A week ago

Spoke at the Agriculture committee on Losses in honey bee colonies The national farm-level biosecurity standard for the bee industry was announced by your minister yesterday. I started to go through it. It was released from CFIA. ...

Spoke in the House on Questions Passed as Orders for Returns With regard to the repeal of regulations related to container standards announced in Budget 2011: (a) when exactly will these changes be made; (b) what is ...

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

Voted Yes on Vote #680 on Bill C-460 Respecting the implementation of the Sodium Reduction Strategy for Canada

Voted No on Vote #679 on Bill S-8 Respecting the safety of drinking water on First Nation lands

Voted No on Vote #678 on Bill S-8 Respecting the safety of drinking water on First Nation lands

Voted No on Vote #677 on Bill S-8 Respecting the safety of drinking water on First Nation lands

Two weeks ago

Spoke at the Agriculture committee on Losses in honey bee colonies It's okay. Thank you, Chair. I'd like to thank our witnesses. I don't think I've ever seen a full house like this. This is a very ...

Spoke in the House on Economic Action Plan 2013 Act, No. 1 Mr. Speaker, I have the honour of rising in the House today to speak to Bill C-60 on behalf of my constituents in Berthier—Maskinongé, who are ...

Spoke at the Agriculture committee on Thursday, May 2nd Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'd like to thank our witnesses today. I'm sorry, but with votes, things can change at the last minute. I just want ...

Spoke in the House on Privacy Perhaps, Mr. Speaker? Just perhaps? If the minister's personal information had been compromised, he would take this situation seriously. It happened to me. My information was ...

Three weeks ago

Spoke at the Agriculture committee on Committee Business We know that Canadian wine only represents 30% of the market. I know when I talk to people in my riding, even friends and colleagues, we ...

A month ago

Spoke at the Agriculture committee on Committee Business I know there are a lot of provincial initiatives—buy local, buy from Quebec, buy B.C.—but I think the federal government does need to have a long-term ...

Spoke in the House on Agriculture and Agri-Food Mr. Speaker, farmers and the fruit and vegetable processing industry have all been clear: if this regulation goes forward, then thousands of jobs will be lost. ...

Spoke in the House on Petitions Mr. Speaker, I have a petition signed by roughly 1,000 people and initiated by Bruce Gélinas, a constituent of mine who has been working on this ...

Spoke in the House on Employment Insurance Mr. Speaker, women are being hit particularly hard by the Conservatives' massive cuts to employment insurance. Women already earn less than men. Most seasonal and part-time ...

Spoke at the Agriculture committee on Thursday, April 18th Do you have any recommendations on any way in which the federal government could help you? I know that “buy local” is a huge, huge movement. ...

Spoke in the House on Food Safety Mr. Speaker, the minister was unable to manage the two latest crises and his only solution is to make more cuts within his department. Bill S-11 ...

Spoke at the Agriculture committee on Committee Business What upcoming trends do you see in beer? I know I've gone to the LCBO and the SAQ in Quebec and there's been a mojito, and ...

Spoke in the House on Food Safety Mr. Speaker, that is not true. He should read his report on plans and priorities before voting in favour of this budget because it includes $38 ...

Two months ago

Mentioned by Macleans.ca No joke: The staying power of MP Ruth Ellen Brosseau Nearly two years into the Ruth Ellen Brosseau Experiment, she is still the unlikeliest of MPs—an assistant pub manager who was just a name on a ballot in the 2011 federal election, who had never set foot in her riding northeast of Montreal, and who famously ...

Mentioned by Toronto Sun Brosseau finds confidence in Commons KINGSTON, Ont. -- Two years ago, a single mom working as a bartender at Carleton's Oliver's Pub shocked herself and everyone else by getting elected as an MP. Ruth Ellen Brosseau suddenly was thrown into the national spotlight as part of Jack Layton's ...

Mentioned by Sun News Network NDP MP and single mom Ruth Ellen Brosseau finds confidence in House of ... KINGSTON, Ont. -- Two years ago, a single mom working as a bartender at Carleton's Oliver's Pub shocked herself and everyone else by getting elected as an MP. Ruth Ellen Brosseau suddenly was thrown into the national spotlight as part of Jack Layton's ...

Mentioned by Huffington Post Canada NDP MP And Single Mom Ruth Ellen Brosseau Finds Confidence In House Of ... Canada Politics News. Ruth Ellen Brosseau Ndp Rookie Mp Louiseville Que. Ottawa Sun: Two years ago, a single mom working as a bartender at Carleton's Oliver's Pub shocked herself and everyone else by getting elected as an MP. Read the whole story at ...

Spoke at the Agriculture committee on Committee Business I was wondering if you could talk a little bit about fortified drinks. I was grocery shopping not too long ago and I ended up buying ...

Mentioned by Edmonton Journal Federal department needs to 'come clean' about data breach, NDP says Among those affected borrowers is Borg's stepfather, and fellow NDP MP Ruth Ellen Brosseau. A coalition of affected borrowers has sent letters to MPs asking for answers about the breach, and Borg has also written to Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart ...

Mentioned by Canada.com Federal department needs to 'come clean' about data breach, NDP says Among those affected borrowers is Borg's stepfather, and fellow NDP MP Ruth Ellen Brosseau. A coalition of affected borrowers has sent letters to MPs asking for answers about the breach, and Borg has also written to Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart ...

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