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.

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Yesterday

Voted No on Vote #123 on Bill C-306 Amend the Parliament of Canada Act (political affiliation)

Voted Yes on Vote #122 on Bill C-11 Amend the Copyright Act

Two days ago

Spoke in the House on Ending the Long-Gun Registry Act Mr. Speaker, I did not catch all of the member's speech, but I did catch the last part. There is a quote he used that we ...

Spoke in the House on Ending the Long-gun Registry Act Mr. Speaker, as one of the few members of the House who was actually here on that fateful day way back in the mid-1990s when the ...

Voted Yes on Vote #121 on Bill C-19 Amend the Criminal Code and the Firearms Act

Voted No on Vote #120 on Bill C-19 Amend the Criminal Code and the Firearms Act

Voted No on Vote #119 on Bill C-19 Amend the Criminal Code and the Firearms Act

Three days ago

Mentioned by CBC.ca (blog) Orders of the Day - The Great Gun Registry Debate returns to the House of Commons Meanwhile, yet another Conservative backbencher -- veteran MP Dick Harris -- will see his push to tighten the rules governing employment insurance eligibility for those who have served time in a "jail, penitentiary or other similar institutions" ...

This week

Spoke in the House on Employment Insurance Madam Speaker, on Tuesday at the Standing Committee on Human Resources and Skills Development, the NDP and Liberals reaffirmed their belief that convicted criminals were more ...

A week ago

Mentioned by Edmonton Journal Tory MP wants to end extra EI for convicts Tory MP Dick Harris, who introduced the private member's bill C-316, said it's wrong that criminals get "preferential treatment." "It's about the fact that a convict receives favourable treatment as opposed to someone who is law abiding," he said.

Mentioned by Montreal Gazette MP's bill targets extended EI for some ex-cons Tory MP Dick Harris, who introduced the private member's bill C-316, said it's wrong that criminals get "preferential treatment." "It's about the fact that a convict receives favourable treatment as opposed to someone who is law abiding," he said.

Mentioned by Canada.com MP bill targets extended EI for some ex-cons Tory MP Dick Harris, who introduced the private member's bill C-316, said it's wrong that criminals get "preferential treatment." To qualify for EI benefits, a Canadian worker must have worked enough hours to qualify for benefits in the 52 weeks before ...

Mentioned by Victoria Times Colonist MP's bill targets extended EI for some ex-cons Tory MP Dick Harris, who introduced the private member's bill C-316, said it's wrong that criminals get "preferential treatment." "It's about the fact that a convict receives favourable treatment as opposed to someone who is law abiding," he said.

Mentioned by Yahoo! News Canada (blog) Tory backbencher wants to ax extended EI for ex-cons Conservative MP Dick Harris has introduced private member's bill to strike down the practice. "As we speak, convicted felons have the ability to extend their qualifying and benefit periods up to a maximum period of 104 weeks as opposed to 52 weeks for ...

Spoke in the House on Tanker Traffic Mr. Speaker, the interim Liberal leader has joined the MP for Vancouver Quadra in calling for a job-killing tanker traffic ban off the B.C. coast. Let ...

Two months ago

Spoke in the House on Aboriginal Affairs Mr. Speaker, our government has acted responsibly to ensure that residents of Attawapiskat have access to safe and warm shelter for the coming months. We delivered ...

Spoke in the House on Veterans Mr. Speaker, on Christmas Day 70 years ago, the Allies had no choice but to surrender. During seventeen and a half days of heavy fighting, 290 ...

Spoke in the House on Mayor of Williams Lake, B.C. Mr. Speaker, Kerry Cook, the newly re-elected mayor of Williams Lake, B.C. got a strong message from the residents of that city in the recent civic ...

Spoke in the House on Mayor of Quesnel Mr. Speaker, today I want to pay tribute to a wonderful lady in my riding of Cariboo—Prince George. Mary Sjostrom is the newly elected mayor of ...

More than three months ago

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