A week ago

Voted Yes on Vote #681 on Bill S-213 Respecting a national day of remembrance to honour Canadian veterans of the Korean War

Voted No on Vote #680 on Bill C-460 Respecting the implementation of the Sodium Reduction Strategy for Canada

Voted Yes on Vote #679 on Bill S-8 Respecting the safety of drinking water on First Nation lands

Voted Yes on Vote #678 on Bill S-8 Respecting the safety of drinking water on First Nation lands

Voted Yes on Vote #677 on Bill S-8 Respecting the safety of drinking water on First Nation lands

Two weeks ago

Spoke in the House on Seniors Mr. Speaker, our government is committed to supporting seniors. We took actions, which included the highest GIS increase in a quarter of a century; a low-tax ...

Two months ago

Mentioned by Richmond Review MPs sink proposed shark fin law Richmond MP Alice Wong voted alongside fellow Conservatives last week to narrowly defeat a proposed law that would have banned shark fin imports in Canada. Federal politicians voted 143 to 138 to scrap NDP MP Fin Donnelly's Bill C-380. Donnelly ...

Mentioned by National Post Jonathan Kay: On the shark-fin-soup file, Tories put crass ethnopolitics ahead of ... But a private member's bill put forward this week by NDP MP Fin Donnelly would have gone further, banning the importation of foreign shark fins into Canada, where they end up in soup served at Chinatown restaurants. An estimated 100 tons of shark find are brought ... Just a few months ago, in fact, the government's Minister of State, Alice Wong, made a deliberate spectacle of eating the dish at a restaurant in her B.C. riding, an event broadcast on Chinese-language television. I have it on good authority that young ...

Mentioned by Vancouver Sun Tory MPs defeat NDP bill to ban shark fin imports Conservative MPs have narrowly defeated a B.C. New Democratic Party MP's bill calling for a ban on importing shark fins. ... Minister of State Alice Wong triggered a public outcry last fall when she ate shark fin soup at a restaurant in her Richmond riding.

Mentioned by Vancouver Sun Government MPs defeat NDP proposal to ban shark fin imports OTTAWA – Conservative MPs have narrowly defeated a B.C. New Democratic Party MP's bill calling for a ban on importing shark fins. The bill, had it passed, would have been sent to a parliamentary committee for study and possible amendments before a final vote ... Minister of State Alice Wong triggered a public outcry last fall when she ate shark fin soup at a restaurant in her Richmond riding. Donnelly cited a new academic study that concluded at shark finning plays a role in the estimated 100 million sharks deaths ...

Mentioned by Canada NewsWire (press release) Economic Action Plan 2013: Connecting Canadians with Available Jobs VANCOUVER, March 26, 2013 /CNW/ - The Honourable Alice Wong, Minister of State (Seniors) and Member of Parliament for Richmond, British Columbia, today highlighted Economic Action Plan 2013 measures that will address Canada's overall skills and ...

Mentioned by Edmonton Journal Ottawa promises wider shark fin ban But Conservatives made clear they will not support a B.C. MP's private member's bill which, like a number of motions passed by B.C. municipalities last autumn, is aimed at imposing an outright ban on shark fins imported from all countries. ... The Conservatives, he said, may also have jitters about the negative backlash - as shown in numerous letters to local newspapers - after Minister of State Alice Wong took part in a publicity event at which she enjoyed shark fin soup at a restaurant in her Richmond riding last ...

Three months ago

Spoke in the House on Pensions Mr. Speaker, when it comes to seniors poverty, our government has a record we can be proud of. Canada has one of the lowest senior poverty ...

More than three months ago

Spoke in the House on Seniors Mr. Speaker, our government is committed to supporting seniors. We have taken action, including the biggest GIS increase in a quarter century. Our low-tax plan has ...

Spoke in the House on Pensions Mr. Speaker, there will be no reductions to seniors' pensions. The opposition parties are missing the point. This is not about savings. Our changes will put ...

Spoke in the House on Business of Supply Mr. Speaker, I will be splitting my time with the member for Nepean—Carleton. I rise today to respond to the motion put forth by the member ...

Spoke in the House on Pensions Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the member for Burlington for the question. That is exactly what we are doing. That is why, since 2006, ...

Spoke in the House on Seniors Mr. Speaker, the fact remains that our government is working hard for all seniors. It was our government that introduced a low tax plan that removed ...

Spoke in the House on Business of Supply Madam Speaker, I will be splitting my time with the member for Simcoe—Grey. I am pleased to have the opportunity to respond to this misleading motion ...

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