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  • Her favourite word is tax.

Conservative MP for Thornhill (Ontario)

Won her last election, in 2021, with 51% of the vote.

A week ago

Spoke in the House on Yud Alef Nissan Madam Speaker, Yud Alef Nissan is approaching, marking 122 years since the Lubavitcher Rebbe's light began to illuminate the world. The spiritual giant of the Jewish ...

Spoke in the House on The Budget Madam Speaker, the problem is that nobody believes the Liberals anymore, and the budget is the opposite of fair. It is unfair to saddle our kids ...

Spoke in the House on Public Services and Procurement Madam Speaker, mirror, mirror on the wall; that is all I hear from the member. The spending spree is not just limited to the costly government ...

Spoke in the House on Carbon Pricing Mr. Speaker, they are out on bail less than 24 hours later. Liberal incompetence touches so much more than the criminal justice system. People may need ...

Spoke in the House on Justice Mr. Speaker, it did not work because Liberals do think that these criminals should be released back into the community. They passed the very bills that ...

Voted No on Vote #740 on Bill S-209 Respecting Pandemic Observance Day

Spoke in the House on Finance Mr. Speaker, I am not sure the hon. member is aware of the pain Canadians feel when they cannot afford to live in Canada. What is ...

Voted No on Vote #739 Motion to proceed to Orders of the Day

Spoke in the House on Committees of the House Madam Speaker, I rise to speak to this important motion because of what we witnessed this weekend. There was the delay of the government to say ...

Voted Yes on Vote #737 on Bill C-50 Respecting accountability, transparency and engagement to support the creation of sustainable jobs for workers and ...

Voted No on Vote #738 on Bill C-50 Respecting accountability, transparency and engagement to support the creation of sustainable jobs for workers and ...

Two weeks ago

Voted No on Vote #686 Motion to proceed to Orders of the Day

Spoke in the House on Carbon Pricing Mr. Speaker, once again, the member did not answer the question. I am not really sure what that was. He will not listen to Canadians; the ...

A month ago

Spoke at the Transport committee on Briefing on Infrastructure in Canada Thanks. Minister, you started this committee by saying that you didn't say what you meant in your comments, which was that your government has made the ...

Two months ago

Spoke at the Canadian Heritage committee on National Forum on the Media I won't be long, Mr. Champoux. It's never a pleasure to speak to a motion like this, but it is important to support a motion like ...

Spoke at the Transport committee on Meeting Requested Pursuant to Standing Order 106(4) to Discuss a Request to ... Thanks very much. I'm sure that the voters of St. Catharines will have better days ahead instead of listening to that diatribe. On the motion, the ...

Three months ago

Spoke at the Canada-China Relations committee on Canada–People’s Republic of China Relations Thank you. Thanks to both of our witnesses for being here. Ms. Goto, I just wanted to hear you on a question that was asked by ...

More than three months ago

Spoke at the Justice committee on Bill C-40 Thanks for having me at the committee. I'm happy to speak to my colleague's motion, particularly at this juncture. I say “at this juncture” because I ...

Spoke at the Canadian Heritage committee on Hockey Canada’s Involvement in Alleged Sexual Assaults Committed in 2018 and Order ... Thanks, Ms. Tait. You mentioned in your opening comments that public trust was the most important, so I want to speak to this notion. On October ...

Spoke at the Public Accounts committee on Report 5, Chronic Homelessness, of the 2022 Reports 5 to 8 of ... Thanks, Mr. Chair. I want to bring this to the committee amidst the chaos, shock and horror that so many Canadians experienced over the course of ...

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-353 An Act to provide for the imposition of restrictive measures against foreign hostage takers and those who practice arbitrary detention in state-to-state relations and to make related amendments to the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act

Spoke at the Canadian Heritage committee on Main Estimates 2023-24: Vote 1 under Council for the Arts, Votes, 1, ... Okay. I'll tell you why I'm asking. Recently the CRTC published a web page. It was called “Myths and Facts”. I'm sure you've seen it. It ...