Scarborough Centre: Working for You

Season 2, Episode 3 Premier Ford Welcomes Everyone to Ford Fest in Scarborough Centre This special message by Premier Ford reminds us that the 2026 Ford Fest is coming soon and will be happening right in Scarborough Centre. That’s right. Ford Fest , a free family and community event, will happen on Friday June 19 at Thomson Memorial Park in Scarborough Centre. Food, games, networking, family fun,...

Season 2, Episode 2 Strengthening Community Safety in Scarborough To help support victims and prevent crime, the Ontario government is allocating up to $195,000 for Settlement Assistance and Family Support Services . Funding will support T he Shield Program , an intervention pilot program that focuses on girls aged 10 to 18, including those from racialized , Indigenous , newcomer , and LGBTQ2SD+ c...

Season 2, Episode 1 Ford Fest 2026 Comes to Scarborough Centre We kick off Season Two of Scarborough Centre: Working for You! with a very special announcement – Ford Fest 2026 is coming to our community! That’s right. Ford Fest, a free family and community event, will happen on Friday June 19 at Thomson Memorial Park in Scarborough Centre . Food, games, networking, family fun, the Ontario governme...

Season 1, Episode 13 Today in Question Period: Keeping Costs Down and Making Life More Affordable During Question Period on April 2, 2026, MPP David Smith talked about what matters most to families: keeping costs down and making life more affordable. While the previous government drove hyrdro bills up with bad contracts, the Government of Premier Ford is focused on protecting affordability and pla...

Season 1, Episode 12 Long-Term Care Across Scarborough Centre Working for You takes listeners to Thursday April 2, 2026, to hear a Member’s Statement from MPP Smith about seniors and long-term care . MPP David Smith rose in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario to share the experiences of those working in our community’s long-term care facilities, including directors, PSWs and nurses – all of whom,...

Season 1, Episode 11 Scarborough Community Town Hall on Public Safety On April 1, 2026, MPP David Smith joined the entire Scarborough caucus of government MPPs at a Public Safety Town Hall hosted by Honourable Zee Hamid , MPP (Milton), Associate Solicitor General. Representing Scarborough-Rouge Park was Honourable Vijay Thanigasalam , Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions. MPP Aris Ba...

Season 1, Episode 10 Black History Month Black History Month is here! And this annual month-long commemoration is one of the coolest and easiest ways to experience the profound and enduring contributions of Black Canadians . Black History Month is observed during the month of February each year. This special video episode features MPP David Smith helping to inaugurate Black History Month, and enco...

Episode 9 MPP David Smith Getting It Done with Premier Ford: November 15, 2025 Audio Version This episode features the spoken-word audio version of MPP's Smith's newsletter of November 15, 2025. In this episode: Remembrance Day Ceremonies in Scarborough Centre - Royal Canadian Legion Branch 617 Aspire for Higher's Success Stories and Role Models at the Skilled Trades Event in the Scarb...

Episode 8 More Skilled Trades in Scarborough Centre - Conversations This is the second of two episodes that feature a who's who of skilled trades representatives in Scarborough Centre. This second episode features the Toronto Paramedic Service , Magret Real Estate , Black Northern Initiative , Toronto Community Living, the Carpenter’s Union , Computek College , Access Employment , Skills for C...

Episode 7 Your Skilled Trades in Scarborough Centre: Number 1 This interview compilation is the first of two episodes featuring representatives of the skilled trades, ranging from NDC and the Dream Legacy Foundation to Aspire for Higher , Black Arrow Construction and Music Marketing . These are the companies and organizations providing promising careers in skilled trades, right in Scarborough Cent...

Episode 6 Member’s Statement Retrospective: Jewel, Melania Smith & Connect4Life This retrospective episode of Member's Statements features MPP David Smith recognizing the work of three great community leaders: Jewel - a local manufacturer of EV battery chargers, Melania Smith - an award-winning entrepreneur whose efforts help support local food security, and Connect4Life - a disability cha...

Episode 5 - Scarborough Centre - Working for You MPP Smith Reports from the Scarborough Civic Centre on the Success of Skilled Trades Week 2025 Scarborough, Ontario - Canada After Ontario's first legislated Skilled Trades Week , and following three full exciting days of presentations and networking, MPP David Smith shares with listeners how the three-day event turned out. An overwhelming success,...

Episode 4 MPP Member's Statement on Skilled Trades Week and Remembrance Day 2025 November 5, 2025 This video episode was broadcast from the Legislative Assembly of Ontario on November 5, 2025. In this episode, MPP David Smith reports to Members on the success achieved after just one day of Skilled Trades Week 2025. Day 1 attracted a standing-room only crowd of vendors, exhibitors, colleges, tr...

Episode 3 Member’s Statement Sampler: Scarborough Subway, Salvation Army & the Somali Community A Special Video Episode The Legislative Assembly of Ontario (informally known as Queen’s Park ) is the provincial legislature where elected representatives, known as Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs), debate and pass laws that affect all Ontarians – including measures to approve spending and c...

Episode 2 A Community Update and Member's Statement by MPP David Smith - October 22, 2025 This special video episode was broadcast in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario on October 22, 2025. In this episode, MPP David Smith delivers a Community Update about Scarborough Centre, including greetings about Diwali, recent news about the construction of the Scarborough Subway extension, and Skilled Trad...

Episode 1 Skilled Trades Week & Trade Fair: Moving Ontario Forward The government of Premier Doug Ford has invested over $2 billion to strengthen skilled trades programs across Ontario. The future of our province is built by skilled hands. Under his leadership we were proud to pass Bill 117, officially recognizing the first week of November as Skilled Trades Week in Ontario, something we talk...