Woman jailed for sex assault
Rescued after fall into river
Killer not happy with show
Facial recognition at border?
PM ups attacks on Poilievre
CRA will get the money: PM
Instagram fraudster jailed
11 Trump allies indicted
Ukraine uses new missiles
BoC officials split on rate cut
Big loss for Boeing 
Metro sales edged higher
Vees dominating Vipers
Warriors snakebitten in loss
Iginla off to Europe
Coachella fined $28K
Those are her nipples
Kanye to launch porn studio
Dan in Ottawa
New timeline on refugees
In last week’s MP report I committed to providing further updates as they become available with respect to the Liberal Government’s plan to relocate...
A better future
Since I was first elected as a Member of Parliament in 2011, I have submitted an MP report each week in an effort to better communicate with citizens. When the...
The Reform Act (in practice)
Since my report from last week, all major parties have now had their first full caucus meetings in Ottawa. These first caucus meetings are important for a...
Update in Ottawa
Ottawa is once again a hub of activity as Members of Parliament arrived to our capital, and for a few days many departing and retiring MP’s will also be...
Contacting your MP
The interior of BC now has four new, and two returning, Members of Parliament, one with the incoming government, three with the official opposition, and the two...
Final MP report
By now chances are you may have heard that last Sunday, August 2nd the writ was dropped in Ottawa thus dissolving the 41st Parliament and beginning the campaign...
When a writ is 'dropped'
Even in the heat of summer the Ottawa rumour mill is still continuing to churn out reports on events that may or may not be occurring in our nation’s...
Annual accountability report
It is hard to believe this will be my fourth annual accountability report as time has gone by quickly since being first elected in 2011. Like my previous...
Federal transfers
One subject that sometimes arises that I have not covered in detail previously is transfers from the federal government to provincial governments and...
Medical marijuana ruling
In early June the Supreme Court of Canada rendered a judgement with respect to how medical marijuana may be consumed. A brief summary of this ruling is that the...
Abolish the Senate?
One of my favourite days of the year is Canada Day. For an elected official it provides a unique opportunity to engage with many citizens from many corners of...
41st Parliament is dissolved
Although it has been reported that the 41st Parliament is now dissolved, technically the House stands adjourned and is set to reconvene in September, however as...
Aquatic invasive species
Now retired Speaker of the BC Legislature and local MLA Bill Barisoff once commented that the wheels of government often turn slowly but they do continue to...
Senate audit tabled
Although there are a number of events occurring in Ottawa this week, the issue that is dominating most of the media spotlight is the recently released audit of...
Truth and reconciliation
A number of events are occurring in Ottawa on and around Parliament Hill this week. One event that I believe is of interest to all Canadians are ceremonies...
Program supports veterans
I can now provide more information on the program that I referenced in last week's MP report. Last Friday I joined the Minister of Employment and Social...
Listening is important
This week is the final constituency week before the House of Commons adjourns in late June for what is expected to be the final sitting of the 41st Parliament....
Dissolution and Order Paper
This has been an interesting week on Parliament Hill given a few well publicized verbal gaffes from two opposition party leaders. While I am frequently asked to...
Citizen communications
Recently I was contacted by a media organization to do an interview on the subject of Government advertising. While I was not available at the requested time, I...
King of Jordan visit
One thing that can be said about events on Parliament Hill is that no two weeks are ever the same. All Parliamentarians were sad to learn this week of the...
