Language is central to who we are and where we belong. Always means a lot to celebrate International Mother Language Day with our Bangladeshi community in Dentonia Park.

Ramadan Mubarak to our Muslim community here in our east end. Always a pleasure joining the Jummah congregation at Masjid Al-Abedeen.

Canadians are collectively making millions of decisions every day that reflect a changed relationship with the US. We are buying Canadian and seeking out more reliable partners.

The new Gordie Howe Bridge is a critical piece of economic infrastructure and a testament to the long-standing partnership between our two countries.

Yesterday was a fulfilling day representing Canada in Boston! 🇨🇦 Here’s a moment from a thoughtful and productive conversation on housing policy with students at Harvard University, moderated by Justin de Benedictis-Kessner, at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs.

Thank you to Rana Mitter, author and ST Lee Chair in U.S.–Asia Relations at Harvard Kennedy School, for welcoming me into his class, “China and the World.” Great discussions with students about Canada’s evolving relationship with China, and what comes next.

The teachers at Bowmore need to be reinstated immediately. Safety and stability should be the priority for our kids.

Students in this country, and this province, deserve better.

In Democracy’s Second Act, Peter MacLeod and Richard Johnson discuss the role of the public and recognizing electors as powerful partners in governing, not just at election time, but throughout a mandate. Congrats on the book launch!

450 people on the call, and we’re just getting started. We run together. We win together. We govern together.

Devastating. Thinking of the families who have lost their loved ones to this senseless violence. It is an unimaginable loss and our country mourns together.

A good day. Great ball practice. Solid start for Team Canada. And rules are out for the Ontario Liberal leadership race. Join us for a virtual team meeting this Feb 11: teamnate.ca/events

If you think you deserve better then you should participate and you should step up.

As I said, I’m all in for Ontario.

When it comes to Ontario, I'm all in. Join our growing team at teamnate.ca

We honour the six Muslim Canadians killed and the 19 injured in the 2017 attack at the Centre culturel islamique de Québec in Sainte-Foy. Dehumanization leads to violence, and we all have a role to play in addressing Islamophobia and hate and ensuring everyone can live and worship safely.

Never again. We remember the Holocaust and the mass murder of millions, including 6 million Jewish people. And we remember the antisemitism and dehumanization that enabled a genocide. We have responsibility to combat hate and ensure that ‘never again’ has real meaning.

Snow day = snow fort

It is horrifying to watch our neighbouring democracy lose itself.

Canada can’t rely on the US, a country that is trampling on its own democracy at home, and abusing other democracies abroad. The government’s move to reset trade relations with China reflects a practical response to that reality, “the world as it is, not as we wish it to be.”

Canada needs clear, modern rules for stablecoins. A parliamentary petition I’m sponsoring already has 4,000+ signatures. If you agree, sign the #StandWithCryptoCA petition today for better stablecoin regulation: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

Thanks to Bonnie Crombie for her service. We may not have always seen things the same way, but I respect her commitment to serve the public good at all levels. And she brought good people into the OLP team and improved our party’s position.

As Canadians, we forcefully condemn the killing and jailing of demonstrators, and stand in solidarity with the Iranian people in their pursuit of human rights, equality, and the rule of law. youtu.be/DXuqXyPXo-Q?...

2025 was a year of steady work; in Parliament, in committee, and in conversation with people in Beaches–East York and across the country. Grateful to everyone who engaged, shared their experiences, and held us to a higher standard. Onward to 2026.

You get a pipeline! You get a pipeline! Everybody gets a pipeline!

Join us in person to kick off the new year at the Beaches–East York New Year’s Levee this Sunday, Jan 11th, 2–5 PM at 1910 Gerrard Street East. See you then! RSVP: tinyurl.com/muc59bc7

It’s in Canada’s interest when international law is respected. Like many of you, I’ve been reading and watching a great deal about the absurdity and illegality of Trump’s actions in Venezuela. Here’s my short take on it, for what it’s worth. youtu.be/xUEddyfA_Bo?...

Merry Christmas from our family to yours

Another year of pranks, hugs, and arts and crafts. Hard to believe CJ’s already 6!

Finished off this parliamentary session with a productive meeting with the PM. Lots of opportunity for positive collaboration alongside constructive criticism.

The team was out in full force helping Access Alliance Holiday Hamper program at Secord Public School. If you can, think about making a donation to one of the many holiday hamper programs across the community.

Meta blocks me from posting the link to this story but doesn't stop ads for unregulated drugs. Makes no sense.

Today marks 10 years since the TRCs final report on residential schools. We’ve seen significant albeit imperfect progress since and there’s much more for us to do together.

Listen to our new #uncommonspod episode with past TRC commissioner Willie Littlechild and former Six Nations Chief Ava Hill. We talk about the state of reconciliation and the importance of sport.

Happy Chanukah to Jewish communities celebrating the Festival of Lights across our east end and country. Wishing you happiness, time with family, and light over darkness.

www.uncommons.ca/p/child-hono... enjoyed a lively dialogue with a wonderful MP, Nate Erskine-Smith.

Like many Canadians, I grew up listening to @raffic.bsky.social. So it was unreal to have the inspiring troubadour join me for this #uncommonspod. We discuss his music, his advocacy for peace and the planet, and the importance of his child honouring philosophy.

Grand bargains, deja vu, and why a clear-eyed ambitious climate plan is critical. Some thoughts on the Canada-Alberta MOU. youtu.be/_c52MtxI7k4?...

How should we spend our time and talents? Historian and author Rutger Bregman talks Moral Ambition and the school he's co-founded to help tackle our biggest challenges.

Not the usual question for a politician ha. Full article about authenticity, honesty and ideas in our politics @thewalrus.ca thewalrus.ca/nate-erskine...

A powerful voice for Indigenous rights and education in Canada. With her own background one of both Anishinaabe and Polish descent, @tanyatalaga.bsky.social writes: “from the legacies of these dual branches of genocide, one on Turtle Island and one far off in Eastern Europe - comes my knowing.”

Some thoughts on an MP’s role, and why reasonable disagreement within our parties is both good politics and policy so long as it’s focused on ideas. New from me at Uncommons: A little self-reflection never hurt anyone www.uncommons.ca/p/a-little-s...

A headline I wasn’t expecting to read ha More seriously, our politics is better when we make it about ideas and welcome thoughtful debate and disagreement.

#uncommonspod live with Tanya Talaga talking about The Knowing

Kicking off the season with Centre 55’s Santa Claus Parade

Lest we forget. Thankful to all who have served and sacrificed.

The good, the bad, and the ugly. Some thoughts on Budget 2025. youtu.be/8jtCxNnyM2Q?...

RSVP for our next Uncommons Live with award-winning journalist and author Tanya Talaga, November 19 at Beach United. Lots to talk about and her latest book The Knowing was a finalist for the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize. Register for free here: tinyurl.com/63jvbfxz

Happy Halloween from the K-Pop Demon Hunters crew

My office has been ready for tonight for many years now.