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ONTARIO PREMIER KATHLEEN WYNNE JOINED PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU IN ANNOUNCING OVER $2.97 BILLION IN FUNDINGIN SUPPORT OF TRANSIT AND TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS ACROSS THE PROVINCE.

INDIAN ORIGIN STEP-MOM ALLEGEDLYACCUSED OF KILLING GIRL IN US

INDO-CANADIAN SIKH MP ISFIRST FEMALE LEADER OF HOUSE

NEW YORK, (IANS) The killing of anine-year-old Indian girl from Punjabby her stepmother took a sordid turnon Sunday when authorities arrestedher ex-husband and accused him ofhelping her hide. Raymond Narayanwas accused of helping his ex-wifeShamdai Arjun Pardas leave her home after allegedly strangling herstepdaughter on Friday and trying to hide her in his house, Ron Brown,the top public prosecutor for the New York city district of Queens, said ina statement on Sunday. Meanwhile, Pardas was produced in QueensCriminal Court on Sunday and formally charged before Judge GeraldBeibovitz with murdering Ashdeep Kaur, who had come from India to theUS about three months ago to join her father. I CONTD. ON PAGE 6

BARRIE - The Government of Canada remains committed tomaking significant investments in infrastructure that willimprove our public transit systems, strengthen Canadiancommunities, and help create jobs and grow the middle classnow while building a strong foundation for a sustainable eco-nomic future.Today, the Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, and the Premier ofOntario, Kathleen Wynne, announced a bilateral agreement thatwill provide more than $2.97 billion in combined funding - by theGovernment of Canada, Ontario, and municipalities - for projectsacross the province.This agreement will reduce commute times and make publictransit more efficient and inclusive, so that millions of peoplespend less time waiting in traffic, and more time doing the thingsthey love.These investments mean renewed and expanded transit sys-tems, upgraded transit vehicles, timely repairs to subwaytracks, new public transit express routes, and enhanced accessi-bility that will help improve the quality of life for Ontarians.

"We are committed to investments that will make a realdifference in our communities - investments that will giveCanadians more time to spend with loved ones, and to be outenjoying all that their towns and cities have to offer. Theseinvestments will provide Ontarians with improved public transitsystems that will get them to work on time, and back homequickly and safely. They will also help generate new jobs, growthe middle class, promote a healthier environment, and lay asolid foundation for the sustainable economy of the future." -Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada"I am delighted Ontario has reached an agreement with thefederal government on the Public Transit Infrastructure Fund.This par tnership between Ontario, the federal government andour municipalities builds on the historic infrastructure invest-ments Ontario is already making as par t of our economic planfor jobs and growth. The projects suppor ted through this newagreement will make people's everyday transit experiencesbetter and suppor t the growth of our low-carbon economy fordecades." - Kathleen Wynne, Premier of Ontario

OTTAWA, (IANS) Indo-Canadian Sikh Cabinet Min-ister Bardish Chagger was sworn in as the new leaderof the government in the House of Commons, becom-ing the first woman to hold the position in the Canadianparliament, the media reported. "This is a tremen-dous opportunity. I CONTD. ON PAGE 6

Catherine McKenna under scannerDESK REPORT / OTTAWA - Cather ineMcKenna, Canada's Environment Minister paida French photojournalist $10,681 to take herimages while she was there to attend theCOP21 conference on climate change. Theamount was $6,662 but paid in Euros. The gov-ernment replying to concern has informed themain reason of not taking a Canadian photog-rapher from here was to save the government travel costs. However,media is questioning if it is correct to use such a large amount oftaxpayers money on photographs alone.

DESK REPORT / TORONTO - In this week's exclusive survey whereYudhvir Jaswal, Group Editor and CEO of YMedia asked community ifthey are satisfied with the performance of the Liberal Government sofar and an overwhelming majority gave reply in affirmative. Conductedon Southasian PULSE Prime Time on Tuesday morning between 10amto 12 noon, the community hoped that with focus on spending inimproving infrastructure, the Liberal government is right on track ofdevelopment. The station received nearly 40 votes in affirmativeagainst only 14 who showed their d ismay with the Liberalgovernment's performance. YMedia regularly holds weekly polls onvarious issues that of interest to the community and publish theirresults on all five of its media platforms every week.

Federal Liberal Health Ministeron spending spree

DESK REPORT/OTTAWA - The Federal LiberalHealth Minister Jane Philpott is once again un-der scanner for spending too much on travel.After the news of making large payment for al imousine service, she paid $520 to AirCanada's executive airpor t lounges in Nor thAmerica and Europe. Though the minister hassaid she will repay the money, Tory MP ColinCarrie, also a health critic in the Conservative shadow cabinet, hassaid the whole episode shows the minister's lack of judgment anddisrespect for Canadian taxpayer.

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Jacqueline Fernandez and Govinda on the sets of reality dance show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa season 9 in Mumbai (IANS).

Was Katrina Kaif willing to give upher career for Ranbir Kapoor?

SIDHARTH MALHOTRA AND KATRINA KAIF IN THE FIRST LOOK OF KALA CHASHMA SONG FROM THEIR FILM BAAR BAAR DEKHO.

LAKME FASHION WEEK AND DESIGNER MANISH MALHOTRA ANNOUNCE THE NEXT STEP IN DIGITAL REVOLUTION WITH ETIHADAIRWAYS IN MUMBAI (IANS).

MUMBAI: Amidst all the drama, confessions and revelations madeon Ranbir Kapoor's relationship with Katrina Kaif, here's another sur-prise in offing. In a recent tell-all interview, Ranbir spilled his hear tout on national television saying that Kat had been 'one of the mostinfluential, motivational entity' in his life. When asked about why hedid not comment on the break-up, Ranbir said that he had not even said thathe has broken up because he didn't find the need to say it. He said that it was toodear to him and he did not want to talk about it. He further added that he shares agreat creative partnership with Katrina Kaif and admires her work ethics. He addedthat his relationship was punctured by a lot of things like 'baseless reports andperceptions.' There were reports that later claimed that the actress heard about the

interview but was indifferent to it and turned a deaf ear. Reports on Tuesday claimthat the actor's words were a far cry away from his actions, stating that he took theactress for 'granted' in their six-year-long relationship. A source close to the coupleclaims that Katrina put 'her career on hold' and even stopped signing filmsfor the sake of their relationship. She was also 'preparing to become MrsRanbir Kapoor', but was left in the lurch by the actor. Reports also statethat Ranbir is trying hard to clear the air before he begins promoting'Jagga Jasoos' with Katrina. But while questions still remain aboutKatrina and Ranbir's romantic equation, one thing's for sure, we willget to see them together on-screen once again in Anurag Basu's 'JaggaJasoos' that releases next year.

