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March 2021: Spring Householder A BETTER CANADA—PART II WORKING HARD FOR OUR COMMUNITY MARCH 2021 AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A BASIC INCOME STRATEGY IN CANADA On February 22, I introduced my Private Member’s Bill C-273—the first time a bill for guaranteed basic income has been introduced in JULIE DZEROWICZ Canada. There is already strong and substantial evidence that supports the effectiveness of guaranteed basic income but there is much less MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT information on the best ways or models to implement and deliver basic income. Bill C-273 is focused on enabling the capacity to frame, test and validate different models of implementation and to provide new data. DAVENPORT This comes at a critical time. Canada’s current social welfare system was created in the 1970s and no matter how many times it is adjusted too many Canadians continue to fall through the cracks. It has become PARLIAMENT HILL OFFICE COMMUNITY OFFICE EMAIL @juliedzerowicz overly complex, misses many of the Canadians most in need and income Room 502, Justice Building 1202 Bloor Street West [email protected] inequality continues to grow. At the same time, the world of work is Julie and basic income advocates Sheila Regehr, Floyd Marinescu, and House of Commons Toronto, Ontario @juliedzerowicz Meeting up with the team at West Toronto Legal Stopping by Urban Gardener while visiting Dupont businesses Helping deliver food to those in need at WEBSITE changing faster than ever before. More workers are in the gig economy, colleagues Hon. Wayne Easter, MP Annie Koutrakis and Sen. Kim Pate at the Services Dovercourt Boys and Girls Club Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0A6 M6H 1N2 there are more temporary and short-term jobs and many other jobs are Press Conference for Julie’s Private Member’s Bill C-273 613.992.2576 416.654.8048 juliedzerowicz.ca @juliedzerowicz being threatened by automation. issues and to build our economic and social structures back better! We need a social safety net that can better manage labour changes Equal opportunity for everyone to succeed is one of my A MESSAGE FROM YOUR MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT, JULIE DZEROWICZ and support all workers while being able to quickly adapt to future fundamental values and is at the heart of Bill C-273. Only by disruptions—a basic income program can offer that and can be the ensuring that we have a system that properly supports Canadians, cornerstone of Canada’s innovation and economic growth strategy. that provides true stability and removes all obstacles to access Davenport friends and neighbours: amis et voisins de Davenport: There is also information on Bill C-273, the Private Mem- Our government is about to invest $70-$100 billion to restart our economy, to opportunity will we enable Canadians, and Canada itself, to ber’s Bill I introduced in the House of Commons on Basic and now is the time to experiment and test new ideas; to fix structural achieve its potential. It’s spring! The daylight is brighter, the days are longer, more Income. Created in the 1970s, our social welfare system birds are singing and, in terms of this pandemic we are start- simply is not set up to meet the needs of 21st century SUPPORTING BLACK CANADIANS FIGHTING SYSTEMIC RACISM AND IMPROVING ing to see the light at the end of the tunnel. workers; and no matter how many band-aids to the sys- OUR CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM Four vaccines have now been approved by Health Canada, tem we attempt, still too many people fall through the and millions of vaccines are arriving in Canada on a weekly cracks. It’s time for the federal government to start exper- Our riding is home to many Black Canadians, including entrepreneurs, According to recent statistics, Black Canadians make up over Dropping by for a pick-me-up at Two Hot Babes Meeting with Akin Collective at their Sterling Ave. location Davenport Indigenous Townhall with the Hon. imenting with different ideas that will set us up for future non-profit leaders, activists, and—during her career as a teacher—the 7% of the federal inmate population, despite constituting only Coffee Marc Miller, Minister of Indigenous Services basis. It’s now just a matter of time before all who want to be vaccinated get a vaccine. economic success and provide every Canadian with an Honourable Jean Augustine. 