September 5, 2025

Latest from Lantsman - September 5, 2025

Hard to believe that it's already September and summertime is almost over. 

It was a summer of failure for Mark Carney and his Liberals: they failed to get tariffs removed, failed to get major projects built, failed to curb out-of-control crime, immigration, and more. 

This 'new' government is just like the last one: promise, promise, promise and hope nobody remembers. But Canadians remember -- they're feeling the effects of lawlessness, lost opportunities, tariffs, and taxes every single day. I hear it in your emails, on the doorstep, at the supermarket, and everywhere else I go. 

Pierre Poilievre and I will always stand up for you, and for Canada: we deserve better than a Liberal government that takes power for granted and doesn't see -- or doesn't care -- about the very real issues we need to tackle. 

Yours,

Melissa Lantsman
Member of Parliament for Thornhill
Deputy Leader of Canada's Conservatives

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Canadian Jobs, for Canadian Workers

Why do we need to bring in workers from abroad to flip burgers at McDonald's when over 30% of high-school students can't even get a job? 

The Temporary Foreign Worker program is out of control: what was once a legitimate initiative is now full of abuse, corruption, and scandal, and the Liberals let it all happen. 

Let's put Canada First and stop this scam once and for all. Let's fill Canadian jobs with Canadian labour and give our workers a fighting chance at success. 

It's the Wild West out there

Our own Minister of Justice mocks Canadians worried about crime -- all while people are getting randomly stabbed in their streets, having their cars stolen multiple times, and being shot in their own homes. 

Repeat criminals are running around freely, but if you think it's a problem, then you must just be a racist or a conspiracy theorist. That's what the Liberals are saying. 

How are we ever going to put the bad guys in jail and restore law and order if the Liberals can't even admit that things are getting massively out of control? 

Thank-you to our Team!

A planned intimate thank you turned into a pretty big deal - so we rolled with it ⚡️⚡️⚡️

Thank you to our CPC campaign volunteers from across the GTA. For the door knockers, the sign crews, callers, generous donors, the ones who cooked and baked and drove miles across the city to make sure Conservatives had their voices heard. We are so lucky to have you on our team, and we thank you for your ongoing support.

You are our bosses, so we’ll make sure to do right by you this fall when we return to Ottawa and help make Pierre Poilievre the next Prime Minister of 🇨🇦.

Summertime in #Thornhill

Meet Thornhill’s newest constitu-pet, Tequila 🐾

Great to meet with my friend James Janeiro - excited to continue working with you this Fall on some really TALL initiatives in Ottawa on the National Caregiving Caucus.

Congratulations to Jonathon Sherman and the entire Honey and Barry Memorial Arena team on your official launch. 🎉🎉 We are so lucky to have this space in our community – to honour the legacy of Honey and Barry Sherman z”l and celebrate Jewish identity through sport.

Great to catch up with Mayor Steven Del Duca.

Shoutout to the BEST meeting spot in #Thornhill - Centre Street Deli 🥪

Joined DANI for the grand opening of their gift shop on Magnetic Dr - they’ve got some really cool stuff, PLUS 100% of profits go right back into their initiatives empowering neurodivergent adults in our community.

Always a great time with the Garibaldi Seniors Club! Thanks for having me back to celebrate with you at your Annual BBQ this year.

BIG thank you to Frank and Ester for taking care of our Thornhill Seniors through great activities, events, groups, and FOOD! 🍝

Stopped by Promenade’s Mom Market this weekend. We’ve got some awesome small business owners in our community - check them out!

Great to catch up with my friends Rosemary and Amanda, authors of “Emma’s Electrical Services,” a book that opens young minds – especially girls – to the incredible world of skilled trades like electrical, construction, and manufacturing.

A morning with my friends at the Toronto Durgabari celebrating Ganesh Puja - a celebration of cultural diversity and unity that brings together members from the Hindu community across the GTA.

Special thank you to Ganesh Parida and the entre OPC team for organizing such a meaningful celebration that promotes understanding, harmony and mutual respect – values that we hold dear here in Canada.

Humbled and honoured to be recognized by my friends at ICRH as we continue the fight for human rights and freedom all over the world. Being able to advocate alongside Ardeshir Zarezadeh - who continuously fights for families’ rights in pursuit of justice in the face of the world’s most horrific regime in Iran - is an honour of a lifetime.

We stand strong for the values of freedom, democracy, and justice. Recognizing heroes like Mohammad Najafi in absentia as he is unjustly imprisoned by the IRGC.

Thank you to Francine and so many other community champions from the Thornhill SNAP Community and Culture Committee for inviting me to celebrate Canadian heritage and culture with you this weekend through awesome activities, games, crafts, music and more! 🛝🎭🪴

It’s always great to hang out with families in Thornhill to celebrate 🇨🇦

Great to meet my new friend - Zalman!

Thanks for coming to say hi with your dad! 👋

Joined Fitzrovia for a tour of their newest completed purpose built rental development in Toronto. Discussing solutions to getting more supply built and holding cities accountable for their inaction. Remember: the Liberals gave Toronto $471 million, they increased housing taxes by more than $20,000 and housing starts are DOWN. Time to put some conditions on your tax dollars.

Thanks to Adrian and Corey for showing me around today and giving us the lay of the land 🏙️

It was really special to meet with the team at Evergreen Hospice to chat about your new project - the first and only physical hospice that will serve the Thornhill and Markham communities in need with support for people facing serious illness or grief, fostering healing and quality of life in a safe new physical space.

Click below to learn more about this great initiative: 

Lantsman in the News

Shoutout to Ryan from Northern Perspective for stopping by my office to chat!

Stay tuned for the full interview 👀👀

5 months in. Parliament hasn’t sat. No budget and yet somehow even more spending. Canadians are in a crisis and speed is of the essence. We’re not going to stop calling them out until the work gets done.

I joined Catherine Cullen's The House to talk about the future of our Conservative movement - check it out:

Carney sent his Ministers away for the summer after making big election promises - and all we have is a new office to push papers rather than build projects. Conservatives will put for a real Canadian sovereignty act. Listen to my interview with CTV for more.

Capital is leaving. Talent is following. And if nothing changes, the only thing left moving in this economy will be the exits.

Read my latest Substack at the link below 📰

That's everything that's happening in my world. I'll be sure to keep you posted on all the latest. 

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