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MEDIA RELEASE April 25, 2017 SCARBOROUGH ORGANIZATIONS SECURE FEDERAL FUNDING  TO SUPPORT LOCAL PROJECTS, EVENTS SCARBOROUGH – Salma Zahid, Member of Parliament for Scarborough Centre, recently announced funding for several community organizations that will support local projects and events ranging from helping seniors improve their language skills to celebrating multiculturalism in Scarborough. Several grants were awarded […]

We promised Canadians we would put middle class families first. And that’s what we did. In Budget 2016 we introduced the Canada Child Benefit, made it tax-free and targeted it to families that need it the most — families are receiving up to $6,400 per child under 6 and $5,400 per child aged 6 to […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 22nd, 2017 (Le Français Suit)   The following Jewish and Muslim Liberal MPs issued this statement today:   As Canadians, we rise and fall together. Polarization doesn’t only hurt targeted groups, it hurts all Canadians.   As Parliamentarians, we feel it is our responsibility to rally Canadians around our shared values […]

Statement by Scarborough Centre MP Salma Zahid on the terror attack in Quebec City: When I learned of the cowardly and senseless act of terrorism at a Quebec City mosque last night, I felt many emotions. Outrage, that innocent people in a place of sanctuary and worship could be subject to violence. Sadness for the […]

You may have heard or read about the violence and persecution faced by the Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar. I have heard from many constituents deeply moved by these reports. I am pleased to sponsor a community-driven petition by Scarborough Centre resident Afran Navveed — e-761 (Burma) — which calls on the Government of Canada […]

November 9, 2016 Ottawa, Ontario Department of Finance Canada When the middle class does well, everyone does well. That is why the Government of Canada is committed to making smart and necessary investments that will revitalize the Canadian economy, spur long-term growth and strengthen the middle class. As the pace of change accelerates, and the […]

News Release For Immediate Release MP Salma Zahid Announces Important Investment through the Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program in Scarborough Centre November 8, 2016 Scarborough, ON                     Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario) Salma Zahid, Member of Parliament for Scarborough Centre, on behalf of the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and […]

On September 27, Salma Zahid spoke in the House of Commons about Bill C-22, which corrects the excesses of Bill C-51 and brings needed oversight to our national security regime. Please see video and text of her speech below. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise in the House today to speak to Bill C22, […]

Petition E-411 (Islam) by Samer Majzoub of the Canadian Muslim Forum is currently gathering electronic signatures. This petition states: *** Whereas: Islam is a religion of over 1.5 billion people worldwide. Since its founding more than 1400 years ago, Muslims have contributed, and continue to contribute, to the positive development of human civilization. This encompasses […]

CREATING 216 SUMMER JOBS IN SCARBOROUGH CENTRE SCARBOROUGH – The riding of Scarborough Centre, represented by Member of Parliament Salma Zahid, is receiving significantly more funding this year under the Canada Summer Jobs Program, with the Federal Government funding 216 new jobs for youth aged 15-30 this summer. Over 55,000 paid hours for these new […]