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+ NEWS “MP SHARES 2022 ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND 2023 FRIORITES 3 § av LEA 3 dlea@metroland.com Oakville: member ofF Pax = liament ani g National “Defence anita Anand recently took a look a back ee ‘the federal govern- 3 ment's accomplishments of 3? 2022 and at what's coming in 2023. Here are 12 of the key things she focused on dur- inga Wednesday, Dec. 21in- tervic L “Some of the accom- plishments Anand _ refer- enced for 2022 included: cut- jeaver | Th hurd, through a $10-a-day child care plan; doubling the GST tax credit for six months through Bill C505 imple enting a plan to help. “people bt buy eir first home; and per- manently removing inter- est on federal student loans. 2. Creating new electric vehicle charging stations across Oakville and sup- porting local businesses and young people through the Canada Summer Jobs be aati some accom- plishments Anand pointed to that are closer to home. She said that through the ida Summer Jobs Pro- nesses and organizations in Oakville, creating more than 700 jobs. She called on local businesses and orga- nizations to apply for this fundi iow noting the ling deadline for applications is Jan. 12. 3. As Minister of Nation- alDefence Anand noted the year began by extending and expanding Operation UNIFIER, which has seen the Canadian military train more than 34,000 vasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, Anand noted Canada began delivering military equipment to the besieged speaks with members of the Canadian Armed Forces photo Oakville MP and Minister of National Defence Anita Anand Canadian Armed Forces. Anand recently visited Scotland, Kuwait and Jordon where she thanked Canadian holiday season. nation. So far Anand says Canada has committed more than $1 billion in mil- itary aid alone. This aid has included providing anti- tank weapons systems and M777 howitzers along with ammunition. Canada has al- so provided non-military aid including cameras for drones and 500,000 articles of winter clo 5. Anand said "2022 also saw Canada commit to for their emissions. 7. The Oakville member of Parliament said ue would also be ahead with tax credits for for companies that invest in clean technology and clean hydrogen. 8. She said the govern- ment would continue its work in creating the Sus Ginable Jobs applications to join the Ca- nadian_ mili have in- creased following the gov- ernment's decision to allow permanent residents to join. tL Anand said 2023 would also see movement on recommendations to tackle military sexual mis- conduct. Former Supreme Court justice Louise Ar- cee to bring together workers, unions, employ- ers and training institu- tions across the country to examine the skills of the la- bour force today, forecast iture skills requirements tions | in her review of sexu- al misconduct and sexual harassment in the Depart- ment of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces. Anand said the gov- ernment would be moving forward with all these rec- i She also and develop curriculum, 20 i dentials, and on- years | {fon modernize North _ site learning to help 15,000 ‘an Aerospace De- workers upgrade and gain foment Command (Norad). new skills for jobs in a low- 6. Looking ahead at 2023 carbon economy. Anand said some of the fed- eral government's priori- ties would include: moving ahead with the Canada Growth Fund, which aims to attract private capital in- vestment projects that will contribute to reducing Canada's greenhouse gas 9. As Minister of Nation- al Defence Anand said Can- ada would continue to stand with Ukraine in 2023. Increasing recruit- ment in the Armed. Forces 7 was ie a another Anand ‘noted t that basen said an external monitor has already been created to oversee the implementa- tion of the recommenda: tions. "We're going to pi vide quarterly ipdates “to said Canada is nearing fi- nalization of an agreement to purchase 88 new fighter aircraft. Advertorial Create a new, healthier you at Live Well Exercise Clinic Commit to improving your health and fitness this, motivators fr jinng fs Even though a lot of People new year by enrolling in an exercise program with proven success. At Oakville’s Live Well Exercise Clinic your fitness journey begins with personalized and supervised programs created by clinical exercise physiologists Supported by expert guidance, per- nal atten friendship. 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