Government Liaison Program (GLP) Weekly November 6, 2015

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1 Government Liaison Program (GLP) Weekly November 6, 2015 MPP SPEAKS AT PEO PETERBOROUGH CHAPTER S ENGINEERING SYMPOSIUM Lou Rinaldi MPP (Northumberland-Quinte West), Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing (centre), was the guest speaker at PEO Peterborough Chapter s Annual Engineering Symposium on October 17. With him in the photo are (left to right) Peterborough Airport Manager Trent Gervais, Seneca College Chair of the School of Aviation Lynne McMullen, Flying Colours Corp. Representative Gary Wood, Senior Patent Agent Marcelo Sarkis, AG UAV founder Alex Pearson, and Dr. Yury Shvedkov, Canadian National Free Flight Model Airplanes Team Representative. For more on this story, see page 5. Through the Professional Engineers Act, PEO governs over 80,000 licence and certificate holders and regulates professional engineering in Ontario to serve and protect the public. Professional engineering safeguards life, health, property, economic interests, the public welfare and the environment. Past issues are available on the PEO Government Liaison Program website at To sign up to receive PEO s GLP Weekly newsletter please glpweekly@peo.on.ca *Deadline for all submissions is the Thursday of the week prior to publication. Next issue will be published on November 13, PAGE

2 TOP STORIES THIS WEEK 1. ENGINEER APPOINTED TRANSPORTATION MINISTER IN FEDERAL CABINET 2. KINGSTON MPP ACKNOWLEDGES ENGINEERS IN ONTARIO LEGISLATURE 3. PEO GRAND RIVER CHAPTER CONFIRMS KITCHENER MPP FOR TAKE YOUR MPP TO WORK DAY 4. PARLIAMENTARY ASSISTANT TO SPEAK AT TWO PEO DECEMBER EVENTS BREAKING NEWS ENGINEER APPOINTED TRANSPORTATION MINISTER IN FEDERAL CABINET The federal Liberal Cabinet was sworn in on November 4 in Ottawa. OTTAWA - Of the six engineers elected to Parliament in the October 19 Canadian general election, one was appointed to Cabinet on November 4. Marc Garneau, P.Eng., MP (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount), was given the transportation portfolio by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Eleven Ontario MPs selected for cabinet positions. They are: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains MP (Mississauga-Malton) Indigenous and Northern Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett MP (Toronto St. Paul s) Small Business and Tourism Minister Bardish Chagger MP (Waterloo) Science Minister Kirsty Duncan MP (Etobicoke North) International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland MP (University Rosedale) Status of Women Minister Patricia Hajdu MP (Thunder Bay Superior North) Immigration, Citizenship and Refugees Minister John McCallum MP (Markham-Thornhill) Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna MP (Ottawa Centre) Democratic Institutions Minister Maryam Monsef MP (Peterborough-Kawartha) Finance Minister Minister Bill Morneau MP (Toronto Centre) Health Minister Jane Philpott MP (Markham-Stouffville) A complete list of Ministers can be found here: 2 PAGE

3 KINGSTON MPP ACKNOWLEDGES ENGINEERS IN ONTARIO LEGISLATURE Sophie Kiwala MPP (Kingston and the Islands), Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport, spoke in the Legislature about the positive work of engineers on October 28. Ms. Kiwala focused her statement on the Queen s University GeoEngineering Lab simulator, which tests how deep burial of pipes affect longevity. She also thanked PEO for awarding her one of the 2015 PEO MPP Awards and for the work engineers do to make the community safer. Sophie Kiwala MPP (Kingston and the Islands), Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport, spoke at Queen s Park on October 28 about the positive work of engineers. To read Ms. Kiwala s statement, click here: To watch the footage, click here: PRIME MINISTER MEETS PREMIER AT QUEEN S PARK Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne MPP (Don Valley West) at Queen s Park on October 27. The two Liberal leaders spoke for half an hour before issuing a joint statement. Prime Minister Trudeau and Premier Wynne agreed to be active partners in addressing the Canada Pension Plan and the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan, infrastructure, climate change and a variety of other topics. We look forward to a new and positive relationship between the new government of Canada and the government of Ontario, one based on mutual respect, common goals and shared values, they said in the joint statement. For more on this story, click here: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was greeted by Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne MPP (Don Valley West) at Queen s Park on October 27. Photo credit: Michael Peake, Toronto Sun. 3 PAGE

