Statement： Tour of the Bayview Yard
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Summary
Member for Carleton, MPP Roberts, and Minister of Children, Community and Social Services, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, Minister McLeod, and Economic Development Minister Smith, toured the Bayview Yards and attended a roundtable on immigration.
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On Saturday, March 30, I had the pleasure of accompanying the Minister of Children,
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Community and Social Services, as well as the Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation
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and Trade, alongside my co-colleague MPP Roberts, as we toured the Bayview Yards.
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I want to thank Michael Tremblay, President and CEO of Invest Ottawa and Bayview Yards,
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for organizing a fantastic tour of their facilities. Bayview Yards is the ultimate
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one-stop shop and mash-up of technical business and market capabilities, resources and expertise
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that helps technology entrepreneurs and companies launch, grow and thrive. I particularly enjoyed
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riding in the driverless vehicle with Ministers McLeod and Smith and MPP Roberts.
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Afterwards, I had the pleasure of attending a roundtable on immigration, both from the economic
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and from the refugee and social side of things, with both Ministers McLeod and Minister Smith.
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It was a fantastic roundtable. It was incredibly informative. It was a pleasure to be there to
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listen from members of the community, and I want to thank the ministers for including me in their
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tour. It was fantastic, and it's just great to see them there. At the end of the day, Mr. Speaker,
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organizations like these are critical in helping to ensure that entrepreneurs get the support they
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need to help grow their businesses and create more jobs for Ontario workers. Our government for the
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people will continue to work with workers and business owners in order to make Ontario open