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  • Her favourite word is veterans.

NDP MP for North Island—Powell River (B.C.)

Won her last election, in 2021, with 40% of the vote.

Yesterday

Voted Yes on Vote #657 Amendment to opposition motion

Voted Yes on Vote #658 Opposition Motion (As amended - Canada's actions to promote peace in the Middle East)

Voted No on Vote #659 on Bill C-59 Implement certain provisions of the fall economic statement tabled in Parliament on November 21, 2023 ...

Voted Yes on Vote #660 on Bill C-59 Implement certain provisions of the fall economic statement tabled in Parliament on November 21, 2023 ...

Voted Yes on Vote #661 on Bill C-59 Implement certain provisions of the fall economic statement tabled in Parliament on November 21, 2023 ...

Two weeks ago

Spoke at the Veterans Affairs committee on Transition to Civilian Life I can't get a sub, but thank you so much for offering that to me, Blake. I am a whip. I know how that works. I'm ...

Three weeks ago

Spoke in the House on Corrections and Conditional Release Act Madam Speaker, it is an honour to rise in the House on behalf of the people of North Island—Powell River. Before I start my speech on ...

Spoke in the House on Business of Supply Madam Speaker, before this I was the executive director of a non-profit and I remember when we wrote proposals to the federal government. We had to ...

Spoke at the Veterans Affairs committee on Transition to Civilian Life Thank you so much, Chair. I just want to read into the record a motion on notice. I will not be moving it today, of course, ...

Spoke in the House on Canada Labour Code Madam Speaker, the NDP is very proud of the work we have done on the bill, but I do have some serious concerns. I know that ...

A month ago

Spoke at the Veterans Affairs committee on Transition to Civilian Life First of all, I want to thank all the witnesses today for both their service and their important testimony. I'm going to start with Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel ...

Spoke in the House on Points of Order Madam Speaker, I rise on the previous point of order. We just want to block a space to come back to give further information.

Spoke in the House on Business of Supply Madam Speaker, I know that, after serving newcomers to Canada for over eight years in my previous position, immigrants to Canada are some of the most ...

Spoke at the Veterans Affairs committee on Experience of Women Veterans Thank you so much, Chair. I hate to correct you, Cathay, but actually, there are published national standards for all animal-assisted human services. They're not specific ...

Two months ago

Spoke in the House on Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, 2023 Madam Speaker, there is a fairly sizable Ukraine community in my riding, and I want to give a special shout-out to Stefan and Slav, who have ...

Spoke in the House on Lowering Prices for Canadians Act Madam Speaker, I want to thank my two colleagues who spoke before me. I really appreciated both of their interpretations of this particular bill and the ...

Spoke in the House on Health Madam Speaker, toxic drug overdoses have devastated countless communities, like in my riding. Campbell River just witnessed the worst year on record for toxic drug-related deaths, ...

Three months ago

Spoke at the Veterans Affairs committee on Meetings Thank you, Mr. Chair. I appreciate that. I have absolutely no problem supporting the motion that Mr. Richards has put forward, and I've shared that with ...

Spoke at the Veterans Affairs committee on Meetings Thank you, Chair. I always enjoy getting the last word in, so I appreciate that. I'm going to go, through the chair, to Mr. Harris. If ...

Spoke at the Veterans Affairs committee on Experience of Women Veterans Thank you. That's very helpful. We've heard testimony—Dr. Courchesne is here again today—that the Department of Veterans Affairs is working in partnership with the SMSRC. Could ...

More than three months ago

Spoke at the Veterans Affairs committee on Experience of Women Veterans Thank you so much, Chair. I want to thank both the witnesses for their powerful testimony today. We've heard again and again from women veterans that ...

Posted on Twitter @IAMRockwell @PersianGulfVets We talked about you!!

Posted on Twitter Thanks to Harold Davis and Mike McGlennon @PersianGulfVets for your time meeting w me today. Thank you for your ser… https://t.co/pEXCQFoIVt

Posted on Twitter I wrote Minister @Carolyn_Bennett to include women Veterans in the process of creating CANMAT clinical practice gui… https://t.co/71zfIY1KUn

Posted on Twitter Too many women Veterans tell me they feel invisible in CAF & VAC. That's why I'm pushing @Carolyn_Bennett to inclu… https://t.co/0jKMxCEn9N

Posted on Twitter Grateful for the advocacy of these two powerful women Veterans to keep pushing CAF/DND and VAC for meaningful chang… https://t.co/XakSfEJjtH

Posted on Twitter Improving the women’s health strategy in the CAF requires the military to hire OBGYNs for serving members, @SenRPatterson tells NDDN.

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-221 An Act to amend certain Acts in relation to survivor pension benefits

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-207 An Act to amend the Canadian Bill of Rights (right to housing)

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-283 An Act to establish National Food Waste Awareness Day and to provide for the development of a national strategy to reduce food waste in Canada

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-449 An Act to amend the Old Age Security Act (monthly guaranteed income supplement)

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-325 An Act to amend the Canadian Bill of Rights (right to housing)