I am honoured to serve as Shadow Minister for Agriculture, Agri-Food and Food Security in the 44th Parliament. The Canadian agriculture and agri-food sectors account for more than $100 billion in economic activity every year and employ more than two million Canadians. The importance of ... Full Article

To the voters of Foothills, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude for once again showing your confidence in me to be your voice in Parliament. I am truly honoured. An election is not won alone, and I am grateful to the dedicated and passionate volunteers who played an integral role on ... Full Article

The uncovering of the 215 innocent children in unmarked graves at the site of a former residential school outside Kamloops in B.C. is absolutely devastating. This horrific tragedy has once again deepened the wounds of the survivors of residential schools, their families and indigenous people ... Full Article

Dangerous. Draconian. One of the worst things to happen to free speech in our history Bill C-10 is a blatant attack against our Charter Rights, full stop. What began as a mediocre attempt at legislation to level the playing field between Internet streaming giants and traditional Canadian ... Full Article

The impact this pandemic has had on our mental health will far outlast this crisis. This is something we cannot ignore. The pandemic, resulting lockdowns, restrictions and failures of the government have taken an unimaginable toll on everyone’s mental health, sparing no one and no age ... Full Article

‘Til Debt do us part The Liberals tabled their first budget in two years, and it was certainly not worth the wait.   Canada is overdrawn, yet Trudeau presented a deficit of more than $350 billion and $100 billion in new spending this year. This is not stimulus spending focused on ... Full Article

            No family should ever feel unsafe in their home, but rural crime remains a critical issue across Alberta and certainly in Foothills.   My Conservative colleagues and I have brought forward several initiatives on rural crime including a study at the ... Full Article

            Now, more than ever, rural Canadians count on access to reliable high-speed Internet. The strain of the pandemic has forced many people to work from home and students to learn virtually. Small business owners need to connect to the virtual marketplace, ... Full Article

  Canada is home to some of the world’s best and brightest and this should be their time to shine. A Made-In-Canada solution has the potential to open businesses, open our borders, our schools, and not only get our economy back on track, but to make it boom. We need to change the ... Full Article

Opioid addiction is a serious problem in southern Alberta, but the situation has surpassed a crisis level due in large part to the stress and unemployment brought about by the pandemic. A recent study by the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) showed the devastating impact the pandemic is ... Full Article