4 PEO PRESIDENT TO HOST THREE MORE TOWN HALLS ON THE ELLIOT LAKE RECOMMENDATIONS PEO President Thomas Chong, P.Eng., is hosting a series of Town Halls across Ontario to discuss the Elliot Lake Commission of Inquiry recommendations. PEO Past President Annette Bergeron, P.Eng., Chair of the Continuing Professional Development, Competency and Quality Assurance (CPDCQA) Task Force and PEO Registrar Gerard McDonald, P.Eng., are joining Mr. Chong at the meetings. They will provide an update on the plans for a PEO Specialist Designation and the work of the Continuing Professional Development, Competence, and Quality Assurance Task Force. An additional session is being added for Consulting Engineers of Ontario. In addition to meetings already held in Ottawa, North Bay, Sault Ste. Marie, and London other Town Halls will be held on these dates: For more information, click here: West Central Region Toronto November 9, 2015, 7:00 9:00 p.m. Sheraton Toronto Airport, 801 Dixon Rd. Moderator: Desmond Gomes, P.Eng. East Central Region Toronto November 12, 2015, 7:00 9:00 p.m. Radisson Hotel Toronto East, 55 Hallcrown Pl. Moderator: John Glover, P.Eng. EVENTS ATTENDED GLC VICE-CHAIR PARTICIPATES IN EVENT WITH KITCHENER MPP KITCHENER - PEO Government Liaison Committee (GLC) Vice-Chair Gabe Tse, P.Eng., spoke with Daiene Vernile MPP (Kitchener Centre), Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Research and Innovation, about her participation in the upcoming PEO Take Your MPP to Work Day at an event on October 30. Wilfred Laurier Professor Barry Kay was the guest speaker. He delivered a presentation on the last federal election. PEO Government Liaison Committee Vice-Chair Gabe Tse, P.Eng., spoke with Daiene Vernile MPP (Kitchener Centre), Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Research and Innovation, about her upcoming Take Your MPP to Work Day on October 30. Ms. Vernile s Take Your MPP to Work Day has been announced for November 10 at Dillon Consulting Limited in Kitchener. 4 PAGE

