Dick Harris

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Conservative MP for Cariboo—Prince George (B.C.)

Won his last election, in 2011, with 56.20% of the vote.

A week ago

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 Transport committee on How Competition Can Make Infrastructure Dollars Go Further Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'm sure Mr. Sullivan will like to find out that this particular situation was a result of a sub-sub-sub-subcontractor and had nothing ...

Two weeks ago

Spoke in the House on Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal Mr. Speaker, over the past year, I have had the honour to meet some very special people who have done some very special things in their ...

A month ago

Spoke at the Natural Resources committee on Main Estimates 2013-14: Votes 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 ... Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The House leader of the NDP has been acting as a champion of decorum in the House. I hope he's watching his ...

Two months ago

Mentioned by HQPrinceGeorge.com Local Chief says budget provision reminiscent of "big brother" But Cariboo-Prince George Conservative MP Dick Harris says Teegee's concerns are misleading. "No Band will have the provision imposed on them unilaterally by the government, they will have to request and accept it." Aside from Teegee's concern, Harris ...

Mentioned by HQPrinceGeorge.com PG MP's weigh in on federal budget And Cariboo-Prince George MP Dick Harris says the folks up at UNBC have reason to be pleased. "We've got an additional $37 million a year in funding supporting advanced research. Having our university in Prince George this is going to strengthen ...

Mentioned by Welcome to Williams Lake Likely Community Hall parking lot gets funding for a facelift 031413_likely_cenotaph Dick Harris, Member of Parliament for Cariboo, recently announced support for the Likely and District Chamber of Commerce under the government's Community Infrastructure Improvement Fund (CIIF). The investment of $12,500 will ...

Mentioned by DigitalJournal.com (press release) Harper Government Invests in Improvements to Vanderhoof's Community ... VANDERHOOF, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - March 7, 2013) - Today, Dick Harris, Member of Parliament for Cariboo-Prince George, on behalf of the Honourable Lynne Yelich, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, announced support for the Saik'uz First Nation under the Harper Government's Community Infrastructure Improvement Fund (CIIF). "The community ... By investing in these facilities, we are helping to boost economic activity while improving local infrastructure," said MP Harris.

Mentioned by HQPrinceGeorge.com Federal Conservative support at three and a half year low But Conservative Cariboo-Prince George MP Dick Harris isn't overly concerned considering who conducted the survey. "In all the years I've been in politics I've never seen a Nanos poll that wasn't friendly to the Liberal Party." The poll pegs Tory support at ...

Three months ago

Mentioned by Welcome to Williams Lake Funding allows for substantial upgrades to WL rugby facility 030313_WL_rugby On Friday, Dick Harris, Member of Parliament for Cariboo-Prince George, announced support for improvements to the Williams Lake Rugby Football Club's clubhouse under the government's Community Infrastructure Improvement Fund.

Spoke in the House on Leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada Mr. Speaker, the NDP is full of contradictions. The leader of the NDP says he supports western Canadians, but then turns around and calls the industries ...

Spoke in the House on Foreign Affairs Mr. Speaker, yesterday, speaking in Montreal, the Leader of the Opposition tried to articulate what the NDP's foreign policy would be. Unbelievably, his speech demonstrated to ...

Spoke in the House on Forestry Industry Mr. Speaker, the forestry sector is a key employer for rural communities across Canada. Our Conservative government has taken unprecedented steps to help renew our forestry ...

More than three months ago

Spoke in the House on Natural Resources Mr. Speaker, the Keystone XL project would create massive jobs and economic growth across Canada and the United States. Canada benefits from increased development and getting ...

Spoke in the House on Fair Rail Freight Service Act Mr. Speaker, I would like to congratulate my colleague for giving such an informative, accurate and superlative presentation on Bill C-52. As proof of that, Mr. ...

Spoke in the House on (topic unknown) Mr. Speaker, I was taken by the comment the member just made about the Senate being an anti-democratic body. The last time I looked, there were ...

Spoke at the Veterans Affairs committee on Supplementary Estimates (B) 2012-2013: Votes 1b and 5b under VETERANS AFFAIRS Thank you, Mr. Chair. Welcome, Minister and Ms. Chaput. Mr. Minister, your last comment brought some context to the challenges that Veterans Affairs has been facing. ...

Spoke in the House on Canada-Panama Economic Growth and Prosperity Act Mr. Speaker, we have heard the world according to the member for Ottawa Centre, who states that people take different views of international free trade agreements. ...

Spoke at the National Defence committee on NATO'S Strategic Concept and Canada's Role in International Defence Cooperation Thank you, Mr. Harris. I'm a guest at today's committee meeting, and unfortunately we didn't have the text from either of you, so I'm having to ...

Spoke at the Veterans Affairs committee on Committee Business and Briefing with the Co-Chairs of the DND/VAC Joint Steering ... Thank you, Mr. Chair. I want to thank you for coming, Rear Admiral Smith. I think you were here as a presenter at my first sit-in ...

Spoke at the Veterans Affairs committee on Review of Veterans Review and Appeal Board (VRAB) activities Thank you, Mr. Chair. Folks, I really want to thank you for coming today, and thank you for the job that you do, because standing up ...

Spoke at the Veterans Affairs committee on Study of the Red Tape Initiative at the Department of Veterans Affairs Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you, folks, for your presentation. I guess it's just human nature that whenever change of some sort is happening, there are ...

Spoke at the Veterans Affairs committee on Briefing on Veterans Affairs Canada's new case-management approach Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen, for your presentation. Since I've been on the committee I think this is the second or third ...

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-316 An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (incarceration)