Goldie Ghamari - Statement： Tour of the Bayview Yard

00:00:00.000 Member Statements. The Member for Carleton.

00:00:02.400 On Saturday, March 30, I had the pleasure of accompanying the Minister of Children,

00:00:08.720 Community and Social Services, as well as the Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation

00:00:13.200 and Trade, alongside my co-colleague MPP Roberts, as we toured the Bayview Yards.

00:00:18.800 I want to thank Michael Tremblay, President and CEO of Invest Ottawa and Bayview Yards,

00:00:23.200 for organizing a fantastic tour of their facilities. Bayview Yards is the ultimate

00:00:27.920 one-stop shop and mash-up of technical business and market capabilities, resources and expertise

00:00:33.040 that helps technology entrepreneurs and companies launch, grow and thrive. I particularly enjoyed

00:00:38.640 riding in the driverless vehicle with Ministers McLeod and Smith and MPP Roberts.

00:00:43.440 Afterwards, I had the pleasure of attending a roundtable on immigration, both from the economic

00:00:48.960 and from the refugee and social side of things, with both Ministers McLeod and Minister Smith.

00:00:54.800 It was a fantastic roundtable. It was incredibly informative. It was a pleasure to be there to

00:00:59.360 listen from members of the community, and I want to thank the ministers for including me in their

00:01:03.840 tour. It was fantastic, and it's just great to see them there. At the end of the day, Mr. Speaker,

00:01:09.760 organizations like these are critical in helping to ensure that entrepreneurs get the support they

00:01:15.040 need to help grow their businesses and create more jobs for Ontario workers. Our government for the

00:01:20.400 people will continue to work with workers and business owners in order to make Ontario open

00:01:25.840 for business. Thank you.

Goldie Ghamari - April 03, 2019