Gun, can of gas in vehicle
Rush hour rampage
Carrying the torch
Fishing trip takes tragic turn
Town evacuated due to fire
Cruises to avoid waterway
Deaths in border shootout
Train crash kills 280
Erdogan's 3rd term begins
Delays plague Air Canada
YouTube changes policy
Net benefits unquestioned
Falcons open 2023 season
Blazers hopes dashed in OT
Warriors historic signings
Photog sues Kanye
Stewart halts catalogue sale
Joel to end marathon
From The Hill
Okanagan MP part of Commons committee recently in U.S. to talk trade
Last week I travelled to Washington D.C. with the House of Commons Standing Committee on International Trade. We made the trip for the obvious reason—the...
Funding needed to help communities with climate adaptation
It seems summer has come early to British Columbia, and while most of us welcome the barbecues and beach days that come with the heat, the unseasonably hot...
Government needs to do more for Canadian workers says MP
Boss Man Boss Man pay my rent A dollar I've earned is a dollar I've spent The company plan takes all my check For breakin' my back and riskin'...
MP talking timber at home and away
Last week, I attended the annual conference of the Council of Forest Industries (COFI) in Prince George. The COFI meeting is always a good forum to hear from a...
Increasing excise tax tough on Canadian craft distilleries
I was recently talking to Jorg and Anette Engel of Maple Leaf Spirits, a small craft distillery in Penticton. Theirs was one of the first craft distillers in...
World class battery recycling provided in Trail
Most people in the southern Interior of B.C. know there’s a big smelter in Trail—one of the biggest in the world. But fewer are aware of the...
South Okanagan-West Kootenay boundary change raises concern
Every 10 years, Elections Canada is obliged by law to redistribute the boundaries of federal electoral districts (ridings) to address changes in local...
Affordable child care will have huge impact on economy
When the Royal Commission on the Status of Women recommended a national childcare program in 1970, I was still a Pen-Hi student. I never thought it would take...
MP says he's ready to defend public health care
There is nothing more precious to us than our health, and good health is dependent on good health care. For decades, Canadians have been proud of our universal...
South Okanagan MP touts NDP success in 2022
This year has been an interesting one in Canadian federal politics, especially because it involved two of the major parties (the Liberals and NDP) agreeing to...
When it comes to biodiversity, how is Canada doing?
This week, Montreal is hosting a major United Nations conference on the biodiversity crisis around the world. COP 15, as it is called, is being convened in...
Federal climate adaption strategy good but we have a more to do
Two months ago, in the wake of Hurricane Fiona, I wrote a column about the necessity of climate adaptation in Canada. Adaptation efforts recognize we are...
Canada must take better care of its veterans says MP
Early November is always a time to remember the brave members of the armed forces who have fought for Canada around the world so that we can live with justice...
MP kept busy during October
It’s been a busy month in Ottawa and I’d like to provide a short update on what my colleagues and I have accomplished in that time. The big news is,...
A bill that creates jobs and tackles climate change
It’s not often the government is presented with a private members’ bill that creates jobs, tackles climate change, adds value to natural resources...
We need to spend more on preventing impacts of climate change
On Sept. 24, the strongest storm ever to make landfall in Atlantic Canada laid waste to large swaths of the Atlantic provinces and eastern Quebec. Hurricane...
Assistance for those who need it the most
The House of Commons opened its fall session this week, and, like other MPs, I returned to Ottawa with concerns gathered through the summer of travelling the...
