Yesterday

Posted on Twitter So why did the 2 #CPC Sens on the Cmttee investigating Senate expenses take the Report to the PMO & change it unilaterally? #cdnpoli

Posted on Twitter The rule is that Parl Cttees of House & Senates in functioning democracies must be free of Cabinet/Executive interference. #cdnpoli

Posted on Twitter Pulled 2 House duty til midnight evenings in a row! Kinda like when I deliverd lots of babies in wee small hrs. Cept those were joyous occs

Two days ago

Spoke in the House on Health Care Mr. Speaker, today there are dozens of doctors in the House and prowling the Hill, meeting with MPs and senators. They want to advocate, an unwelcome ...

Voted Yes on Vote #694 That this House do now adjourn.

Voted Yes on Vote #693 on Bill C-51 Amend the Witness Protection Program Act and to make a consequential amendment to another Act

Posted on Twitter Met w @CMA_Docs Pres. Dr Anna Reid this pm. True concern over lack of fed gvt leadership in HC or pace of change to deal with sustainability

Three days ago

Voted Yes on Vote #692 That this House do now adjourn.

Voted No on Vote #691 That, notwithstanding any Standing or Special Order or usual practice of the House, commencing upon the adoption of ...

Voted Yes on Vote #690 That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word “Fridays” and substituting the following: ...

Posted on Twitter No longer about the Senate but about what went on with PMO staff. Did PM know? When? Need RCMP investigation. #cdnpoli

Posted on Twitter We R voting on extending sitting hrs 2 midnite evry day, so we can close down early 4 sumr & avoid daily ?s on the Duffy bailout by PMO stf.

Two weeks ago

Spoke at the Health committee on Technological Innovation Thank you very much, Madam Chair. I'm going to go back to something that's been niggling at the back of my brain. It's an ethical question. ...

Spoke in the House on International Day of the Midwife Mr. Speaker, On Sunday, May 5, the world celebrated the International Day of the Midwife. Midwives and the profession of midwifery are represented nationally by the ...

Three weeks ago

Spoke in the House on Health Mr. Speaker, mismanagement in the health portfolio gets worse every day, putting human life and health at risk. The list is long, including: failure to regulate ...

Spoke at the Health committee on Technological Innovation Thank you very much, Madam Chair. I am going to move into a different line of questioning. I want to talk about clinical trials. Given that ...

Spoke in the House on Search and Rescue Mr. Speaker, yesterday the Auditor General said Canada's search and rescue was at breaking point, with a lack of personnel, aging equipment and no clear policy ...

Spoke in the House on Multiple Sclerosis Mr. Speaker, May is Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month. Approximately 75,000 Canadians are living with MS and another 3 will be diagnosed today. As a physician, I ...

Spoke at the Health committee on Technological Innovation Thank you very much, Madam Chair. To the witnesses, you're a very interesting panel, and I like what you're saying, but let me throw a little ...

Spoke in the House on Committees of the House Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak to this issue today because there has been a huge increase in the number of ...

A month ago

Spoke in the House on Anaphylaxis Mr. Speaker, as everyone knows, anaphylaxis is a very serious issue. It is a serious allergic reaction. It can actually present itself in many different ways, ...

Spoke in the House on Taxation Mr. Speaker, the government is intent on taxing middle-income Canadians, but a tax on toothbrushes? Health is no luxury. The link between dental health and disease ...

Spoke at the Health committee on Thursday, April 18th Thank you very much, Madam Chair. I'm going to ask my questions, but because I have only seven minutes I want to get very succinct answers, ...

Spoke at the Health committee on Technological Innovation Thank you very much, Madam Chair. I want to thank everyone for their presentations, but there are some things. I agree with everyone who talked about ...

Two months ago

Mentioned by Liberal.ca Reality Check: Budget 2013 and the Conservative Record on Skilled Workers ... Select an MP, Scott Andrews, Mauril Belanger, Carolyn Bennett, Scott Brison, Gerry Byrne, Sean Casey, Denis Coderre, Irwin Cotler, Rodger Cuzner, Stéphane Dion, Kirsty Duncan, Wayne Easter, Mark Eyking, Judy Foote, Hedy Fry, Marc Garneau, Ralph ...

Mentioned by Liberal.ca (blog) Reality Check: Conservative Spending Fictions in Budget 2013 Select an MP, Scott Andrews, Mauril Belanger, Carolyn Bennett, Scott Brison, Gerry Byrne, Sean Casey, Denis Coderre, Irwin Cotler, Rodger Cuzner, Stéphane Dion, Kirsty Duncan, Wayne Easter, Mark Eyking, Judy Foote, Hedy Fry, Marc Garneau, Ralph ...

Mentioned by Hill Times (subscription) Liberal MPs criticize Hall Findlay's lengthy attack on Murray's cooperation proposal One Liberal MP said relations between Ms. Murray and Ms. Hall Findlay have not gone well recently, and Liberal MP Hedy Fry (Vancouver Centre, B.C.) said leadership candidate scraps will come back to haunt the party. “I just think it's ridiculous when ...

Mentioned by Liberal.ca (blog) Why the Liberal Party will be opposing Budget 2013 Select an MP, Scott Andrews, Mauril Belanger, Carolyn Bennett, Scott Brison, Gerry Byrne, Sean Casey, Denis Coderre, Irwin Cotler, Rodger Cuzner, Stéphane Dion, Kirsty Duncan, Wayne Easter, Mark Eyking, Judy Foote, Hedy Fry, Marc Garneau, Ralph ...

Mentioned by Post Federal budget: Skills program will demand provinces match federal dollars - Regina Leader B.C. Liberal MP Hedy Fry said provincial governments, struggling with much higher deficits than Ottawa due in part to health care costs, aren't in a good position to come up with the extra money. The senior federal cabinet minister for B.C., James Moore, said ...

Mentioned by Liberal.ca (blog) Liberals Oppose Conservatives' 2013 Economic (In)Action Plan for Failing ... Select an MP, Scott Andrews, Mauril Belanger, Carolyn Bennett, Scott Brison, Gerry Byrne, Sean Casey, Denis Coderre, Irwin Cotler, Rodger Cuzner, Stéphane Dion, Kirsty Duncan, Wayne Easter, Mark Eyking, Judy Foote, Hedy Fry, Marc Garneau, Ralph ...

Spoke at the Health committee on Technological Innovation You have just made me think of not asking the question I was going to ask. I wanted you to follow through, Dr. Gagnon, on the ...

Three months ago

Spoke at the Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee on Human Rights Situation in Honduras Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I want to thank you. I came in partway through your presentation, and I apologize. You've named every single thing ...

Spoke at the Health committee on Technological Innovation Thank you very much, Madam Chair. I want to follow up on what Dr. Carrie was saying. I think the concept of taking basic research and ...

More than three months ago

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-277 An Act to amend the Criminal Code (cruelty to animals)

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-276 An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code (gender identity and gender expression)

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-275 An Act to amend the Hazardous Products Act (recreational snow sport helmets)

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-274 An Act to amend the Criminal Code (animal cruelty)

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-273 An Act to amend the Criminal Code (cyberbullying)

Statements in the House