3 TB Survivor Rhea Lobo How We Work with MPs 4 Meets with Decision-Makers 14 How MPs Take Action 4 TB Survivor Loyce Maturu Meets with Decision-Makers 15 Working Together To End Extreme Poverty 5 Coming Together for the Sector During Creating A More Equitable World 16 International Development Week: Women Deliver Conference 2019 16 Meetings with MPs 6 Proud Canadian Moments 17 Parliament Hill Lunch and Debrief 7 Announcement at G20 in Osaka, Japan 17 Delegation Alumni Dinner 7 Investing in Education at G7 in Paris, France 17 CIEPWG YAC Advocacy Canadian Aid Increases in 2019 Federal Budget 18 Day on Parliament Hill 7 Top Social Media Moments 18

Improving Global Health 8 Building Citizen Power 19 Global Health Caucus 8 Raising Voices that Change the World 19 World Health Day 8 Championing Immunizations 9 Along The Campaign Trail 21 World Immunization Week 10 2019 22 Polio Reception on Parliament Hill 10 Parliamentary Street Sightings 23

Cover photo credit: Matt Langlois A Message from Chris “RESULTS Canada’s mission is to create the A POWERFUL Dendys, political will to end extreme poverty and Executive we made phenomenal progress this year. TEAM: RESULTS RESULTS Canada’s Parliamentarian’s Year in CANADA & MP Director at Review is a reminder of all the actions taken by RESULTS decision makers to raise their voices on global CHAMPIONS poverty issues. Thank you to all the Members Canada of Parliament and Senators that continue to advocate for a better world for all. Your leadership is integral to the rights of all people.”

Who We Are

RESULTS Canada is a global movement of passionate everyday people, committed to raising our voices for a world without extreme poverty. We combine the voices of our volunteers with strategic advocacy efforts to leverage millions of dollars for programs and improved policies that give people living in poverty the health, education and opportunity they need to thrive.

A PARLIAMENTARIAN’S YEAR IN REVIEW 2019 3 How We Work ● A chance to see Canadian investments on With MPs the ground with parliamentary colleagues during our Parliamentary Delegations; ● Support to help MPs and Senators champion international development by RESULTS Canada has been working becoming a member of the Global Health with Members of Parliament (MPs) Caucus, where issue areas of the day are and Senators to provide the most discussed with sector leaders and meaningful up-to-date briefings around global work goes beyond party lines. poverty solutions that are effective and transformative to saving lives around the world. We provide: “I’m very impressed with the work RESULTS ● Opportunities for global Canada does. I have found them to be parliamentary networking, speaking incredibly effective and my favourite thing with global parliamentarians on about them is their desire to achieve real and the importance of Canada’s role in direct outcomes within their projects.” development; – MP

How MPs Take Action

MPs listen to the people that live, work and play in their riding and genuinely care about the issues that are of most concern to them. Here are just a few ways in which MPs respond and take action: ● Raise awareness about international development issues by sharing content on social media. Thank you to MPs and for your support during World Tuberculosis Day. ● Make a member statement in the House of Commons around global moments like World Tuberculosis Day and World Immunization Week. ● Bring issues forward to their party leaders or the Prime Minister.

A PARLIAMENTARIAN’S YEAR IN REVIEW 2019 4 A POWERFUL TEAM: RESULTS CANADA & MP CHAMPIONS RESULTS Canada collaborates with many federal decision makers WORKING across party lines who are working hard for the best interests of their TOGETHER TO constituents - Canadian citizens who care about ending extreme poverty. END EXTREME POVERTY

photo credit: CanWaCH A PARLIAMENTARIAN’S YEAR IN REVIEW 2019 5 Coming Together International Development Week 2019 (February 2 - 8) was a great for the Sector success and highlighted the During International importance of gender equality when it comes to contributions to Development Week: poverty reduction and international Meetings with MPs humanitarian assistance in low-income countries. RESULTS Canada, in collaboration with the Canadian Council for International Co-operation, stormed Parliament Hill to talk about the importance of Canadian aid. Meeting with

Thank you MP Rob Oliphant for having an informative discussion around the importance of increasing access to water and sanitation to help reduce global poverty.

