Political Party Funding  Mr. Speaker, I would first like to thank the people of the riding of Medicine Hat for electing me as their member of Parliament and giving me the honour of representing them in the House. The opposition members should be ashamed of themselves. They have shown yet again

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, I will be sharing my time with the hon. member for West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country. It is an honour for me to rise in the House to give my maiden speech. I would like to take a few minutes to thank the constituents of my riding of Medicine Hat

National Defence committee  , as the research obviously has been very much so to the military. The other comment I'd like to make is about how we've talked about unmanned vehicles. You may be aware that Medicine Hat is home to the administration for the Canadian Centre for Unmanned Vehicle Systems. Having said that, I

Canadian Forces Reserves  Mr. Speaker, Canadian Forces Base Suffield is in my riding of Medicine Hat and I am pleased to inform the House that in my home province of Alberta, the first bill being introduced into the new sitting of the legislature is a bill to amend the employment standards code

Alberta Film and Television Awards   was awarded Best Actor for his exemplary performance in the Seven24 Films production, Wild Roses. MacKenzie hails from Medicine Hat and comes from a talented family. Kalan Porter, Canadian Idol 2004 winner, is MacKenzie's older brother. MacKenzie is 19 years old and has already performed

National Defence committee  MDA has a facility in our riding, in the Medicine Hat riding. The Canadian Centre for Unmanned Vehicle Systems is also headquartered in Medicine Hat. So that, for me, is a very positive thing. I found your presentation, as well as the one the other day regarding the satellites

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Yes, I understand that, because in my own riding of Medicine Hat we actually got some of that ACAP funding.

Child Protection Act (Online Sexual Exploitation)  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to ask questions on this very important bill. I point out that citizens of the fabulous riding of Medicine Hat have very much been in support of the anti-crime bills that we have put through. They regularly call our office and ask why we have not done

Community Service  Madam Speaker, for the past 34 years Dr. Kenneth Sauer has enriched the city of Medicine Hat through his volunteerism and public service. A former educator and city alderman, Dr. Sauer has held many leadership roles in the community with the Palliser Health Region, the Medicine

National Defence committee  There was something else you talked about earlier with HRSDC, in terms of R and D and working with other military-type situations. We have an organization in Medicine Hat, Meggitt Defense Systems, and they have been working hand in glove with those folks, and you talked about

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  That's a good point. In my own riding of Medicine Hat, we have communities that have had boil-water advisories for many years. Anyway, I would also like to get an indication of what the department is doing in terms of the number of housing units and schools being built

Citizens of the Year  Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to two outstanding constituents of the Medicine Hat riding, Albert Zagorsky and Talon Chandler. Albert Zagorsky was recently named citizen of the year by Grasslands Regional Family and Community Support Services. For over 40 years, Mr

Public Accounts committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'd like to thank the witnesses for coming today. Canada's economic action plan was huge for my riding. I had the opportunity to talk to all the mayors and the reeves throughout our riding. Medicine Hat is a fairly large riding in the southeast corner

Special Olympics World Summer Games  Mr. Speaker, I am honoured to congratulate my constituent, Christine Sullivan, who will be competing in power lifting at the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Athens, Greece. Christine is from my riding of Medicine Hat, and she and 108 other athletes are proudly

Citizen Awards  , Alex won a trip to Ottawa to tour Parliament where I was pleased to meet and congratulate her. I congratulate both Tamara and Alex on their well-deserved awards. Both of these individuals embody the civic spirit that continues to make the Medicine Hat constituency a great place