Two days ago

Spoke in the House on Government Appointments Mr. Speaker, we want employees to feel safe bringing forward concerns about wrongdoing in the public service. We put in place tough rules following 13 years ...

Voted Yes on Vote #760 on Bill C-54 Amend the Criminal Code and the National Defence Act (mental disorder)

Voted Yes on Vote #759 That the debate be now adjourned.

Voted Yes on Vote #758 on Bill C-49 Amend the Museums Act in order to establish the Canadian Museum of History and to ...

Voted No on Vote #757 on Bill C-49 Amend the Museums Act in order to establish the Canadian Museum of History and to ...

Three days ago

Voted Yes on Vote #756 on Bill C-49 Amend the Museums Act in order to establish the Canadian Museum of History and to ...

This week

Spoke in the House on Ethics Mr. Speaker, our government is setting the tone by reducing ministers' offices' spending by over 18%, and spending in the Prime Minister's Office has been reduced ...

A week ago

Spoke in the House on Foreign Affairs Mr. Speaker, our government has put forward a fair offer. It is fair to employees and fair to taxpayers. The foreign service is a highly sought-after ...

Spoke in the House on Government Response to Petitions Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the government's responses to seven petitions.

Spoke in the House on Questions Passed as Orders for Returns Mr. Speaker, if Questions Nos. 1,322 to 1,325 could be made orders for returns, these returns would be tabled immediately.

Spoke in the House on Government Expenditures Mr. Speaker, the member opposite is trying to mislead the House. Departments have always been, and are still, responsible to report to Parliament through the normal ...

Spoke in the House on Mining Industry Mr. Speaker, our government is committed to openness and transparency and we continue to take Canadians' right to access very seriously. In fact, we are making ...

Two weeks ago

Spoke at the Public Accounts committee on Chapter 6, Transfer Payments to the Aerospace Sector — Industry Canada, of ... It was reported in the audit and also repeated today that PPP Canada through the P3 Canada fund had about $670 million on account in December ...

Spoke in the House on Public Safety Mr. Speaker, our government will continue to respect the confidentiality and legal obligations of collective bargaining. The government is negotiating in good faith to reach reasonable ...

Three weeks ago

Mentioned by Wall Street Journal (press release) Parliamentary Secretary Andrew Saxton Honours Canadian Armed Forces ... ... Minister of Veterans Affairs and Minister for La Francophonie, Andrew Saxton, Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board and for Western Economic Diversification and Member of Parliament for North Vancouver, today joined members ...

Mentioned by Canada NewsWire (press release) Parliamentary Secretary Andrew Saxton Honours Canadian Armed Forces ... ... Minister of Veterans Affairs and Minister for La Francophonie, Andrew Saxton, Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board and for Western Economic Diversification and Member of Parliament for North Vancouver, today joined members ...

Mentioned by Wall Street Journal (press release) Media Advisory - Parliamentary Secretary Andrew Saxton to Attend Cenotaph ... ... Minister of Veterans Affairs and Minister for La Francophonie, Andrew Saxton, Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board and for Western Economic Diversification, and Member of Parliament for North Vancouver, will attend a cenotaph ...

A month ago

Spoke at the Finance committee on Bill C-60, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled ... Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I thank the witnesses for being here today. First of all, I have some questions for Mr. Albert, of the Autorité des ...

Spoke at the Public Accounts committee on Main Estimates 2013-14: Vote 20 under FINANCE Thank you, Mr. Chair. I just want to follow up on my colleague Mr. Dreeshen's points regarding the OAG as being a popular place to work. ...

Spoke at the Government Operations committee on Review of the Process for Considering the Estimates and Supply, Energy Efficiency ... Thank you, Chair, and thanks to our witnesses for being here today. Here's my first question. The Auditor General, in her report, found that the steps ...

Mentioned by Macleans.ca (blog) The Auditor General and the $3.1 billion Conservative MP Andrew Saxton asked him directly about the $3.1 billion. Andrew Saxton: Some people have been claiming that the government lost $3 billion. Is this an accurate portrayal of your report? Michael Ferguson: What we reported in the chapter on ...

Two months ago

Spoke at the Public Accounts committee on Spring 2013 Report of the Auditor General of Canada Thank you. In chapter 5, “Promoting Diabetes Prevention and Control”, the report notes that activities related to diabetes have not been fully coordinated at the federal ...

Mentioned by Updated News Former budget watchdog called 'partisan' by government Conservative MP Andrew Saxton said Thursday in the House of Commons that Kevin Page, who retired as Parliament's budget watchdog last month, would “routinely ignore requests from Conservative MPs to estimate the financial costs of private members' ...

Mentioned by CBC.ca Former budget watchdog called 'partisan' by government Conservative MP Andrew Saxton said Thursday in the House of Commons that Kevin Page, who retired as Parliament's budget watchdog last month, would "routinely ignore requests from Conservative MPs to estimate the financial costs of private members' ...

Spoke at the Public Accounts committee on Chapter 3, Protecting Canadian Critical Infrastructure Against Cyber Threats, of the Fall ... Thank you, Chair. First of all, I'd like to thank Public Safety for providing the action plan that our committee had asked for through a motion ...

Spoke at the Public Accounts committee on Chapter 2, Grant and Contribution Program Reforms, of the Fall 2012 Report ... Thank you, Chair. One of our members, who's our resident accountant, does have a few more questions of the witnesses. It's not uncommon in this committee ...

More than three months ago

Spoke at the Public Accounts committee on Chapter 7, Long-Term Fiscal Sustainability — Finance Canada, of the Fall 2012 ... Thank you very much. My next questions are for the Department of Finance. One of the recommendations of the Auditor General is that the federal government ...

Posted on Twitter Just attended opening ceremony of City of North Van's new city hall. Very impressive, built with innovative and sustainable designs.

Posted on Twitter Crossed the finish line!

Posted on Twitter Home stretch...

Posted on Twitter Except here the seats don't recline and we have to get up and nod to the pilot every 8 minutes

Posted on Twitter This is like taking five back-to-back flights Ottawa to Vancouver with 30 minute breaks in between.

Posted on Twitter And here we have to get up and nod to the pilot every eight minutes

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