Yesterday

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 ...

This week

Posted on Twitter I am tabling a motion to have new #LAC chief reviewed by #CHPC Can we please have a library or archivist this time? #cdnpoli

A week ago

Mentioned by VOCM MP Concerned with Fuel Leak Bonavista-Gander-Grand Falls-Windsor MP Scott Simms told VOCM's Backtalk with Paddy Daly that government is putting too much faith in a short-term plan that may still breed problems in the future. He says the oil is coming from cracks in the hull, with one ...

Posted on Twitter My heart goes out to James Reimer. What a star athlete! Amazing!

Posted on Twitter What a night.... Yvonne Jones in Labrador and my beloved Boston Bruins!.

Posted on Twitter Let's get it on!!!! #YvonneforLabrador #TeamJustin

Posted on Twitter Let's get it on!!! #GoBruins!

Spoke in the House on Questions Passed as Orders for Returns With respect to requests made by the government to Library and Archives Canada (LAC): (a) since 2006, what information and services have been requested of LAC ...

Posted on Twitter Tune in today. Hospital Radiothon on 620 VOCM GFW. In aid of mom, babies and children. Call 489-8300 or donate at http://t.co/C2UKT31wLS

Spoke in the House on The Environment Mr. Speaker, a grave situation seems to be developing off the coast of Change Islands in Newfoundland and Labrador. The Manolis L. is a sunken large ...

Two weeks ago

Spoke in the House on Labour Mr. Speaker, this week Friends of Canadian Broadcasting, Leadnow.ca, and SumOfUs.org are providing over 120,000 signatures from Canadians calling upon the Conservatives to stop trying to ...

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, always I have concerns. It happens in my riding. Corporations in my riding, and in many situations, fishermen, miners and loggers, are put in ...

Spoke in the House on Bill C-60—Economic Action Plan 2013 Act, No. 1 Mr. Speaker, I accept your comment with the utmost humility, as you are quite right. I talked about the narrative of this nation and how in ...

Spoke in the House on Library and Archives Canada Mr. Speaker, hell hath no fury like a librarian scorned. As we heard here earlier, he is going to have a polite conversation. I hope it ...

Spoke at the Canadian Heritage committee on Study of Significant Aspects in Canadian History With a friendly amendment like that, our Parliament would probably look more like the Ukraine. I would start by saying this, and I'll try to make ...

Spoke in the House on Economic Action Plan 2013 Act, No. 1 Mr. Speaker, my colleague is very passionate. I have been here quite some time watching him be passionate about it. This is more of a comment ...

Spoke in the House on Search and Rescue Mr. Speaker, at the beginning of question period the Minister of Health said, and I quote, “We listened to the Auditor General”. Well, in light of ...

A month ago

Spoke at the Canadian Heritage committee on Bill C-266, An Act to establish Pope John Paul II Day To add to what he was saying, there is no doubt about it, that in no uncertain terms, the direction we got from the minister in ...

Two months ago

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 Gander Beacon Waiting for fine print However, for Bonavista-Gander-Grand Falls-Windsor Liberal MP Scott Simms, days after Finance Minister Jim Flaherty dropped Canada's 2013-'14 federal budget, he still has an uneasy feeling in his stomach. “We will still don't know exactly what's going to ...

Mentioned by Clarenville Packet National and Atlantic Awards for The Packet Pippy, a high schooler who occasionally supplies photos for the Packet, grabbed a shot of MP Scott Simms, with local residents Wanda Pippy and Bev Freeman — otherwise known as Martha and Bertha — at the Champney's West Cardboard Boat Race this ...

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 ...

Mentioned by Liberal.ca (blog) Why the Liberal Party will be opposing 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 Canadian Heritage committee on Expenditure Plans for Canadian Heritage in 2012-13 and Main Estimates 2013-14: Votes ... Thank you, Chair. It's good to see you again, sir. You said earlier, and I'm paraphrasing a little bit, that it's a mistake to forget our ...

Three months ago

Spoke at the Canadian Heritage committee on Status of Amateur Coaching in Canada Thank you for coming in, gentlemen. I want to focus on what I see ahead of me, which is your submission. I found it very interesting ...

Spoke at the Canadian Heritage committee on Status of Amateur Coaching in Canada Thank you for your presentation, Mr. Lafontaine. Thanks for coming in. I had a conversation a while ago with one of my colleagues, Kirsty Duncan, and ...

Spoke at the Canadian Heritage committee on Status of Amateur Coaching in Canada Anyway, thank you for coming. A friend of mine I grew up with at the age of 12 picked up a badminton racket and very quickly ...

More than three months ago

Spoke at the Natural Resources committee on Innovation in the Energy Sector and 2012 Fall Report of the Commissioner ... Thank you. I just want to follow up on the conversation you just had about that. You alluded to direct help, but also that cutting down ...

Spoke at the Human Resources committee on Economic Opportunities for Young Apprentices What we call the Red Seal is basically a recognition in all provinces of a certain trade. You mentioned that earlier for all the states within ...

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-451 An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (removal of waiting period for special benefits)

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-342 An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (funeral arrangements)

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-335 An Act to amend the Canada Pension Plan (deductions — disabled child)

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-326 An Act to amend the Canada Pension Plan and the Old Age Security Act (biweekly payment of benefits)

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-325 An Act to amend the Radiocommunication Act (voluntary organizations that provide emergency services)

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-324 An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (sickness benefits)

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-644 An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (funeral arrangements)

Statements in the House