Meeting with

Thank you MP Sven Spengemann for meeting with RESULTS Meeting with Canada and Wateraid Canada around the importance of water, sanitation and hygiene for low-income countries. We were pleased to introduce you to Abdul-Nashiru Mohammed, Country Thank you MP Ziad Aboultaif for championing the Director of WaterAid Ghana to hear first-hand how Canadian importance of development to your caucus as the contributions are having a real impact. Shadow Minister for International Development.

A PARLIAMENTARIAN’S YEAR IN REVIEW 2019 6 WORKING TOGETHER TO END EXTREME POVERTY CIEPWG YAC Advocacy Day on the Hill Hill Lunch and Debrief RESULTS Canada is happy to support the CIEPWG (Canadian Thank you to International Education Policy former Minister Working Group) YAC (Youth for International Advisory Council) in discussing Development, Hon. how party platforms are being Marie-Claude Bibeau shaped around education for speaking at the for people around the world. Hill Lunch and Debrief The students from across during International the country wish to thank Development Week. , Parliamentary Your open dialogue Secretary to the Minister for and support for the International Development sector was greatly and Ziad Aboultaif, Shadow appreciated. Minister for International Development. Your leadership on youth advocacy is truly inspiring.

Delegation Alumni Dinner in the past and those who are interested in attending some in the future, to discuss the importance of international development across For the past 12 years, RESULTS political spectrums. Thank you has provided parliamentarians the MPs , , opportunity to see first-hand how , , Canada supports development , , Scott programs through educational Simms, , Mike delegations in-country. It was Lake, Stephanie Kusie and Pam great catching up with some our Damoff for sharing your incredible MP Global Health Champions who stories as to why you care about a have attended these delegations better world for all.

A PARLIAMENTARIAN’S YEAR IN REVIEW 2019 WORKING TOGETHER TO END EXTREME POVERTY 7 Many Parliamentarians hear from constituents about the importance of health-care at home. Although a lot of health-care services are provided through the provinces, Members of Parliament have a unique position where they provide funds to the provinces for health-care at home and invest in global health solutions abroad through Canadian aid. Diseases know no borders and IMPROVING the health of all directly impacts our communities. GLOBAL HEALTH Did you know? 12.42% of Canadian aid goes to global health spending, making it the second largest area of Canadian aid spending.

Global Health Caucus

Global Health Caucus held a meeting with Parliamentary Secretary for International Development Kamal Khera and representatives with the Canadian Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases. We appreciate the hard work from our co-chairs (MPs Brenda Shanahan, Dean Allison, and Senator Mobina Jaffer) of the Global Health Caucus who World Health Day work tirelessly all year around on HIV/ AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. Thank you for Thank you to former Minister for International ARE YOU A NEW MP? being experts in your caucus Development Hon. for your opening Let’s get to know each other and talk and helping to ensure that remarks at our sector-led photo gallery for World Health about how we can work together we eradicate these epidemics Day and advancing the health and rights of women and towards a world free of poverty! from the world. girls around the world. Pictures from varying development Email [email protected] organizations were showcasing women from around the to set-up a meeting. world on the ground supporting their communities.

A PARLIAMENTARIAN’S YEAR IN REVIEW 2019 8 Championing Immunizations

Immunizations are proven to be one of the most impactful and cost effective public health measures. For every dollar invested in vaccines, there is an expected benefit of around USD $16 for national economies. The next year holds incredible opportunities for impact in immunization as the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance will be looking to Canada for financial support. Over the last 20 years both of these organizations have been on the front lines of the fight against vaccine-preventable diseases, ultimately saving the lives of millions of children. Many Parliamentarians have shown their support to these multilateral organizations and the importance of immunizations both at home and abroad.

A PARLIAMENTARIAN’S YEAR IN REVIEW 2019 IMPROVING GLOBAL HEALTH 9 Polio Reception on Parliament Hill

Rotary International, UNICEF and civil society partners hosted a Polio Parliamentary Reception, which was attended by MPs Hon. , , and Marie- France Lalonde, who have been long time advocates for polio eradication. Thank you to all our polio champions.

POLIO CHAMPIONS CAN BE FOUND AROUND THE WORLD We wish to highlight our powerful “One Last Push Polio Champions” Senator and MPs , Dean Allison, , Iqra Khalid, Hon. Mike Lake, , Sonia Sidhu, , and . We applaud your leadership to seeing a polio-free world.

