Two days ago

Posted on Twitter Saddened to hear of the passing of Elijah Harper. Had a nice visit w him on a plane recently. Gentle and thoughtful man. He will be missed.

Posted on Twitter My son just msg me from school 2 tell me we had an earthquake. Huh?I didn't feel a thing! Can we press rewind I will pay closer attention...

This week

Posted on Twitter We are now moving..... @VIA_Rail.

Posted on Twitter Stopped on tracks 20 min fr Ottawa. Not sure how long we will be here. Thnx 2 @Via_Rail staff for making the best of a difficult situation

Posted on Twitter Today Canada has taken over the leadership role of the Artic Council, Min @leonaaglukkaq is the new chair. Our gov is committed to the North

Posted on Twitter Exciting News! RT @WestJet “Today we announced new #WestJetEncore service to/from Brandon, MB.”

A week ago

Spoke in the House on An Act to Bring Fairness for the Victims of Violent Offenders Mr. Speaker, I welcome the opportunity today to rise and speak in support of private member's Bill C-479, which was brought forward by my colleague, the ...

Spoke in the House on Public Safety Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the 2012 annual report on the RCMP's use of the law enforcement justifications provisions. ...

Spoke in the House on Business of Supply Mr. Speaker, I really do appreciate the opportunity to stand today to speak to this opposition motion, especially being in the House over the last few ...

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

Spoke at the Public Safety committee on Economics of Policing After being there and seeing the amazing facilities they have, not only the simulators for driving training or other purposes, but the real-life.... They have full ...

Two weeks ago

Spoke at the Public Safety committee on Economics of Policing One program that's very popular and quite successful in Manitoba, and for sure in Portage la Prairie in my riding, is Citizens on Patrol. I don't ...

Spoke at the Public Safety committee on Economics of Policing Thanks, Mr. Chair. In the last few minutes, I want to follow up on a few things that my colleague, Mr. Rousseau, was asking about. We've ...

Three weeks ago

Spoke in the House on Royal Canadian Mounted Police Mr. Speaker, the commissioner of the RCMP can meet with whomever he chooses to, when he chooses to. It is completely appropriate that he approve, or ...

Spoke in the House on Public Safety Mr. Speaker, once again, the opposition is completely wrong. They think if they keep repeating an inaccurate statement that it will stick. It is not true. ...

Spoke at the Public Safety committee on Economics of Policing Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Thank you to all the guests for being here today. We certainly are hearing a very similar message, whether it's ...

Spoke at the Public Safety committee on Economics of Policing I just need two minutes. I just need to get something cleared up for my own understanding on the cost of the long gun registry to ...

Spoke in the House on Combating Terrorism Act Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise today to speak in support of Bill S-7, the combatting terrorism act. As the world unfortunately witnessed last week, ...

Spoke in the House on Public Safety Mr. Speaker, our Conservative government has consistently stood up for front-line public safety officers, especially firefighters. That is why our government introduced the volunteer firefighters tax ...

A month ago

Spoke in the House on Business of Supply Mr. Speaker, after hearing both of my colleagues' questions and responses to the issue of real matrimonial property rights for women on reserve, I am trying ...

Spoke at the Public Safety committee on Economics of Policing Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. And thank you to all the witnesses who are here today. Mr. McFee, I want to talk to you a ...

Two months ago

Mentioned by Portage Daily Graphic Portage RM burned by census The council enlisted Portage-Lisgar MP Candice Bergen to contact Statistics Canada about their concerns. “We feel it was done inaccurately and we want some explanations on that because it does affect the funding that we get, the grant money that we get,” ...

Mentioned by iPolitics.ca (subscription) 'Dirty, rotten, bastards' carpet bombing my riding: Pat Martin New Democratic Party MP Pat Martin is accusing Conservative MPs of dirty tricks, saying they are using their free mailing privileges to flood his riding of Winnipeg Centre with partisan letters to his constituents. ... Manitoba including Manitoba caucus chairman Robert Sopuck (Dauphin-Swan River-Marquette), Public Safety Minister Vic Toews (Provencher), Minister of State for Transport Steven Fletcher (Charleswood-St. James-Assiniboia-Headingley) Candice Bergen (Portage-Lisgar), James Bezan (Selkirk-Interlake) ...

Mentioned by Macleans.ca (blog) Politics on TV: Robocalls, Warawa and drug seizures Responding to the report was an MP panel of Candice Bergen, Randall Garrison and Francis Scarpaleggia, where Bergen noted that the government had increased the number of front-line officers, said that cuts were to redundant positions, and then tested ...

Mentioned by iPolitics.ca (subscription) There is budget day, then there is budget night In walk ministers and members of Parliament – Lisa Raitt, John Baird, Candice Bergen, Ted Menzies, Leona Aglukkaq, some itching for a cocktail, some ready to settle in for a steak dinner with caucus members in the private dining lounge. .... Don Newman; Peter Milliken, who drove in for the event; Andrew Scheer; NDP MPs Alain Giguère and Jonathan Genest-Jourdain; Liberal MP Mark Eyking; Brian Lee Crowley, Director of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute; Julie Jacobson and Yaroslav Baran of Earnscliffe. Respect ...

Spoke at the Public Safety committee on Main Estimates 2013-14: Vote 25 under PRIVY COUNCIL and Votes 1, 5, ... Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Thank you, Minister, for being here, and thank you to your officials as well, each of you, for being here, ...

Spoke at the Public Safety committee on Bill C-51, An Act to amend the Witness Protection Program Act and ... Ms. Bergen please. Mrs. Bergen is my mom. Good morning to the witnesses. Thank you both for being here. I do have a question for you, ...

Mentioned by CBC.ca Inmate-release problems said to be jeopardizing public safety Speaking on CBC News Network's Power & Politics, Candice Bergen, the parliamentary secretary to the minister of public safety, said CSC has accepted all the audit's recommendations and is now putting protocols in place to ensure police, parole officers and victims get the right information in a timely fashion. ... Liberal MP Wayne Easter said there is no question CSC is "falling down" but insisted the stretched corrections system needs adequate resources and a more comprehensive approach to do the job properly.

Mentioned by Macleans.ca (blog) Politics on TV: Inmates, the budget, and protests After Correctional Services' internal audit revealed problems with victims not being notified with inmate releases, or cases where information wasn't shared with parole officers, Power & Politics spoke with an MP panel of Candice Bergen, Randall Garrison and ...

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