Sonia Sidhu
- Born
- January 3, 1968 — India
- Family
- Married to Gurjit, twin daughters and a son
- Career
- Over 18 years in the healthcare field as a diabetes educator and research coordinator
- Political Experience
- Elected as a Member of Parliament for Brampton South in 2015. Sat on the House of Commons’ Standing Committee on Health, and also was appointed to sit as a member of the Special Committee on Pay Equity. Vice-Chair of the Standing Committee on the Status of Women as well as the Chair and the Liberal caucus champion for the All-Party Diabetes Caucus. General-Secretary of the Canada-India Parliamentary Friendship Group and an executive member of both the Canada-Poland and Canada-Portugal Parliamentary Friendship Groups. Member of the Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association, the Canada-U.S. Inter-Parliamentary Group, and the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association.
- Notable
- Private member bill An Act to establish a national framework for diabetes (Bill C-237) was adopted.
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Mr. Speaker, could my hon. colleague explain why it is important to protect private property rights while also reflecting the courts, the Constitution and our responsibility towards reconciliation?
Mr. Speaker, May is Celiac Awareness Month. Today, we wear the ribbon in recognition of the more than 400,000 Canadians living with celiac disease. As the chair of the all-party celiac caucus, I hosted Celiac Canada's annual gluten-free breakfast on the Hill. I thank Melissa Secord and her team, and colleagues from all parties who came together in support. I have heard first-hand from the
Mr. Speaker, our government is investing $79 million in the strategic response fund to advance regenerative medicine, which includes innovative cures for diabetes. Can the Minister of Health tell us how this investment will drive innovation in diabetes research and improve outcomes for Canadians living with diabetes?
My next question is for Ms. Donaldson. From your perspective, what are the biggest supply chain vulnerabilities for Canada right now? What should the government do to improve those?