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MP Braid Launches Intellectual Property Study

MP Braid Launches Intellectual Property Study

0 / May 15, 2012 3:20 pm

Ottawa, May 14, 2012 – Peter Braid, Member of Parliament for Kitchener-Waterloo is taking a leading role in ensuring that Canada’s intellectual property (IP) regime meets the needs of innovators and entrepreneurs. As a member of the Standing Committee on [...]

MP Braid Participates in Sun Life Financial’s MS Carnation Campaign

MP Braid Participates in Sun Life Financial’s MS Carnation Campaign

0 / May 11, 2012 8:16 pm

May 11, 2012 Today, MP Peter Braid joined members of the Waterloo District Chapter of the MS Society to launch the inaugural Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Carnation Campaign at Sun Life Financial in Waterloo. May is MS Awareness Month, and volunteers [...]

WCI Student Wins Top Prize at National Biotechnology Competition

WCI Student Wins Top Prize at National Biotechnology Competition

0 / May 8, 2012 1:58 pm

May 8, 2012 MP Peter Braid met with 16-year-old Waterloo Collegiate Institute (WCI) student Janelle Tam, winner of the 2012 Sanofi BioGENEius Canada biotechnology research competition in Ottawa. MP Braid congratulates Janelle on taking first prize in this prestigious national [...]

Peter Meets Iconic Rockers RUSH

Peter Meets Iconic Rockers RUSH

0 / May 3, 2012 9:06 pm

May 3, 2012 MP Braid was thrilled to meet with members of Rush, the iconic Canadian rock band, in the House of Commons today. Rush recently received the prestigious Governor General’s Performing Arts Award in recognition of their musical achievements, [...]

Government of Canada Supports Innovation in the Auto Industry

Government of Canada Supports Innovation in the Auto Industry

0 / March 20, 2012 2:56 pm

March 20, 2012 Today, MP Peter Braid announced $3.7M in funding through the Automotive Partnership Canada (APC) initiative for the University of Waterloo (UW). Announced by the Government of Canada in April 2009, APC is a five-year, $145-million initiative that supports collaborative [...]

Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal – We Are Still Accepting Nominations!

Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal – We Are Still Accepting Nominations!

0 / March 14, 2012 4:38 pm

March 14, 2012 Today, MP Peter Braid proudly received his Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal from the Speaker of the House of Commons, the Hon. Andrew Scheer. The Diamond Jubilee Medal celebrates the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s [...]

Open Letter to the Residents of Kitchener-Waterloo

Open Letter to the Residents of Kitchener-Waterloo

0 / March 6, 2012 9:25 pm

March 6, 2012 Along with all Canadians, I am deeply concerned by allegations that attempts were made to mislead voters in Guelph by sending them to the wrong polling stations.  Such conduct is wrong, unethical, and an affront to democracy.  [...]

Government of Canada Launches Third Call for Proposals to Help Kickstart Canadian Business

Government of Canada Launches Third Call for Proposals to Help Kickstart Canadian Business

0 / February 29, 2012 9:34 pm

February 29, 2012 The Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Public Works and Government Services and Minister for Status of Women, is pleased to launch a Call for Proposals that will help kick-start Canadian entrepreneurial business. “Our Government supports entrepreneurs who keep [...]

House of Friendship’s Annual Potato Blitz a Success

House of Friendship’s Annual Potato Blitz a Success

0 / February 24, 2012 8:14 pm

February 24, 2012 Today, MP Braid participated in the House of Friendship’s Annual Potato Blitz, which helps feed those in need in the community through its year-round programs. Volunteers collected donations at 20 participating supermarkets in the region that amounted to [...]

**News Alert** MP Peter Braid on OAS Reform

**News Alert** MP Peter Braid on OAS Reform

0 / February 22, 2012 9:49 pm

February 22, 2012 *The following op-ed was published today in the Waterloo Chronicle* Changes to OAS necessary GUEST COLUMN Peter Braid Seniors helped to build Canada, and the government is committed to ensuring they have adequate resources for a secure [...]