Today

Posted on Twitter Had a great meeting this morn w/ Cpt Blandford and Chris Cox of the Air Canada Pilots' Association #acpa http://t.co/1iTR2n1niy

Yesterday

Spoke in the House on Committees of the House Mr. Speaker, perhaps I could pick up on my colleague's comments about the lack of a plan. There is a significant difference between this particular government ...

Spoke in the House on Request for Emergency Debate Mr. Speaker, I rise pursuant to Standing Order 52 to request an emergency debate on the issue of the handling of the repayment of Senate expenses ...

Spoke in the House on Extension of Sitting Hours Mr. Speaker, it has been an interesting process we have witnessed over the last couple of years. We have gone from having a minority Conservative government ...

Spoke in the House on Elijah Harper Mr. Speaker, today marks the beginning of Aboriginal Awareness Week, a time to recognize and celebrate the history and ongoing achievements of aboriginal peoples across Canada. ...

Voted No on Vote #685 That the Ninth Report of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status ...

Voted Yes on Vote #684 on Bill S-9 Amend the Criminal Code

Voted Yes on Vote #683 That, in light of $3.1 billion of missing funds outlined in Chapter Eight of the 2013 Spring Report ...

Voted Yes on Vote #682 That the motion be amended by adding the following: “and that in order to avoid losing funds in ...

Two days ago

Posted on Twitter Today we celebrate the life of Elijah Harper, your service to your people and our country will never be... http://t.co/uXPJJOOQsz

This week

Posted on Twitter At the Malagasang Fiesta in Wpg today #wpg http://t.co/J4JgbLeMKG

Posted on Twitter Toured Fraser Reg. Correctional Centre today in BC where asylum seekers are detained. Very informative #refugees http://t.co/SVMavZjdNy

Posted on Twitter + thanks to @ujjaldosanjh for coming out as well. Great turnout! Looking forward to speaking to more Cdns about immigration

Posted on Twitter Great discussion tonight at immigration townhall in VanCity South with @HedyFry @JudySgroMP #lpc #cdnpoli http://t.co/wsWFsOMyOP

A week ago

Spoke in the House on Business of Supply Someone said ”Why not?” Trust me. There is already a high sense of distrust of the government, for good reason. Have members ever heard of the ...

Spoke in the House on Privilege Mr. Speaker, I will be somewhat brief, but it is important that we be perfectly clear about what is happening here. I sit on the citizenship ...

Two weeks ago

Spoke in the House on Safe Drinking Water for First Nations Act Mr. Speaker, it is important for us to recognize that never before in the history of Canada have we seen a government use time allocation as ...

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

Spoke in the House on Economic Action Plan 2013 Act, No. 1 Mr. Speaker, it is a pleasure to rise to speak to Bill C-60 today. I have a very difficult time supporting the bill for a wide ...

Three weeks ago

Spoke at the Citizenship and Immigration committee on Expenditure Plans for Citizenship and Immigration in 2012-13 and Main Estimates 2013-14: ... Thank you, Mr. Chair. It's interesting. I did write a letter to the Minister—if he actually read the letter and I assume he did—regarding the temporary ...

A month ago

Spoke at the Citizenship and Immigration committee on Bill C-425, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (honouring the Canadian ... Mr. Chairperson, when I think in terms of the Boston tragedy, there are a number of thoughts that run across my mind. Right at the get-go, ...

Spoke at the Citizenship and Immigration committee on Bill C-425, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (honouring the Canadian ... Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Matas, it's great to see you here this afternoon. When Mr. Shory introduced the bill—and we were there for second reading. ...

Spoke at the Citizenship and Immigration committee on Bill C-425, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (honouring the Canadian ... Yes. Thank you, Mr. Chair. At the end of the day, what we're spending most of our time talking about is the possibility of amendments that ...

Two months ago

Mentioned by iPolitics.ca (subscription) Conservative mass-mailing slipping through a loophole that must be closed ... Liberal Kevin Lamoureux, MP for Winnipeg North, was more nuanced in his reaction, saying he didn't agree with the letters but that they were simply part of the Conservative post-budget “propaganda.” “I don't think that Winnipeg North or Winnipeg Centre are ...

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 iPolitics.ca (subscription) 'Dirty, rotten, bastards' carpet bombing my riding: Pat Martin Martin said he believes the letters are also being mailed into Liberal MP Kevin Lamoureux's riding of Winnipeg North and NDP MP Niki Ashton's riding of Churchill. Ashton said she has not yet seen any sign of the letters and Lamoureux could not be reached ...

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 ...

Spoke at the Citizenship and Immigration committee on Bill C-425, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (honouring the Canadian ... Thank you, Mr. Chair. This bill, in my opinion, is accomplishing two things. First, I mentioned last week the establishment of two-tier citizenship. Now I have ...

Mentioned by Edmonton Journal Ottawa promises wider shark fin ban Manitoba Liberal MP Kevin Lamoureux also mentioned the issue of cultural sensitivity, and said his party will support Donnelly's bill at second reading in hopes of getting it to committee where it can be amended to address community concerns. Donnelly ...

Mentioned by Victoria Times Colonist American couple in Victoria to win citizenship just in time to vote Victoria NDP MP Murray Rankin says the slower processing times in Victoria and across Canada will turn away people at a time when Canada needs more skilled workers. McIntosh wrote to Rankin's office for help in February. The posted ... In a press conference in January, Liberal Citizenship and Immigration critic Kevin Lamoureux said dismal processing times for citizenship applications have become endemic on Minister Jason Kenney's watch. “Since Jason Kenney became minister, Canadians have witnessed a ...

Spoke at the Citizenship and Immigration committee on Bill C-425, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (honouring the Canadian ... Thank you, Mr. Chair. I do find it somewhat surprising, probably not really surprising, that Mr. Minister, you find the time to be able to come ...

Spoke at the Citizenship and Immigration committee on Supplementary Estimates (C) 2012-13: Votes 1c and 5c under CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION ... That's a guesstimate: 1,500 to 2,000 a year. In regard to what really caught my ear, you said that the first choice is to go to ...

Three months ago

Spoke at the Procedure and House Affairs committee on Report of the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Alberta 2012 and Report ... Thank you, Mr. Chair. It's great to be here. Did either of you make a presentation to the commission? Both of you did? In making the ...

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