Yesterday

Posted on Twitter In Cda over 6000 new cases HIV/yr, globally 50% wmn. Hi risk MSM but all youth vulnerable. Yet few pay attn & few remember.

Posted on Twitter Spent last eve @ the AIDS vigil Alexandra Park. Moving ceremony but too few people there. Worth remembering.

Three days ago

Posted on Twitter The incomparable @erenzitti at it again speaking truth not just to power but to listless Cdn voters abt the sorry state of nation's politics

Posted on Twitter Sermon by His Holiness stressd peace, non-violence & the recog of full human rights globally as path to that obj: love 4 all hatred for none

Posted on Twitter @ opening of Ahmadiyya mosque in Delta by his Holiness The 5th Khalifa amazng audience of interfaith & politicians frm all Cda & all parties

This week

Posted on Twitter Ah after long day, at C's sipping Blue Mtn rose & waiting for Godot! Aaah the (W)Best coast #Vancouver

A week ago

Didn't vote on Vote #681 on Bill S-213 Respecting a national day of remembrance to honour Canadian veterans of the Korean War

Didn't vote on Vote #680 on Bill C-460 Respecting the implementation of the Sodium Reduction Strategy for Canada

Didn't vote on Vote #679 on Bill S-8 Respecting the safety of drinking water on First Nation lands

Didn't vote on Vote #678 on Bill S-8 Respecting the safety of drinking water on First Nation lands

Didn't vote on Vote #677 on Bill S-8 Respecting the safety of drinking water on First Nation lands

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 ...

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 ...

Three weeks ago

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 in the House on Business of Supply Mr. Speaker, I want to go over something my colleague just said about the commitment of Liberal governments, starting with Prime Minister Trudeau, and moving to ...

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