Today

Posted on Twitter Great turn out at C 38 townhall - mssg is clear - a big no to budget bill + yes to listening to Canadians

Yesterday

Mentioned by Nanaimo Daily News Federal cuts make no sense Earlier this spring, NanaimoCowichan Opposition MP Jean Crowder warned of looming cuts to federal fisheries positions and now we're starting to see examples of where the rubber meets the road. Ross is Canada's only marine mammal toxicologist, ...

Two days ago

Mentioned by Nanaimo Daily News 'MV Sun Sea' still tied up at Nanaimo wharf more than a year later The Sun Sea is one of several derelict vessels to raise concerns with Vancouver Islanders about visual and environmental shoreline contamination, leading to Nanaimo-Cowichan MP Jean Crowder's introduction of a private members' bill to address it.

Mentioned by Canada.com Rae discusses First Nations crisis during Nanaimo visit One of the problems that both the Cowichan Tribes and the Snuneymuxw have is a lack of land for housing and economic development, said Nanaimo-Cowichan MP Jean Crowder, the Official Opposition's aboriginal affairs critic. "There are some First Nations ...

Mentioned by Canada.com 'MV Sun Sea' still tied up at Nanaimo wharf The Sun Sea is one of several derelict vessels to raise concerns with Vancouver Islanders about visual and environmental shoreline contamination, leading to Nanaimo-Cowichan MP Jean Crowder's introduction of a private members' bill to address it.

This week

Posted on Twitter Dinner with Adrian Dix and friends - good to see so many friends http://t.co/k1uTEETV

Mentioned by Toronto Sun MPs clash over UN food report NDP MP Jean Crowder accused Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq - who hails from Nunavut - during question period of shooting the messenger after the minister called De Schutter "ill-informed" and bashed him for not setting foot in the North.

Posted on Twitter Interested in learning what is in the Federal Government's Budget Implementation Bill C-38? Vancouver Island MPs... http://t.co/mO3gXlKy

Mentioned by Oye! Times UN food report increases tension between MPs NDP MP Jean Crowder said: "The government is ignoring the facts. The first step is admitting there is a problem. Will the minister at least do that?" Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq responded by saying the UN should not have judged whether Canadians in ...

A week ago

Spoke in the House on Aboriginal Affairs Mr. Speaker, the government's own numbers talk about this lack of access to food. In 2008, Health Canada reported that aboriginal households are three times less ...

Posted on Twitter Minster of Health continues to duck the question about what she will do re UN Rapporteur's report on food

Spoke in the House on Aboriginal Affairs Mr. Speaker, once again the Conservatives are ignoring one of Canada's most shameful situations. We saw the extent of poverty in first nations when the NDP ...

Voted Yes on Vote #224 That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: ( a) recognize the contributions that the baby ...

Voted No on Vote #223 on Bill C-316 Amend the Employment Insurance Act (incarceration)

Voted No on Vote #222 on Bill C-316 Amend the Employment Insurance Act (incarceration)

Voted Yes on Vote #221 on Bill C-316 Amend the Employment Insurance Act (incarceration)

Voted Yes on Vote #220 That, in the opinion of the House, the Budget legislation guts the environmental assessment and fisheries laws, leaving ...

Posted on Twitter Shocking answer from Minister of Health - attacked UN Rapporteur instead of saying is there anything govt can learn

Posted on Twitter UN Special Rappoteur on hunger in Canada http://t.co/dw8IsVLK

Spoke in the House on Aboriginal Affairs Mr. Speaker, we are coming up to the anniversary of the apology, and residential school survivors need more action from the government. The situation is deteriorating ...

Two weeks ago

Spoke in the House on Nitrate Reduction Act moved for leave to introduce Bill C-421, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (nitrate reduction). Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the member from ...

Spoke in the House on Questions Passed as Orders for Returns With regard to the Market Basket Measure: (a) which government department is responsible for deciding how it will be calculated; (b) what changes were made to ...

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-421 An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (nitrate reduction)

Three weeks ago

Spoke in the House on Aboriginal Affairs Mr. Speaker, the UN special rapporteur on the right to food is about to begin his first ever official mission to a developed country. That country ...

Spoke in the House on Aboriginal Affairs Mr. Speaker, I pay tribute to Mary Simon, president of ITK. Mary addressed key issues that affect Inuit, such as youth suicide, violence against women, obesity, ...

Spoke in the House on Jobs, Growth and Long-term Prosperity Act Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the member for Parkdale—High Park for very ably outlining the NDP concerns with the government bill. The member did touch ...

More than three months ago

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-233 An Act to eliminate poverty in Canada

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-231 An Act to amend the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 (derelict vessels and wreck)

Statements in the House