Ranveer Singh in a mother's role, no way!MUMBAI, (IANS) Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh, who plays a motherin "Ranveer Ching Returns", says that he always wanted to do a roleof a mother. The Rohit Shetty directorial for a leading food brand wasreleased on Friday. The six-minute-long TVC stars Ranveer Singh andsouthern superstar Tamannaah Bhatia.Ranveer said, "I always wanted to do a role of a mother. And thanks toRohit, I finally got to play this par t." But in between Rohit quipped "itsgood Ranveer did not say that I made him a mother". The ad showsRanveer as a messiah of masses, and is packed with high-octaneaction, a romantic angle, dance number and not-to-miss moment.In the film the actor is starring in his own mother's role as Maa Ching,dressed as an old lady. The ad is packed with all the ingredients of amini-film and plenty of madness and special effects. Director RohitShetty while addressing the media spoke about the madness oneneeds to make such a TVC."One needs to be little mad for this kind of thing. We all are little

cracked in upper chamber. You must have seen in my film. you needto be little mad for this line of work. I was giving it a lot of thought;should I do it, How to do it? Then Ranveer Singh Joined the team andhe said let's go all out and do it," said Rohit.Rohit said, "Special effects in the film are done by Ajay Devgn'sCompany. And though Ranveer never shows off but he is a very goodscriptwriter as the basic concept of the ad was also by Ranveer.""Baahubali" famed actress Tamannaah is all happy working with"Bajirao Mastani" star and says, "The way you por tray heroism is oneof its kind. I think Ranveer is superhot in this AD. He is baap ofheroes." The dialogues in the film are written by Milap Zaveri

Jacqueline: Didn't have anyconfidence before 'Kick', really??MUMBAI, (IANS) Actress Jacqueline Fernandez considers"Kick" a turning point in her life, and says before featuring in theSalman Khan-starrer, she lacked confidence. "Post-'Kick', thingshave changed. Since 'Kick', it has been great work (for me) andit has been good. The offers have been great too. I am hoping Ijust keep growing," Jacqueline told the media here."I think what went wrong before 'Kick' was... I feel I didn't haveany confidence before 'Kick'. That was the only thing whichwent wrong. When I look back, I feel I didn't have the confi-dence back then," she added. "Kick", released in 2014, had done wellat the box office. The Sri Lankan beauty has been enjoying her tryst withcommercial cinema in Bollywood. "It is extremely exciting. When you area part of big commercial films, it's an amazing feeling. Having back-to-back releases feels great. It is taxing as well. You have to be on it, beaware, be focussed... And it can get very taxing." Jacquelinewas recently seen in "Housefull 3" and "Dishoom" and now sheis busy promoting her for thcoming enter tainer "A Flying Jatt".

KAMAL HAASAN ANDFRENCH AWARD, WOW!CHENNAI, (IANS) Actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan is all set tobe awarded the Chevalier de L'Ordre Ar ts et Letters (TheKnight of the Order of Ar ts and Letters) by the French govern-ment, as par t of France's premiere award."The distinction, which is yet another laurel for the actor, is inrecognition of his high level of ar tistic excellence and hisdistinguished career achievements. The award will be con-ferred on Kamal Haasan at a special ceremony," read a state-ment from Haasan.The award is presented "to recognize eminent ar tists andwriters, as well as people who have contributed significantlyto fur thering the ar ts in France and throughout the world."Other Indian recipients of the award include late Tamil actorSivaj i Ganeshan, Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya RaiBachchan, Nandita Das and Shah Rukh Khan.

SAIF FINDS KAREENA VERYSEXY IN 'YEH MERA DIL' SONGMUMBAI, (IANS) For Kareena Kapoor Khan "the best compli-ment" till date by her actor-producer husband Saif Ali Khan isfor her remix song "Yeh Mera Dil" in the 2006-releasedShahrukh Khan starrer "Don". Saif finds her sexy in the song."The hairstyle for the song 'Yeh Mera Dil' was very sexy. Andmy husband always tells me even though you're overweight(in the song) you looked very sexy," says Kareena."That's the best compliment for me," said Kareena at an eventorganised by Adhuna Bhabani's hair salon Bblunt. The "Hero-ine" actress is paranoid about cutting her hair and thinks hairplays an impor tant par t for an actress to por tray a role. "Theentire softness of Rosy in 'Taalash' came out because of herhairstyle. Hair plays an impor tant par t in building a charac-ter," she said.

SRK shares glimpses fromfilm shoot in PragueMUMBAI, (IANS) Superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who is cur-rently shooting for filmmaker Imtiaz Ali's "The Ring" in Prague,has shared with his fans some glimpses from the film's set.Shah Rukh on Sunday night took to Instagram, where he shared aphotograph of himself standing in front of a monument holding an orangecoloured flag. "Imtiaz said I could post this picture from the sets...Promised there will be some close-ups of me in the film too," Shah Rukhcaptioned the image. This is the first time that the "Dil Se.." star hascollaborated with Ali for the film. Anushka Sharma plays the female leadin the movie. This will be pair's third on screen outing together after"Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi" and "Jab Tak Hai Jaan".

Priyanka Chopra scores over 10mn followers on InstagramMUMBAI, (IANS) Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra, whohas garnered international popularity with American TV show"Quantico", has scored 10 million followers on Instagram.Priyanka, who is currently shooting for the second season of"Quantico", shared her excitement on Instagram and Twitter.She shared a mini clip of herself in which she is seen spor t-ing sunglasses with digits 1 and 0 on each of its lens."Thankful for our 10 million family on Instagram... Lots of loveand gratitude! 10 Mn for Priyanka on Insta," she captioned themini-clip. On the work front, the 34-year-old will be seen inthe Hollywood film "Baywatch" starring Dwayne Johnson andZac Efron. She wil l also be seen as a guest judge onsupermodel Heidi Klum's "Project Runway".

Vivek Oberoi to be trained byDaniel CraigMUMBAI, (IANS) Actor Vivek Oberoi will be trained by Holly-wood star Daniel Craig's trainer Anthony Pecora for twoprojects -- a web series titled "Khel" and Ram Gopal Varma's"Rai". "Vivek has already star ted training with Anthony rigor-ously last week and the versatile actor has been working outfor two hours daily. It includes weight training, FTX (fitness exchange)and cardio exercises," said a source close to the actor. The "Saathiya"star says he is enjoying to train under Pecora, who trained Craig for"Casino Royale" and "Skyfall". "Both roles are special to me, so I want toensure that my fans see me in a different avatar. We are spending twohours in the gym everyday and I am enjoying it. "The training is ona different level altogether, but Anthony does make the pro-cess easier. Now, I know why he is called one of the best inthe business," Vivek said in a statement.


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RECEPTION HELD FOR INDIA'S 69THINDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS IN VAUGHAN

COUNCILLOR GURPREET DHILLON AND NDP LEADER JAGMEET SINGH CELEBRATED INDEPENDENCEDAYS OF CANADA AND INDIA AT FATHER TOBIN SENIORS CLUB RECENTLY.

NAVDEEP BAINS, MINISTER OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTCONNECTING WITH COMMUNITY IN SUDBURY.



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ROME, (IANS) A powerful 6.2 magnitude ear thquake ripped throughthe mountains in central Italy on Wednesday, claiming at least 120lives as it flattened several villages and towns, Prime Minister MatteoRenzi said. "At least 120 people have been killed and 368 injured in anear thquake that hit a mountainous area of central Italy," BBC quotedRenzi as saying."This is not a final toll," Renzi warned. A series of aftershocks strucktowns in the region, toppling scores of buildings, according to re-por ts. Many persons are still believed trapped beneath building de-bris, while rescuers were struggling to reach remote villages andtowns levelled in the quake.The Prime Minister had paid tribute to the volunteers and civil de-

120 dead in Italy earthquake: PM Renzi

BRAMPTON MPS AT BRAMPTON TOWN HALL FOR DEMOCRATIC REFORM. SEEN IN THE IMAGE ARE MP RAJ GREWAL, MP SONIASIDHU, MP RUBY SAHOTA, MP RAMESHWAR SANGHA, MP KAMAL KHERA, MP MARK HOLLAND AND MP RANDEEP SARAI.

