Ron Cannan

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Conservative MP for Kelowna—Lake Country (B.C.)

Won his last election, in 2011, with 57.40% of the vote.

Three days ago

Spoke in the House on International Trade Mr. Speaker, our government is committed to strengthening our relationships with our partners in the Americas. This week the Prime Minister and the Minister of International ...

Didn't vote on Vote #694 That this House do now adjourn.

Voted Yes on Vote #693 on Bill C-51 Amend the Witness Protection Program Act and to make a consequential amendment to another Act

This week

Didn't vote on Vote #692 That this House do now adjourn.

Voted Yes on Vote #691 That, notwithstanding any Standing or Special Order or usual practice of the House, commencing upon the adoption of ...

Voted No on Vote #690 That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word “Fridays” and substituting the following: ...

A week ago

Mentioned by Victoria Times Colonist Trades locked in for Victoria's Johnson Street bridge project New_b1-clr-0518-bridge.jpg. From left, PCL Constructors' Sean Brock, federal MP for Kelowna-Lake Country Ron Cannan and Victoria Mayor Dean Fortin shovel gravel to officially start the building of the new Johnson Street Bridge downtown. Photograph by: ...

Mentioned by Victoria News Johnson Street Bridge construction kicked off in Victoria Sean Brock, left, vice-president and district manager of PCL Constructors Westcoast Inc., Ron Cannan, Conservative MP for Kelowna-Lake Country and Victoria Mayor Dean Fortin dig in during the official groundbreaking ceremony Friday for construction of ...

Mentioned by Wall Street Journal (press release) Governments of Canada and Victoria start construction of the new Johnson ... VICTORIA, May 17, 2013 /CNW/ - Today, the Honourable Ron Cannan, Member of Parliament for Kelowna--Lake Country joined City of Victoria Mayor Dean Fortin and Sean Brock, Vice President and District Manager of PCL Constructors Westcoast Inc., to officially kick off the start of construction at the Johnson Street Bridge site in downtown Victoria. "Our government is proud to invest in this important job-creating project to replace the existing Johnson Street Bridge," said MP Cannan. "Expected to create 900 jobs ...

Mentioned by Canada NewsWire (press release) Governments of Canada and Victoria start construction of the new Johnson ... VICTORIA, May 17, 2013 /CNW/ - Today, the Honourable Ron Cannan, Member of Parliament for Kelowna—Lake Country joined City of Victoria Mayor Dean Fortin and Sean Brock, Vice President and District Manager of PCL Constructors Westcoast Inc., to officially kick off the start of construction at the Johnson Street Bridge site in downtown Victoria. "Our government is proud to invest in this important job-creating project to replace the existing Johnson Street Bridge," said MP Cannan. "Expected to create 900 jobs ...

Two weeks ago

Mentioned by Castanet.net Protecting Canadian manufacturers Ron Cannan is the Member of Parliament for Kelowna-Lake Country and welcomes your feedback at ron@cannan.ca. ... His motion became Bill C-311, sponsored by MP Dan Albas, seconded by Ron, which was passed into law on June 28th, 2012.

Spoke in the House on Crown Corporations Mr. Speaker, the tax and spend socialist NDP continue to stand with its big union bosses to oppose our government's common sense reforms that would better ...

Spoke at the Government Operations committee on Energy Efficiency in Government Buildings, Structures and Public Works and Main Estimates ... Those are excellent initiatives. I've served in a union and I've been in management, so I understand the challenges. I think that's a great idea, taking ...

Spoke at the International Trade committee on Main Estimates 2013-14: Vote 20 under FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you, Minister Fast, and thanks to your officials. Mr. Kennedy, congratulations on your recent addition. We had a good working relationship ...

Three weeks ago

Spoke at the Government Operations committee on Main Estimates 2013-14: Votes 95, 100, 105 and 110 under CANADIAN HERITAGE, ... Good afternoon. We're working together. Similar to my colleague, I believe that public servants have the right to be protected and to bring notices of wrongdoing ...

Spoke at the Government Operations committee on Main Estimates 2013-14: Votes 95, 100, 105 and 110 under CANADIAN HERITAGE, ... I appreciate that. One of the analogies that has been shared with me is the fact that if one government official goes up to Toronto for ...

A month ago

Spoke at the Government Operations committee on Main Estimates 2013-14: Votes 95, 100, 105 and 110 under CANADIAN HERITAGE, ... Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thanks to our witnesses. Minister, it has been a pleasure, and it's good to have our former vice-chair back and have his ...

Spoke at the International Trade committee on Benefits for Canada in Joining the Pacific Alliance as a Full Member Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you to our witnesses. I want to follow up with Mr. Easter. I've been on the trade committee for over seven ...

Spoke in the House on Search and Rescue Mr. Speaker, this weekend in my wonderful riding of Kelowna—Lake Country I was flying high, and low too. Let me explain. I had the amazing opportunity ...

Spoke in the House on Justice Mr. Speaker, our Conservative government is committed to keeping our streets and communities safe. We are also committed to helping the victims of crime and providing ...

Spoke at the Government Operations committee on Energy Efficiency in Government Buildings, Structures and Public Works It's encouraging that you're having some dialogue there. I appreciate your appearance here again. You've brought some good suggestions about what we're doing, especially within the ...

Spoke in the House on Business of Supply Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister and President Obama worked together on regulatory reform to find ways to move goods and services efficiently across not only our ...

Spoke in the House on Petitions Mr. Speaker, it is a privilege to rise as the member of Parliament for Kelowna—Lake Country to present a petition that was presented to me on ...

Spoke at the Government Operations committee on Energy Efficiency in Government Buildings, Structures and Public Works Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thanks to our witnesses. To our friends from Edmonton, I was born and raised there. I was actually there a couple ...

Two months ago

Mentioned by News Talk Sports AM 1150 Kelowna protesters say no to GMO A petition containing more than 700 signatures was given to the office of MP Ron Cannan and Protest Organizer, Heidi Osterman, says they are trying to send a message to our Federal Government that approving GMO's will have negative implications.

Spoke in the House on Petitions Mr. Speaker, I rise to table a petition on behalf of numerous British Columbians with regard to last year, when 22-year-old Kassandra Kaulius was killed by ...

Three months ago

Spoke in the House on Employment in the Okanagan Mr. Speaker, in my beautiful and vibrant riding of Kelowna—Lake Country, Okanagan College and the UBC Okanagan campus have been working with industry, students and all ...

More than three months ago

Posted on Twitter Miss you too........thanks for coming to Ottawa. Hope this weekend made you an even prouder Cd & inspired you to get even more involved!!

Posted on Twitter Thanks for attending the #CPC11 .great weekend of celebrating & team building......appreciate all our hard working volunteers!