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  • Her favourite word is research.

Liberal MP for Kitchener South—Hespeler (Ontario)

Won her last election, in 2021, with 37% of the vote.

Yesterday

Voted No on Vote #743 Budgetary policy (amendment)

Two days ago

Voted Yes on Vote #741 on Bill C-29 Provide for the establishment of a national council for reconciliation

Voted No on Vote #742 Budgetary policy (subamendment)

A week ago

Spoke at the Science and Research committee on The Distribution of Federal Government Funding Among Canada's Post-Secondary Institutions Thank you. Ms. Poncelin de Raucourt, you indicated that many of the U15 universities tend to be located in large urban centres and have medical schools. ...

Two weeks ago

Voted Yes on Vote #740 on Bill S-209 Respecting Pandemic Observance Day

Spoke at the Science and Research committee on The Distribution of Federal Government Funding Among Canada's Post-Secondary Institutions Thank you for that. I am really interested in the wind tunnel. If this committee had obtained permission to travel and see some of these things, ...

Voted Yes on Vote #739 Motion to proceed to Orders of the Day

Spoke at the Public Accounts committee on Report 2, Housing in First Nations Communities, of the 2024 Reports 2 ... The AG's report identified that there was “[l]imited assurance of compliance with building code standards”, that they “lacked the necessary supporting documentation” and that “CMHC did ...

Spoke at the Science and Research committee on The Distribution of Federal Government Funding Among Canada's Post-Secondary Institutions Thank you so much, Mr. Chair. Thank you to both of the witnesses today. I was glad to hear you refer to SONAMI. Conestoga College is ...

Spoke in the House on Innovation, Science and Industry Mr. Speaker, Canadians know better than to trust the Conservatives' failed policies. On this side of the House, our government is focused on creating more good ...

Three weeks ago

Spoke at the Public Accounts committee on Report 1, ArriveCAN, of the 2024 Report 1 of the Auditor General ... Okay. I understood from what you said before that the work with the ArriveCAN app still continues and they are still being billed for the cloud. ...

Spoke at the Public Accounts committee on Report 1, ArriveCAN, of the 2024 Report 1 of the Auditor General ... Thank you very much. Thank you to the witnesses for coming today. Some of this might be a bit repetitive from your opening comments, but I ...

A month ago

Spoke at the Public Accounts committee on Report 1, ArriveCAN, of the 2024 Report 1 of the Auditor General ... Mr. Moor, in your opening remarks, you mentioned that about $6 million was spent on non-IT costs for ArriveCAN. Could you explain what kinds of expenses ...

Spoke at the Public Accounts committee on Report 1, ArriveCAN, of the 2024 Report 1 of the Auditor General ... Thank you, Mr. Chair. On Tuesday, when Ms. Yip was questioning Mr. Yeo, she said, “Dalian signed a contract with DND after you became an employee ...

Spoke in the House on World Tuberculosis Day Mr. Speaker, this coming Sunday, March 24, is World Tuberculosis Day. TB is the leading infectious disease killer in the world, only briefly passed by COVID-19 ...

Three months ago

Spoke in the House on Carbon Pricing Madam Speaker, this April, residents of Kitchener South—Hespeler will be receiving their first quarterly installment of the Canada carbon rebate. Can the Minister of Environment and ...

Spoke in the House on Petitions Madam Speaker, it is my honour to rise in this House to present a petition signed by 75 members of the Canadian-Ukrainian community in the Waterloo ...

Spoke in the House on Waterloo Region Change-Makers Madam Speaker, on February 3 we welcomed the Prime Minister to the Waterloo region and the SDG Idea Factory, a hub dedicated to advancing the UN's ...

Spoke in the House on Former CEO of Food Bank of Waterloo Region Mr. Speaker, on Monday, January 15, the Waterloo region lost a great community leader, with the passing of Wendi Campbell, the former CEO of the Waterloo ...

More than three months ago

Spoke in the House on Child Care Madam Speaker, last week, the Conservatives tried to cut funding for over 30 critical programs for Canadian families, specifically child care. Every child deserves a chance ...

Spoke in the House on School Food Programs Mr. Speaker, our government's priority is ensuring every child receives the best possible start in life. Building a national school food policy that provides conditions for ...