CALDERSTONE SENIORS CLUB CELEBRATED CANADA AND INDIAN INDEPENDENCE DAYS RECENTLY. THE EVENT WAS GRACED BY COUNCILLOR GURPREET DHILLON AND OTHER DIGNITARIES.

Sikh candidates billboardgraffitied with ISIS in NZ

MELBOURNE, (PTI) A Sikh candidate, who is running for a place inthe city council of Hamilton in New Zealand, has had one of hiselection billboards defaced with the word ISIS plastered over it inblack paint. Yugraj Singh Mahil, the first Sikh to run for a place onHamiltons city council, was pictured on the billboard with anothercandidate Anna Casey-Cox, Radio New Zealand reported.Both are first time candidates in the citys east ward, standing aspart of the Community Voice group. Mahil said the campaign hadbeen going well until he received the news that one of his billboardsin the suburb of Hillcrest was graffitied with the word "ISIS"."Its more than insulting. People mostly change the appearance ofthe person but tagging such a group is very harsh, very distressful,"he was quoted as saying. Mahil said in his 17 years in Hamilton hehad never faced this sort of behaviour. "I think this is due to theturban; that happens sometimes, people get confused, they thinkonly Muslims wear turbans," he said. However, with Hamiltonsgurdwara the first to be established in New Zealand, he said, mostpeople in the area were more aware."Sometimes these sort of things, I think teenagers or kids they do it,they dont have enough knowledge about the religions and they dontknow the difference," he said. Anna Casey-Cox said she found outyesterday when she saw a photo of the billboard on Facebook andwithin 20 minutes they were able to take the billboard down andclean off the words. She said it was one thing to deface a billboardwith something like a moustache, but painting the name of theviolent extremist group was sick and ignorant.

Indian-American coupledonates $100,000 for Sikh,

Punjabi research in US

WASHINGTON (PTI) - An Indian-American couple has donatedUSD 100,000 to a top American university to suppor t graduatestudents studying Sikh and Punjabi culture there.The endowment by Harkeerat and Deepta Dhillon, to Univer-sity of California, Riverside, will help attract graduate stu-dents with an interest in Sikh and Punjabi culture, and suppor tfieldwork on Sikh communities in the United States, theunivestity said in a statement. "This gift is a testament to their commitment to higher educa-tion, their passion for the ar ts and humanities, and their desireto expand the knowledge base about Sikh and Punjabi culture,"said Milagros Peña, dean of the College of Humanities, Ar ts,and Social Sciences.The Harkeerat and Deepta Dhillon Endowed Research Awardfor Sikh and Punjabi Studies in the Ar ts and Humanities willprovide much-needed suppor t for disser tation research andwriting on ar ts and humanities topics that relate to Sikh andPunjabi culture, said Pashaura Singh, professor, Jasbir SinghSaini Endowed Chair of Sikh and Punjabi Studies, and chair ofthe Depar tment of Religious Studies. Dhillon, a prominent Riv-erside or thopaedic and hand surgeon, had earlier helped raisefunds needed to launch the endowed chair in Sikh Studies in2008. "We believe that establishing this award will enhancethe belief that this is an educational institute that recognisesdiversity and teaches diversity," he said.

fence officials who rushed to the scene in the middle of the night andused their bare hands to dig for survivors. The ear thquake struck at ashallow depth of 10 km. The epicentre of the quake was in Norcia inUmbria, about 170 km nor th-east of Rome, while the hardest hit werethe towns of Amatrice, Accumoli and Pescara del Tronto.Much of the town of Amatrice was reduced to rubble. Amatrice isknown for its traditional all'amatriciana pasta sauce, and was gearingup to hold a festival celebrating the recipe this weekend, CNN re-por ted. The town is popular with holidaymakers and most of the 2,500people left displaced by the ear thquake were said to be visitors. TheItalian branch of the Red Cross sent at least 20 ambulances andsniffer dogs to affected areas alongside the Italian Defence Ministry.

NEW DELHI, (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday toldJammu and Kashmir opposition par ties that "there has to be a dia-logue" to end the weeks-long unrest in the valley but any solution tothe problem will be "within the Constitution" of India.The Prime Minister's statement indicates that the government may beconsidering some political initiative on Kashmir where the over-fiveweeks long agitation has left nearly 70 people dead in clashes be-tween pro-freedom protesters and security forces. Opposition par-ties in Delhi as well as in Kashmir have been pressing for politicalsolution to the unrest.At a meeting with a delegation of opposition par ties from the state,Modi expressed "deep concern and pain" over the violence in Kash-mir and the loss of lives in the unrest. "Those who lost their livesduring recent disturbances are par t of us, our nation. Whether thelives lost are of our youth, security personnel or police, it distressesus," Modi said, according to an official statement from the PrimeMinister's Office."There has to be a dialogue and we need to find a permanent and

lasting solution to the problem within the framework of the Constitu-tion," he said. Leaders of Kashmir opposition par ties led by formerChief Minister Omar Abdullah urged the Prime Minister for a politicalinitiative to deal with the unrest, complaining that the state and cen-tral governments had shown no political will to respond to the crisis-- the deadliest Kashmir has seen in six years.Abdullah said they told Modi that Kashmir was not an issue related tothe development or the lack of it. "It is a political issue and we told thePrime Minister that we need a political approach to deal with thesituation in Jammu and Kashmir," Abdullah told IANS. "If we don'tfind a political solution to this, then every time we'll repeat thesame mistake." The National Conference working president saidthe they handed over a memorandum to the Prime Minister warn-ing him against the "tried and tested formulations of dealing withthe issue in Kashmir administratively rather than politically. We areof the firm opinion that the central government should waste no fur-ther time in initiating a credible and meaningful dialogue with allstakeholders to address the unrest."

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BRAMPTON MAYOR LINDA JEFFREY WITH FUTURE LEADERS PRIOR TO A CITY HALL DEBATE.

ELIZABETH MAY TO CONTINUE ASLEADER OF GREEN PARTY OF CANADA

BRAMPTON MAYOR LINDA JEFFREY WITH COUNCILLOS PAT FORTINI AND GURPREET DHILLON AWARDING MEDALS TO TRACKFIELD WINNERS OF THE 55+ GAME.

Indian origin step-mom allegedlyaccused of killing girl in US

CONTD. FROM PAGE 1 "This is a horrifying case of a child, a defenceless nine-year-old, who was left in the care of her stepmother who allegedlystrangled her to death," Brown said. "Her actions, if true, arebeyond comprehension and must be severely punished."Judah Maltz, Pardas' lawyer, asked the judge to place her inprotective custody in jail, the New York Daily News repor ted.This will keep her away from other prisoners as New Yorkjails are notorious for brutal attacks by fellow inmates on thoseaccused of heinous crimes, especially those involving chil-dren. When authorities produced her in the cour t, she wore awhite jump suit made of a tough plastic material, Tyvek. Maltzsaid the 55-year-old Pardas denied killing the child and claimedthere was no proof that she did it. Michael Cur tis, the assistantprosecutor, made chilling new revelations in the cour t. Hesaid that on Tuesday Pardas had told Kaur's father, SukhjinderSingh, 35, that she would kill the child, the News repor ted.She had "repeatedly and on numerous occasions threatened tokill the victim", Cur tis said. "On Friday, she made good on thisthreat." Cur tis told the cour t that circumstantial evidence thatPardas killed the child is "overwhelming", according to theNews. Brown gave the following account: Narayan, who is 65years old, was seen by a witness leaving Singh's house inRichmond Hill around 5.30pm on Friday with Pardas and twoof her two grandchildren.

