John McCallum

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Liberal MP for Markham—Unionville (Ontario)

Won his last election, in 2011, with 38.90% of the vote.

This week

Posted on Twitter Voters in Labrador made a very clear choice tonight. Congrats to @YvonneJJones. Look forward to seeing you in Ottawa!

A week ago

Spoke in the House on National Nurses Week Mr. Speaker, as one whose mother was a nurse for many years, I am pleased to rise on the occasion of National Nurses Week. First celebrated ...

Spoke in the House on Business of Supply Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to speak to this matter. The subject, of course, concerns the missing $3.1 billion. Why are we here today? Among ...

Posted on Twitter Liberals Propose Friendly Amendment to Ensure $3.1 Billion Never Again Goes Missing: http://t.co/Y6j8Pw2Wv3 #cdnpoli

Voted Yes on Vote #681 on Bill S-213 Respecting a national day of remembrance to honour Canadian veterans of the Korean War

Voted Yes on Vote #680 on Bill C-460 Respecting the implementation of the Sodium Reduction Strategy for Canada

Voted No on Vote #679 on Bill S-8 Respecting the safety of drinking water on First Nation lands

Voted No on Vote #678 on Bill S-8 Respecting the safety of drinking water on First Nation lands

Voted No on Vote #677 on Bill S-8 Respecting the safety of drinking water on First Nation lands

Posted on Twitter RT @bcheadle: Hmmm. How can this be money well spent? http://t.co/Xt0hXJMXKR

Spoke at the Government Operations committee on Energy Efficiency in Government Buildings, Structures and Public Works and Main Estimates ... Thank you, Chair. Welcome to all of you. I was very struck by your statement that approximately half of your caseload is from Correctional Services, which ...

Posted on Twitter Can Tony Clement find the $3.1 billion in the public accounts? http://t.co/u98ERL9u2i via @macleansmag

Mentioned by CBC.ca (blog) Missing $3.1 billion listed in public accounts? Prove it, says Lib MP In response to the government's new claim that the now notorious $3.1 billion in public safety funding that the auditor general was unable to track down was actually reported in the annual accounts, Liberal MP John McCallum has challenged the government ...

Spoke in the House on Economic Action Plan 2013 Act, No. 1 Mr. Speaker, I congratulate my hon. friend for his speech, but I could not help but notice that he, like other Conservatives, speaks all the time ...

Spoke in the House on Questions Passed as Orders for Returns With regard to government communications since December 11, 2012: (a) for each press release containing the phrase “Harper government” issued by any government department, agency, office, ...

Two weeks ago

Spoke at the Government Operations committee on Main Estimates 2013-14: Votes 95, 100, 105 and 110 under CANADIAN HERITAGE, ... Okay, I would have thought that from the point of view of a public servant who blows the whistle, remaining in his or her current job ...

Spoke in the House on Points of Order Mr. Speaker, I would like to seek the unanimous consent of the House to table this document, which relates to a question asked by the member ...

Posted on Twitter Glad to be a part of this event! "@CHRAstaff: Going to be a great day as we kick off #chra2013 in Ottawa!"

Spoke at the Government Operations committee on Main Estimates 2013-14: Votes 95, 100, 105 and 110 under CANADIAN HERITAGE, ... I'd like to come back to the question of ships, and in particular, how many of them you can buy for a given amount of money. ...

Spoke in the House on Government Programs Mr. Speaker, no fewer than 30 major government programs are slated for cuts of more than 25% over the next two years. These include 10 major ...

Three weeks ago

Spoke at the Government Operations committee on Main Estimates 2013-14: Votes 95, 100, 105 and 110 under CANADIAN HERITAGE, ... Thank you very much. My next question is in reference to page 17 of the report on plans and priorities, which says: In support of the ...

Spoke in the House on Government Services Mr. Speaker, it is total nonsense. We have had the opportunity to examine the reports on plans and priorities of every department, so we know exactly ...

Spoke at the Government Operations committee on Main Estimates 2013-14: Votes 95, 100, 105 and 110 under CANADIAN HERITAGE, ... I commend you for that response. I'm not criticizing you. But we have had several reports over the decades on reforms to the estimates and virtually ...

A month ago

Spoke at the Government Operations committee on Energy Efficiency in Government Buildings, Structures and Public Works My next point is a more general one. At the last meeting we had four witnesses in remarkable agreement with each other that Canada was no ...

Spoke in the House on Questions Passed as Orders for Returns With regard to government-purchased mobile data devices: (a) how many were in use by the Department of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) prior to ...

Posted on Twitter Had a great time meeting with some grade 5 students from Unionville Montesorri school this morning.

Spoke at the Government Operations committee on Energy Efficiency in Government Buildings, Structures and Public Works I have one question, but it's a good one for all three of you. In a sense it goes to the heart of what we're doing, ...

Two months ago

Mentioned by Macleans.ca Politics on TV: UN conventions and robocall legislation On Power & Politics, an MP panel of Chris Alexander, Paul Dewar and John McCallum looked at the issue, where Alexander rather petulantly said the move was about cost savings and achieving better results with other programs. Dewar noted that recently ...

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 ... Kevin Lamoureux, Dominic Leblanc, Lawrence MacAulay, John McCallum, David McGuinty, John McKay, Joyce Murray, Massimo Pacetti, Bob Rae, Geoff Regan, Francis Scarpaleggia, Judy Sgro, Scott Simms, Lise St-Denis, Justin Trudeau, Frank Valeriote ...

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 ... Kevin Lamoureux, Dominic Leblanc, Lawrence MacAulay, John McCallum, David McGuinty, John McKay, Joyce Murray, Massimo Pacetti, Bob Rae, Geoff Regan, Francis Scarpaleggia, Judy Sgro, Scott Simms, Lise St-Denis, Justin Trudeau, Frank Valeriote ...

Mentioned by GlobalNews.ca Welcome to the new Globalnews.ca LIVE: Press conference with Liberal Treasury Board critic John McCallum ... GlobalNews.ca · @globaltvnews. Witness testimony key in possible gang recruiters law, MP says http://t.co/fODwxfc34X ...

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 ... Kevin Lamoureux, Dominic Leblanc, Lawrence MacAulay, John McCallum, David McGuinty, John McKay, Joyce Murray, Massimo Pacetti, Bob Rae, Geoff Regan, Francis Scarpaleggia, Judy Sgro, Scott Simms, Lise St-Denis, Justin Trudeau, Frank Valeriote ...

Spoke at the Government Operations committee on Energy Efficiency in Government Buildings, Structures and Public Works Thank you. Thank you to the witnesses. What I am looking for is some sort of summary statistic or goal or financial measure to assess how ...