5 MPP SPEAKS AT PEO PETERBOROUGH CHAPTER S ENGINEERING SYMPOSIUM Lou Rinaldi MPP (Northumberland-Quinte West), Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing (centre), was the guest speaker at PEO Peterborough Chapter s Annual Engineering Symposium on October 17. With him in the photo are (left to right) Peterborough Airport Manager Trent Gervais, Seneca College Chair of the School of Aviation Lynne McMullen, Flying Colours Corp. Representative Gary Wood, Senior Patent Agent Marcelo Sarkis, AG UAV founder Alex Pearson, and Dr. Yury Shvedkov, Canadian National Free Flight Model Airplanes Team Representative. 5 PAGE WORK IN PROGRESS PEO Grand River Chapter will host a Take Your MPP to Work Day with Daiene Vernile MPP (Kitchener Centre), Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Research and Innovation, on November 10. This program exists to let MPPs see the work that PEO and professional engineers do and how they contribute to the public interest This event will be held at Dillon Consulting Limited in Kitchener, which is a consulting organization that guides clients in applying science, technology and management in community, facility, environment and infrastructure projects. Also participating will be Government Relations Committee Consulting Engineers of Ontario Representative Bill Allison, P.Eng., and Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE) Political Action Network (PAN) Representative Andrew Bauer, P.Eng. PETERBOROUGH - Lou Rinaldi MPP (Northumberland-Quinte West), Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, was the guest speaker at PEO Peterborough Chapter s Annual Engineering Symposium at the Peterborough Airport on October 17. The symposium is an event jointly organized and sponsored by PEO, Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists (OACETT), and Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Also participating in the event were over 30 engineers, including PEO Peterborough Chapter GLP Chair Dan Demers, P.Eng. Mr. Rinaldi, who has a long time relationship with PEO s Northumberland Chapter, spoke about the government s commitment to support the aviation industry in Ontario. PEO GRAND RIVER CHAPTER CONFIRMS KITCHENER MPP FOR TAKE YOUR MPP TO WORK DAY This will be PEO s tenth Take Your MPP to Work Day. Previous MPP participants Daiene Vernile MPP (Kitchener Centre), include Labour Minister Kevin Flynn MPP (Oakville), NDP Labour Critic Cindy Forster Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister MPP (Welland), PC Natural Resources Critic Bob Bailey MPP (Sarnia-Lambton), of Research and Innovation Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Labour Mike Colle MPP (Eglinton-Lawrence), NDP Critic for Citizenship, Immigration, International Trade and Seniors Affairs Teresa Armstrong MPP (London-Fanshawe), Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Arthur Potts MPP (Beaches-East York), Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care Indira Naidoo-Harris MPP (Halton), Parliamentary Assistant to the President of the Treasury Board Yvan Baker MPP (Etobicoke Centre), and NDP Aboriginal Affairs, Francophone Affairs and Health and Long-Term Care Critic France Gélinas MPP (Nickel Belt).

6 PARLIAMENTARY ASSISTANT TO SPEAK AT TWO PEO DECEMBER EVENTS Arthur Potts MPP (Beaches-East York), Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, has agreed to speak at the East Toronto Chapter Licence Presentation Ceremony on December 2. The licence ceremony will be held at the Arts and Letters Club of Toronto, starting at 6:30 p.m. Mr. Potts will deliver a motivational speech and help present some of the licences at the ceremony. Seventy-five participants are expected, including PEO Councillors and Chapter members. Twenty-five new engineers from PEO East Toronto Chapter will receive their professional engineer (P.Eng.) licence. Mr. Potts will also be speaking at the PEO Government Liaison Programs Central Regions Academy and Congress on December 5 at PEO headquarters in Toronto. Mr. Potts will discuss ways that professional engineers can better work and build relationships with their MPPs. Arthur Potts MPP (Beaches-East York), Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, will be guest speaker at PEO events on December 2 and December 5. Forty chapter representatives from throughout the GTA and Central Ontario are expected, many who are responsible for the Government Liaison Program in their Chapters. Hosting the event will be Oakville Chapter GLP Chair Jeffrey Lee, P.Eng., and East Toronto Chapter GLP Chair Harneet Panesar, P.Eng. Oakville Chapter GLP Chair Jeffrey Lee, P.Eng., (left) and East Toronto Chapter s Harneet Panesar, P.Eng., (right) will be hosting the joint East Central and West Central Academy and Congress in Toronto on December 5. Previous GLP Academies and Congresses have been held in Hamilton, Windsor, London, Cambridge, Belleville, Kingston, Thousand Islands, Sudbury, Thunder Bay, Timmins, Blue Mountains and Ottawa since they started in PAGE