CONTD. FROM PAGE 1I have been involved in the political process for basically mywhole life," Chagger was quoted as saying, after her swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, by cbc.ca on Friday.Chagger, 36, replaces House leader Dominic LeBlanc. "I knowwhat democracy should look like. Democracy should be en-gaging Canadians. That is the leadership of our Prime Minis-ter," Chagger added. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeauexpressed his confidence that Chagger will be "a worthy suc-cessor." Chagger, who is a rookie MP and is one of the fourSikhs -- Harjit Sajjan, Navdeep Bains, Amarjeet Sohi being theother three -- was elected to Trudeau's cabinet in 2015,in amove that drew worldwide attention. Chagger had a brief andunremarkable stint as small business and tourism minister.She will retain that portfolio in addition to her new position.

Indo-Canadian Sikh MP isfirst female Leader of House

MP DEEPAK OBHRAI WITH MEMBERS OF RAJASTHAN ASSOCIATION OF CANADA AT INDIA DAY PARADE IN TORONTO.

OTTAWA - Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Par ty of Canada(MP, Saanich-Gulf Islands), released the following statementregarding her leadership decision: "After much reflection andconsideration, I am honoured to continue to serve as Leader ofthe Green Par ty of Canada," May said."Following a productive meeting with Federal Council on August21, the Par ty has taken impor tant steps to improve our policyproposal process, and will again allow all members to vote onnew policies passed at convention or special meetings infuture. "I look forward to continuing my work on the SpecialCommittee for Electoral Reform, and I will continue to hold theTrudeau administration to its promise to make every vote countand ensure 2015 is the last election held under our winner-take-all system. In order to do that, we need propor tional representa-tion that ensures Parliament better reflects the will of thepeople," May concluded.The GPC will hold a Special Meeting pursuant to its Constitutionand bylaws in the coming months to address three key tasks:review any resolutions from the August 2016 Convention thatlacked consensus; subject decisions of the August 2016Convention that lacked consensus to a consensus process andto deal with all remaining motions for which time elapsed; andreview and adopt improved processes for policy making. TheSpecial Meeting details will be announced at a later date.

HOME INSPECTORS TOBE LICENSED

Ontario - Minister of Government and Consumer Services Marie-France Lalonde announced Ontario's intent to introduce legisla-tion this fall that would, if passed, regulate the province's homeinspection industry in order to better protect consumers.If passed, the proposed changes would:* Require home inspectors to be licensed with proper qualifications* Set minimum standards for contracts, home inspection re-por ts, disclosures, and the performance of home inspections* Establish an independent Administrative Authority to admin-ister and enforce the home inspection licensing legislationand associated regulationsThese changes would ensure consumers benefit from qualityadvice, are protected from surprise costs and aware of safetyissues before buying a home. This will also create a levelplaying field for the home inspection industry, preventing in-spectors with little or no training from competing with quali-fied professionals by offering lower rates.Protecting Ontario's consumers is par t of the government'seconomic plan to build Ontario up and deliver on its number-one priority to grow the economy and create jobs. The four-par t plan includes helping more people get and create the jobsof the future by expanding access to high-quality college anduniversity education. The plan is making the largest infra-structure investment in hospitals, schools, roads, bridges andtransit in Ontario's history and is investing in a low-carboneconomy driven by innovative, high-growth, expor t-orientedbusinesses. The plan is also helping working Ontariansachieve a more secure retirement.

ONTARIO - Ontario is making it easier for commuters in Mississaugato access public transit by introducing new GO train trips along theMilton GO corridor and adding more parking spaces at both theStreetsville GO Station and the Square One GO Bus Terminal.Starting September 6, 2016, Metrolinx is adding one new morning andone new afternoon GO train trip between Milton and Toronto that willstop at all stations along the Milton line, including those in Mississauga:Lisgar, Meadowvale, Streetsville, Erindale, Cooksville and Dixie. Thenew trips will run as follows:* A new trip will depart from Milton GO Station at 5:59am eachweekday, making all stops to Union Station and arriving at 7am.* A new trip will depart from Union Station at 5:55pm each weekday,making all stops to Milton GO Station and arriving at 6:54pm.Also, construction will begin this fall to add over 250 parking spacesat the Streetsville GO Station, bringing the total number of availablespaces to more than 1,700. Construction is expected to be completedin early 2018. Construction will also begin this fall on approximately130 new parking spaces at the Square One Bus Terminal, bringing thetotal number of available parking spaces to more than 330, withcompletion expected next spring.Ontario is making the largest investment in public infrastructure in theprovince's history -- about $160 billion over 12 years, which is sup-porting 110,000 jobs every year across the province, with projectssuch as hospitals, schools, roads, bridges and transit. Since 2015, theprovince has announced support for more than 475 projects that willkeep people and goods moving, connect communities and im-prove quality of life.

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Investing $6.5 Million in Fire SafetyUpgrades For Community Service Agencies

NDP leader Jagmeet Singh met with Sunitha Kandoor, owner of the Shopper's Drugmart on Great Lakes Drive and her team.

PC LEADER PATRICK BROWN WITH THE TEAM OF TAMIL ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION.

COUNCILLOR GURPREET DHILLON BEING AWARDED A CERTIFICATE DURING AN EVENT ORGANIZED BY BRAMPTON SENIORS ON THEOCCASION OF INDIA'S INDEPENDENCE DAY. SEEN IN THE IMAGE IS ALSO MP RAJ GREWAL.

Ontario - Ontario is providing $6.5 million to improve the fire safety ofcommunity service agency facilities where some of Ontario's mostvulnerable people receive services. The Minister of Community andSocial Services Dr. Helena Jaczek made the announcement today atCommunity Living Newmarket/Aurora District, which provides pro-grams that suppor t people with developmental disabilities in YorkRegion.Across Ontario, more than 130 facilities from over 40 agencies willreceive funding to improve fire safety this year. Types of projects willinclude:" Fire alarm system upgrades" Installation of fire doors and separations" Sprinkler system installations.This investment brings the total funding to improve fire safety in de-velopmental and community service agency facilities to more than$15 million since 2014-15. Ontario is making the largest investment

in public infrastructure in the province's history -- about $160 billionover 12 years, which is suppor ting 110,000 jobs every year acrossthe province, with projects such as hospitals, schools, roads, bridgesand transit. Since 2015, the province has announced suppor t for morethan 475 projects that will keep people and goods moving, connectcommunities and improve quality of life.Investing in community service agency facilities is par t of thegovernment's economic plan to build Ontario up and deliver on itsnumber-one priority to grow the economy and create jobs. The four-par t plan includes helping more people get and create the jobs of thefuture by expanding access to high-quality college and universityeducation. The plan is making the largest infrastructure investment inhospitals, schools, roads, bridges and transit in Ontario's history and isinvesting in a low-carbon economy driven by innovative, high-growth, export-oriented businesses. The plan is also helping working Ontarians achieve amore secure retirement.

