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  • His favourite word is indigenous.

Liberal MP for Sydney—Victoria (Nova Scotia)

Won his last election, in 2021, with 39% of the vote.

A month ago

Voted Yes on Vote #926 Motion to proceed to Orders of the Day

Voted Yes on Vote #927 Motion to proceed to First Reading of Senate Public Bills

Voted Yes on Vote #928 Motion to adjourn the House

Spoke in the House on First Nations Drinking Water Mr. Speaker, we are closer than ever before on ending water advisories on reserve. We have lifted 147 water advisories since 2015. The next step on …

Spoke in the House on Red River Métis Self-Government Recognition and Implementation Treaty Mr. Speaker, on November 30, I was honoured to attend the signing of the Red River Métis Self-Government Recognition and Implementation Treaty in Treaty 1 territory, …

Voted Yes on Vote #924 Ninth report of the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs (Previous question)

Voted Yes on Vote #925 Ninth report of the Standing Committee on Veterans

Spoke at the Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee on Barriers to Indigenous Economic Development I understand that both witnesses are first nations or status Indians—as am I, from the Mi'kmaq community—so I'll direct some of the questions around how we …

Spoke at the Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee on Barriers to Indigenous Economic Development Thank you, Mr. Chair. I thank the previous speaker, MP Michael McLeod. I think that out of this whole discussion we've had around indigenous identity and …

Spoke in the House on Housing Mr. Speaker, I believe you will find unanimous consent for the following motion, that notwithstanding any—

Two months ago

Spoke in the House on Indigenous Affairs Mr. Speaker, I think the more we find out about the residential schools, the more Canadians realize the horrific tragedies that occurred there. I can say, …

Spoke in the House on Indigenous Affairs Madam Speaker, I think we all agree that we need to do more to address murdered and missing indigenous women in Canada. That is why one …

Spoke in the House on Infrastructure Madam Speaker, I would like to thank the member opposite for her question. It is an important one. Our government is committed to closing the infrastructure …

Spoke in the House on Tax Relief Mr. Speaker, who does not love Christmas music? If We Make It Through December is one of my favourites. It is about the difficult times that …

Spoke at the Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee on Bill C-61 Thank you, Mr. Chair. There's been a lot of conversation back and forth among stakeholders and parties on this. There are three challenges with protection zones, …

Spoke at the Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee on Bill C-61 I know, Gary, that you're subbing in. In previous discussions we had about how to show free, prior and informed consent when it was specific to …

Spoke in the House on Ethics Mr. Speaker, indigenous communities have fought for decades to enshrine the ability to determine their own citizenship and membership. UNDRIP's article 33 is entrenched in law, …

Spoke at the Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee on Bill C-61 Once again, I like the word “agreement” better than the word “consent”, but I do want some sort of protection for first nations communities that protects …

Spoke at the Government Operations committee on Purchase of the Official Residence of the Consul General in New York … Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'm finding the whole Conservative narrative a little bit problematic. There are several different groups, whether it be academia or music, that …

Spoke at the Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee on Bill C-61 I understand the need for us to be guided by the principles of free, prior and informed consent. I think it's an important thing. I worked …

Spoke at the Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee on Bill C-61 I think that taking partisan shots is not helpful for the overall goal of this legislation and ensuring that all parties in this government support it. …