A Parliamentarian’s Year in Review 2019 2019 TABLE OF CONTENTS A Powerful Team: Stepping Up the Fight to End Tuberculosis 11 RESULTS Canada & 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 Government of Canada 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 Stephanie Kusie 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 Judy Sgro and Tom Kmiec for your twitter 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 Rob Oliphant 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 Sven Spengemann Thank you MP Sven Spengemann for meeting with RESULTS Meeting with Ziad Aboultaif 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. Kamal Khera, 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 Chandra Arya, Iqra Khalid, opportunity to see first-hand how Julie Dzerowicz, Yasmin Ratansi, Canada supports development Gagan Sikand, Dean Allison, Scott programs through educational Simms, Gudie Hutchings, 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, Don Davies 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. Maryam Monsef 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. Mike Lake, Randeep Sarai, Sonia Sidhu 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 Salma Ataullahjan and MPs Omar Alghabra, Dean Allison, Matt Jeneroux, Iqra Khalid, Hon.