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CTV News
7 days ago
- Business
- CTV News
Senator Sandra: Long time Windsor politician now in the upper house of Canada's democracy
Sandra Pupatello gets sworn-in to the Canadian Senate on May 29, 2025. Long time Windsor politician, Sandra Pupatello, is now a Canadian Senator. Pupatello was sworn in May 29 as a Senator, and she is now a member of the Canadian Senators Group (CSG). 'I'm pretty excited,' Pupatello said Friday in studio on AM800's 'The Shift with Patty Handysides.' Pupatello said she was thrilled to see former Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty at the ceremony in Ottawa. 'I'm really in gratitude because of a lot of the roles he gave me,' she said. Pupatello was an MPP for Windsor West from 1995 until 2011, during which time she served as Minister of Education and Minister of Economic Development and Trade. The latter, Pupatello told Handysides, is where she plans to focus her work in the Senate. 'I genuinely think you use the platform of the Senate, and you move the things that you know are important at the time,' Pupatello said. She plans to focus on the U.S. tariff threat. 'It's a whole new world now just because of this existential threat wondering is our supply chain gonna hold?' Pupatello said arguing Canada went 'the easy' route by relying on the Americans for trade. 'This is actually the perfect time for me to jump into those issues, for Windsor in particular,' she said. 'This is our time. We need to put our foot on the pedal.' Pupatello also noted since former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau started to shift the Senate away from partisanship, every single piece of government legislation has been amended or 'tweaked'. 'It's called the chamber of sober second thought,' Pupatello explained. Pupatello joins Senator Sharon Burey as the second Senator to hail from Windsor. Check out the full interview by scrolling to the one-hour 15-minute mark.
Cision Canada
29-04-2025
- Business
- Cision Canada
Media Invited to Attend Key Plenary at CBTU's "Our Skills, Our Voice" Annual Conference
OTTAWA, ON, April 29, 2025 /CNW/ - Canada's Building Trades Unions (CBTU) invites members of the media to attend a high-impact plenary session at its annual conference, Our Skills, Our Voice, bringing together leaders from labour, industry, and government to discuss the future of skilled trades in Canada. Plenary Session – Our Skills, Our Voice This dynamic session will explore the role of skilled trades in shaping Canada's economy, workforce development, and just transition strategies. Expect timely discussions on apprenticeships, labour mobility, infrastructure investment, and inclusion in the skilled trades workforce. Speakers include: Dalton McGuinty, Former Premier of Ontario Jason Kenney, Former Premier of Alberta Dwight Ball, Former Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador Jim Hogarth, Executive Director & Curtis Houston, Co-Founder and Chair, Helmets to Hardhats The Honourable Rajan Sawhney, Minister of Advanced Education, Alberta Senator Andrew Cardozo, Senator for Ontario Ken Sandmoen, Board Chair, AMCC Mandy Kaiser, co-chair AMCC Robert Kucheran, co-chair AMCC Marc Wahl, Leader, Turnaround, NOVA Chemicals WHEN: Tuesday, April 29, 2025 Plenary begins at 1:00 PM EST Media check-in opens 30 minutes prior WHERE: Westin Hotel Ottawa 11 Colonel By Drive Ottawa, ON With skilled trades playing a pivotal role in Canada's transition to a low-carbon economy and in meeting labour demands in infrastructure and housing, this plenary offers critical insight and firsthand perspectives from the frontlines of construction and labour. SOURCE Canada's Building Trades Unions