3.5% of the Canadian population. Similarly, Indigenous people equal opportunity to succeed. in 2020 represented 4.3% of the Canadian population but In under a year, our federal Liberal government has made an urgent This issue provides an update on the fight against COVID-19 made up 30% of the prison population. I want to thank everyone who participated in the Daven- and sustained effort to address systemic racism in Canada, especially with updates on vaccines, and a summary of the program sup- port Vaccine Town Hall I hosted with special guest Steven anti-Black racism. We made these decisive steps: Our federal government has made a very strong commitment ports that have been extended for businesses and Canadians to tackling systemic racism and discrimination. That’s why until the summer. MacKinnnon, Parliamentary Secretary to Minister Anita • Directed Statistics Canada to collect and share disaggregated data we’ve introduced Bill C-22, which will help eliminate policies Anand and to all those who took part in the Davenport that have contributed to higher rates of imprisonment for Tax Town Hall with special guest Jeanne Cheng. My next • Improving diversity and representation of Black Canadians, It also focusses on the tremendous work the federal govern- Indigenous peoples and Black Canadians. roundtable will be with Davenport Small Businesses. As in senior ranks of the public service by announcing a $12M ment is doing on items not related to the pandemic including we come out of this pandemic, I want to hear what more investment over 3 years to devise a plan and set benchmarks for Bill C-22 will help fight racism and discrimination in our climate change, criminal justice reform and tackling system- inclusion and address systemic barriers criminal justice system by: Davenport Environment Townhall with Hon. Jonathan Calling in on Angela de Mesquita, President of Brasil Prime Minister Trudeau, Julie and Liberal ic racism, addressing gun violence, and investment in public the federal government can do to support our local econ- Wilkinson, Minister of Environment & Climate Change Remittance colleagues take part in anti-bullying Pink Shirt Day transit. There is not enough space in this householder to relay omies and our small businesses that are the lifelines of • Provided economic support for an equal recovery by investing • Eliminating minimum mandatory sentences that our communities. This will take place on March 24 at 7pm. disproportionately penalize young and racialized peoples everything the federal government is working on, but you will in the Workplace Opportunities and Barriers to Equity Program get a sense of key priority items. If you would like a more Feel free to contact my office if you would like to sign up and modernizing the Employment Equity Act • Helping to ensure drug addiction is treated as a health issue first comprehensive update, I encourage you to sign up for my and let’s continue to support our local businesses! • Increasing the availability of conditional sentences as an weekly email updates sent out most Friday evenings. You can • Launched a $221M Black Entrepreneurship Program to address Finally, keep an eye out for Federal Budget 2021—it is alternative to prison sign up by clicking on the “Get Updates” tab on my website the gap in opportunities for Black entrepreneurs by providing anticipated to come out in the coming weeks. I will be start-up loans and access to financial services The federal government will also invest in programs that (juliedzerowicz.ca) or you can follow me on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram—@juliedzerowicz. hosting a Zoom session to update the community re- • Launched a Black procurement pilot that opens specific government tackle the root causes of crime in our cities. garding the Budget when it comes out and to answer any supply contracts to Black-owned or led small businesses questions. Stay tuned for more details. As always, do not hesitate to connect with my office if there is something I • Invested an additional $50M in community-led initiatives to fight Visiting Dundas Street’s Nevada Rose Celebrating Vietnamese New Year with Canada Vietnam Visiting Lisboa Hardware in Davenport’s Little can do to be helpful—we are here to serve you. racism as part of the federal Anti-Racism Strategy Society’s Julie Nguyen, Min. Mary Ng, Mayor Tory & others Portugal In Budgets 2018 and 2019, our government made major investments It’s an honour and privilege to serve you Davenport. in Black communities, including community projects, programs for Sincerely, mental health, and more. We also established a federal Anti-Racism Strategy, which has funded some amazing programs in Davenport. Systemic racism has drastic effects in the legal system, the public service, employment, economic opportunity, and daily life for Black, Indigenous, and racialized Canadians. Our federal government will continue to find ways to change this, because only when everyone has equal access to opportunity will our country live up to its potential. At Davenport’s Museum of Contemporary Art With Pia at the Pia Bouman School for Ballet and Creative Davenport Federal Budget Townhall 2021 Julie Dzerowicz With Amanuel Melles, Executive Director of the Network for the Advancement (MOCA) with Executive Director Kathleen Bartels Movement of Black Communities, and friends celebrating Black History Month (pre-COVID) Walking along St. Clair with community leader Joe Pinto while visiting Corso Italia businesses Member of Parliament | Davenport LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL WE HAVE YOUR BACK! A BETTER CANADA—PART I THE ROAD TO SEPTEMBER EMERGENCY SUPPORTS PROGRESS ON CLIMATE CHANGE Emergency Supports continues as we move out of the second wave, out of lockdown and await our turn for a vaccine.
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