‘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

The metaphorical Canadian boat is sinking, and the Liberals are looking to spend money on green retrofits before plugging the hole in the hull. When the ship’s taking on water, bailing is important, but plugging holes is essential. The Liberals have managed do neither in their fiscal update ... Full Article

  In celebration on St. Andrews Day, I am pleased to share this exciting news;   The Canada-Scotland Friendship Group has been reconstituted on Parliament Hill. Originally founded in 2011 and relaunched on October 27th, 2020, the group is a nonpartisan committee consisting of over 40 ... Full Article

A Private Members’ Bill introduced by John Barlow, Member of Parliament for Foothills, begins the first hour of debate on Thursday November 26th in the House of Commons. MP Barlow’s Bill C-205, An Act to amend the Health of Animals Act, addresses the critical issue of securing the ... Full Article

  It is an honour and privilege to be appointed by Opposition Leader Erin O’Toole to sit as a member of the Standing Committee on Health. As Canada enters the second wave of the COVID pandemic the work we do on the Health committee will be as important as ever. Many aspects of our ... Full Article

Parliament is an essential pillar in our democracy and Members of Parliament are essential workers meaning we should be in Ottawa representing our constituents in a fully functional House of Commons. Last week I returned to Ottawa to participate in the in-person debate fighting to have ... Full Article