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Crucial Fact

  • His favourite word was colleague.

Last in Parliament October 2019, as Conservative MP for Kitchener—Conestoga (Ontario)

Lost his last election, in 2019, with 39% of the vote.

Statements in the House

Committees of the House May 14th, 2010

Mr. Speaker, I move:

That, in relation to its study of immigration as a development tool in official language minority communities, 12 members of the Standing Committee on Official Languages be authorized to travel Ottawa, Ontario, in June of 2010, that the Committee be authorized to permit the broadcasting of its proceedings and that the necessary staff accompany the committee.

Committees of the House May 14th, 2010

(Motion Agreed to)

Committees of the House May 14th, 2010

Mr. Speaker, I move:

That, in relation to its study of the snow crab industry in Atlantic Canada and Quebec, eight members of the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans be authorized to travel to Percé, Grande-Rivière, Sainte-Thérèse-de Gaspé, Quebec; Deer Lake and Benoit's Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador; Sydney and Louisbourg, Nova Scotia and Moncton, New Brunswick, in the Spring of 2010, and the necessary staff accompany the committee.

Committees of the House May 14th, 2010

(Motion agreed to)

Committees of the House May 14th, 2010

Mr. Speaker, I move:

That, in relation to its study of violence against aboriginal women, six members of the Standing Committee on the Status of Women be authorized to travel to Maniwaki, Quebec, in the spring-summer of 2010 and that necessary staff accompany the committee.

Committees of the House May 14th, 2010

(Motion agreed to)

Committees of the House May 14th, 2010

Mr. Speaker, I move:

That, in relation to its study of violence against aboriginal women, six members of the Standing Committee on the Status of Women be authorized to travel to Brantford, Ontario, and Quebec City and Montreal, Quebec, in the spring-summer of 2010, that the committee be authorized to permit the broadcasting of its proceedings and that the necessary staff accompany the committee.

Committees of the House May 14th, 2010

(Motion agreed to)

Committees of the House May 14th, 2010

Mr. Speaker, there have been discussions among all parties and I believe if you were to seek it, you would find unanimous consent for the following motions. I move:

That, in relation to its study of violence against Aboriginal women, six members of the Standing Committee on the Status of Women be authorized to travel to Resolute Bay and Iqaluit, Nunavut; Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador; La Tuque, Quebec, and Fredericton, New Brunswick, in the spring-summer of 2010, that the committee be authorized to permit the broadcasting of its proceedings and that the necessary staff accompany the committee.

Privilege May 14th, 2010

Mr. Speaker, I rise today as the deputy government whip to indicate that the government will reserve its response to this question of privilege.