TWO MORE GO TRAIN TRIPSAND PARKING FORCOMMUTERS IN MISSISSAUGAONTARIO - Ontario is making it easier for commuters inMississauga to access public transit by introducing new GOtrain trips along the Milton GO corridor and adding more park-ing spaces at both the Streetsville GO Station and the SquareOne GO Bus Terminal.Star ting September 6, 2016, Metrolinx is adding one new morn-ing and one new afternoon GO train trip between Milton andToronto that will stop at all stations along the Milton line, in-cluding those in Mississauga: Lisgar, Meadowvale,Streetsville, Erindale, Cooksville and Dixie. The new trips willrun as follows:" A new trip will depart from Milton GO Station at 5:59ameach weekday, making all stops to Union Station and arrivingat 7am." A new trip will depart from Union Station at 5:55pmeach weekday, making all stops to Milton GO Station and ar-riving at 6:54pm.Also, construction will begin this fall to add over 250 parkingspaces at the Streetsville GO Station, bringing the total numberof available spaces to more than 1,700. Construction is ex-pected to be completed in early 2018. Construction will alsobegin this fall on approximately 130 new parking spaces at theSquare One Bus Terminal, bringing the total number of avail-able parking spaces to more than 330, with completion ex-pected next spring.Ontario is making the largest investment in public infrastruc-ture in the province's history -- about $160 billion over 12 years,which is suppor ting 110,000 jobs every year across the prov-ince, with projects such as hospitals, schools, roads, bridgesand transit. Since 2015, the province has announced suppor tfor more than 475 projects that will keep people and goodsmoving, connect communities and improve quality of life. "Welead busy lives - getting to work or school, to appointmentsand to other commitments should be stress-free. By addingmore GO train trips and new parking spots, we are making iteasier for commuters in Mississauga to access the GO net-work and get to where they need to go. This is fur ther proof ofour government's commitment to make the daily commute andquality of life better for residents across the region." StevenDel Duca, Minister of Transpor tation.

Inflation rises 1.3% in Julyafter jumping 1.5% in JuneOTTAWA - The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.3% in the 12 monthsto July, after increasing 1.5% in June. Excluding gasoline, the CPI wasup 1.9% year over year in July, matching the gain in June.Prices rose in six of the eight major components in the 12 months toJuly, with the shelter and food indexes contributing the most to theyear-over-year gain in consumer prices. The transportation index,which includes gasoline, and the clothing and footwear index de-clined on a year-over-year basis in July.The transportation index was down 0.2% in the 12 months to July,after rising 1.1% in June. Gasoline prices declined more year overyear in July (-14.0%) than in June (-8.5%); on a monthly basis, gaso-line prices fell 5.6% in July. On a year-over-year basis, the purchaseof passenger vehicles index (+5.4%) and the city bus and subwaytransportation index (+2.1%) rose less in July than in June.The clothing and footwear index decreased 0.4% year over year inJuly, after posting a 1.2% gain in June. This turnaround was partlyattributable to a decline in the women's clothing index in the 12 monthsto July (-0.4%), following a year-over-year increase in June (+2.2%).Compared with the same month a year earlier, shoppers also paidless for children's clothing and men's clothing in July.Food prices were up 1.6% in the 12 months to July, after rising 1.3% inJune. Prices for food purchased in stores increased 1.1% year overyear in July, following a 0.8% gain the previous month. After register-ing a 0.3% year-over-year decline in June, meat prices were up 1.1%in the 12 months to July, contributing to the acceleration in the year-over-year rise in food prices. In addition, the fresh or frozen fish indexposted its largest year-over-year increase since April 2014. By con-trast, the fresh fruit and fresh vegetables indexes recorded smalleryear-over-year gains in July than in the previous month.The recreation, education and reading index increased 1.9% on ayear-over-year basis in July, following a 1.3% gain in June. Consum-ers paid 5.0% more for video and audio subscription services in Julycompared with the same month a year earlier. The travel toursindex rose 0.4% year over year in July, after declining 3.4% theprevious month.

More Trips Added to Mississauga Transitway Routes in SeptemberMISSISSAUGA - Star ting on September 5, MiWay will provide more frequent, weekday rush hour service on MississaugaTransitway routes 107 - Malton Express and 109 - Meadowvale Express as par t of the MiWay FiveTransit Service Plan."The added trips means less waiting and helps us deliver on the benefits of the MiWay Five Transit Service Plan, such as moreexpress service between key destinations, more frequent services on main corridors, and wider spans of service," said GeoffMarinoff, Director of Transit.Service Improvements" Route 107 - Malton Express - Nine week day rush hour trips will be added as well as extended late night service." Route 109 - Meadowvale Express - Nine week day rush hour trips will be added." Routes 5, 7, 19, 35, 42, 66 - Early morning Saturday trips added" Routes 7, 20, 26, 34, 66, 110 - Early morning Sunday trips added

MPP HARINDER MALHI'SCOMMUNITY BBQ BRINGSCOMMUNITY TOGETHERBRAMPTON - The grills were hot and the food abundant atMPP Harinder Malhi's 2nd Annual Community BBQ at theBrampton Soccer Centre. This year, along with the BBQ out-doors, the Community and Governments Services Fairs wassetup indoors with many government offices and communityorganizations providing information about the services of-fered. Young and old alike enjoyed the food, music and cama-raderie for the day with other constituents from the ridingalong with Harinder, her family and staff from both the constituencyoffice and Queens Park. While the youngsters played and enjoyed theamusements of the clown, the adults enjoyed the music, food and infor-mation provided at the community services fair. Kids most certainlyenjoyed the fire truck that is a major attraction for both young and old atHarinder's BBQ that pays a visits from the Brampton Fire and EmergencyServices. "Thank you to everybody that attended! I was so thrilledthat many Brampton residents were able to share their after-noon with me and join us for our annual BBQ and CommunityServices Fair. The diversity and togetherness of the commu-nity definitely was evident! Members of the community werethrilled to meet with representatives of the various commu-nity par tners and government organizations to take in helpfulinformation, each had at the community services fair."


