Irene in our Community

The best Canada Day ever.

London-Low income families and people with disabilities will find the waiting lists for affordable housing in London a little shorter soon.

LONDON– The Argyle neighbourhood Canada Day Celebration organized by the East London Optimists will continue this year, despite the drop in corporate and private donations, thanks in part to an infusi

LONDON – Working across party lines, representatives from all three

Today, Irene Mathyssen (London Fanshawe) introduced legislation that will ensure that Canadian companies are given priority when the federal government makes purchases or acquires services.

The “Made in Canada” bill will require the government to purchase products or acquire services from Canadian companies or individuals. Exceptions are made if there are no Canadian bidders or if the procurement falls under international trade agreements.

London--MP Irene Mathyssen was the guest speaker and awards presenter for the first annual Roland Parris Awards on Friday May 22nd, honouring the memory of the long time community activist

In December of 2008, NDP Leader Jack Layton and MP Irene Mathyssen hosted a townhall forum to talk with citizens about the economic crisis. The success of that meeting led to the launch of a coast-to-coast-to-coast series of similar townhalls and the NDP striking two Task Forces. The Middle Class Recession Task Force to look at the impact of the economic crisis on Canadian families, and the Economic Recovery Task Force to gather and bring forward the best ideas on how to get our economy back on track.

On Wednesday May 20th, Layton returned to London as part of the Economic Recovery Task Force meetings, to speak with members of the London Chamber of Commerce.

Federal funds will create 95 summer jobs for area students