Facts on Pipelines
April 11, 2019
Read the latest community mailing titled, “Let’s take a look at the facts on pipelines”
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MP Report – It’s In You To Give
April 1, 2019
April 2019 It’s in you to give! April is ‘Be a Donor Month’ and is an opportunity to encourage Canadians to become a registered organ and tissue donor. My Private Member’s Bill C-316 ...
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MP Report – Filing Your Taxes Pays
February 22, 2019
Filing Your Taxes Pays Most Canadians get a tax refund and so it pays to file your taxes. Last year, 56% of Canadians (down from 58% the year before) received a refund with the average refund ...
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STEM
February 22, 2019
STEM Resources for Teachers The Government of Canada has a number of free resources for teachers to promote STEM education available at on its website. Things you can do in your classroom to ...
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Information for Seniors
February 22, 2019
canada.ca/seniors The Government of Canada provides useful portal for those looking for information commonly used by Seniors at www.canada.ca/seniors. Links to information on the following items ...
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Passenger Bill of Rights Proposal
January 21, 2019
In May 2018, the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) began developing Air Passenger Protection Regulations that will establish airline obligations toward passengers, including minimum ...
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New Drone Rules
January 18, 2019
New rules for drones in Canada On January 9, 2019, the Government of Canada published new rules for flying drones in Canada. These rules will come into effect on June 1, 2019. You can read up on ...
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Resources for Teachers
January 17, 2019
Resources for Teachers The Library of Parliament has some excellent resources for teachers available at no cost to your school budget. Resources include handouts, videos and photos, trivia, ...
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For Teachers
January 17, 2019
This program brings together 85 educators from across Canada for a week on Parliament Hill to learn about Parliament, governance and citizenship. The deadline to apply for this opportunity is ...
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MP Report – Stay Connected
January 16, 2019
Stay Connected “I just wanted to say for the first time in 30 years, I feel like I am actually connected to the government through my MP. Your monthly mailings and this email newsletter gives ...
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Free Tax Clinics
January 9, 2019
Free Tax Clinics Each year, through the Community Volunteer Income Tax Program (CVITP), participating community organizations and volunteers help over half a million Canadians file their income ...
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Important Notices & Recalls
December 10, 2018
Important Notices & Recalls From time to time, we hear about product recalls, vehicle recalls, food and health product recalls, but not all of them make the daily news. The federal government ...
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MP Report – Decision Time
November 27, 2018
Decision Time Within the next year Albertans will be asked to go to the polls for both a provincial and federal election. The 2019 elections will be critically important for the future of our ...
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Safety Notices & Recalls
November 27, 2018
Important Safety Notices & Recalls The Government of Canada separates warnings, advisories, notices and recalls into four primary categories as follows: Consumer Products Vehicles ...
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S-214
October 25, 2018
Many constituents have contacted my office asking for my position on Bill S-214, which was introduced by Conservative Senator Caroline Stewart-Olsen. As you may already know, I have been a strong ...
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Tax Scams
October 25, 2018
Taxpayers should be vigilant when they receive, either by telephone, mail, text message or email, a fraudulent communication that claims to be from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) requesting ...
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MP Report – Lest We Forget
September 26, 2018
Lest We Forget This November we will commemorate the 100 year anniversary of the end of World War I. This anniversary will make annual Remembrance ceremonies all the more poignant this ...
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Marijuana Sales in Calgary Confederation
September 25, 2018
The City of Calgary is responsible for authorizing locations in our community for marijuana sales. This map (http://www.calgary.ca/PDA/pd/Scripts/land-use-bylaw/cannabis-store-info-map.html) ...
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Community Survey Results
September 6, 2018
This summer I conducted an extensive household survey in the Calgary Confederation riding through a mail-in survey and the results are detailed below in the newsletter. I want to thank all those ...
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New protection for bees
August 23, 2018
Since being elected as your Member of Parliament in 2015, many constituents have written to me calling for a ban on neonicotinoid pesticides to protect our declining bee populations across ...
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