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Dr. Adil Shamji 🇨🇦

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MPP for Don Valley East | Emergency Physician | Husband | Dog Dad

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Dr. Adil Shamji 🇨🇦 @shamjiadil.bsky.social · Apr 6

This is a love letter to Don Valley East.

As I begin my second term as your MPP, I want to reflect on the past and look to the future.

Getting to know you through challenges and triumphs has been the privilege of a lifetime—but there’s more to do.

Let’s get to work.

#onpoli

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Dr. Adil Shamji 🇨🇦 @shamjiadil.bsky.social · 8h

The Mid-Autumn Festival is in fact celebrated by many other cultures and countries - including China, Vietnam, Japan and Singapore.

To all who observed it this week, I hope the full moon illuminates your life with joy prosperity.

Dr. Adil Shamji 🇨🇦 @shamjiadil.bsky.social · 8h

The Mid Autumn Festival took place earlier this week and I had an amazing time celebrating with the Korean Canadian Cultural Association right here in #DonValleyEast.

Chuseok jal banaeseyo!

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Dr. Adil Shamji 🇨🇦 @shamjiadil.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you to Superintendent Donovan Locke, Inspector Chris McCann, Staff Sergeant Shawn Gilbert, Councillor Jon Burnside, and so many others who made this great event possible.

Dr. Adil Shamji 🇨🇦 @shamjiadil.bsky.social · 6d

Nothing is stronger than a community united.

That’s #DonValleyEast.

Last night, neighbours, families and leaders came together with @TPS33Div for a thoughtful discussion on crime and safety.

The message was clear: we will not be deterred - and together we are powerful.

Dr. Adil Shamji 🇨🇦 @shamjiadil.bsky.social · 6d

Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the year in the Jewish calendar. It is a time of fasting, prayer, and reflection, focused on forgiveness and renewal. To all who observe, I wish you a meaningful and peaceful day.

Dr. Adil Shamji 🇨🇦 @shamjiadil.bsky.social · 7d

Today's Auditor General reports are a stunning portrait of contrasts:

Childcare and educators starved of funds in one report.
Nightclubs and bars flush with funds in another.

It's a funnel of taxpayer dollars betraying Ontario's future for Ford’s friends.

#onpoli

www.thestar.com/politics/pro...

Ford government’s handling of Skills Development funds ‘not fair, transparent or accountable,’ auditor finds

In a critical audit, Shelley Spence said Ford’s Ministry of Labour awarded money to the “low- and medium-ranked applications” from the controversial fund.

www.thestar.com

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Dr. Adil Shamji 🇨🇦 @shamjiadil.bsky.social · 8d

Truth is painful, but also transformative.

On #NationalDayforTruthandReconciliation, we reflect on the tragic history of residential schools and the wounds inflicted on Indigenous people in Canada.

May these truths compel us to walk a path of reconciliation, everyday.

#onpoli

Dr. Adil Shamji 🇨🇦 @shamjiadil.bsky.social · 10d

On Saturday, volunteers worldwide joined in Global Ismaili CIVIC Day, with a focus on service to humanity by protecting our earth.

Many hands make light work, which is how a big team was so fast to spruce up our beloved Sunnybrook Park.

Thank you for this inspiring effort.

Dr. Adil Shamji 🇨🇦 @shamjiadil.bsky.social · 10d

Thank you to Tamara, Marcia, and so many donors and volunteers who make hopes and dreams a reality.

Dr. Adil Shamji 🇨🇦 @shamjiadil.bsky.social · 10d

Dreams don’t disappear because of a disability.

But for too many students, the barriers are immense.

Last night, I joined the Tamara Gordon Foundation’s 2025 Scholarship Award Ceremony to celebrate post-secondary students who refuse to let adversity define them.

Dr. Adil Shamji 🇨🇦 @shamjiadil.bsky.social · 11d

Thank you to the organizers at St Clare Inn and all the volunteers who made this incredible event a success.

Dr. Adil Shamji 🇨🇦 @shamjiadil.bsky.social · 11d

Linda’s story is both unique and painfully familiar:

A woman with hopes and dreams, dashed by struggles with mental health and homelessness. She died alone in Don Mills.

She’s not alone anymore.

Today, we attended the 16th Annual Linda’s Walk so this can’t happen again.

