Mudslide closes Hwy 31
Cougar closes trails
Making progress on racism
Leakage known for years
Manitoba goes to the polls
Street party arrests, injuries 
Church roof collapse kills 9
Huge blaze at police HQ
Trump arrives for court
FTX trial to begin
Laurentian names new CEO
Bracing for mortgage shock
Rockets hit win column
Warriors singe Smokies
Blazers shut out by Silvertips
Britney's book will 'shock'
Aerosmith cancels 2023
Ne-Yo declares paternity
Dan in Ottawa
MP says Parliament let Canadians down by inviting former Nazi to House of Commons
This week has been tumultuous in the House of Commons, leading to the resignation of House Speaker, Anthony Rota. An election for a new Speaker is scheduled for...
Government tax break on construction of rentals 'positive step' says MP
This week marks the beginning of the fall sitting of the House of Commons. However, the discussions in Ottawa differ significantly from what I hear from...
Federal financial watchdog says subsidy recovery to be longer than minister let on
In May, I wrote about the announcement from the federal government that Volkswagen would receive up to $13 billion in subsidies over the next decade to ensure...
Data on 'non-permanent' residents needed
Recently, you may have seen a headline stating, “Non-permanent residents in Canada undercounted by one million: CIBC.” My office received a few...
Public needs information in an emergency
Last week, Kelowna fire chief Travis Whiting announced he and his department hoped to lift all evacuation orders within the City of Kelowna by Thursday of that...
Difficult times of those who affected by the fires
As I write this column, for the first time in almost a week, rain has hit many parts of our region, smoke is somewhat abating and some evacuation orders have...
Social media news ban could be a threat to public safety says MP
Unfortunately, many of my constituents are contending with wildfires. At minimum, this means contending with deteriorating air quality, or worse the threat of...
Proposed new federal ridings will change political map in southern Interior
In February, I reported proposed changes to federal electoral riding boundaries would impact many local electoral districts, including Central...
Federal response to environmental innovation makes no sense
In my former role as the Conservative Environment and Climate Change critic, one of the topics I wrote about a few times was the Liberal government’s...
From a B.C. perspective, cabinet reshuffle was not positive
I often talk about the "Ottawa Bubble" in my MP reports. The news reported by the parliamentary media often seems disconnected from my...
Cost of living, housing, and health care on people's minds
As of the morning of July 19, 2023, a little-known federal tribunal, the Canada Industrial Relations Board, has required the International Longshore and...
MP hearing from businesses facing tough economic times
An alarming report was released by licensed insolvency trustee MNP Ltd earlier this week. According to the report, 52% of Canadians say they are $200 away or...
"Grocery rebate" coming to Canadians
This week, eligible individuals who receive GST credit payments may have also received an additional "grocery rebate" distributed as of July 5. What...
Assessing the impact of Canada's new online news law
About a month ago, I wrote about Bill C-18, described as an act respecting online communications platforms that make news content available to people in Canada....
The problem with governmental 'language limitation'
In a column earlier this year, I referred to a recent order paper question I received regarding cancelled contracts by federal agencies and departments. An...
Government spending hurting Canadians, says MP
One of the challenges when in opposition, is overseeing the government to hold it accountable to Canadians. At the risk of sounding overtly partisan, with the...
Federal taxes, policies driving up costs
In my May 24 column, I shared details from the recent Parliamentary Budget Officer’s report, "A Distributional Analysis of the Clean Fuel...
Tell MPs immediately if they're targeted by foreign governments
As Parliament prepares to adjourn for the summer, the government is focused on a few "need to have" bills rather than its long list of "want to...
Federal clean fuel regulations will hit rural, low-income Canadians hardest
Last week, the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) released their latest report, titled A Distributional Analysis of the Clean Fuel Regulations. The regulations...
MP worried about the cost of Canada's debt servicing
For many Canadians, the recent rise in interest rates has led to a significant increase in their monthly payments for variable mortgages, lines of credit, and...
