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  • Her favourite word is research.

Liberal MP for Kitchener South—Hespeler (Ontario)

Won her last election, in 2021, with 37% 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

Spoke in the House on Pharmacare Mr. Speaker, our government's groundbreaking pharmacare program will provide free contraceptives to millions of women across Canada. While access to free contraceptives is fundamental for every ...

Voted No 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)

A week ago

Spoke in the House on Grand Valley Institution for Women Mr. Speaker, recently I had the honour of welcoming the Minister for Women and Gender Equality, along with the member for Oakville North—Burlington and the member ...

Spoke at the Public Accounts committee on Report 3, First Nations and Inuit Policing Program, of the 2024 Reports ... Okay. Mr. Tupper, could you explain how you plan to bridge the gap between the two types of agreements? We keep referring to the different service ...

Spoke at the Science and Research committee on The Distribution of Federal Government Funding Among Canada's Post-Secondary Institutions Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you to all of our witnesses for appearing today and sharing your unique perspectives and experience. Before I start the questioning, ...

Three weeks ago

Spoke at the Science and Research committee on The Distribution of Federal Government Funding Among Canada's Post-Secondary Institutions Thank you. Ms. Poncelin de Raucourt, you indicated that many of the U15 universities tend to be located in large urban centres and have medical schools. ...

Spoke at the Science and Research committee on The Distribution of Federal Government Funding Among Canada's Post-Secondary Institutions Thank you for that. I am really interested in the wind tunnel. If this committee had obtained permission to travel and see some of these things, ...

A month ago

Spoke at the Public Accounts committee on Report 2, Housing in First Nations Communities, of the 2024 Reports 2 ... The AG's report identified that there was “[l]imited assurance of compliance with building code standards”, that they “lacked the necessary supporting documentation” and that “CMHC did ...

Spoke at the Science and Research committee on The Distribution of Federal Government Funding Among Canada's Post-Secondary Institutions Thank you so much, Mr. Chair. Thank you to both of the witnesses today. I was glad to hear you refer to SONAMI. Conestoga College is ...

Spoke in the House on Innovation, Science and Industry Mr. Speaker, Canadians know better than to trust the Conservatives' failed policies. On this side of the House, our government is focused on creating more good ...

Spoke at the Public Accounts committee on Report 1, ArriveCAN, of the 2024 Report 1 of the Auditor General ... Okay. I understood from what you said before that the work with the ArriveCAN app still continues and they are still being billed for the cloud. ...

Spoke at the Public Accounts committee on Report 1, ArriveCAN, of the 2024 Report 1 of the Auditor General ... Thank you very much. Thank you to the witnesses for coming today. Some of this might be a bit repetitive from your opening comments, but I ...

Two months ago

Spoke in the House on World Tuberculosis Day Mr. Speaker, this coming Sunday, March 24, is World Tuberculosis Day. TB is the leading infectious disease killer in the world, only briefly passed by COVID-19 ...

Three months ago

Spoke in the House on Carbon Pricing Madam Speaker, this April, residents of Kitchener South—Hespeler will be receiving their first quarterly installment of the Canada carbon rebate. Can the Minister of Environment and ...

Spoke in the House on Petitions Madam Speaker, it is my honour to rise in this House to present a petition signed by 75 members of the Canadian-Ukrainian community in the Waterloo ...

Spoke in the House on Waterloo Region Change-Makers Madam Speaker, on February 3 we welcomed the Prime Minister to the Waterloo region and the SDG Idea Factory, a hub dedicated to advancing the UN's ...

Spoke in the House on Former CEO of Food Bank of Waterloo Region Mr. Speaker, on Monday, January 15, the Waterloo region lost a great community leader, with the passing of Wendi Campbell, the former CEO of the Waterloo ...