Freeland visits Castlegar
Child porn, trafficking
Orcas spotted in harbour
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18 years sought for teacher
Amber Alert boy found
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R. Kelly a no-show in court
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West Fraser earnings tank 
No Max 8s till at least Aug.
A faster, better THC test
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Kaley at a 'loss for words'
A Star is Born reunion?
Bieber lip sync with Grande
Dan in Ottawa
The ins and outs of Parliament
Parliament Hill was rocked last week with the devastating news of the unexpected loss of our colleague, the Hon. Jim Flaherty. Media coverage on events in...
Foreign worker issues making headlines
The temporary foreign worker program has again made major headlines across British Columbia. This week complaints are centered on a number of fast food...
The end of the SIN card?
I have written in previous reports and spoken on the Temporary Foreign Worker Program in the House of Commons. The feedback from constituents for a number of...
Building a bridge between communities
Even as far away as Ottawa the success of the Westbank and Osoyoos First Nations in terms of investment and development are well known. From time to time I am...
Impact of trade on local economy
This is the second week of a two week break before the House of Commons resumes sitting on Monday, March 24th. Over the past many days I have travelled...
Free trade & South Korea
This week our Government announced that negotiations between Canada and South Korea on a free trade agreement have successfully concluded. As is often the case...
Debate on travel expenses and more
It is another very busy week in Ottawa with a large amount of different but important events that will be challenging to summarize all in this week's...
Invasive species costly to environment
Invasive species are sadly not new to Okanagan-Coquihalla. Cattle Ranchers have battled with the loss of valuable grazing lands on account of invasive weeds as...
A few points on Budget 2014
Each year the Federal Government, along with the Provinces & Territories bring down the annual budget for the upcoming fiscal period. That is always a much...
Recent events in Ottawa
For this week's MP report I am going to add some inside perspective on a few recent events that have occurred in Ottawa over the past few weeks. As many of...
Discussing services for Veterans
The last week has been a busy one on Parliament Hill with far too many topics to raise in the limited space of this week’s report. For that reason I would...
House of Commons resumes
This will be a very busy week given that the House of Commons is again sitting. On Monday I was scheduled for a Member’s statement and was proud to...
Wireless code of conduct
Recently one of our local newspapers in Okanagan-Coquihalla asked an online survey question to readers - the question was a simple one: “Do you support...
Canada's energy future
Back in a mid November report I asked for input on the subject of pipelines. To my surprise, the amount of feedback I received was not as a strong as I was...
The importance of local media
On Monday of this week I read with dismay that the 80-year-old Kamloops Daily News will cease publication within the next two months. I was immediately reminded...
Healthy discussion & local innovation
Recently I was asked how it is determined what subjects will be mentioned in my weekly MP reports. This is a great question and one that I have not covered...
Discussing the Reform Act
There have been very few bills that have generated as much discussion, debate and feedback as Bill C-559. This is quite remarkable given that this Private...
Annual Accountability Report
As mentioned in a recent MP report, as a result of the positive feedback I received from last year's accountability report this will now become an annual...
The politics of pipelines
This past weekend I participated alongside a group of citizens from the community of Merritt and surrounding areas as part of a search and rescue effort,...
On track to a balanced budget
This week the House of Commons is on a five day break as Members of Parliament return home and have the opportunity to participate in Remembrance Day ceremonies...
