Wood pellet exports double
Nearly $500K for car crash
Mounties won't be charged
CRA will get the money: PM
PM tight-lipped on TikTok
Minister defends right to bail
Biden signs war aid measure
New US rules for airlines 
Historic Trump hearing 
Big loss for Boeing 
Metro sales edged higher
Retail sales slip 
Warriors snakebitten in loss
Iginla off to Europe
Rockets ink prospect
Perry teams with Lu Kala
Megan denies harassment
Swift ‘one of the family’
MP Report
Local teacher honoured
On July 13, 2015 the Honourable Erin O’Toole, Minister of Veterans Affairs, presented the Minister of Veterans Affairs Commendation to local secondary...
Respecting citizenship
A few constituents have written to me concerned by misinformation that dual citizens in Canada are under attack because of legislation that was passed by...
Science funding for UBC-O
As a top priority of the federal government, science and research funding was again front and center when our Minister of State for Science and Technology, the...
Protect women and girls
As a father of three grown daughters, I proudly support the action our Government is taking to end all forms of violence against women and girls, including...
Federal tourism funding
The team at Tourism Kelowna, under the direction of CEO Nancy Cameron, has always done an incredible job of working with local municipalities and Chambers of...
Compassionate care benefits
A core focus for our Government since our election in 2006 is providing support to Canadians when they need it the most. That is why our Government is enhancing...
An enduring friendship
This week many of us caught a glimpse via television and the internet of the activities taking place to mark the 70th anniversary of the Liberation of the...
Budget 2015
On April 22 Finance Minister Joe Oliver tabled the 2015 federal budget (budget.gc.ca). This is the 10th budget tabled since I was elected to serve the fine...
Economic highlights
When I get the chance to spend a week or two working back in the riding, as I currently am during Easter break, I like to touch base with companies that impact...
Local women shine in National spotlight
Each year, International Women’s Day (March 8th) provides Canadians with the opportunity to celebrate women’s achievements and their extraordinary...
Tax time
Tax time is not necessarily everyone’s favourite time of year but it might help to know that since 2006, the government has cut taxes over 180 times,...
Supporting local organizations
This is the time of year when we learn which of our local non-profit organizations have been successful in their applications for federal funding through the...
Opportunity for small businesses
It was busy in the riding prior to my return to Parliament for our winter session, which began on January 26th. The Kelowna Chamber of Commerce hosted a very...
Gov't supports jobs for students
For many years, Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) has been helping local employers create much-needed summer job opportunities for students. CSJ provides funding for...
New measures to fight AIS
Several constituents, led by the Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB)’s “Don’t Move a Mussel” campaign, have written to me asking the...
The Canada Job Grant
I would like to inform local employers that the new Canada Job Grant program is open for business in British Columbia. The Canada Job Grant will provide up to...
Assistance for Veterans & CAF personnel
Despite bone chilling winds our hearts were warmed by the record turnout to our local Remembrance Day ceremonies last week. It was a sincere expression of...
Buy a poppy & support our veterans
I want to remind everyone that this year’s annual poppy campaign organized by Kelowna-Lake Country Royal Canadian Legion Branch 26(Kelowna) and Branch...
Back in the Riding
I was happy to be back in the riding last week for Thanksgiving, to spend time with family, and to serve the annual Thanksgiving dinner at the Kelowna Gospel...
Funding innovative research
Dementia and other brain-related illnesses are a concern for an aging society like our own and that is why the federal government continues to make dementia and...
