During the recent election campaign and in many conversations that followed, I have promised that if re-elected I would be a strong representative and that I would use every parliamentary tool available to raise the concerns of constituents severely impacted by the prolonged economic downturn in Alberta. During the brief sitting that occurred in early …
On November 29, I was pleased to be reappointed to Opposition Leader Andrew Scheer’s Shadow Cabinet. After two years as Shadow Minister for National Revenue, I was named Shadow Minister for Finance (Associate) where I will work with my opposition colleagues to hold the government accountable. At the time of writing the new Parliament is …
Mr. Speaker, I am going to share my time with the member for North Okanagan—Shuswap. Though I rose briefly during Routine Proceedings last Friday, this is my first speech in the 43rd Parliament and I would like to take this occasion to give some additional words of thanks. As a temporary custodian of this seat …
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I would like to take this opportunity to thank voters for re-electing me to the House of Commons in October. It is a tremendous honour and privilege as well as important responsibility to represent my constituents in Ottawa. The need to continually earn your trust is something that I will never take for granted. We …