A week ago

Spoke in the House on Veterans Affairs Mr. Speaker, when Canadian military personnel serve their country, they do not get to make up their minds. They follow orders. Unfortunately, many of them become ...

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 ...

Mentioned by Sun News Network Veterans Affairs grounds review board On Tuesday, NDP MP Peter Stoffer questioned why the government signed off on the travel expenses when "that kind of money would help a lot of disabled veterans." Veterans Affairs Minister Steven Blaney responded that his government stood behind the ...

Spoke in the House on Veterans Affairs Mr. Speaker, arm's-length does not mean out of reach. The Minister of Veterans Affairs signed off on this trip. The head of the Veterans Review and ...

Mentioned by TheChronicleHerald.ca Law encourages stores to open on Canada Day Sackville-Eastern Shore MP Peter Stoffer urged people to relax with their families, friends and neighbours on Canada Day. “You would hope that Canadians have better things to do than go shopping,” Stoffer said. “Everyone talks about how great it is to ...

Mentioned by TheChronicleHerald.ca Retail council proposes option for Canada Day Sackville-Eastern Shore MP Peter Stoffer urged people to relax with their families, friends and neighbours on Canada Day. “You would hope that Canadians have better things to do than go shopping,” Stoffer said. “Everyone talks about how great it is to ...

Two weeks ago

Spoke in the House on Workplace Safety Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Westray mine disaster in Plymouth, Nova Scotia, where 26 coal miners lost their lives ...

Spoke in the House on Veterans Affairs Mr. Speaker, once services are taken away, it will be impossible for a veteran to actually speak to someone in person. The government has this theory ...

Spoke in the House on Veterans Affairs Mr. Speaker, now that two veterans ombudsmen have stated clearly that the Veterans Review and Appeal Board is not doing its job by applying the benefit ...

Spoke in the House on Champions of Mental Health Awards Mr. Speaker, today I rise in the House to congratulate the winners of the 10th annual national Champions of Mental Health Awards from the Canadian Alliance ...

Three weeks ago

Spoke in the House on Veterans Affairs Mr. Speaker, there are 6,500 disabled veterans who are not very proud of the Conservative government. Yesterday a Federal Court judge ruled unequivocally, after five years ...

Spoke in the House on Veterans Mr. Speaker, what absolute nonsense. He is now telling veterans on Prince Edward Island and Cape Breton Island that in order to see someone they have ...

Mentioned by CBC.ca (blog) Orders of the Day - Bring on the F-35 Deputy Minister Parade! NDP MP Peter Stoffer will hit the same venue to raise a ruckus over the closure of nine district Veterans Affairs offices, and specifically, "how it will affect service to military and RCMP veterans and their families." His caucus colleague Yvon Godin, ...

Mentioned by TheChronicleHerald.ca Family of ill veteran: Ottawa failing us Sackville-Eastern Shore MP Peter Stoffer, the veterans affairs critic for the NDP, agrees with the couple. Stoffer said he believes bureaucracy and financial pressures are cheating Wayne out of support. “There is medical evidence supporting what ...

Mentioned by TheChronicleHerald.ca Honour long time coming “There's absolutely no reason this can't happen,” said NDP MP Peter Stoffer, pointing to a unanimous recommendation in 2011 by the House of Commons Veterans Affairs Committee that erecting a bust would be a fitting tribute, not only to Hall but to the ...

Two months ago

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-416 An Act to proclaim Edison Arantes do Nascimento an honorary citizen of Canada

More than three months ago

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-382 An Act respecting the appointment of a Minister of State (Education)

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-272 An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act and the Canada Labour Code (compassionate care benefits)

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-271 An Act to prevent the use of the Internet to distribute pornographic material involving children

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-270 An Act to amend the Financial Administration Act and the Passport Services Fees Regulations (passports for veterans, members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and their spouses or common-law partners, and seniors)

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-269 An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (community service group membership dues)

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-268 An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (no GST on funeral arrangements)

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