Dead salmon grows plants
Dix 'delighted' with meeting
Last Site C turbine arrives
Three charged with fraud
Police chiefs condemn video
Family pleads for calm
Taxi boycott rained out
7 dead in synagogue attack
Pelosi attack video released
FortisBC signs LNG deal
Zellers diner hits the road
Lumber stance defended
Rockets, Giants Round 2
Late fan has the last laugh
Vees take down Vipers
Tate says claim is fabricated
Hilary Duff still 'optimistic'
Leno in motorbike accident
In Your Service
Financial news getting worse for Canadians
As your representative (in Parliament) for Kelowna-Lake Country, it’s important to me to hear the day-to-day concerns of residents so I can bring them to...
Focusing on criminals, not firearm owners
As we look to the legislative calendar in Ottawa in 2023, one of the pieces of legislation I’ve heard a lot about from local residents over the past...
MP looks back over the 2022 political year
2022 was a milestone year in many ways. I often refer to sudden acts of generosity as the “Spirit of Kelowna-Lake Country”. We saw this spirit many...
Auditor General's pandemic spending audits raise questions
The affects of record-high inflation continue. Canada’s Food Price Report released this week predicted the average family of four will pay $1,065 more for...
Transparency needed in fight to end homelessness
Any resident in Kelowna-Lake Country is all too familiar with the increasing scale of chronic homelessness in our community and our country. The source of...
Concerns about Ottawa's fall economic statement
Last week, we saw the federal finance minister table (the government’s) fall economic statement, effectively a “mini-budget” that provides us...
Private member's bill to help deal with mental health, addiction issues
Ever since I was first elected to serve as an MP, I knew I wanted to use my position to help those suffering from mental health and addiction problems. While...
MP calls for a halt to all federal tax hikes
It's important, as political leaders, that we make recommendations to deal with important issues, and this is why Conservatives put forward a motion in the...
MP hears how rising costs affect her constituents
With Parliament returning in Ottawa, my thoughts are always on the concerns I heard from Kelowna-Lake Country residents during the summer, and how we can make a...
Remembering Queen Elizabeth in Kelowna
In our lives, we all have those moments when we remember where we were when we first heard about significant events. I was at the Kelowna International Airport...
Ottawa needs to focus more on the Arctic
Canada has always strived to be a welcoming nation to visitors and the visit last week from NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg was no different. The prime...
Outreach and collecting feedback this summer in Kelowna
Though Parliament rose in June, my work as your Member of Parliament here in Kelowna-Lake Country has not stopped. Thank you to everyone who has taken the time...
Questions remain about recent Rogers massive network outage
Many Canadians woke up a few weeks ago across the country to discover the entire Rogers telecom network wasn't operating. The widespread outage affected...
Interest rate increases
Many residents here in Kelowna-Lake Country woke up to the news last week that the Bank of Canada had hiked its benchmark interest rate a full percentage point....
Federal services are a mess says MP
Getting the basics right to serve people is the first step of customer service small businesses deal with every day. It's unfortunate it has not been the...
Concerns with government's proposed new rules for online streaming
One of the most publicly contested pieces of federal legislation in 2021 was Bill C-10, where the government looked to update the Broadcasting Act to provide...
Rising cost of gas, groceries having direct impact on locals
Liquid gold has been a term used for a long time to refer to our world-renowned icewines, but recently it’s been used to describe gasoline. With the price...
Bringing Kelowna-Lake Country issues to Ottawa
My role as your Member of Parliament is to bring the voice of Kelowna—Lake Country to Ottawa, rather than be Ottawa’s voice in Kelowna—Lake...
MP deluged with passport renewal delay complaints
In Parliament, bills are meant to be carefully brought under the microscope of elected representatives to determine whether they are relevant to deal with real...
Questions arise from public inquiry into use of Emergencies Act
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s decision to invoke the Emergencies Act for the first time is still spurring plenty of conversation and debate in Canada,...
