Yesterday

Spoke in the House on Search and Rescue Madam Speaker, as usual the member opposite is entirely wrong. The efficiencies being gained at the sub-centre are strictly a working of the overtime situation, allowing ...

Spoke in the House on Sealing Industry Madam Speaker, of course this government is in support of sealers, their families and the way of life of many eastern Canadians and people in the ...

Mentioned by Vancouver Sun Seal hunt numbers won't grow from last year, fisheries minister says Fisheries Minister Keith Ashfield said Thursday that the total allowable catch, or TAC, for harp seals will likely roll over from last year, meaning that sealers will be allowed to catch up to 400000 harp seals. Still, there remains a cloud over the ...

Mentioned by Canada.com Seal hunt numbers won't grow from last year, fisheries minister says Fisheries Minister Keith Ashfield said Thursday that the total allowable catch, or TAC, for harp seals will likely roll over from last year, meaning that sealers will be allowed to catch up to 400000 harp seals. Still, there remains a cloud over the ...

Two days ago

Spoke in the House on Search and Rescue Mr. Speaker, on this side of the House this government is in full support of the sealing industry and the people who earn their livelihood from ...

Spoke in the House on Fisheries and Oceans Mr. Speaker, hopefully I will not fall overboard at any given moment in the near future. However, I can assure the member that we have a ...

Mentioned by TheChronicleHerald.ca CANADA IN BRIEF Keith Ashfield issued a statement saying the pins would be made available Thursday in the House of Commons. Ashfield, a New Brunswick MP, says sealing is a way of life for thousands of Canadians on the East Coast and in the Far North.

Mentioned by CBC.ca MPs urged to wear pins to support seal industry Keith Ashfield issued a statement saying the pins would be made available Thursday in the House of Commons. Ashfield, a New Brunswick MP, says sealing is a way of life for thousands of Canadians on the East Coast and in the Far North.

Mentioned by Cape Breton Post MPs urged to wear seal fur pins to show their support for embattled industry Keith Ashfield issued a statement saying the pins would be made available Thursday in the House of Commons. “Sealing is an important economic and cultural driver in Canada's eastern, Arctic and northern communities,” the New Brunswick MP said in a ...

Mentioned by GlobalNews.ca MPs urged to wear seal fur pins to support embattled industry Keith Ashfield issued a statement saying the pins would be made available Thursday in the House of Commons. "Sealing is an important economic and cultural driver in Canada's eastern, Arctic and northern communities," the New Brunswick MP said in a ...

Three days ago

Spoke in the House on Fisheries and Oceans Mr. Speaker, that is a bit rich coming from the member opposite. The former Liberal government had ships sitting at the docks rusting and with no ...

Voted Yes on Vote #108 on Bill C-288 Respecting the National Flag of Canada

Voted No on Vote #107 That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: ( a) recognize that the construction and maintenance ...

Voted Yes on Vote #106 on Bill C-25 Relating to pooled registered pension plans and making related amendments to other Acts

This week

Voted Yes on Vote #105 on Bill C-25 Relating to pooled registered pension plans and making related amendments to other Acts

Spoke in the House on Questions on the Order Paper Mr. Speaker, with regard to (a) and (b), staffing adjustments are the result of a national initiative and will occur in all regions and branches. With ...

Two months ago

Spoke in the House on Search and Rescue Mr. Speaker, this consolidation will have no service impact to mariners relating to the provisions of safety, communications and navigational warnings to ships at sea. Mariners ...

Spoke in the House on Fisheries and Oceans Mr. Speaker, do I look like a bully? There has been no muzzling of our scientists. There certainly has been no attempt to muzzle our scientists. ...

Voted No on Vote #104 on Bill C-308 Respecting a Commission of Inquiry into the development and implementation of a national fishery rebuilding ...

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