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Dr. Adil Shamji 🇨🇦 @shamjiadil.bsky.social · 12d

I’m saddened by the passing of the Honourable Jim Bradley, one of Ontario’s longest serving MPPs.

I was lucky enough to meet him and am inspired by his warmth, humility, and lifelong dedication to public service.

My thoughts are with his family and all who mourn his loss.

Dr. Adil Shamji 🇨🇦 @shamjiadil.bsky.social · 12d

Today, @TPS33Div opened a new Safety Hub at Shops at Don Mills.

This hub is more than a physical space - it’s a platform for nurturing trust, partnership and peace of mind.

Thanks @TPSDonovanLocke for your leadership to bring neighbours, businesses and police closer together.

Dr. Adil Shamji 🇨🇦 @shamjiadil.bsky.social · 13d

Today, we celebrate Franco-Ontarian Day and pay tribute to the culture and contributions of Ontario’s Francophone community.

Happy Franco-Ontarian Day!

Dr. Adil Shamji 🇨🇦 @shamjiadil.bsky.social · 13d

Aujourd'hui, nous célébrons le jour des Franco-Ontariens et rendons hommage à la culture et aux contributions de la communauté francophone de l'Ontario.

Bonne fête Franco-Ontarienne!

Dr. Adil Shamji 🇨🇦 @shamjiadil.bsky.social · 13d

Got concerns about safety in #DonValleyEast?

Meet me on October 1 at 6:30PM to talk Community Safety at Donway Covenant United Church.

Learn about crime trends, traffic safety, local initiatives, and more alongside Toronto Police and Councillor Burnside.

Let’s build a safer community together.

Dr. Adil Shamji 🇨🇦 @shamjiadil.bsky.social · 14d

Did you know that 1.2 million litres of milk are pasteurized and processed in the heart of Don Valley East EVERYDAY?

I had an udderly fantastic time touring the Agropur Don Mills Milk Processing facility today.

Dare I say, it was a legendairy experience!

Dr. Adil Shamji 🇨🇦 @shamjiadil.bsky.social · 16d

To all who celebrate, I hope this #RoshHashanah brings a year filled with laughter, light and joy.

May the sweetness of apples and honey be a reminder of all the blessings we have and renewal to come.

Shanah Tovah to Jewish communities in Don Valley East and across Canada!

Dr. Adil Shamji 🇨🇦 @shamjiadil.bsky.social · 19d

This week, CMHC showed "Canada's" housing problem is really "Ontario's" housing problem.

@fordnation has made us runt of the litter—the only province with falling housing starts.

Ford has every excuse to say why housing is⬇️ but the real reason is he hasn't shown ⬆️.

#onpoli

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Dr. Adil Shamji 🇨🇦 @shamjiadil.bsky.social · 19d

Doug Ford is the biggest spending premier in Ontario history.

But for all of Doug’s spending, taxpayers aren’t getting any value. Only his friends are.

Cutting HST on new homes for all homebuyers would give Ontarians the value—and affordability—they’re looking for.

#onpoli

Dr. Adil Shamji 🇨🇦 @shamjiadil.bsky.social · 20d

Hey, Doug Ford❗️

Do us all a favour, eh?

Cut your share of HST on new homes for all homebuyers now to:

• Trigger 45K housing starts
• Shave $80K off the price of a home
• Increase mortgage eligibility
• Create construction jobs
• Boost Ontario steel and lumber

#onpoli

Dr. Adil Shamji 🇨🇦 @shamjiadil.bsky.social · 21d

“Every other province, except for British Columbia which is unchanged, has increased the number of homes they are building this year … Ontario is the outlier — the only province going backward.”

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Dr. Adil Shamji 🇨🇦 @shamjiadil.bsky.social · 21d

“Doug Ford has dug a deeper hole for Ontario housing than any other province,” Ontario Liberal MPP Adil Shamji said in a statement. “He may be digging its grave.”

#onpoli

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globalnews.ca/news/1143107...

Ontario has hit 26% of its 2025 housing target to date as slump continues | Globalnews.ca

The latest data from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation revealed just 5,149 new homes started construction in August, a drop of 4 per cent compared to the year before.

globalnews.ca

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Dr. Adil Shamji 🇨🇦 @shamjiadil.bsky.social · 22d

Ontario is the only province where housing starts are in decline — down another 23% after last year, one of the weakest years on record.

Doug Ford isn’t Captain Canada. He’s Captain Chaos.

#onpoli

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