On May 5 and 6, a number of USJE National Executive and front-line members joined hundreds of other public safety personnel (PSP) in Calgary for the second annual Canadian Institute for Public Safety Research & Treatment (CIPSRT) conference.
On February 19, Members of Parliament Sukhman Gill and Brad Vis visited Pacific Institution in Abbotsford, BC alongside USJE Regional Vice President Kirsty Havard and Local 20017 Vice President Louise Shibicky.
Local President Alan Otrosina (Local 20141—Ferndale Penitentiary) met with Member of Parliament Brad Vis (Mission-Matsqui-Abbotsford) on November 12.
On October 17, USJE National President David Neufeld and Regional Vice President (RVP) Jeff Sandelli had the opportunity to meet with federal Minister of Job and Families, Patty Hajdu, and MP for Thunder Bay-Superior North.
To mark World Mental Health Day and highlight USJE’s efforts to ensure that more federal public safety personnel have access to Worker’s Compensation for mental health related workplace injuries, USJE hosted a special reception on Parliament Hill on Wednesday, October 8 in recognition of the day (held internationally on October 10). Because most MPs return … Read more
After a productive meeting between National President David Neufeld and Secretary of State for Labour, Member of Parliament John Zerucelli in late August, key USJE representatives had the opportunity to sit down with senior representatives from the policy team overseeing the administration of the Government Employees Compensation Act (GECA) on September 25th 2025. Mr. Zerucelli … Read more
On September 3rd, Regional Vice President Jeff Sandelli met with Liberal Member of Parliament, Ben Carr, at his constituency office located in Winnipeg South Centre. MP Carr is the son of the late, Honourable Jim Carr, who had developed a relationship with USJE during his tenure as the Chair of the Public Safety Committee having … Read more
On Tuesday, June 17th, National President David Neufeld had the opportunity to meet with recently named Minister of Public Safety, Gary Anandasangaree and MP for Scarborough—Guildwood—Rouge Park. Mr. Anandasangaree was previously the Minister of Crown–Indigenous relations and Northern affairs from December 2024 to May 2025 and Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada from … Read more
With Parliament’s prorogation on January 6, 2025, all Bills are officially terminated and must be reintroduced.
To mark World Mental Health Day and highlight USJE’s efforts to ensure that more federal public safety personnel have access to Worker’s Compensation for mental health related workplace injuries, USJE hosted a special reception on Parliament Hill.