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KEY ELECTIONS ARE NEAR:KASHMIR, PAKISTAN CAN WAIT

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INDIA TO REMIND DEVELOPED BLOC AT G-20BEIJING, (IANS) India will raise the issue of climate change at theupcoming G-20 Summit in China where it will remind developed na-tions about their commitment to mobilise $100 billion for developingcountries, a top government official said recently. "There will be em-phasis on appealing to the countries to carry forward the commitmentto the issue of climate change and climate change finance," Eco-nomic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das told IANS."There was a $100 billion commitment which has been made bydeveloped countries -- that 100 billion is nowhere near sight. Wewould like to again stress the impor tance of developed nations mak-ing available that $100 billion," Das said while speaking to IANS onthe sidelines of Indo-China Financial Dialogue.Six years ago, developed countries had committed $100 billion todeveloping nations for cutting their greenhouse-gas emissions. Thedeveloped bloc has to provide the sum by 2020. "And this $100 billionshould be new and additional source of financing. It should not be thereclassification of existing flow of finance," he added.Das said that India will also push for structural reforms at the two-daysummit, beginning from September 4 at Hangzhou in China. "Ouremphasis is to appeal to the world community to continue with thepolicy of structural reform. That's the only way you can survive andsustain the economic growth," Das said."In India, as you know, our track record in the last two years is verystrong. We have done huge amount of liberalisation in FDI (ForeignDirect Investment) policy. With regard to FDI, we are the most openeconomy in the world today," he added. Das hoped the summit wouldbe inclusive as it was being held in Asia. "The main focus will beachieving sustainable economic goals and inclusive and innovativegrowth," he said."It is interesting because when the summit is held in Asian country

the issue of inclusiveness comes in that is because inclusiveness isa priority of all the Asian nations. You won't see inclusiveness whenthe summit is held in Europe because the theme or agenda is decidedby the chair of G-20." "When the summit was held in Cairns in Austra-

lia in 2014, it only talked of economic development, etc. When it cameto Asia in Antalya the inclusiveness came. In China, too, inclusive-ness comes in," Das said. Talking at the Dialogue, Das underlinedhow India and China can help the world economy to recover.

Kashmir is ablaze and relations with Pakistan are at a low. Consequently,the communal cauldron is on a slow simmer. The gas can always beturned on for it to bubble over. All of this is not without purpose. Electionsto the Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Goa assemblies are due in February2017, six months from now. The Narendra Modi government will havecompleted half its term.If hard saffron is to be the chosen line in these elections, softness withPakistan hardly serves a purpose. "Development" as a platform will berequired in 2019 General Elections. What shade of saffron is to be mixedwith development, will be improvised in the light of experience after theFebruary state elections.The Atal Behari Vajpayee-led government faced similar choices in July2001. Uttar Pradesh elections then, as now, were due in February, sixmonths away.Today, of course, the Modi-Amit Shah duet will settle on a hard line for thecoming state elections. But in July 2001, there were two views in the BJPon the platform for the UP elections. Vajpayee and then External AffairsMinister Jaswant Singh were on the same page -- a softer line, approxi-mating to the middle ground which would open the door to a wider elec-torate. This was one of the reasons they were so enthusiastic about theAgra Summit with President Pervez Musharraf in July 2001.This was anathema to leaders like L.K. Advani. Helped decisively bysenior Ministry of External Affairs officials, the summit was wrecked.A hard line for the UP elections became a fait accompli.Luck favoured the hardliners. Within six weeks of Agra, 9/11 happened.By October 7, 2001, President George Bush had embarked on the world'smost rivetting fireworks on live TV -- air strikes on Afghanistan. Theglobal war on terror metastasized into global war on Muslim terror. Anti-Muslim rhetoric soared. Journalist Geraldo Rivera whipped out a re-volver live on Fox News. He would shoot Osama bin Laden if he ever sawhim. New standards in journalism were being set.An irony confronted New Delhi. Since 1989, successive Indian PrimeMinisters had complained of "cross border terrorism from Pakistan".Suddenly Islamabad was Washington's key partner in the war on globalterror. Bush's Ambassador in New Delhi, Robert Blackwill, explained theincongruity in simple words: "Pakistan is helping the US fight the globalwar on terror; the cross-border terrorism New Delhi complains of is partof an old regional quarrel."Only after the December 13, 2001, attack on Indian Parliament and theunprecedented mobilization of the armies on both sides of the border, didthe Indian plaint register with the international community. Nevertheless,it remained a piquant situation. America's frontline partner in the War onTerror was also New Delhi's principal tormentor with its relentless cross-border terrorism. Not for the first time, the US was sailing on two boats atthe same time.BJP hardliners, in search for electoral gain, ended up with something ofa mixed bag. Shrill anti-Pak rhetoric and anti-Muslim atmospherics world-wide because of the global war on terror did not work in UP. Electionresults came out on February 24-25, 2002. Rajnath Singh, as Chief Min-ister, had brought down the BJP's tally from 174 to 88 seats in a House of403. But Modi's hard saffron campaign in Gujarat in July 2001, boosted bythe post-Godhra pogrom, succeeded. He won 127 seats in a House of182. Clearly, compared to UP, Gujarat is more communalism prone. Wit-ness the 1969 Gujarat riots in which, according to a commission ofinquiry, 527 Muslims perished. Hitendra Desai of the Congress was theChief Minister.Also, the Modi campaign had the tailwind rising from the Gujarat pogromof February 2002. Rajnath Singh's UP campaign predated the riots. AmitShah must have pondered this deeply when he crafted the 2014 Parlia-ment elections particularly in UP. Deep saffron in the air does not by itself

suffice for electoral delivery. Riots too are sometimes required.So, Amit Shah raised the communal pitch in UP to the levels of postGodhra Gujarat. The Muzaffarnagar riots of August-September 2013served this purpose. Amit Shah came up trumps. BJP won 73 of the80 seats in UP.It is only reasonable to assume that the par ty will maintain commu-nal temperatures from tepid to torrid until the elections in February.Steps towards harmony in the Kashmir valley or on the India-Paki-stan track will unsettle the political thermostat programmed towardsthese electoral ends.If this is the unstated script, the BJP-PDP three-legged race will con-tinue. In the meantime Ram Madhav, BJP's agile point man for Kash-mir, will keep whispering soothing mantras in the PDP's ears. TheBJP-PDP alliance will ride the tiger until it devours them.Whenever the valley flares up, a grand delusion afflicts pundits inNew Delhi, that Kashmir can be sor ted out by talking to "all sides" inthe state. There is an aversion to look at the complex triangular real-ity. In 1947-48 we trapped ourselves in a triangle. New Delhi-Srinagar,India-Pakistan, Hindu-Muslim are one complex of issues. You cannottouch one line of this triangle without affecting the other two. Thisformula is cast in stone.Vajpayee had the stature nationally, and in the Sangh Parivar, to take aholistic view of this triangle. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh picked upthe thread until he ran into Pakistani recalcitrance. He and some of hisPakistani interlocutors knew that agreement is possible without anyterritorial bargain provided the triangle is kept in focus.



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TRUDEAU SPEAKS WITH JOEBIDEN, US VICE-PRESIDENT

DEFENCE MINISTER HARJIT SAJJAN WITH DRC SPECIAL POLICE SQUAD FOR PROTECTION OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN DURING HISVISIT TO AFRICAN COUNTRIES.

Immigration Minister John McCallum, with Mininister of Infrastructure Amarjeet Sohi at an immigration roundtable consultation session.

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and United States Vice-President Joe Biden today exchanged views on a number of world events.They welcomed the strong relations between Canada and the US and the excel-

lent cooperation between the two countries on a range of global is-sues. The Prime Minister and the Vice-President looked forward to further dis-cussions and working together on shared priorities.

