from Phil’s Desk…

Dear Constituents; Much has been achieved in less than a year as your Member of Parliament. Record Federal Government investments in Economic Stimulus and Infrastructure exceed $65 million dollars for our community. Important work is yet to be done including aggressively pursuing opportunities for long-term job creation and advocating for the interests of Brant. As your Member of Parliament, you have my steadfast commitment to making sure we have the resources needed to help us return to a cycle of prosperity and growth.

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Post Secondary Education

New Funding Announcements

Progress Report

Fall Passport Clinic

National Issues

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Post-Secondary Education Caucus tours Brantford Campuses of Laurier, Nipissing

and Mohawk Phil hosted a delegation of MP colleagues from the Conservative Post

Secondary Education Caucus (PSEC) July 14th, 2009. The group was

in town for the first leg of a tour of regional Colleges and Universities.

Delegates toured Brantford facilities of Laurier, Nipissing and Mohawk

including the Carnegie building, Odeon building and the new Laurier

Research and Academic Centre that currently under construction.

Following the tour delegates attended a roundtable with

representatives from Laurier, Nipissing and Mohawk College.

“It was an honour to have so many fellow MP’s in attendance for

today’s tour and roundtable,” said Phil. “If you want to know

what kind of a positive impact post secondary education can have

on a local economy and a community Brantford is the place to

start.”

It is expected that the new Federally-Funded Laurier Academic Centre

will enable the Laurier Brantford campus to grow to 4,000 students by

2012 from the present 2,300 students. It will provide state-of-the-art

research and teaching space, as well as library facilities and

administrative areas for several campus programs.

“The Government of Canada’s investment in Laurier Brantford is

providing a significant economic stimulus to this community, it’s

creating jobs, and helping to grow Laurier will continue to

positively impact our local economy for years to come” said Phil.

Advancing Post Secondary Education in Brant

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GREAT (Grand River Employment Training Inc.) Project Receives Federal Funding

LongLong--term job creationterm job creation

$1,991,500 Provided by Government of Canada

NEWNEW 59,000 square feet of greenhouse, expansion of business capacity

and facilities

151st Paris Fair Receives Federal Funding

$9,200 of federal funding supporting our rural communitiessupporting our rural communities

Preserving our Agricultural Heritage

Expanding Brant’s tourism base

“The Paris Fair helps preserve our agricultural heritage, it brings us together, and it brings in folks from near and far. In these tough economic

times those tourist dollars are important” said Phil.

25th Annual St. George Apple Fest Receives Federal Funding $7,200 in federal funding

Helping community events and local businesses thrive and prosperlocal businesses thrive and prosper

Expanding Brant’s tourism base

“St George Apple Fest has become a big part of celebrating Fall in our community” said Phil.

NEW NEW Funding Announcements

Renewal and Expansion of Brantford Farmers Market

$400,000 from the community adjustment fund

Preserving and growing our market vendors and local businesses

Promoting Brant County Federation of Agriculture’s partnership; “Buy LocalBuy Local ” initiative

Flying High for Brantford Airport $700,000 from the federal community adjustment fund for NEWNEW airport facilities and

infrastructure

Expanding business opportunities for our local airport

Job Creation

$65,545,720M Federal Funding Supporting Brant

"I was able to go to bat and tell the Minister our community really needs both projects. We still have a very high unemployment rate here. We need as much economic stimulus as we can get."

Phil McColeman, MP

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What Are Your Thoughts? Do you consider post secondary education to be an important part of our community? Yes No No Opinion

Do you support the Conservative fight against illegal drugs in Canada? Yes No No Opinion

Do you support the Conservative tough stance on crime? Yes No No Opinion

Is Phil McColeman doing a good job?

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Brant County Breaks Ground on Twin Pad 15.6M Provided by Government

of Canada

Construction underway

Long-term Tourism

Immediate and long-term job

creation

“When this stimulus money was announced I said together we’d get

through this global economic downturn.”

Phil McColeman, MP

Brant Waterways Starts Flowing

Complete an important missing

link in the Trans Canada Trail from Brantford through Mt. Pleasant to the Brant County and Norfolk boundary

Safe off road and multi-use

recreational trails

“The Brant Waterways Foundation and its supporters deserve a great deal of credit for the determination they have shown over the years to

get this done.” Phil McColeman, MP

Laurier Research & Academic Progress

13M In economic stimulus

funding

Facilitating lifelong learning

State-of-the-art research and

teaching space

“If you want to know what kind of a positive impact post secondary education can have on a local

economy and a community Brantford is the place to start.”

Phil McColeman, MP

GREAT (Grand River Employment Training Inc.) Project Receives Federal Funding

LongLong--term job creationterm job creation

$1,991,500 Provided by Government of Canada

NEWNEW 59,000 square feet of greenhouse, expansion of business capacity

and facilities

Construction begins...with Phil McColeman MP, Dr. Leo Groarke and Dr. Bruce Arai.

Left to right: Henry Stolp, Kim Neziol, Janice Eddy, Colleen Stolp, Phil McColeman MP, Mayor Ron Eddy, Chuck Beach, Mary Welsh.

Left to right: Mario Aquino, Robert Aquino, Phil McColeman MP, Bob Yuhasz (representative for Dave Levac, MPP), Walter Gretzky, Councillor Brian Coleman, Mayor Ron Eddy, Mayor Mike Hancock.

Progress Report

$65,545,720M Federal Funding Supporting Brant

NEWNEW On-Going Service

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October 14th

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Ottawa, ON

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PHIL McCOLEMAN

MP BRANT

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National Issues Crime Tougher Sentences for Drug

Dealers

More Protection for Our Kids

from Offenders

Tougher on Gangs and

Organized Crime

Mandatory Prison Terms for

Serious Offences

Dealers Who Carry Weapons

End Up Behind Bars

Economic

Action Plan Home Renovation Tax

Credit

80% of Initiatives Have

Been Implemented

2009 Basic Personal Tax

Amount INCREASED!

Increasing Child Tax

Benefit

Reducing Taxes Age Tax Credit for Seniors

Registered Retirement

Income Fund for seniors

Public Transit Pass

Education Tax Credit

Capital Cost Allowance for

Farmers

Apprenticeship Job Creation

Tax