Two days ago

Voted Yes on Vote #760 on Bill C-54 Amend the Criminal Code and the National Defence Act (mental disorder)

Voted Yes on Vote #759 That the debate be now adjourned.

Voted Yes on Vote #758 on Bill C-49 Amend the Museums Act in order to establish the Canadian Museum of History and to ...

Voted No on Vote #757 on Bill C-49 Amend the Museums Act in order to establish the Canadian Museum of History and to ...

Three days ago

Voted Yes on Vote #756 on Bill C-49 Amend the Museums Act in order to establish the Canadian Museum of History and to ...

A week ago

Spoke in the House on Persons with Disabilities Mr. Speaker, it is truly a privilege to speak to the debate that has been part of this motion. I want to thank both opposition parties ...

Posted on Twitter Thanks @KellieLeitch for your strong support of my Motion to encourage employment opportunities for Canadians living with disabilities!

Posted on Twitter Thanks @DanAlbas for your wonderful speech on my Private Members Motion M-430 to improve job opportunities for people with disabilities!

Posted on Twitter You can tune in live to watch the debate on my Motion, M-430 on CPAC this evening! http://t.co/T4HJTbpgXn

Posted on Twitter Very excited for the Second Reading debate for my Motion to strengthen employment opportunities for people with disabilities at 5:30 pm!

Spoke in the House on Tax Conventions Implementation Act, 2013 Mr. Speaker, listening to the member's speech and knowing the party he represents is quite interesting. He talks about the notion of tax cheats, people who ...

Posted on Twitter Even more great news showing that Brant unemployment has dropped to its lowest level 17 months! http://t.co/EdsybiwODb

Posted on Twitter And the good news extends to Brant! http://t.co/PeKDOhd5gJ

Three weeks ago

Spoke at the Industry committee on Adoption of Digital Technology by Canadian Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Thank you, Chair, and thank you to the witnesses for coming. I'm interested in pursuing with Mr. Waverman the idea of the business schools across Canada ...

Spoke at the Human Resources committee on Engaging Experience: Opportunities for Older Persons in the Workforce Thank you, Chair. Thank you, witnesses. This is a great discussion today. I really appreciate your what I would call straight talk and to-the-fact type of ...

Mentioned by Brantford Expositor “It's all about accessing a normal life that we take for granted” County of Brant Mayor Ron Eddy, left, Paris Museum and Historical Society president Mary Gladwin, Brant MP Phil McColeman and Paris Lions Club president Floyd McCaw celebrate the announcement of more than $50,000 in federal funding to make more ...

Mentioned by Paris Star “It's all about accessing a normal life that we take for granted” 0 County of Brant Mayor Ron Eddy, left, Paris Museum and Historical Society president Mary Gladwin, Brant MP Phil McColeman and Paris Lions Club president Floyd McCaw celebrate the announcement of more than $50,000 in federal funding to make more ...

A month ago

Spoke in the House on Leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada Mr. Speaker, it took the leader of the NDP 17 whole years to reverse his story and come clean to Canadians that he was involved in ...

Spoke at the Industry committee on Subject Matter of Clauses 136 to 154 (Investment Canada Act) of Bill ... Thank you, Chair, and thank you, witnesses, for being here. I'm going to start off with questions that were raised in a letter presented to Chair ...

Spoke at the Human Resources committee on Subject Matter of Clauses 161 to 166 (Immigration and Refugee Protection Act) ... Let me follow up on that with you. You're reversing, in fact, earlier testimony today from the Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association. The head of their ...

Mentioned by Paris Star MP's disability job motion gets support Brant MP Phil McColeman has won majority support in the first reading of a private member's motion intended to strengthen employment opportunities for Canadians with disabilities. McColeman's private member's motion 430 has passed a first hour of debate ...

Mentioned by Brantford Expositor MP's disability job motion gets support Brant MP Phil McColeman has won majority support in the first reading of a private member's motion intended to strengthen employment opportunities for Canadians with disabilities. McColeman's private member's motion 430 has passed a first hour of debate ...

Spoke at the Industry committee on Adoption of Digital Technology by Canadian Small and Medium-sized Enterprises As you describe the future, which will mean a lot of vacant real estate will be available out there—developers will want to at least start thinking ...

Spoke at the Human Resources committee on Engaging Experience: Opportunities for Older Persons in the Workforce Right. The other thing that's interesting—the one statistic that comes into play—is when you go to page 11, you see outdated skills being such a minor ...

Two months ago

Spoke in the House on Economic Action Plan 2013 Act, No. 1 Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask the hon. member to expand on his entrepreneurial comments and the fact that he headed up an organization and ...

Mentioned by Wall Street Journal (press release) /REPEAT -- Human Resources and Skills Development Canada - Notice/ OTTAWA, May 1, 2013 /CNW/ - The Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development and Mr. Phil McColeman, Member of Parliament for Brant, will announce new measures to help people with disabilities. Minister Finley and MP McColeman will be available for photos and to answer questions from the media following the announcement. Please note that all details are subject to change. All times are local. DATE: Thursday, May 2, 2013 ------ TIME: 9:30 a.m. ------ PLACE: Loblaws ...

Spoke at the Industry committee on Thursday, May 2nd Thank you, Chair. Thank you, Ministers, for taking time out of your very busy schedules to be here and to give us the outline and update ...

Mentioned by Sacramento Bee Human Resources and Skills Development Canada - Notice All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. OTTAWA, May 1, 2013 -- /CNW/ - The Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development and Mr. Phil McColeman, Member of Parliament for Brant, will announce new measures to help people with disabilities. Minister Finley and MP McColeman will be available for photos and to answer questions from the media following the announcement. Please note that all details are subject to change.

Spoke in the House on Persons with Disabilities moved: That, in the opinion of the House, the government should endorse the report of the Panel on Labour Market Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities entitled ...

Spoke in the House on Employment Mr. Speaker, this afternoon we will be debating my motion in support of persons with disabilities having fuller participation in our economy. This morning, the minister ...

Spoke at the Industry committee on Adoption of Digital Technology by Canadian Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Thank you, Chair. Thank you for being here, witnesses. I'd just like to pick up on the comments made by my colleague across the table that ...

Spoke in the House on Business of Supply Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to speak today to the opposition motion regarding the temporary foreign worker program. The original intent of this program was to ...

Three months ago

Spoke in the House on Justice Mr. Speaker, Canadians are concerned about crime. The Ontario Superior Court today released a decision in the matter of R. v. Kachkar. Mr. Kachkar was found ...

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