Office of Terry Sheehan

Member of Parliament for Sault Ste. Marie

Largest Virtual Townhall with MP Terry Sheehan a Success

For Immediate Release

May 28, 2021

Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

Yesterday evening, MP Terry Sheehan hosted a Virtual (telephone) Townhall Meeting.  MP Sheehan was joined by thousands of residents from throughout the riding listening in, providing input, and asking questions.

The focus of the Townhall was on the new 2021 Federal Budget: A Recovery Plan for Jobs, Growth, and Resilience

 MP Sheehan has always made it a priority to engage and connect with the residents in the riding of Sault Ste. Marie, the Townhall allowed Sheehan to address questions about Budget 2021 and building a stronger, more equitable economy as we recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

 “The greatest danger to our economy would have been not doing enough; strong fiscal support is necessary to prevent economic scarring and make sure Canada’s recovery leaves no one behind.” said Sheehan.

Canada entered the pandemic in a strong fiscal position. This allowed the government to take quick and decisive action, supporting people and businesses, and to make historic investments in the recovery.

MP Sheehan fielded a range of questions, including: Seniors issues and support, Tourism, support for students and our post secondary institutions, COVID-19 vaccine distribution, Climate Change and jobs and the economy.

 “There are a couple things I wanted to accomplish through this Townhall.  One, is hearing directly from my constituents and finding out what is truly important to them.  Second, I wanted to ensure people are aware of the historic levels of new and increased supports contained in Budget 2021.  This budget is our Recovery Plan for jobs, growth, and resilience.”

Terry Sheehan, Member of Parliament, Sault Ste. Marie and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Economic Development (FedNor) and Official Languages

In addition to this Townhall, MP Sheehan will continue to share important information via household mail products, video conferencing, advertisements, telephone, website, public announcements, and social media.

 Recent federal investments and Budget 2021 proposals discussed during the Townhall:

• The Sault Community Information and Career Centre Inc., and the YMCA of Sault Ste. Marie are collectively receiving over $2 million through the YESS program for projects that offer employment skills training and quality work placement opportunities to 155 youth facing barriers.  
• Canada Summer Jobs program is bringing more than 585 job opportunities for youth in Sault Ste. Marie, in safe and good quality jobs in the Not-for-Profit, Private and Public sectors with a total investment of $2,067,154
• Algoma University’s Mukqua Waakaa’igan Cultural Centre $7.1 million
• Local school boards to benefit from federal climate funding: $930,055
• Government of Canada providing $8,966,913 that will contribute to the rehabilitation of Sault Ste. Marie’s airport.
• Budget 2021 makes a generational investment to build a Canada-wide early learning and childcare system. This is a plan to drive economic growth, increase women’s participation in the workforce, and a plan to offer each child in Canada the best start in life. This plan will aim to reduce fees for parents with children in regulated childcare by 50 per cent on average, by 2022, with a goal of reaching $10 per day on average by 2026.
• Supporting seniors by providing $3 billion over 5 years to ensure national long-term care standards
• Making FedNor a stand alone regional economic development agency, strengthening the economic development of the Soo and Northern Ontario

To review the 2021 federal Budget please visit www.budget.gc.ca

The following products are available through budget.gc.ca:

• Details of Economic and Fiscal Projections
• Debt Management Strategy
• Legislative Measures
• Gender, Diversity, and Quality of Life Statement
• Budget 2021 Impacts Report
• Tax Measures – Supplementary Information
• Consultations on Other Tax Measures: Supplementary Information

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