Home for Christmas. You know, people are pretty great! Leaving Ottawa for the airport, I discovered that I forgot my cell phone in the Cab. I get to the Air Canada desk and BAM! No phone. The incredible Air Canada attendant, jumps into action, pulls out her cell phone, passes it to me, I [...]
Canadians are deeply proud of our country's natural beauty. Canada's natural landscapes inspire pride from coast to coast to coast. We need your help to double the amount of nature protected across the country! We're partnering with groups across the country to protect more of our nature. Find out more about the Nature [...]
Today, MPs marched in the Speaker’s Parade through Parliament’s Centre Block to the House of Commons. It’s hard to imagine that this incredible building will close for over a decade. This is a special place.
Busy week here in Ottawa. But this is my last Standing Committee meeting of 2018! I’m at the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development. We’re finishing up our study on “Clean Growth and Climate Change in Canada: Forestry, Agriculture and Waste”. We have the Agricultural Institute of Canada, Advanced Biofuels Canada, and First [...]
Only a few more days until the House of Commons adjourns for the Holidays! I'm looking forward to spending more time with my family & community, and more time meeting with constituents and stakeholders back home in Dartmouth-Cole Harbour.
Join me in honouring and thanking these incredible Veterans! Yesterday I stopped by Camp Hill Veterans' Memorial Hospital with Minister Seamus O'Regan, MP Bernadette Jordan, MP Andy Fillmore, and MP Darrell Samson. It was a privilege to be present while Veterans Alan Sagar of Terence Bay, and André Desrochers of Westphal received their Commendations [...]
Today is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women. Today we remember that on December 6, 1989, 13 students and an administrator at l'École Polytechnique were murdered because they were women.
Time is running out to visit Centre Block at Parliament! In a couple short weeks it’s closing for at least a decade for renovations. A whole decade!
Did you know that Canada plays a part in stabilizing regions? Today’s meeting of the Standing Committee on National Defence was a briefing session on regional geopolitical and military interests in the context of Russian hostility and aggression. We had Ambassadors from the Embassies of Georgia, Republic of Moldova, and Ukraine. [...]