This week

Spoke in the House on Canada Pension Plan Madam Speaker, our position regarding Bill C-326, an act to amend the Canada Pension Plan and the Old Age Security Act, is unchanged since the debate ...

Spoke in the House on New Democratic Party of Canada Mr. Speaker, according to the NDP leader, resource sector workers are a disease. He falsely claims that they are costing Canada jobs elsewhere. I will set ...

Spoke in the House on Business of Supply Mr. Speaker, I listened with great attention to the speech from the hon. member for Marc-Aurèle-Fortin. I also heard the question from the hon. member from ...

A week ago

Spoke in the House on Protecting Canada's Immigration System Act Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise today to speak in support of Bill C-31, protecting Canada's immigration system act. Before I get into the bill, ...

Voted No on Vote #224 That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: ( a) recognize the contributions that the baby ...

Voted Yes on Vote #223 on Bill C-316 Amend the Employment Insurance Act (incarceration)

Voted Yes on Vote #222 on Bill C-316 Amend the Employment Insurance Act (incarceration)

Voted No on Vote #221 on Bill C-316 Amend the Employment Insurance Act (incarceration)

Voted No on Vote #220 That, in the opinion of the House, the Budget legislation guts the environmental assessment and fisheries laws, leaving ...

Mentioned by YorkRegion.com Richmond Hill tech firm gets federal boost Richmond Hill Conservative MP Costas Menegakis announced the funding, being provided through the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario's Investing in Business Innovation initiative. The new technology is expected to reduce diagnosis ...

Two weeks ago

Spoke in the House on Jobs, Growth and Long-Term Prosperity Act Madam Speaker, I am delighted to have the opportunity to speak in the House today in support of Bill C-38, the budget implementation act, which speaks ...

Spoke in the House on Public Safety Madam Speaker, during an emergency it is important that our first responders are able to communicate with each other. Clear communication channels can often be the ...

Mentioned by iPolitics.ca (subscription) Wash, rinse, repeat: Jobs, prosperity, growth. Lots of growth … A few minutes later, Conservative MP Costas Menegakis stood to speak to the positives some more. Budget 2012, he said, maintains the government's “consistent, responsible approach” to the economy. Moments after that, he called the same approach “solid, ...

Mentioned by iPolitics.ca (subscription) Bill C-38 debate, Day 2: Here's what you need to know MP Costas Menegakis took over from Dechert on their side and repeated all the tax-credit and stimulus-related goodies mentioned at the debate's opening. Then, again, came a specific question from the opposition benches. NDP MP Djaouida Sellah wanted to ...

Three weeks ago

Mentioned by rabble.ca (blog) Hill Dispatches: Cutting jobs, sacrificing fish and jailing refugees Conservative MP Costas Menegakis then called a point of order and argued that the witness was not talking about the current Bill C-31, but speculating about what would have happened in 1939. The Committee Chair, David Tilson, – who has been ...

Spoke in the House on New Democratic Party of Canada Mr. Speaker, the leader of the official opposition announced his shadow cabinet last week. These appointments show quite clearly what the NDP's plan is for the ...

Spoke in the House on Multiple Sclerosis Mr. Speaker, this past weekend many residents in my riding of Richmond Hill laced up and took part in the annual MS Walk to end multiple ...

A month ago

Mentioned by YorkRegion.com Richmond Hill residents split on settlement Conservative MP Costas Menegakis said federal interest is no laughing matter, adding he's ready to collaborate with the appropriate parties. “If something can be done in the manner of a land swap or buy-out which is agreeable to the landowner, ...

Two months ago

Mentioned by National Post What the #!%*? Is anybody investigating the allegations of forced adoptions ... Ms. Andrews, who is also slated to meet this month with her local Conservative MP, Costas Menegakis, said “maybe somebody is going to listen to us after all.” Q: If the Conservatives say this is a provincial issue, then what's happening provincially?

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