Tighter rules for legislature
2 dead, suspect surrenders
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3 billion decline in birds
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Oilers coming to Kelowna
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Liam strips down for ads
Dirt brought Crue together
Dan in Ottawa
Another broken Lib promise
During the 2015 election campaign Justin Trudeau made a promise, and I quote directly: "In 2019/20, we will balance the budget.” Last Thursday,...
Report a game changer?
I hosted a community town hall in West Kelowna, last Friday. I host these forums so citizens can hold me to account and so I can hear what concerns are on...
StatsCan wants banking info
Canadians are concerned that Statistics Canada wants to take their banking information without their permission. In my late October MP report, I referred to the...
Carbon tax disaster
There was more attention than usual on U.S. politics this week as many watched the results of the U.S. mid-term elections. In Washington State, there also was a...
Libs' tactics Orwellian
I have been overwhelmed by citizens asking what can be summarized by the following question: “Is it true that Statistics Canada is demanding access to...
B.C. misses tax break
You may have seen or heard media reports regarding a carbon tax rebate plan announced by the Trudeau Liberal Government. What is this new carbon tax rebate...
Crude plan for oil delivery
The National Energy Board reported in June that crude oil-by-rail exports from Canada set a new record of 204,558 barrels a day. Industry analysts predict that...
Bank without infrastructure
With so much Canadian media reporting on the recent appointment of a U.S. Supreme Court Justice, many Canadian stories got lost in the shuffle. One story I...
Is the price too high?
Canadians learned this week that Canada has negotiated a draft NAFTA agreement with the United States and Mexico. The new agreement, subject to ratification, is...
Opposition targets Liberals
An unusual event occurred in the House of Commons, this week. On Tuesday, the Conservative Official Opposition tabled a motion: “That, given the Prime...
Canada at cross roads
I was recently honoured to be named as the Opposition shadow minister for innovation, science, economic development and internal trade. This new role is one I...
Immigration fuels frustration
One local concern I am hearing more about is the growing frustration from those waiting for applications to be processed related to citizenship and immigration...
PM's effort came up short
Early last week, the federal minister of natural resources stated his Liberal government had “done extensive consultation” and had gone "beyond...
PM playing games?
If you have been following Ottawa-based politics, you may have heard speculation that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau might prorogue the House of Commons, as the...
Invasion of the mussels
I have often said that the wheels of Ottawa turn quite slowly. One of the issues I worked on in the last Parliament was the need to establish a regulatory...
Libs didn't give all the facts
In my weekly MP reports, I often close with a question related to the subject of the report. I do this for a number of different reasons, most importantly...
Tweet causes tantrum
Social media, in particular Twitter, has become an increasingly powerful force for political communication as we hear almost daily media reports on tweets from...
Libs backpedal on carbon
The national carbon tax has been one of the signature policies of the Trudeau Liberal government. However, Saskatchewan is refusing to implement the federally...
Buck stops with Dan
I was just asked by a local citizen what my views were on a report from the Samara Centre for Democracy. He was concerned about the idea that...
Shuffling the political deck
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shuffled his cabinet, an event that typically creates a strong reaction among parliamentary media, political watchers and pundits...
