This week

Mentioned by Sault Star The roast of Tony Martin About 100 people gathered Thursday at the Art Gallery of Algoma to roast and celebrate Martin's political career as a member of provincial Parliament and federal member of Parliament. They heard from Tony's roommate, MP Dennis Bevington, about how Tony ...

A week ago

Spoke in the House on Pooled Registered Pension Plans Act Madam Speaker, I rise to debate this particular legislation. I noticed my colleague in his speech pretty well stuck with the topic of the economy rather ...

Spoke in the House on Petitions Madam Speaker, I am pleased to present the following petition. The petitioners draw the attention of the House to the fact that horses are ordinarily kept ...

Spoke in the House on Northern Development Mr. Speaker, on the one hand the government is cutting regulations on the environment and on the other it is increasing regulations on the territorial governments. ...

Voted Yes on Vote #224 That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: ( a) recognize the contributions that the baby ...

Voted No on Vote #223 on Bill C-316 Amend the Employment Insurance Act (incarceration)

Voted No on Vote #222 on Bill C-316 Amend the Employment Insurance Act (incarceration)

Voted Yes on Vote #221 on Bill C-316 Amend the Employment Insurance Act (incarceration)

Voted Yes on Vote #220 That, in the opinion of the House, the Budget legislation guts the environmental assessment and fisheries laws, leaving ...

Two weeks ago

Mentioned by LOCAL2 Sault Ste. Marie Former Colleagues Roast Tony Martin You will meet and have a chance to speak with MPs Dennis Bevington (Western Arctic) Northern Development Critic, Peter Julian (Burnaby New-Westminster) Energy and Natural Resources Critic, Charlie Angus (Timmins-James Bay) Ethics, ...

Mentioned by Slave River Journal Shockwave of cuts hits Parks Canada Western Arctic MP Dennis Bevington addressed the House on cuts to Parks Canada last Thursday, saying it was "two-faced" for the Conservative government to have celebrated expanding Nahanni National Park Reserve six-fold in June 2009 and then exact cuts ...

Three weeks ago

Spoke in the House on Jobs, Growth and Long-Term Prosperity Act Mr. Speaker, there are many things about Bill C-38 that I could speak about, such as the total rewriting of Canada's environmental protection law, repealing the ...

Mentioned by HQ Yellowknife Federal changes to NWT Act get mixed reviews Yellowknife, NWT - Western Arctic MP Dennis Bevington called the portion of the federal bill that amends the Northwest Territories Act "retrogressive". The amendments are part of the lengthy budget implementation bill and give the federal cabinet the ...

Mentioned by Slave River Journal Bevington made official Northern critic for NDP Western Arctic MP Dennis Bevington stepped into the newly-created role last week. Bevington has been the go-to person for Northern development in the NDP for almost seven years, but until now, Northern development has not been fully recognized with an ...

Spoke in the House on Climate Change in Canada's Arctic Mr. Speaker, this week I was one of 3,000 at the International Polar Year conference in Montreal. I joined many elected representatives from other northern countries. ...

Spoke in the House on Protecting Canada's Seniors Act Madam Speaker, I had an interesting incident in my constituency office a number of months ago. A senior talked to me about a problem he had ...

Spoke in the House on Aboriginal Affairs Mr. Speaker, the aboriginal justice strategy was an investment in crime prevention that was working. The Department of Justice's own study showed in communities with these ...

Spoke in the House on Criminal Code Madam Speaker, I am pleased to stand for even the shortest time to offer my congratulations to the member for Kildonan—St. Paul in moving the bill ...

Mentioned by CBC.ca Health, justice cuts raise northern concerns Western Arctic MP Dennis Bevington says it's a blow to his constituents. “I've seen evidence in my time in the North that conditional sentences really work, sometimes they keep families together. Sometimes they give the person the chance to recover.

More than three months ago

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-332 An Act to change the name of the electoral district of Western Arctic

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-530 An Act to amend the Northwest Territories Act (borrowing limits)

Statements in the House