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  • His favourite word is food.

NDP MP for Cowichan—Malahat—Langford (B.C.)

Won his last election, in 2021, with 43% of the vote.

Yesterday

Voted Yes on Vote #759 on Bill C-59 Implement certain provisions of the fall economic statement tabled in Parliament on November 21, 2023 ...

Two days ago

Voted Yes on Vote #754 Eighth report of the Standing Committee on National Defence

Voted Yes on Vote #755 18th report of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights

Voted No on Vote #756 on Bill C-375 Amend the Impact Assessment Act (federal-provincial agreements)

Voted Yes on Vote #757 Private Members' Business M-112 (Political interference, violence, or intimidation on Canadian soil)

Three days ago

Spoke in the House on Budget Implementation Act, 2024, No. 1 Madam Speaker, my Conservative colleague indeed is correct. We are going to support the budget. However, it is in the context of the fact that we ...

Spoke in the House on Petitions Mr. Speaker, as the NDP's agriculture critic, and someone who has enjoyed working with Canada's organic sector, I am pleased to rise today to table e-petition ...

This week

Spoke in the House on Budget Implementation Act, 2024, No. 1 Madam Speaker, I would like to refer to the part in this bill that would double the volunteer firefighter tax credit and the search and rescue ...

A week ago

Spoke in the House on National Strategy on Brain Injuries Act moved that Bill C-277, an act to establish a national strategy on brain injuries, be read the second time and referred to a committee. Madam Speaker, ...

Spoke in the House on Fisheries and Oceans Mr. Speaker, the community of Port Renfrew in my riding relies on recreational fishing as the major economic driver in the region, bringing in an estimated ...

Spoke at the Public Safety committee on Growing Problem of Car Thefts in Canada Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I'd like to start my first questions with SHIELD. Professor, in your opening statement, you mentioned artificial intelligence and touched ...

Spoke in the House on Questions Passed as Orders for Returns With regard to federal support to Canada’s grocery sector, between November 1, 2015, to January 1, 2024: (a) how much federal funding was provided to Canada’s ...

Three weeks ago

Spoke at the Public Safety committee on Growing Problem of Car Thefts in Canada Thank you very much, Chair. I'd like to thank our witnesses today for helping to guide us through this study. It seems to me when looking ...

Spoke at the Agriculture committee on An Act to prohibit the export by air of horses for slaughter ... Thank you, Chair. Since this committee meeting is happening in public, it's really important for everyone to understand what privilege is. Privilege in a parliamentary context ...

Spoke at the Public Safety committee on Growing Problem of Car Thefts in Canada and Modification to the National ... Thank you very much, Chair. It's really good to be back in my old stomping grounds in the public safety committee. I'd really like to thank ...

Spoke in the House on Questions on the Order Paper With regard to federal funding for the Stornoway residence, since January 1, 2016: how much federal funding has been provided to pay for food expenses for ...

A month ago

Spoke in the House on Privilege I am rising on the question of privilege with respect to the government's response to my question on the Order Paper. On February 14, I submitted ...

Spoke at the Agriculture committee on An Act to prohibit the export by air of horses for slaughter ... Thanks, Chair. I would like to reserve the right to put some amendments into the preamble. My position and the position of the NDP is quite ...

Two months ago

Spoke at the Agriculture committee on An Act to prohibit the export by air of horses for slaughter ... Thank you for that. I do want, in my limited time, to turn to Overseas Horse Services. I want to go through the points that you ...

Spoke at the Foreign Affairs committee on Briefing on the Situation in Israel and Gaza and Canada's Diplomatic Capacity Thank you. You mentioned in your opening statements about Israel's right to defend itself. I think everyone around this committee understands that right is afforded to ...

Spoke at the Agriculture committee on An Act to prohibit the export by air of horses for slaughter ... Thank you very much, Mr. Chair, and thank you to the witnesses for helping guide us through this study. Dr. Ireland, I'd like to start with ...

More than three months ago

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-366 An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (substances in menstrual tampons)

Posted on Twitter Portage—Lisgar is going to be fun to watch. https://t.co/2oMTHV65An

Posted on Twitter It’s been quite the week with lots of bills: C-282, C-280, C-314, C-281, and C-21. Very happy to be flying back ho… https://t.co/qZ8Cow9MKZ

Posted on Twitter With respect, I’m proud of how our team protected hunters, farmers, and Indigenous people from Liberal overreach, s… https://t.co/PpyAVSdjwY

Posted on Twitter Thank you to the @marchofdimescda for their support of my Bill #C277, the National Strategy on Brain Injuries Act. https://t.co/5PZkCxzHgw

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-333 An Act respecting a national day of remembrance to honour Canadian Armed Forces members who have lost their lives in peacetime in Canada

Posted on Twitter Today, on behalf of many veterans who have been championing this cause in my riding, I was proud to formally introd… https://t.co/OYRtYpgyGH

Posted on Twitter Great thread on how Pierre Poilievre and Conservatives are deliberately pushing disinformation and playing politics… https://t.co/3k3jzv9aWf

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-315 An Act to amend the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Act (investments)

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-305 An Act to amend the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 (anchorage prohibition)

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-303 An Act to amend the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-277 An Act to establish a national strategy on brain injuries

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-203 An Act respecting soil conservation and soil health