A special thank you to MP Mike Lake who wrote World Immunization Week his own Op-Ed on immunization. Your personal story is Thank you to Parliamentary Secretary for Health, MP Pam truly inspirational. Damoff and Parliamentary Secretary for International To read his full Development, MP Kamal Khera for your guest blog on Op-ED, click here. your insightful perspectives on child survival and gender barriers. To read their full blog, click here.

A PARLIAMENTARIAN’S YEAR IN REVIEW 2019 10 IMPROVING GLOBAL HEALTH Tuberculosis (TB) is a curable and preventable “We are building on our success in Stepping Up disease that claimed 1.6 million lives in 2016. immunization, HIV/AIDS, malaria, and the Fight to End That is more than HIV/AIDS, malaria and Ebola tuberculosis. We are working closely with combined. Progress in the fight against this international organizations such as the Tuberculosis ancient disease is stagnant. We desperately Global Fund, Gavi, Nutrition International, need global political commitment and increased and the World Health Organization.” investments at the highest level. TB not only affects people abroad but it impacts the lives of MP , as well.

World TB Day: Member Statements

Member Statement from Ziad Aboultaif Member Statement from

On March 24, 2019 MP Ziad Aboultaif did a statement in the MP Niki Ashton acknowledged TB as a disease linked to House of Commons for World TB Day shedding more light on poverty in her own member’s statement. As she stated “It’s the leading infectious killer in the world. often caused by overcrowding, poor ventilation or mould.” Thank you for your leadership on this global crisis.

A PARLIAMENTARIAN’S YEAR IN REVIEW 2019 IMPROVING GLOBAL HEALTH 11 The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, CAD$930.4 million over three years (2020–2022). It is an Tuberculosis and Malaria investment that will contribute to 16 million lives saved and is a testament to Canada’s continued leadership in global health. RESULTS Canada applauds former International Development On August 22, 2019 the Canadian Government announced Minister Hon. Maryam Monsef for ensuring Canada continues that it would increase its investment of the Global Fund to its legacy of leadership in fighting these devastating epidemics. Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria by 15.7% to a total of To read our full response, click here.

Thank you to MP Hon. and Hon. Catherine McKenna, Minister for Infrastructure and Communities, for showing your support to the Global Fund!

Meeting with Chandra Arya

MP Chandra Arya was the first MP to sign a parliamentary letter asking the Prime Minister to increase Canada’s investment to the Global Fund. Way to be a trendsetter!

A PARLIAMENTARIAN’S YEAR IN REVIEW 2019 12 IMPROVING GLOBAL HEALTH RESULTS Canada wishes to thank all the Members of Parliament and Senators who took a series of actions to ensure that the Global Fund was fully funded. We wish to especially thank MPs Dean Allison, Chandra Arya, , Don Davies, , , , Stephanie Kusie, Joel Lightbound, Steven MacKinnon, Hon. John McKay, Hon. Catherine McKenna, Rob Oliphant, Yasmin Ratansi, , Raj Saini, , Brenda Shanahan and for their internal advocacy for those living with HIV, TB and malaria.

A PARLIAMENTARIAN’S YEAR IN REVIEW 2019 IMPROVING GLOBAL HEALTH 13 TB Survivor Rhea Lobo Meets with Decision-Makers

Rhea Lobo is an international award-winning filmmaker and a health journalist. As a survivor of a long battle with tuberculosis (TB), she now works in India and around the world to advocate for better care and treatment for people suffering from TB, in particular raising awareness about a disease that is silently killing nearly one person every minute in India. Rhea is also the cofounder of the Bolo Didi (Say sister) network in India, a sisterhood of women TB survivors who support people with TB.

To learn more about Rhea, check out her interview here.

Meeting with Hon. Meeting with Adam Vaughn

Hon. MP Hon. Peter Kent met with Rhea in his riding of MP Adam Vaughn met with Rhea and discussed the importance Thornhill, . Mr. Kent has great experience on the file and of investments toward the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis was interested in hearing more about Canada’s involvement in and Malaria. Thank you for tweeting your support of the CN Tower the HPV vaccine. Thank you for your time and thoughtfulness lit up in red for World TB Day! What a champion! in the conversation.

A PARLIAMENTARIAN’S YEAR IN REVIEW 2019 14 IMPROVING GLOBAL HEALTH TB Survivor Loyce Maturu Meets with Decision-Makers

Loyce Maturu is 25 years old and was born with HIV. Before the age of 10, she lost both her parents and her brother. Loyce had a difficult time growing up with HIV and accepting her status; her life has been forever altered by the epidemics of HIV and tuberculosis.