7 UPCOMING EVENTS November 9 The Parkdale-High Park Provincial Liberal Association will host an evening reception with Children, Youth Services and Women s Issues Minister Tracy MacCharles MPP (Pickering-Scarborough East) and Nancy Leblanc, 2014 provincial Liberal candidate for Parkdale-High Park, at Vesuvio Pizzeria and Spaghetti House, 3014 Dundas St. West., starting at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $50 each. For more information, visit November 9 Sylvia Jones MPP (Dufferin-Caledon), PC Deputy Leader and Children & Youth Services Critic, will host an evening reception with PC Leader Patrick Brown MPP (Simoce North), Education, Training, Colleges and Universities Critic, at the Royal Ambassador Event Centre, Innis Lake Rd., Caledon from 7 to 9 p.m. Tickets are $300 each. For more information, visit November 10 Steve Carlisle, President & Managing Director, General Motors of Canada will speak about the Innovation and the Future of the Auto Industry in Canada at the Canadian Club of Toronto, Royal York Hotel, 100 Front St. West, starting at 12 p.m. Tickets are $80 for members and $90 for non-members. For more information, visit November 12 Michael Harris MPP (Kitchener-Conestoga), PC Research, Innovation and Transportation Critic, will host the 8th annual Blue Wave at the Deer Ridge Golf Club, 200 Deer Ridge Dr., Kitchener from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $200 each. For more information, visit November 12 The Broadbent Institute will host its 3rd Annual Progress Gala with guest Premier of Alberta Rachel Notley at the Fairmont Royal York, 100 Front St. West, Toronto, starting at 6 p.m. Tickets are $150 each. For more information, visit November The 12th Annual Trudeau Foundation Conference will host its 12th Annual Conference, Fail, Adapt, Innovate: Institutions for a Changing Society at the Château Laurier, 1 Rideau St., Ottawa. There is no cost to attend. For more information, visit November 13 President and CEO of Toronto Hydro Corporation Anthony Haines will speak at the Ontario Energy Network s Industry Networking Luncheon at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel, 100 Front St. West, from 11:45 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tickets are $79 each. For more information, contact Nicole Giardino at ngiardino@ontarioenergynetwork.org. November 16 Toronto Region Board of Trade will host a transportation summit about Delivering Transit. Delivering Prosperity. with keynote speakers Toronto Mayor John Tory and Transportation Minister Steven Del Duca MPP (Vaughan) at the Westin Harbour Castle Toronto, Harbour Ballroom, 1 Harbour Sq., Toronto from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets are $225 for members and $275 for non-members. For more information, visit or call November 16 Energy Minister Bob Chiarelli MPP (Ottawa West-Napean), will host an event at Bestellen Restaurant, 972 College St. West, Toronto, starting at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $500 each. For more information, contact or info@bobchiarelli.com. November 17 Jack MacLaren, P.Eng., MPP (Carleton-Mississippi Mills), PC Natural Resources and Forestry Critic, will host an event with Tom Black, President of the Ontario Landowners Association, at the Albany Club, 91 King St. East, Toronto from 6 to 8 p.m. Tickets are $250 each. For more information, visit November 17 Arthur Potts MPP (Beaches-East York), Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, will host an evening reception with Environment and Climate Change Minister Glen Murray MPP (Toronto Centre) at the University Club, Main Dining Room, 380 University Ave, Toronto from 6 to 8 p.m. Tickets are $300. For more information, contact or liberal@arthurpotts.ca. 7 PAGE

