Erin O’Toole is the Member of Parliament for the riding of Durham in Ontario, Canada. He was elected to Canada’s Parliament in a by-election in 2012 after receiving more than 50% of the vote. In January 2015, Prime Minister Harper appointed Erin as Minister to Veterans Affairs. Previously, he served as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade. Born in Montreal, Erin was raised in Bowmanville and Port Perry, Ontario as the oldest of five children. After graduation from Bowmanville High School in 1991, he joined the Canadian Forces and enrolled at the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) in Kingston. He graduated from the RMC in 1995 with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) and was commissioned as an officer in the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF).
Durham MPP Granville Anderson is in his first term at the Provincial legislature, but he has a long history of community involvement. Mr. Anderson has lived in this community for more than 25 years. Prior to the election, he was owner and principle mediator at Anderson Mediation and Conflict Management. First elected to the Peterborough, Victoria, Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District School Board (PVNCCDSB) as trustee in 2003, MPP Anderson was eventually appointed chairman of the board. In his time as trustee, MPP Anderson played an integral role in ensuring the board worked within its financial means to meet students’ needs and support student success.
The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA) received Royal Assent on June 13, 2005. This legislation builds on the Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2001, in ensuring a fully accessible Province of Ontario by 2025. AODA was passed with the goal of creating standards to improve accessibility across the Province. These standards address the following areas: Customer Service Transportation Accessible Information and Communications Accessible Built Environment Employment Accessibility System for Feedback
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