Investing $51 Million to SupportResearch and Foster Innovation

ONTARIO - Ontario is awarding a total of $51 million to suppor tworld-class studies and research talent at leading institutionsacross the province, laying the foundation for Ontario's futureknowledge-based economy. This funding will help sharpenOntario's competitive edge by fostering discoveries; leading tonew technologies, treatments and cures for cancer patients andother diseases while suppor ting high quality, knowledge-basedjobs for Ontarians. It will also drive the province's ability toattract and retain the best and brightest research talent.The funding will:" Suppor t 161 state-of-the-ar t and industry-relevantinfrastructure initiatives at 25 institutions by investing $34.7million through the Ontario Research Fund - Research Infra-structure program" Help suppor t the work of 79 promising and recentlyappointed researchers at 22 institutions while creating jobs forgraduate and undergraduate students, post-doctoral fellows,research assistants, associates and technicians by investing$11 million through the Early Researcher Awards" Promote the use of genomics to solve real-life prob-lems, including global health issues like cancer and HepatitisC, by investing $3.4 million to five research projects at threeinstitutions through the Ontario Research Fund - GenomicApplications Par tnership Program

" Suppor t five genomics research projects in order togrow Ontario's agri-food, fisheries, and aquaculture industriesby investing $1.8 million at five institutions through the OntarioResearch Fund - Large Scale Applied Research ProjectBuilding our knowledge economy is par t of the government'seconomic plan to build Ontario up and deliver on its number-one priority to grow the economy and create jobs. The four-par tplan includes helping more people get and create the jobs of thefuture by expanding access to high-quality college and univer-sity education. The plan is making the largest infrastructureinvestment in hospitals, schools, roads, bridges and transit inOntario's history and is investing in a low-carbon economydriven by innovative, high-growth, expor t-oriented businesses.The plan is also helping working Ontarians achieve a moresecure retirement."Ontario's capacity to compete globally depends on harnessingour research, innovation and entrepreneurial strengths. Ourgovernment is proud to suppor t the work of people who are atthe forefront of scientific discovery leading to new treatments,cures and technologies. Their effor ts will bring promising newtechnologies to market, growing our innovation economy to helpOntario compete and win in the global economy." - Reza Moridi,Minister of Research, Innovation and Science

TRUDEAU TO VISIT CHINAFOR AN OFFICIAL TOUR AND

TO ATTEND G20 SUMMITOTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will travel to Chinaat the invitation of Premier of the State Council of the People'sRepublic of China, Li Keqiang from August 30 to September 6.During the official visit, the Prime Minister will also par tici-pate in the G20 Leaders' Summit on September 4 and 5 inHangzhou, China.This official visit - which includes stops in Beijing, Shanghai,Hangzhou, and Hong Kong - will provide an oppor tunity for thePrime Minister to connect with Chinese leaders in govern-ment, business, and the public at large. During his visit, thePrime Minister will seek to promote greater dialogue betweenCanada and China. The Canadian delegation will also workclosely with Chinese leaders to bolster our shared prosperityand grow the Canadian middle class. At the HangzhouSummit, G20 leaders will consider measures to lift globaleconomic growth and investment, create jobs, strengthen themiddle class, reinforce resilience of the global financialsystem, and increase trade and investment. Canada wel-comes the agenda brought forward by China as this year'sG20 host, which encourages members to work togethertowards an innovative, interconnected, and inclusive worldeconomy. Trudeau said: "Strengthening our relationship withChina is essential to growing our middle class, and creatingnew oppor tunities for Canadian businesses. On this trip, I willstrive for a closer, more balanced relationship betweenCanada and China-one that unlocks the untapped potential inour two countries' commercial ties, and advances impor tantissues like good governance, the rule of law and the environ-ment. "Canada firmly believes in the work of the G20 and itsability to promote strong, sustainable, and inclusive globalgrowth and prosperity. We place great impor tance on workingwith our G20 par tners to help address some of the world'smost pressing challenges, like climate change, migration,and sustainable development."Quick Fact* China is the world's second largest economy, and Canada'ssecond-largest single-country trading par tner. In 2015, HongKong was Canada's 8th largest merchandise expor t marketreaching $3.9 billion.* Two-way merchandise trade between Canada and Chinaamounted to nearly $85.8 billion in 2015, a 10.1 per centincrease over 2014, and accounted for 8.1 per cent ofCanada's total merchandise trade.* Canada's two-way foreign direct investment (FDI) relation-ship with China reached $33 billion at the end of 2015 andtwo-way investment relationship with Hong Kong amounted to$23.7 billion in 2015.

CHANGES ANNOUNCED TOSTRUCTURE AND MANDATEOF CABINET COMMITTEESSUDBURY - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announcedchanges to the structure and mandate of Cabinet committeesto reflect recent changes to the Canadian Ministry, and to fur-ther enhance the direction, strengths, and representation ofthe Government of Canada's ministerial team.These changes will ensure that government priorities-includ-ing those related to an open and transparent government,growth for the middle class, and responsible defence procure-ment-can continue to be delivered effectively and efficiently."I thank all Cabinet committees for the work they have done toput Canadians first, and to help run a government that is open,transparent and accountable to the public. I have the utmost ofconfidence in my colleagues who will be assuming new re-sponsibilities and leadership roles, and I look forward to work-ing with all of them to continue to implement our ambitiousagenda of real change for Canadians." - Justin Trudeau, PrimeMinister of CanadaQuick facts" The following adjustments have been made to thestructure and mandate of Cabinet committees:" The Cabinet Committee on Open and TransparentGovernment has been merged with the Cabinet Committee onParliamentary Affairs, and re-named the Cabinet Committeeon Open Transparent Government and Parliament;" A Cabinet Committee on Litigation Management hasbeen created, and Minister Dominic LeBlanc has been namedas its Chair;" The Cabinet Committee on Inclusive Growth, Oppor-tunities and Innovation has been re-named the Cabinet Com-mittee on Growing the Middle Class to reflect the committee'scentral role in advancing this key objective; and" The Ad Hoc Cabinet Committee on Defence Procure-ment and the Sub-Committee on Canada-United States Rela-tions have been given full committee status." The membership of various committees, includingsome Chair and Vice-Chair positions, have also been adjustedto make better use of ministerial experience and availability." In addition, Minister Bardish Chagger will join Minis-ter LeBlanc as the privy councillors appointed to be membersof the Board of Internal Economy.


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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addressing at the Cabinet retreat in Sudbury which he said gave him time to reflect but mostly to plan for future to deliver on what Canadians expect of a Liberal government.

INVESTING $16 MILLION TO IMPROVECARE IN EMERGENCY ROOMS

ONTARIO - Ontario is providing more than $16 million to help patients receive quicker access to care inhospital emergency rooms across the province. The province will provide funding to 20 municipalitiesacross Ontario for 300,000 dedicated emergency room nursing hours at 49 hospitals this year.Dedicated nurses will work exclusively on receiving low-acuity patients from ambulances, which willallow paramedics to respond to other 9-1-1 calls in the community rather than waiting in the emergencyroom. Patients arriving at hospitals by ambulance with life-threatening conditions continue to be givenpriority by hospital staff. Municipalities who have received funding for these dedicated emergency roomnurses have already repor ted seeing improvements in delays and emergency room wait times.Investing in this initiative is par t of the government's plan to build a better Ontario through its PatientsFirst: Action Plan for Health Care, which provides patients with faster access to the right care, better homeand community care, the information they need to live healthy, and a health care system that is sustain-able for generations to come."I'm pleased that we can continue to invest in this initiative at hospitals across the province. Making thesecomprehensive investments ensures that the most effective practices are in place so we can continue toput the needs of our patients first. Thanks to the hard work of these dedicated emergency room nurses, wehave seen a reduction in ambulance offload delays at hospitals." John Fraser, Parliamentary Assistant tothe Minister of Health and Long-Term Care



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AAP slams Centre over FDDI degree scam

UNION MINISTER OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES HARSIMRAT KAUR BADAL TIES RAKHI TO SOLDIERS AT ATTAR-WAGHA BORDERIN PUNJABON (IANS).