8 November 18 PC Leader Patrick Brown MPP (Simoce North), PC Education and Training, Colleges and Universities Critic, will host the PC GTA Leader s Dinner at The Pearson Convention Center, 2638 Steeles Ave. East, Brampton starting at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $1000 each. For more information, visit or contact rsvp@ontariopc.com. November 18 The Scarborough Southwest Provincial Liberal Association will host an evening reception for Lorenzo Berardinetti MPP (Scarborough Southwest), Parliamentary Assistant to the Attorney General, with Ted McMeekin MPP (Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Westdale), Municipal Affairs Minister and Toronto City Councillor Michelle Berardinetti (Ward 35) at the National Club, 303 Bay St., Toronto from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $500 each. For more information, contact or michelleberardinetti@rogers.com. November 18 Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE) and Construction & Design Alliance of Ontario will host an evening reception with Brad Duguid MPP (Scarborough Centre), Economic Development, Employment and Infrastructure Minister at the Sopra Upper Lounge, 265 Davenport Rd., from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $500 each. For more information, contact November 19 PC Leader Patrick Brown MPP (Simoce North), PC Education and Training, Colleges and Universities Critic, will host a reception for women in politics at the Albany Club, 91 King St. East, Toronto from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Tickets are $30 each. For more information, visit November 23 Ontario 24th Premier Dalton McGuinty will speak about a life in politics and leadership lessons learned at the Canadian Club of Toronto, Isabel Bader Theatre, 93 Charles St. West, starting at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $50 for members and $60 for non-members. For more information, visit November 24 Lisa Gretzky MPP (Windsor West), NDP Education Critic, will host a Brews and Bites reception with Wayne Gates MPP (Niagara Falls), NDP Transportation Critic, at Amsterdam Brewhouse, 245 Queens Quay West, Toronto, from 6 to 8 p.m. Tickets are $300 each. For more information, contact LGretzky-QP@ndp.on.ca. November 25 Vic Fedeli MPP (Nipissing), PC Finance Critic, will host the annual Toronto Fundraiser Luncheon at the Albany Club, 91 King St. East, Toronto from 12 to 1:30 p.m. Tickets are $500 each. For more information, contact or victor@fedeli.ca. November 26 Former Ontario Finance Ministers Greg Sorbara and Dwight Duncan will co-chair the 32nd Annual Churchill Society Dinner to support democracy education with guest speaker Canadian Diplomat Louise Fréchette and the 2015 Award for Excellence in the Cause of Parliamentary Democracy recipient Ontario s 21st Premier Bob Rae at Concert Hall, Royal York Hotel, Toronto, from 6 to 9 p.m. Early Bird Tickets are $225 each, up to August 31. For more information, contact or info@churchillsociety.org. November 28 Ontario Society of Professional Engineers Women in Engineering Advisory Committee (WEAC) will host a Fall forum called Getting a Seat and Having a Voice: The Importance of Women Engineers at the Boardroom Table. Children, Youth Services and Women s Issues Minister Tracy MacCharles MPP (Pickering-Scarborough East) will bring greetings from the province at noon at Lassonde School of Engineering, York University, 4700 Keele St., Toronto from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tickets are $90 each. For more information, contact Catrina Kronfli at ckronfli@ospe. on.ca or visit November 28 Cindy Forster MPP (Welland), NDP Labour Critic, will host a celebration of 40 years of NDP service in the riding of Welland with NDP Leader Andrea Horwath MPP (Hamilton Centre) and Deputy Government House Leader Jim Bradley MPP (St. Catharines) at the Canadian Croatian National Home, 6 Broadway Ave, Welland, starting at 5 p.m. Tickets are $100 each. For more information, call Andy Roy at or by aroy4@cogeco.ca. 8 PAGE

9 NEW! December 3 Energy Minister Bob Chiarelli MPP (Ottawa West-Napean), will speak to the Canadian Club of Canada at the Hilton Toronto, 145 Richmond St. West, starting at 12 p.m. Tickets are $95 for members and $85 for nonmembers. For more information, visit NEW! December 9 NDP Leader Andrea Horwath MPP (Hamilton Centre) will host Inside Track to 2018 at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. West, from 7 to 9 p.m. Tickets are $2,975 for three guests. For more information, contact Anton Sharplanin at ext or asharplanin@on.ndp.ca. January 26 Ontario s 24th Premier Dalton McGuinty will speak about a life in politics and leadership lessons learned at the North York Central Library, 5120 Yonge St., Toronto, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. There is no cost to attend. Tickets will be available for reservation on November 4. For more information, visit If you have any comments, additions, or questions about The GLP Weekly please do not hesitate to call or Howard Brown, President, Brown & Cohen Communications & Public Affairs Inc. 321 Brooke Avenue Toronto, ON M5M 2L4 Direct line: Cell: howard@brown-cohen.com 9 PAGE