Today

Mentioned by Winnipeg Free Press Industrial heartland faces tough slog as locomotive plant closure hits Prime Minister Stephen Harper had used Electro-Motive as a backdrop in 2008 to promote big tax breaks for industrial capital investments. NDP MP Robert Chisholm called on the federal government, which has said repeatedly that the Electro-Motive dispute ...

Mentioned by Toronto Star Mallick: Be kind to agonized Conservative senator offering suicide tools to ... Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu, a victim's rights campaigner appointed to the Senate by Stephen Harper in 2009, ignored the fact that 28 prisoners in federal custody have killed themselves since 2008 and that hanging is the means of choice for 90 per cent of ...

Mentioned by Ottawa Citizen Defender of the House steps down Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Defence Minister Peter MacKay claimed they legally couldn't turn them over for reasons of national security. But Walsh advised that nothing stopped the government from releasing all the documents and Parliament had the ...

Mentioned by Toronto Star More voices on OAS CPP and OAS should be left alone, and the platinum-plated MP and MPP pensions should be reduced instead. Avery Thurman, Oshawa Stephen Harper's proposed changes to the OAS benefits for the most vulnerable in our society would perhaps have a more ...

Mentioned by Lake of the Woods Enterprise Tories taking dead aim at Grit gun registry By JON THOMPSON Kenora MP Greg Rickford expects when Prime Minister Stephen Harper returns from his trip to China, dismantling the registry will be on the “very short horizon,” pulling the trigger on an election promise. “We're going through some ...

Mentioned by Peterborough Examiner Any changes to Old Age Security benefits expected to be gradual CLIFFORD SKARSTEDT/PETERBOROUGH EXAMINER/QMI AGENCY By BRENDAN WEDLEY Examiner Staff Writer Fresh from pushing pucks on the Mapleridge Recreation Centre shuffleboard court, 12 local seniors sat around a table discussing Prime Minister Stephen Harper's ...

Two days ago

Spoke in the House on Pensions Mr. Speaker, once again, the challenges of a shrinking workforce over the next generation have been well documented. I could send the hon. member any number ...

Three days ago

Spoke in the House on Senator Boisvenu Mr. Speaker, as I just said, the senator has clearly withdrawn those words. I think we all understand that Senator Boisvenu and his family have suffered ...

Spoke in the House on Pensions Mr. Speaker, I was very clear. This government is not going to cut seniors' benefits. At the same time, we are going to protect the system ...

Voted Yes on Vote #108 on Bill C-288 Respecting the National Flag of Canada

Voted No on Vote #107 That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: ( a) recognize that the construction and maintenance ...

Voted Yes on Vote #106 on Bill C-25 Relating to pooled registered pension plans and making related amendments to other Acts

This week

Voted Yes on Vote #105 on Bill C-25 Relating to pooled registered pension plans and making related amendments to other Acts

Spoke in the House on Pensions Mr. Speaker, this government has made it clear that we will protect our seniors' income. This is a clear commitment that we made to the people ...

Spoke in the House on Aboriginal Affairs Mr. Speaker, first, I thought the crown-first nations gathering, which was historic, was a very successful gathering. I certainly congratulate the national chief for his vision ...

Spoke in the House on Aboriginal Affairs Mr. Speaker, the hon. leader of the Liberal Party should understand that consulting with aboriginal groups is a constitutional requirement. Of course, that is part of ...

Spoke in the House on Government Programs Mr. Speaker, obviously, the leader of the Liberal Party is challenged when it comes to listening to the answer. We have been very clear that as ...

A week ago

Posted on Twitter Happy 50th birthday @CCG_GCC! The #CCG red & white hulls have become part of our heritage. http://t.co/ohz8Sagw

Three weeks ago

Posted on Twitter Concluded agreements in principle under our National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy that will bring jobs & growth in Canada....

A month ago

Posted on Twitter From Laureen, Ben, Rachel & me, to your family, Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukah & all the best for the holiday season. http://t.co/NUnK3aQR

Two months ago

Posted on Twitter Laureen & I extend heartfelt greetings to families & friends across Canada who will light Chanukah menorahs tonight. http://t.co/F2EBGMNE

Posted on Twitter Statement to pay tribute to Václav Havel, former President of Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic. http://t.co/eTPShS40

Spoke in the House on Canada-U.S. Relations Mr. Speaker, no such decision has been made. On the contrary, in this border plan with the United States, this government plans on investing more in ...

Voted No on Vote #104 on Bill C-308 Respecting a Commission of Inquiry into the development and implementation of a national fishery rebuilding ...

Posted on Twitter Upgrades completed @ScienceWorldca. Our @economicplan is creating #jobs & growth in BC. http://t.co/OoyKopI9

More than three months ago

Introduced legislation Government bill C-1 An Act respecting the Administration of Oaths of Office

Introduced legislation Government bill C-1 An Act respecting the Administration of Oaths of Office

Introduced legislation Government bill C-1 An Act respecting the Administration of Oaths of Office

Introduced legislation Government bill C-1 An Act respecting the Administration of Oaths of Office

Statements in the House