NEW DELHI, (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Par ty (AAP) on Monday attackedthe central government for playing with the future of thousand of stu-dents of the Footwear Design and Development Institute (FDDI) anddemanded a probe into the alleged degree scam."The FDDI and the Mewar University of Rajasthan signed a Memoran-dum of Understanding (MoU) in July 2012 to provide diploma/degreecourses to the students by closing the regular courses," AAP leaderRaghav Chadha told repor ters here."The FDDI signed the MoU without following any legal procedures,"he said. "But the RTI (Right to Information) responses receivedfrom the UGC (University Grants Commission) clearly said thatthe Mewar University cannot issue degrees to the students of theFDDI."According to the AAP leader, the RTI queries were filed by thestudents of the institutes. The FDDI, which comes under the Min-istry of Finance, has over 12 branches across the country and isone of the premier institutes in the leather industry. The MoU be-

tween the FDDI and the Mewar University was signed in July2012 for two years, which was again renewed in 2014 for two tothree more years, the AAP leader alleged.Attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his silence on theissue, Chadha said: "Modi promised skill development, but thecentral government institution which comes under the Ministry ofFinance illegally signed an MoU with a private university whosedegrees were declared invalid by the UGC.""Even the UGC informed the government about the MoU betweenthe Mewar University and FDDI as invalid when Modi came topower in 2014 but no action was taken," the AAP leader accused."Why the government didn't order any probe? Which kind of edu-cational policy Modi talks about," Chadha asked.The AAP leader also said that the students of the institute even wroteto the Prime Minister, Minister of Commerce Nirmala Sitharaman andBharatiya Janata Par ty (BJP) President Amit Shah but none of themresponded to the letters sent to them.

Sisodia attacks PM on 'killer' Chinese manjha, demands ban on importNEW DELHI, (IANS) Demanding that the central government put an immediate ban on the import of "killer Chinese manjha" (kite string),Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Monday targetted the Prime Minister, saying the Centre is working with the "Chinesemafia". "The central government is bringing Chinese manjha in the country by working with the Chinese mafia. Due to this, several deathswere repor ted throughout the country and Delhi while several birds were injured," Sisodia said in the Delhi legislative assembly duringa discussion on the sharp impor ted Chinese manjha.The sharp kite string has claimed three lives, including of two children, in the national capital on August 15 during a kite-flying festivalhere. "Modi should answer under what circumstances did he permit the impor t of killer Chinese manjha. It's because he had to enjoy aswing ride with the Chinese President near the river bank," Sisodia said sarcastically, referring to Modi and President Xi Jinping sittingon a swing on the bank of the Sabarmati river in Ahmedabad in September 2014.

AAP foremost in fighting with Centre for demands: KejriwalPANAJI, (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said the AAP, a serious contender in next year's Goa assembly polls, will"fight" with the Centre over the issue of special status for Goa, and added that his par ty was "the best" when it comes to fighting with theNarendra Modi-led government over demands.The Aam Aadmi Par ty co-founder, who is in the coastal state on a three-day campaign visit, said: "If the BJP wanted to do it (awardspecial status to Goa), then they would have done it by now, because they are in government in both places. What is stopping them? Ifthey are not doing it, then we will have to fight for it. And we are at the foremost when it comes to this kind of a fight. The whole countryknows that we are the best when it comes to fighting against the Centre."He said this while interacting with women's groups at the 'Goa Dialogues' meet in Margao, 35 km from Panaji. The AAP government inDelhi has been locked in a series of confrontations with the Central government and its representative the Lieutenant Governor overseveral administrative issues. For the last few years, the demand for special status for Goa has been doing the rounds in the political and social circlesin the State, which has been facing challenges stemming from rapid in-migration, shrinking land resources and a resultant dilution of identity.

Akali Dal, SGPC welcomepruning of blacklist of NRIsCHANDIGARH, (IANS) The pruning of the blacklist of Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) by the central government, whichwill enable the earlier blacklisted people to visit India, wason Sunday welcomed by Punjab's ruling Shiromani AkaliDal and the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee(SGPC), the mini-parliament of Sikh religious affairs.The Ministry of Home Affairs recently pruned 212 namesfrom the list of 324 people. Most of those figuring on thisblacklist were NRIs from Punjab who were accused of hav-ing links with the separatist Khalistan movement in the 1980sand 1990s. Majority of them live in the US, Canada and someEuropean nations.Punjab had witnessed militancy, with hardliners seeking aseparate Sikh nation, in the 1980s and early 1990s. A reso-lution was passed unanimously by the members of AkaliDal-Bharatiya Janata Par ty alliance, SGPC and DSGMC, at ameeting held here on Sunday, thanking Prime MinisterNarendra Modi for getting the blacklist pruned."This initiative on the par t of the GoI (Government of India)would be instrumental in assuaging the bruised feelings andtormented psyche of Sikh community and their families,"the resolution said. Punjab Congress president AmarinderSingh had earlier sought the pruning of the 'blacklist' of theSikh immigrants living in various countries."All those who went abroad for political asylum were notanti-national as most of them were actually the job seekers.Barring some anti-national elements, those who used thealibi of political asylum actually wanted to seek jobs andthere is nothing wrong in allowing them to visit India,"Amarinder had pointed out. The Akali Dal had also soughtpruning of the blacklist maintained by the MHA saying thatsome names were not required for any crime in Punjab.

Kejriwal invokes Vemula,laments atrocities againstDalits, tribalsPANAJI, (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sun-day invoked the suicide of Rohith Vemula while lamentingatrocities against Dalits and tribals, especially in UttarPradesh and Gujarat. The Aam Aadmi Par ty (AAP) leaderalso promised action against those responsible for the deathof two Goan tribal youth in 2011, who were burnt to deathfollowing police action against a tribal congregation.Kejriwal, who is on a three-day visit to Goa, was addressinga 'Goa Dialogues' meet, where he also discussed a range ofissues related to the Scheduled Castes and the ScheduledTribes populations in the coastal state."Tribal voices in Goa were suppressed; police action wastaken. All this happens when a government is against thebackward people. You can see this in Gujarat and UttarPradesh," Kejriwal said while addressing the meeting inQuepem village, 50 km south of Panaji. "Rohith Vemula wasforced to commit suicide. Those who did this, they will bepunished, especially in the case where the two youths werekilled." Kejriwal said if the AAP comes to power, funds meantfor tribal welfare will not be diver ted."Tribals will be asked where the funds will be used andthey will be used as per their wish. Tribals will decidewhat is to be done with the money allotted to them inmeetings just like this," he said. The AAP leader alsosaid that his par ty was for reservations for ScheduledTribes (ST) and Scheduled Castes (SC) communities asprescribed in the Constitution."It is necessary and it should be continued until the SCand ST atrocities do not stop. You have seen how Dalitatrocities are being committed in India. They are not be-ing considered equals even today. We stand by the provi-sions for the SCs and STs in the Constitution. We will con-tinue to stand by it and will not tolerate any attempts tochange it," Kejriwal said.



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