Loyce is now the advocacy officer for issues around treatment, care and support in Zimbabwe and is involved in national and global policy, strategy and programmes development with a special focus on children, adolescents and young people living with HIV.

Global Fund Advocacy Network powerhouse, Loyce Maturu appeared at the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development. A very special appreciation to former committee members and MPs Michael Levitt, Hon. Erin O’Toole, , Ziad Aboultaif, , Raj Saini, Jati Sidhu, Anita Vandenbeld and for hearing Loyce speak truth to power. To watch the full Meeting with Women’s Meeting with appearance, click here. Caucus Executive Michael Levitt

RESULTS Canada Executive Director, Chris Former Chair of the Standing Dendys along with Loyce Maturu and Global Committee for Foreign Affairs Fund representatives met with the former and International Development, Women’s Caucus Executive on Wednesday, MP Michael Levitt met with April 03, 2019. Thank you to MPs Iqra Resykts and the Grandmothers to Did you know? 3 MPs went to Khalid, Brenda Shanahan, Don Davies, Grandmothers Network to express with RESULTS Canada in 2018 on a Dean Allison and Senator Raymonde Saint- our interest to see the Global Fund delegation visit. Interested in joining us Germain, and Senator Mohamed-Iqbal fully funded. Thank you Mr. Levitt Ravalia for taking the time to hear directly for your support both within and on a future delegation? Email us to learn from Loyce Maturu about her powerful outside the committee room. more about how you can get involved! journey as a TB survivor.

A PARLIAMENTARIAN’S YEAR IN REVIEW 2019 IMPROVING GLOBAL HEALTH 15 Parliamentarians don’t only represent their constituents, they also represent Canada on the global stage. The world needs more CREATING Canada and we are so proud of all of our global representatives that A MORE continue to work hard to eradicate extreme poverty. EQUITABLE During Women Deliver, Prime Minister WORLD Hon. made a historic announcement that Canada will be investing CAD$1.4 billion dollars annually until 2030 in women and girls’ health, including sexual and reproductive health rights. This investment will contribute significantly to the well-being Women Deliver Conference 2019 of over 18 million women around the world, making Canada a top funder of sexual and reproductive health rights globally. Thank you MP Stephanie Kusie for sharing your thoughts about Women Deliver and Thank you Prime Minister Hon. Justin Trudeau highlighting our side event focusing on the for your leadership and supporting the power stories of women who have been affected by of women towards a healthier, wealthier and HIV, TB and malaria. Click here to watch her full more equitable world for all. Check out our interview. tweet about this historic moment, here.

A PARLIAMENTARIAN’S YEAR IN REVIEW 2019 16 Proud Canadian Moments

Investing in Education at G7 Paris, France

At the G7 development ministerial meetings in Paris, France, Canada’s former Minister of International Development and Minister for Women and Gender Equality, Hon. Maryam Monsef, announced Canada’s support of 25 new projects - predominantlyn in sub-Saharan Africa - to improve access to education for women and Announcement at Thank you Prime Minister Trudeau for this new girls. Our sincerest thank you G20 in Osaka, Japan multi-year funding commitment to the GFF to Hon. Maryam Monsef for Trust Fund for the period 2020-2022, in addition working together with partners to the CAD$50 million in funds announced at to ensure that women and On June 29, 2019 at the G20 summit in Osaka the GFF Replenishment in November 2018. The girls around the world are Japan, Prime Minister Hon. Justin Trudeau GFF is a multi-stakeholder partnership that is given equal access to quality announced an additional CAD$150 million in helping countries tackle the greatest health and education, thus supporting new funding for the Global Financing Facility nutrition issues affecting women, children and their empowerment, learning, for Women, Children and Adolescents (GFF). adolescents. and protection.

A PARLIAMENTARIAN’S YEAR IN REVIEW 2019 CREATING A MORE EQUITABLE WORLD 17 Canadian Aid Increases Top Social Media Moments in 2019 Federal Budget

A very special thank you to the Standing Committee on Finance for recommendation 99 in the Pre-Budget 2019 report stating Canada will “increase its official development assistance with the goal of allocating 0.7% of gross national income to the International Assistance Envelope by 2030, with three- year rolling targets, and in allocating this assistance, target food security, improved Thank you Hon. for highlighting Canada’s nutrition, and inclusive and high-quality leadership in improving child health and the power of vaccines. education, particularly for girls and young women. We personally thank MPs Hon. , Hon. Pierre Pollievre, , , Tom Kmiec, Michael V. McLeod, , and for your support of those living in poverty around the world.

