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A new beginning It is certainly a new perspective as the 42nd Parliament in Canada began in December 2015, as I took my seat as a member of Her Majesty’s Loyal Official Opposition. Although we are no longer Government, I am proud of what we ...
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Home sweet home. The Parliament rose for the summer on Friday, June 19, meaning I was able to head home for the summer. I thoroughly enjoy working with Prime Minister Harper, my colleagues in the House of Commons and my dedicated, hard-working ...
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Hello Everyone, It is never too early to start planning for what will certainly be an epic party. Certainly Canada’s 150th birthday is still two years away, but when you are celebrating a milestone of this magnitude an ordinary soiree simply ...
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Hello again everyone, April 21 was an incredible day as Finance Minister Joe Oliver announced our 2015-16 Budget and I could not have been more pleased with our Economic Action Plan 2015. The budget included a number of programs which are going ...
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I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter and enjoyed the time at home with family and friends. For me and my family, it was a welcome break as the snowy weekend allowed us to stay home and savour a few quiet days at home. To be honest, it was the ...
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From my family to yours – Happy Easter! Wishing all my constituents in Macleod a good and safe holiday weekend. To view my Easter Greetings video, click here
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Good morning all, The Macleod riding has a storied military history. Men and women from southern Alberta played an integral role for Canada’s armed forces; residents from our riding fought at Vimy Ridge, on the shores of Normandy, in Korea, ...
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Hello all, It is with great sadness I start this edition of Foothills Focus with the news of a death of a Canadian soldier in Iraq. On Saturday, Sgt. Andrew Joseph Doiron was killed in friendly fire while training and assisting Iraqi Kurdish ...
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Hello all, After a long wait the much anticipated report regarding the gun seizures in High River was released by the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission to the RCMP on Feb. 12. Myself and fellow parliamentarians, including MP Scott Reid, ...
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Hello everyone, After some welcome time at home the winter session of Parliament resumed on Jan. 26 and it was a rude welcome back in Ottawa. While the weather was balmy and beautiful at home in southern Alberta – friends and neighbours ...
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