Yesterday

Didn't vote on Vote #692 That this House do now adjourn.

Voted Yes on Vote #691 That, notwithstanding any Standing or Special Order or usual practice of the House, commencing upon the adoption of ...

Voted No on Vote #690 That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word “Fridays” and substituting the following: ...

Voted No on Vote #689 on Bill C-463 Amend the Income Tax Act (travel expenses)

Voted Yes on Vote #688 That, in the opinion of the House, anaphylaxis is a serious concern for an increasing number of Canadians ...

Posted on Twitter My colleague Dr. @KellieLeitch has joined Twitter- welcome!

Posted on Twitter MP Report http://t.co/XAQAiGY9k8

This week

Posted on Twitter “@persdevquotes: I never worry about action, but only inaction. ~ W. Churchill"

Posted on Twitter “@persdevquotes: Everything in the world we want to do or get done, we must do with and through people. ~ E. Nightingale"

Posted on Twitter Great video! “@kenneyjason: Phenomenal media interest in my Bay Area visit to promote the Start-Up Visa. http://t.co/pkWRI4BzK7 #Tiecon”

Posted on Twitter Two people rescued by #Merritt #RCMP. Well done! http://t.co/VdU5t9YLmc

A week ago

Mentioned by Kelowna Capital News Okanagn-Coqihalla MP opens Westbank office Okanagan-Coquihalla MP Dan Albas has opened a second constituency office in his sprawling riding. The Conservative MP, who moved up to West Kelowna from Penticton last year but whose riding extends from south of Penticton to Logan Lake and Merritt ...

Mentioned by Kelowna Capital News MP's Report, Albas: CBC: Journalistic integrity is not at risk By Dan Albas - Kelowna Capital News Published: May 10, 2013 1:00 AM. Each week I look forward to hearing from dozens, sometimes even hundreds, of citizens on issues and concerns of importance to them. Although common issues may often parallel ...

Two weeks ago

Spoke at the Justice committee on Bill C-452, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (exploitation and trafficking ... Thank you, Mr. Chair, and I know Madame Boivin served with me on the scrutiny of regulations committee for a period of time, and at that ...

Spoke in the House on Economic Action Plan 2013 Act, No. 1 Mr. Speaker, I appreciated the member opposite's speech. I have a couple of questions for him, but first I have a comment. The member mentioned victims' ...

Spoke at the Justice committee on Bill C-452, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (exploitation and trafficking ... Thank you. To all the witnesses, thank you being here today. Certainly, this bill has gotten a thorough amount of witnesses and testimony, but I found ...

Three weeks ago

Spoke at the Government Operations committee on Main Estimates 2013-14: Votes 95, 100, 105 and 110 under CANADIAN HERITAGE, ... Under plans and priorities, you state, “Demand for certain staffing and assessment services is declining as the public service gets smaller and departments become more self-reliant, ...

Mentioned by News Talk Sports AM 1150 Albas takes high road on bashing Trudeau Okanagan-Coquihalla MP Dan Albas says he won't be mailing his constituents the party's latest attacks on Justin Trudeau. A taxpayer-funded pamphlet on the Liberal leader was handed out to MPs at last week's caucus meeting. Albas wants to take the high ...

Spoke at the Government Operations committee on Main Estimates 2013-14: Votes 95, 100, 105 and 110 under CANADIAN HERITAGE, ... The reason I raise this is that obviously, it's difficult for a single MP to meet with 43 different departments on this. I've had a constituent ...

Spoke at the Justice committee on Bill C-452, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (exploitation and trafficking ... Thank you, Mr. Chair. I want to thank our witness for being here today. This committee in particular has done a lot of private members' business ...

A month ago

Mentioned by Merritt Herald Letter: Trade critic opposes Albas tariff tax-grab MP Dan Albas and the Conservative government are imposing a tax grab on families by hiking tariffs on everything from coffee makers to bicycles. A tariff is a tax, and many of the goods sold in Canadian stores come from countries that will soon get caught up ...

Spoke at the Justice committee on Bill C-444, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (personating peace officer ... When you began your testimony, Member Dreeshen, you mentioned specifically that this week is the correct week to bring this bill forward to this committee, obviously ...

Spoke at the Government Operations committee on Energy Efficiency in Government Buildings, Structures and Public Works All right. Thank you. I appreciate the testimony today. Through you, Mr. Chair, to the witnesses, from looking at the research that I've seen, from the ...

Spoke at the Government Operations committee on Energy Efficiency in Government Buildings, Structures and Public Works Thank you Mr. Chair. I want to thank all of our witnesses for coming here today. Mr. Chair, sometimes I think we need to keep in ...

Spoke in the House on Business of Supply Mr. Speaker, first I would like to ask the hon. member a question on preferential tariffs. Preferential tariffs were given in 1974, the last time the ...

Mentioned by Merritt Herald Letter - Albas is raising your taxes MP Dan Albas likes to boast that the Conservatives are “looking at all forms of public sector spending in order to find efficiencies and savings without raising your taxes.” There's only one problem: that isn't true. The Conservatives' federal budget increases ...

Mentioned by Kelowna Capital News Letter: MP Albas simply defending his own irrelevance If anyone wants to understand the primary reason why Canadians are so cynical about our political process, they need only read MP Dan Albas' oh-so-lame defense of the average MP's ability to speak out in the House of Commons (MP's Report, Capital ...

Two months ago

Spoke in the House on The Budget Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to rise in the House to speak to the 2013 economic action plan and what it means for my riding ...

Spoke in the House on Nuclear Terrorism Act Mr. Speaker, obviously non-proliferation of nuclear weapons is a goal all countries should aim for. It is a challenging issue, because what this particular bill sets ...

Three months ago

Spoke in the House on Business of Supply Mr. Speaker, there seems to be hypocrisy here. We have the New Democrats constantly being on both sides of the issue. Their leader says that he ...

Spoke in the House on Canadian Human Rights Act Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to have the opportunity to participate in the debate on Bill C-279, which is sponsored by the hon. member for Esquimalt—Juan ...

Spoke in the House on Inspirational Role Models Mr. Speaker, last week was a truly great week in my riding of Okanagan—Coquihalla. On Friday morning I joined a very large and very excited group ...

Spoke in the House on Sport Mr. Speaker, the sport of amateur wrestling has a rich Olympic tradition that thrives here in Canada thanks to medal-winning performances by the likes of Daniel ...

More than three months ago

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-311 An Act to amend the Importation of Intoxicating Liquors Act (interprovincial importation of wine for personal use)

Statements in the House