Thank you to the Finance Minister, Hon. for an additional CAD$2.7 billion to the International Assistance Envelope (IAE) until 2024.

Did you know? Canada has been a global leader in the fight to#endpolio and the world is closer than ever to Thank you for raising your voice and championing the Global eradicating this disease. Fund’s work to end the epidemics Senator Chantal Petitclerc.

A PARLIAMENTARIAN’S YEAR IN REVIEW 2019 18 CREATING A MORE EQUITABLE WORLD BUILDING CITIZEN POWER

Our volunteers are empowered people from across Canada - students, professionals, retirees - who use their voices to make meaningful change. Passionate, supportive, and relentless in their pursuit of a world without extreme poverty, they are committed to raising their voices by meeting with their MPs and engaging with them on the causes and consequences of extreme poverty and the solutions to address it.

Raising Voices That Change the World

Hon. Catherine McKenna MP Joël Lightbound Centre Louis-Hébert

“Hon. Catherine McKenna was " Mr Lightbound is a modest person, knowledgeable about RESULTS Canada coupled with humility and a spirit of and our issues. She clearly came to the solidarity. Our meeting was very beneficial meeting prepared as she asked insightful for our campaign on the Global Fund follow-up questions, which led to a because he agreed to write to Prime productive conversation. She seemed Minister Trudeau to ask him to increase genuinely interested in what she could do the budget allocated to the Global Fund. to help and continued to demonstrate her This willingness to advocate undoubtedly support for our issues on social media.” testifies to his spirit of solidarity.” – RESULTS volunteer – RESULTS volunteer

A PARLIAMENTARIAN’S YEAR IN REVIEW 2019 19 MP MP Steven MacKinnon MP Rocky Ridge Gatineau —Saanich—

“Our meeting with MP Kelly was good and “Our meeting with MP MacKinnon was very positive. He “I had a great experience meeting with MP we had the opportunity to have important was very engaged and asked good questions that showed Garrison. He was receptive and open, and he discussions on notably the importance of a genuine interest in our issues. He promised to take promised to support the replenishment of the doing our part to tackle ending extreme actions and continue to speak up. We look forward to future Global Fund. It is always a pleasure to have poverty though Canadian aid.” opportunities to meet and collaborate with Mr MacKinnon.” the chance to collaborate with him and I look – RESULTS volunteer – RESULTS volunteer forward to my next visit with him.” – RESULTS volunteer Staff of Hon. Mark Holland Ajax - Pickering

“MP Mark Holland’s staff was quite receptive and engaged during our meeting to discuss the Global Fund. Not only did they convey MP Holland’s support, they offered guidance on how best to advocate with other members for the most impactful RESULTS.” – RESULTS volunteer MP Anita Vandenbeld Ottawa West Nepean Hon. Abbotsford MP Stephanie Kusie “Anita Vandenbeld has been a friend of RESULTS Canada for some time. She is always available to catch up on our “MP Ed Fast was welcoming, inquisitive, and campaigns as well as to let us know what she is working attentive. It was clear that he wanted to hear “We had a good meeting with MP Kusie. on that may be related to our mission. Anita has carried about our issues and why we cared about those She’s very enthusiastic and understands aid our messages to the Minister of Finance as well as to issues. He also took an interest in learning more and diplomacy. International development the Minister of International Development and she has about us as individuals. We were able to have a is important to her. She was quite interested provided invaluable tactical advice to us on how best to very open, honest, and rich discussion.” and receptive.” - RESULTS volunteer target our advocacy efforts.” – RESULTS volunteer – RESULTS volunteer

A PARLIAMENTARIAN’S YEAR IN REVIEW 2019 20 BUILDING CITIZEN POWER Nepean Candidates Debate

Our Campaigns Officer was pleased to pose a question related to Canadian ALONG THE investments in Canadian aid and role in global health at a local candidates’ CAMPAIGN TRAIL debate. Thank you to MP Chandra Arya and participating candidates for taking the topic seriously and providing thought provoking responses.

