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Monday, 21 April 2008 |
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Chaired by well-respected Conservative MP Dean Allison,the committee has addressed the No. 1 issue facing businesses across Canada: skills shortages. Hill Times, pg 20, Monday, April 21, by Andrew Cardozo The vice chairs of the committee are Liberal Michael Savage (Dartmouth-Cole Harbour, N.S.) and Bloc member Yves Lessard (Chambly-Borduas, Que.). The key New Democrat on the committee is Tony Martin (Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.). Along with Lynne Yelich (Blackstrap, Sask.) who is Parliamentary secretary to the HRSDC minister, these MPs played a key role in ensuring that their parties’ various approaches were well reflected. Allison credits the success of their report on a team effort: “this employability study is the result of hundreds of hours of work by dedicated and passionate individuals, including Members of Parliament from all political stripes and their staff, the Library of Parliament researchers, and indeed the many witnesses who we heard from in person or who submitted a brief.” He adds, “while as Members of all political parties we have different views of accomplishing our objective, I can honestly say that as a committee we all had the same objective—keep Canada and our economy growing through a strong and productive workforce.” |
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Friday, 18 April 2008 |
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Food banks do more than satisfy hunger
TheStar.com - Canada - Food banks do more than satisfy hunger
"I think this is what we have to do to break the cycle of homelessness ... Let's see what we can do to identify the groups and where we have to step in," says MP Lynne Yelich. April 18, 2008
Joanna Smith
Ottawa Bureau Ottawa–She showed up because she was hungry, but once the local food bank filled her bag with groceries, it moved on to changing her life. "She was at home and she was suffering from panic attacks," Angella Pieter, now a program facilitator at the Yonge Street Mission in Toronto, said in an interview yesterday. She described her early experience at the Yonge Street Mission as "like a new world for her," adding it has "opened doors." |
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Tuesday, 15 April 2008 |
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OTTAWA - The latest Call for Applications under the New Horizons for Seniors Program was announced April 8th. “We are proud to support seniors in strengthening our communities and building our country,” said Lynne Yelich, Member of Parliament for Blackstrap and the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Human Resources and Social Development. “Funded proposals will encourage seniors in Canada to continue sharing their skills, wisdom and experience to benefit others.” In total, $19.5 million in funding is available across Canada - under the Community Participation and Leadership funding component - to support local projects by non-profit organizations that encourage seniors to contribute to their communities and improve their social well-being. The Program is accepting applications for funding from now until June 13, 2008. “Seniors give so much to our country and our communities,” said Yelich. “They have worked hard all their lives and deserve our support.” |
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