Today

Posted on Twitter First Light over #Nanaimo harbour! Ah Beautiful #vanisle ! Tough day to head back to Ottawa http://t.co/zeDMh9BnyA

Posted on Twitter HMCS Nanaimo in Town for Empire Days Celebrations! http://t.co/kUVEekA8fr

Posted on Twitter Saucer sighting over Nanaimo Harbour? ...or Empire Days extravaganza! #Nanaimo #vanisle http://t.co/rPAbR2mvTS

Posted on Twitter Fireworks over #Nanaimo Harbour. Great conclusion to full day of "Empire Day" Celebrations! Wow! http://t.co/EANtIvCQr7

A week ago

Posted on Twitter Classic! Rex Murphy: Remember Al Gore? At the Globe & Mail, he’s still a big star http://t.co/SuUDKDAgAV via @nationalpost

Posted on Twitter Norwegian Sun at New #Nanaimo Cruise Shp Teminal. Gr8 2 see thousands of visitors hve new access 2 butiful #Vanisle http://t.co/0cHi9dXXxR

Spoke at the Environment committee on Habitat Conservation in Canada This came up under COSEWIC because, of course, abalone is a species at risk, but they found a way to raise these animals in an aquaculture ...

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 Environment committee on Habitat Conservation in Canada That's great. It's amazing what can be done when people get together creatively to restore habitat that has been disturbed. We have a prime example of ...

Spoke in the House on Situation in Syria No, we do not. I am sure the member will check and find that it is the international convention. It is for the simple reason that ...

Two weeks ago

Spoke at the Environment committee on Habitat Conservation in Canada Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'll start with Mr. Siekaniec, from Stonewall, Manitoba. My mother was born in Balmoral. So we're almost neighbours in some fashion there. ...

Spoke at the Environment committee on Habitat Conservation in Canada Thanks for that. Maintaining water levels and flow levels is going to be an ongoing challenge. My colleagues have already worked through the effective model you ...

Three weeks ago

Spoke at the Environment committee on Habitat Conservation in Canada Going back to the first nation word for it, “he only eats the best”, first nations are actually thinking that we may need to call for ...

Spoke in the House on Business of Supply Mr. Speaker, I would just like to point out that I will be splitting my time with the member for Durham. Our government recognizes science as ...

Spoke at the Official Languages committee on Study on Second Official Language Immersion Programs in Canada Thank you, Mr. Chair. In my opinion, languages can be used as bridges or as walls. I think that we need many more bridges between peoples ...

Spoke at the Environment committee on Habitat Conservation in Canada That's a great segue to my next question, really, because ecosystems, as came out in the earlier discussion regarding management, are not static. So establishing a ...

A month ago

Spoke at the Environment committee on Habitat Conservation in Canada I want to jump in and just say thank you for that because, of course, observation is the foundation of science. I appreciate your drawing that ...

Spoke in the House on Israel Mr. Speaker, today Israel is celebrating 65 years as a modern, independent state in a historic homeland dating back 3,000 years. As was well stated by ...

Two months ago

Mentioned by Canada.com MPs propose solution to Island, Valley election boundaries puzzle However, the current MP for Nanaimo-Alberni, James Lunney, had suggestions for changes to the proposed boundaries in the Nanaimo area that would help balance the figures and put a stop to the domino effect beyond that region. While Duncan suggested ...

Spoke in the House on The Budget Mr. Speaker, it is a real pleasure to enter the debate on budget 2013, our economic action plan. Before I begin, I would like to congratulate ...

Mentioned by Nanaimo News Bulletin Nanaimo teen addresses MP over shark fin imports Brittany Carpenter, 15, addresses Nanaimo-Alberni Conservative MP James Lunney in his constituency office regarding his decision not to support Bill C-380, a private member's bill that would ban shark fin imports from endangered or threatened species.

Mentioned by Cannabis Culture National Campaign To Promote Canadian 4/20 Marijuana Rallies ... Four-Twenty, or 4/20, or April 20th, is the world-recognized international day of celebration for the planet... Standing Up To Cops and Bully MPs. Mar 3 2013. POT TV - Watch the Fight the MMPR protest at Conservative MP James Lunney's office in Nanaimo.

Mentioned by Nanaimo Daily News Fund may assist many on Island Employers and students could gain from new skills federal training dollars, says Nanaimo-Alberni MP James Lunney. Finance Minister Jim Flaherty's seventh budget, unveiled Thursday, contains retraining money that Lunney said could help the Island ...

Mentioned by Nanaimo Daily News Reaction to federal budget mixed Finance Minister Jim Flaherty unveiled a budget Tuesday that drastically reduced new spending at roughly the half-way mark through government's mandate. Nanaimo-Alberni MP James Lunney acknowledged this budget ends stimulus spending, setting the ...

Mentioned by Canada.com Reaction to federal budget mixed Nanaimo-Alberni MP James Lunney acknowledged this budget ends stimulus spending, setting the groundwork for the next federal election. "It's two years away," Lunney said. "We've done some heavy lifting the last two years. This (budget) is more modest.

Three months ago

Spoke in the House on Foreign Affairs Mr. Speaker, our government has been actively increasing Canada's engagement in the Americas. This has enabled us to show leadership in our own hemisphere in areas ...

Spoke in the House on Human Rights Mr. Speaker, I rise in the House today to commemorate the tragic murder of Shahbaz Bhatti two years ago. As Pakistan's minister for minorities, he worked ...

Spoke in the House on Safer Witnesses Act Mr. Speaker, Bill C-51, the safer witnesses act, is an important bill. The many important provisions in the act help secure identity changes for witnesses and ...

Spoke in the House on Business of Supply Mr. Speaker, I just wanted to reflect the fact that the member for Kings—Hants started with selective reflections on the legacy of the previous Liberal government. ...

More than three months ago

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-388 An Act to establish a National Vitamin D Day

Statements in the House