During the election, RESULTS advocates hit the ground by meeting with candidates in their local areas. MP Iqra Khalid – Erin Mills

“I enjoyed talking to MP Khalid about RESULTS Canada, our mission and international development. She is very informed and passionate about human rights and we had a very insightful discussion about the role that Canadians can play to ensure that girls and women get the education they deserve, both at home and abroad. She was very willing to talk with me, and she is certainly an ally of RESULTS Canada.” - RESULTS volunteer

Staff of Staff of MP Gagan Sikand Mississauga – Streetsville

“MP Seeback’s Campaign Manager was very “MP Sikand’s staff member was very supportive generous with his time and interested in of Canadian contributions to international RESULTS Canada. We had an interesting talk development and foreign aid. He was passionate Hon. about the role of international development about a wide range of issues, including education, and poverty alleviation in curbing global vaccination and infectious diseases, and conflicts. He emphasized his belief that children’s health in the Global South. Though I “It was wonderful to speak with the Hon. Carolyn international development is both altruistic was unable to talk to Mr. Sikand directly, his staff Bennett in her campaign office around the and beneficial to Canadians in the long-run by member was very responsive and interested in the importance of Canadian aid and sexual reproductive contributing to a more stable world.” work that RESULTS Canada does.” health and rights." – RESULTS staff - RESULTS volunteer – RESULTS volunteer

A PARLIAMENTARIAN’S YEAR IN REVIEW 2019 21 photo credit: /Justin Tang

2019 Government of Canada Minister of International Development

RESULTS Canada wishes to congratulate the RESULTS Canada would like to especially 2019 Trudeau Government and all Members of congratulate Hon. for her role Parliament who were elected in the 43rd Canadian as the Minister of International Development. Parliament. It takes community leaders from all We look forward to working with you on ending sides of the aisle to make a difference in the world. extreme poverty around the world.

A PARLIAMENTARIAN’S YEAR IN REVIEW 2019 22 PARLIAMENTARY STREET SIGHTINGS PARLIAMENTARY STREET SIGHTINGS

Thanks for the opportunity to chat and we look forward to more discussions!

Conservative Party Leader, Hon.

Hon. In between meetings in - Former Minister of Health with Members of Parliament, RESULTS Canada’s Parliamentary NDP Leader, Jagmeet Singh After participating in a public engagement event Affairs Manager ran into the in Toronto, RESULTS Canada’s Public Engagement Conservative Party Leader, Coordinator said hello to the Former Minister of Hon. Andrew Scheer with Our Parliamentary Affairs Manager met NDP Health, Hon. Ginette Petitpas at the Toronto his wife and children at the Leader Jagmeet Singh and his wife at his book Billy Bishop Airport. GO train station. signing at a Chapters bookstore in Ottawa.

A PARLIAMENTARIAN’S YEAR IN REVIEW 2019 23 Hon. Catherine McKenna – Former Minister Hon. Marie-Claube Bibeau – Former of Environment and Climate Change Minister of International Development

While attending a local event, RESULTS volunteers While attending a ceremony for International struck up a conversation with Hon. Catherine McKenna Development Week at the National Arts Centre, and took a photo with our “I Care” postcards to RESULTS volunteers thanked Hon. Marie-Claude showcase that they care about Canadian aid. Bibeau for her support.

A PARLIAMENTARIAN’S YEAR IN REVIEW 2019 24 PARLIAMENTARY STREET SIGHTINGS MP Anita MP Vandenbeld

While canvassing Volunteers stopped door to door, MP by the office of MP Han Dong (then Anita Vandenbeld candidate) spoke (then candidate) and with our RESULTS took a photo with our volunteer about “I Care” postcards Canadian aid. to show support for Canadian aid.

MP Soraya Martinez

A RESULTS volunteer attended a local event organized MP William Amos by MP Soraya Martinez (then MP Greg Fergus candidate) to discuss While marching in the climate strike in the streets the importance of of Ottawa, our Public Engagement Coordinator Canadian aid and spoke with MP William Amos (then candidate) RESULTS staff and volunteers spoke with MPGreg Fergus the program and about the importance of Canadian aid and the (then candidate) to thank him for his support while showing improved policy work of RESULTS. their support during the climate march in Ottawa. priorities of RESULTS.

A PARLIAMENTARIAN’S YEAR IN REVIEW 2019 PARLIAMENTARY STREET SIGHTINGS 25 On behalf of RESULTS Canada volunteers from across the country, we thank all parliamentarians for another year of successful actions towards ending extreme poverty.

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