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Okanagan MP part of Commons committee recently in U.S. to talk trade

Okanagan MP part of Commons committee recently in U.S. to talk trade

Jun 2, 2023 / 11:00 am

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

Funding needed to help communities with climate adaptation

May 19, 2023 / 11:00 am

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

Government needs to do more for Canadian workers says MP

May 5, 2023 / 11:00 am

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

MP talking timber at home and away

Apr 21, 2023 / 11:00 am

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

Increasing excise tax tough on Canadian craft distilleries

Mar 24, 2023 / 11:00 am

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

World class battery recycling provided in Trail

Mar 10, 2023 / 11:00 am

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

South Okanagan-West Kootenay boundary change raises concern

Feb 24, 2023 / 11:00 am

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

Affordable child care will have huge impact on economy

Feb 10, 2023 / 11:00 am

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

MP says he's ready to defend public health care

Jan 27, 2023 / 11:00 am

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

South Okanagan MP touts NDP success in 2022

Dec 30, 2022 / 11:00 am

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?

When it comes to biodiversity, how is Canada doing?

Dec 16, 2022 / 11:00 am

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

Federal climate adaption strategy good but we have a more to do

Dec 2, 2022 / 11:00 am

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

Canada must take better care of its veterans says MP

Nov 18, 2022 / 11:00 am

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

MP kept busy during October

Nov 4, 2022 / 11:00 am

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

A bill that creates jobs and tackles climate change

Oct 21, 2022 / 11:00 am

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

We need to spend more on preventing impacts of climate change

Oct 7, 2022 / 11:00 am

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

Assistance for those who need it the most

Sep 23, 2022 / 11:00 am

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...

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