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Mentioned by Ottawa Citizen (blog) John McKay: Canada plays reverse Robin HoodPosted on May 23, 2013 John McKay M.P.. Robbing the rich and giving to the poor has been reversed under Harper's Economic Action Plan as international aid gets rolled into DFAIT. What was supposed to be about helping the world's poor, is now all about us and our own economic ...

Yesterday

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: ...

Voted Yes on Vote #689 on Bill C-463 Amend the Income Tax Act (travel expenses)

Voted Yes on Vote #688 That, in the opinion of the House, anaphylaxis is a serious concern for an increasing number of Canadians ...

Mentioned by iPolitics.ca (subscription) Conservatives are the holdout in mining transparency push: McKay Liberal MP John McKay has the support of the NDP, the Greens and his own party for his private member's bill, C-474, but after several conversations with Baird the governing Conservatives still won't commit to supporting the bill, said McKay, who held a ...

Two weeks ago

Mentioned by Waterloo Record Another view: Income splitting gains traction Tory MP Stella Ambler and Liberal MP John McKay hope to “take the edge off the wedge” of the controversial issue the federal government hopes to implement once its books are balanced. Granted, that likely will take years in these tough economic times, but ...

Mentioned by Winnipeg Free Press Income splitting could treat different families fairly Tory MP Stella Ambler and Liberal MP John McKay hope to "take the edge off the wedge" of the controversial issue the federal government hopes to implement once its books are balanced. Granted, that likely will take years in these tough economic times, but ...

Mentioned by B.C. Catholic Newspaper Income-splitting study released John McKay, MP for Scarborough, hosted an event to explain how income splitting can bring fairness to Canada's single-income families. Liberal Party of Canada). OTTAWA — A new study on income-splitting shows how different family types can achieve tax ...

Three weeks ago

Spoke at the National Defence committee on Care of ill and injured Canadian Forces members Thank you, Mr. Chair. I want to thank you both for the work that you do. Certainly, Wounded Warriors is a very impressive organization. In some ...

Spoke in the House on Search and Rescue Mr. Speaker, the Auditor General points out that the absence of a replacement search and rescue airplane is putting Canadians at risk. Meanwhile, the Minister of ...

Spoke at the Procedure and House Affairs committee on Report of the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Ontario 2012 Let me deal with the question of balance. The population growth has generated the entitlement, if you will, to six ridings as opposed to five and ...

Spoke in the House on Strengthening Military Justice in the Defence of Canada Act Mr. Speaker, I am grateful for the opportunity to participate in this debate about Bill C-15. As other speakers have said before me, it is an ...

Spoke in the House on Questions Passed as Orders for Returns With regard to the Corporate Social Responsibility office in the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, since fiscal year 2009-2010, broken down by fiscal year: ...

Spoke at the National Defence committee on Care of ill and injured Canadian Forces members Thank you, Chair. I just want to continue on that line of questioning, Dr. Zamorski. Recently a reporter generated some information out of access to information. ...

Spoke in the House on Committees of the House Mr. Speaker, I know my colleague, the member for Kings—Hants, who spoke previously, has particularly pursued the issue of income inequality over the last number of ...

Spoke in the House on Veterans Affairs Mr. Speaker, real cowboys describe fake cowboys as “all hat and no horses”. With 977 veterans registered in the helmets to hardhats program, it has produced ...

Spoke in the House on Royal Canadian Mounted Police Mr. Speaker, the latest example of Orwellian control by the paranoid government is the directive that no RCMP officer may meet with a member of Parliament ...

A month ago

Spoke at the Environment committee on Habitat Conservation in Canada Thank you, Chair. As a non-member of this committee, I do find it an interesting conversation to move from the implementation of SARA to the difficulties ...

Spoke in the House on National Defence Mr. Speaker, soldiers yesterday in Afghanistan found there is going to be a second pay cut, the second one in two weeks. Both were reversed when ...

Spoke in the House on Religious Freedom Baha'i is another example. In Syria, there is a conflict between the Sunni and Shia but also a conflict between the Alawites and the rest, and ...

Spoke at the National Defence committee on Care of ill and injured Canadian Forces members Thank you, Chair. Thank you all for coming. Recently we did an order paper inquiry on military suicide, and we received an answer back today. As ...

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 ... 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 National Defence committee on Care of ill and injured Canadian Forces members I noticed the warmth with which Mr. Opitz greeted you. It is true that everybody knows the padre even if they think he's from some wacko ...

Spoke at the National Defence committee on Care of ill and injured Canadian Forces members Your testimony has been a fascinating two hours. I appreciate the effort you've made to be here. I have a couple of issues. The observation you ...

Spoke at the National Defence committee on Care of ill and injured Canadian Forces members Subsequently—I would like to say subsequent to my visit, but that would be a bit of a stretch—the minister came through and I think funded it ...

Three months ago

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-474 An Act respecting the promotion of financial transparency, improved accountability and long-term economic sustainability through the public reporting of payments made by mining, oil and gas corporations to foreign governments

More than three months ago

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