Victoria Lennox, MSM 🇨🇦

Entrepreneur & Community Builder, Founder of Startup Canada

[Victoria Lennox, MSM 🇨🇦 @VLennox]

What a privilege it was last night to celebrate the graduates of the Immigrant Entrepreneur Canada Incubator Program!

Starting a business is never easy—but launching one in a new country takes extraordinary grit and determination. These entrepreneurs are proof that with hard work and perseverence, anything is possible. Ottawa needs their ideas. Canada needs their drive.

A huge congratulations to every graduate—your journey is just beginning, and I can’t wait to see the impact you will make! And to Karla Briones, thank you for your leadership in making this program possible. When immigrant entrepreneurs succeed, our economy thrives, our communities grow, and we all win.

[Victoria Lennox, MSM 🇨🇦 @VLennox]

Last night, we celebrated a proud milestone for Indigenous entrepreneurship in Ottawa, the graduation of the 2024 Wejibàbandan Indigenous Business Incubator cohort!

Congratulations to these inspiring entrepreneurs:
🌟 Amanda Fox of Pow Wow FitNish, combining fitness and culture to promote health and wellness.
🌟 Kaylee Smoke of Enska showcasing Indigenous artistry through hair, beauty and barbering.
🌟 Denyse Nadon of Tribalure, building connections through cosmetics and skin care.

This program, powered by the ADAAWE HUB and NACCA, is a testament to what happens when hard work, determination, and community come together. Over the past three months, these entrepreneurs have built sustainable, scalable businesses that will contribute to their communities and the Canadian economy.

As someone deeply committed to empowering entrepreneurship and economic opportunity, I couldn’t be prouder to support them on their journey. Their success is a win for all of us, showing the power of small business to drive innovation, self-reliance, and growth.

To Amanda, Kaylee, and Denyse—I have loved working with you over the last 14 weeks. You are leading the way for a brighter, stronger future.

#HardWorkPaysOff #IndigenousEntrepreneurs #EconomicEmpowerment #SupportSmallBusiness

[Victoria Lennox, MSM 🇨🇦 @VLennox]

@joamaconsulting @upcity @Startup_Canada Thank you for your support!

[Victoria Lennox, MSM 🇨🇦 @VLennox]

@joamaconsulting @25 Thank you so much for your support Justin! 💙✔️

[Victoria Lennox, MSM 🇨🇦 @VLennox]

@johnwires Thank you for your support! I am thrilled to have the opportunity to compete for the @CPC_HQ Ottawa Centre nomination.

[Victoria Lennox, MSM 🇨🇦 @VLennox]

@johnwires Thank you, John!

[Victoria Lennox, MSM 🇨🇦 @VLennox]

@JustinTrudeau People can protest - not vehicles. Standing vehicles should be made illegal in protest settings. They are intimidation, weapons and violence. Protestors should stand up, not cower in their truck cabins. Get rid of the vehicles and they will go home.

[Victoria Lennox, MSM 🇨🇦 @VLennox]

@JennaSudds ...But we have no Chief of Police. The feds need to lead the efforts through the RCMP in Ottawa. The Ottawa Police are out of their depths to handle domestic terrorism. It's time to not 'support' but 'step in.'

[Victoria Lennox, MSM 🇨🇦 @VLennox]

@MapleTomer @cmckenney @JimWatsonOttawa @dougford The vehicles need to go @JimWatsonOttawa @cmckenney. Either get them out or defer control to another jurisdiction that will.

[Victoria Lennox, MSM 🇨🇦 @VLennox]

@cmckenney Catherine, you have the citizens' support to push hard. People can protest, trucks can't.

[Victoria Lennox, MSM 🇨🇦 @VLennox]

@JennaSudds @JimWatsonOttawa @cmckenney @JimWatsonOttawa please ask @fordnation to ask the Lieutenant Governor to bring in the Military. Today, convoy organizers rallied to bring in 1K more rigs. Setting apartments on fire, swarming arresting officers, intimidating and harassing residents- this is domestic terrorism.

[Victoria Lennox, MSM 🇨🇦 @VLennox]

@JimWatsonOttawa and @cmckenney, @JennaSudds and other MPs are saying they are waiting for a request from #Ottawa to intervene. What's the hold-up? Why are we not asking for military intervention and for the Feds to take over this situation?

[Victoria Lennox, MSM 🇨🇦 @VLennox]

@JennaSudds @JimWatsonOttawa @cmckenney Thank you for the update. Who has the authority to action the Provincial Attorney General? Is that also the City of Ottawa, or does that come from the Premier?

[Victoria Lennox, MSM 🇨🇦 @VLennox]

@JennaSudds Thank you for speaking in the House about what we are going through.

[Victoria Lennox, MSM 🇨🇦 @VLennox]

@OttawaPolice Thank you. Let's end this.

[Victoria Lennox, MSM 🇨🇦 @VLennox]

@cmckenney please ask @fordnation to call in the Military

[Victoria Lennox, MSM 🇨🇦 @VLennox]

@JimWatsonOttawa time to call in the Military

[Travis Dhanraj @Travisdhanraj]

Premier @fordnation’s office tells me @ottawacity has not asked the province to make a request for the military to be deployed #cdnpoli #Ottawa

[Victoria Lennox, MSM 🇨🇦 @VLennox]

@fordnation Can we get the Military in to clear the area? @JimWatsonOttawa

[Victoria Lennox, MSM 🇨🇦 @VLennox]

@Pravashdey @NACUE @Bruneluni Great memory

[Victoria Lennox, MSM 🇨🇦 @VLennox]

@ShaunaHarper Thank you so much @ShaunaHarper for helping to spread the word about @StrikeupCanada, just one week away. Thank you for championing and sharing your advice! See you there!