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Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua issued the following statement after meeting with Hon. Jean Augustine:
“I was pleased to welcome the Honourable Jean Augustine to Vaughan City Hall. As former caucus colleagues and longtime seat mates in the House of Commons, we enjoyed the opportunity to reconnect through our shared passion for public service.
“I fondly recall when Dr. Augustine secured her seat as the Member of Parliament for the riding of Etobicoke-Lakeshore because it marked the first time in history that an African-Canadian woman was elected to the House of Commons. This was indeed the first of many history-making and record-breaking accomplishments in her time as MP from 1993 to 2006.