Three days ago

Posted on Twitter Welcome to #Etobicoke @IDRF! Great Open House yesterday, happy to see @SenatorSalma and MPP Donna Cansfield at the event.

This week

Posted on Twitter Updating constituents in #Etobicoke on government funding for Somalia. http://t.co/u7zPwU44Ra

Posted on Twitter Join me at Huculak Centre in #Etobicoke at 7pm as I update constituents on govt support for Somalia. http://t.co/HhZDyt5nTO

A week ago

Posted on Twitter At the #Etobicoke Civic Centre updating constituents on the Supervisa and the Action Plan on faster family reunification.

Spoke in the House on Multiculturalism Mr. Speaker, yesterday the Liberal Party critic for multiculturalism put out a shocking statement that has caused great offence among Canadians of Ukrainian origin. He insulted ...

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

Voted No on Vote #680 on Bill C-460 Respecting the implementation of the Sodium Reduction Strategy for Canada

Voted Yes on Vote #679 on Bill S-8 Respecting the safety of drinking water on First Nation lands

Voted Yes on Vote #678 on Bill S-8 Respecting the safety of drinking water on First Nation lands

Voted Yes on Vote #677 on Bill S-8 Respecting the safety of drinking water on First Nation lands

Posted on Twitter Govt aid for Somalia http://t.co/P3S1gRjPtY

Spoke in the House on Questions on the Order Paper With regard to passport services, what would it cost the government, on an annual basis, to provide free passport services to veterans as defined in subsection ...

Spoke in the House on Questions Passed as Orders for Returns With respect to survivors of Members of the Canadian Forces, the public service, judges, RCMP or Members of Parliament, what would it cost the government, on ...

Two weeks ago

Spoke at the National Defence committee on Care of ill and injured Canadian Forces members Thank you, Mr. Chair, and through you to our witnesses, thank you both for appearing today. Padre, congratulations on your imminent promotion to brigade padre. That ...

Spoke in the House on Strengthening Military Justice in the Defence of Canada Act Mr. Speaker, there are so many good things in the bill for soldiers. It would allow sergeants to serve on courts martial. It would amend limitations ...

Spoke in the House on Questions on the Order Paper With regard to the Income Tax Act, what would it cost the government, on an annual basis, to deem an amount paid on an account of ...

Spoke at the National Defence committee on Care of ill and injured Canadian Forces members The leader in looking after our soldiers. You've treated all kinds of injuries in your two different tours of Afghanistan. What effect does the protective equipment ...

Spoke in the House on War of 1812 Mr. Speaker, 200 years ago during the War of 1812, British, Canadian and first nations defenders fought in the Battle of York, which helped shape the ...

Three weeks ago

Spoke at the Citizenship and Immigration committee on Expenditure Plans for Citizenship and Immigration in 2012-13 and Main Estimates 2013-14: ... Thank you, Mr. Chair. Minister, thank you for joining us this morning. Gentlemen, thank you very much for being here today. Minister, as you stated, on ...

Posted on Twitter On HMCS Victoria w Chris Alexander, James Bezan, Corneliu Chisiu w Commodore Bishop and Cdr Ellis on def cmte visit http://t.co/8KyUNHeJEF

A month ago

Spoke in the House on Leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada Mr. Speaker, Canadians and veterans were shocked when the leader of the NDP failed to retract insulting and extreme comments made by his party on the ...

Spoke at the Citizenship and Immigration committee on Bill C-425, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (honouring the Canadian ... Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'll be sharing some of my time with Ms. James. Thank you to all the witnesses for being here today, in particular ...

Two months ago

Spoke at the National Defence committee on Care of ill and injured Canadian Forces members They're best treated with holy water and a cross. Thank you so much for being here. I truly know the challenges you face. On a serious ...

Spoke at the Citizenship and Immigration committee on Bill C-425, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (honouring the Canadian ... I would submit that this is already happening in a lot of cases, especially in reserve regiments, because they're in urban centres. In fact, in my ...

Spoke at the National Defence committee on Care of ill and injured Canadian Forces members Thank you, Mr. Chair. Turning to our witness, thank you very much for being here, Colonel. I do appreciate it sincerely. I hear you on duty ...

Spoke in the House on The Budget Mr. Speaker, my colleague from Durham and I are both veterans and I am delighted to be serving with him in the House now. I am ...

Mentioned by Macleans.ca What do Conservative backbenchers think they're here to do? Perhaps Merv Tweed, Ted Opitz, Randy Hoback, Kelly Block and Wladyslaw Lizon could use their next order paper questions to ask for the government's fiscal sustainability reports or demand a costing analysis of the tariff increases. (Perhaps they could ...

Mentioned by Macleans.ca (blog) The Greens stand down in Labrador This is what Ms. May suggested the Greens would do if a by-election had been called in Etobicoke Centre as a result of the dispute between Ted Opitz and Borys Wrzesnewskyj. As I noted at the time, there's not really any precedent for such a move.

Spoke at the Citizenship and Immigration committee on Bill C-425, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (honouring the Canadian ... Thank you, Mr. Chair. Minister, thank you for being here today. I'd like to thank Mr. Shory for his bill, because those people who do serve ...

Mentioned by insideTORONTO.com Teens take Parliament Hill, in suits, to debate... Photo/COURTESY. 7 minutes ago Etobicoke teens Joel Hannan 17, (centre) and Andrew Zbyrko, 16 (right) met Etobicoke Centre MP Ted Opitz during Forum for Young Canadians, a week-long event in Ottawa. Etobicoke Guardian by Tamara Shephard ...

Mentioned by DigitalJournal.com (press release) Harper Government Invests in Marketing Opportunities for Horticulture Sector Member of Parliament Ted Opitz (Etobicoke Centre), on behalf of Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, announced today an investment to help the Canadian Nursery Landscape Association increase international demand for Canada's hardy and diverse horticulture exports. The announcement was made today at Canada Blooms, the largest flower and garden festival in the country. "Our government remains focused on the economy, and a strong horticulture industry will help to fuel that growth," said MP Opitz. "Our strategic ...

Mentioned by insideTORONTO.com Life-long Etobicoke runner supports Reach for the Rainbow during upcoming ... The spry, 79-year-old runner received the award last month from Etobicoke Centre MP Ted Opitz in recognition of his ongoing campaign to raise money for various charities through the Annual Richard Graves Charity Challenge Run-a-Thon. Each year since ...

Three months ago

Mentioned by Mississauga Self-service kiosks speed up clearance at Pearson CBSA regional director general for the GTA, Goran Vragovic, left, MP Ted Opitz, minister of state (sport) Bal Gosal, and GTAA vp guest and terminal services Pamela Griffith-Jones pose with one of the 20 new ABC (Automated Border Clearance) machines at ...

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