Member’s Statement: Education in Mississauga (May 26)

May 26, 2025

Monday, May 26, 2025

TORONTO — Sheref Sabawy, Member of Provincial Parliament for Mississauga—Erin Mills made the following statement before the Ontario Legislature:

“Speaker, I had the honour last week of visiting the University of Toronto Mississauga, alongside the minister of Colleges and Universities, for the one year anniversary celebration of SpinUp.

“Spinup is an innovative partnership, allowing startups and entrepreneurs access to the scientific resources they will need to get started with their life-science innovations.

“I am thankful to Spinup, UTM, and Abbvie for making this project so successful.

“As I have often said, Mississauga is becoming a world-leading hub of life-sciences — the Silicon Valley of pharmaceuticals in Canada.

“Our government is supporting innovation, fostering the conditions for prosperity in the sector.

“This project is a boost for life-science innovation in Mississauga and we are happy to see more attention and investments from the industry leaders.

“Last week, I also visited a number of schools as part of the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association’s “Take Your MPP to School Week”.

“I met principals, trustees, teachers, and students at Garthwood Public School, Erin Mills Middle School, and Erindale Secondary School.

“It is always lovely to see our schools in action, meet students, and see the future generations flourish.”