O'toole Ahead, Lewis Gaining for Conservative Leader

Total Page:16

File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb

O'toole Ahead, Lewis Gaining for Conservative Leader Your community... your newspaper! Call 1-844-GNG-NEWS (ext. 222) to renew or subscribe today. THE MELVILLE $1.50 PER COPYCOPY Friday,Friday, GST INCLUDEDINCLUDED JJulyuly 10, 20220200 Vol.Vol. 94 No. 2727 AgreementAgreement # 4001192240011922 PROUDLYPRROUUDDLY SERVINGSESERRVINNG MELVILLEMMELVILLE ANDAND SURROUNDINGSURROUNDING AREAAREA SINCESISINCN E 19291929 • WWW.GRASSLANDSNEWS.CAWWWW .G. RAASSSSLAL NDSNEWS.CA • 1-306-728-54481-306-728-5448 DemolitionD liti dropd CHRISCCHRISSSAS ASHFIELDHFIELD | GRASSLANDSGGRASSSSLANDSS NEWS Demolition of the old water treatment plant in Melville continues and last week crews were using a wrecking ball to break up material to haul it away. The demolition, which began in June, is expected to be completed later this month. There are no water interruptions expected due to the demolition of the facility but access to the water treatment plant has been limited and restricted. O’Toole ahead, Lewis gaining for Conservative leader By Alan Hustak try as a legal analyst. I under- during the last election. Crit- candidates, better than those Grasslands News stand the resource economy,” ics claim MacKay sat out the who have announced,” he told he said.” campaign and did Scheer no Grasslands. There are voters Souris Moose-Mountain favours by complaining that who remain loyal Scheer’ sup- Erin O’Toole appears to have MP Robert Kitchen supported the opposition leader failed porters. “I like Andrew. He’s a the edge among Saskatchewan’s O’Toole in the last leadership to inspire voters. “He missed nice guy,” said Petri Keppo“- voting delegates in the race to race, in which he finished third, the open net on a breakaway,” Conservatives need a fighter, replace Andrew Scheer as Con- and is backing him again. ”He MacKay famously quipped. someone with a passionate soul. servative party leader. fully understands that we in the MacKay supporters say that in But there are indications Who is that conservative?” west, with our agricultural and spite of those remarks, the for- With Andrew Scheer as that Jamaican born Toronto energy sectors, are the back- mer Progressive-Conservative lawyer, Leslyn Lewis, is gain- O’TOOLE LEWIS leader, the conservatives won bone of the country,” Kitchen leader from Nova Scotia has the all 14 seats in the province ing support among voting del- told Grasslands News in an in- high national recognition factor egates in the province. Both Lewis also has the support collecting 64 per cent of the terview. “Because of Covid he needed to defeat Trudeau. popular vote. The most recent Lewis and O’Toole, the MP from hasn’t been out here campaign- of Battlefords-Lloydminster MP Prince Albert MP Randy poll tracking suggests that no Durham, Ont., have outpaced ing, but a lot of my support goes Rosemarie Falk. Falk said she Hoback, one of MacKay’s cam- matter who the conservatives the perceived front-runner, back to his experience as an MP supports Lewis “for her com- paign chairs, says a high profile choose, the new leader has a Peter MacKay in fundraising and his military background.” mon sense,” and because un- candidate is needed if conser- challenge ahead. Conservative in Saskatchewan. O’Toole is also supported like the other candidates, she vatives are to win the next poll numbers have slipped 21 O’Toole was briefly a cabinet by Regina Lewvan MP Warren has “no baggage” and brings election. “You have to look at minister when Stephen Harper Steinley who insists that he is to the party a clean slate, “no a variety of things, including per centage points to 43 per cent was prime minister. In a brief the best candidate to get the baggage, nothing that could be Peter’s political experience,” in Saskatchewan since the last stop over in the province, conservative message out. used against her in a campaign. says Hoback. MacKay is also election. The Liberals are up 20 O’Toole said even though he is Yorkton Melville MP Cathay Jeremy Patzer, the MP for supported by Saskatoon MP’s points from the 11 per cent they not from the west, he has served Wagantall is one of three Sas- Cypress Hills-Grasslands is also Brad Redekopp, and Corey managed to collect in the prov- and lived in all parts of Canada katchewan MP’s supporting a Lewis supporter. They argue Tochor and Churchill River’s ince in 2019. If an election were when he was in the Royal Cana- Leslyn Lewis. Wagantall says that Lewis could expand the Gary Vidal. held today, Liberals could win dian Air Force. “That gives me she admires Lewis’ “vibrant base of the party and change its Andrew Scheer hasn’t en- one or two seats in Saskatche- a perspective. I’m a lawyer as character,” and describes her right-wing, white-male image dorsed any of the candidates wan and the NDP one. well. In the private sector, I’ve as “wise, articulate, direct, and become more inclusive. lined up to replace him. He has Ballots for the conservative worked on a deal related to the truthful, and transparent. I’m Many in Saskatchewan have made it obvious that he is not race have to be mailed in by Potash Corporation. I under- just really impressed with her not forgiven Peter MacKay for impressed with any of them. “I August 21, with the results ex- stand the resource economy, I ability to stand strong on any having helped to undermine was expecting more candidates, pected to be announced before worked in the oil and gas indus- debate.” Andrew Scheer’s leadership a field of publicly recognized Labour Day in September. Trust us with what matters most. HOME – AUTO 215 - 3rd Ave. W., Melville, SK FARM – BUSINESS www.trustmarkinsurance.ca P: 306.728.2165 2 July 10, 2020 0HOYLOOH$GYDQFH:KLWHZRRG*UHQIHOO+HUDOG6XQ)RUW4X·$SSHOOH7LPHV Grasslands News Major maintenance 68%0,77('_*5$66/$1'61(:6 Minor maintenance 68%0,77('_*5$66/$1'61(:6 Curtis Brooks hooks up equipment to the Dominator 3 storm chasing vehicle. Maintenance on the Dominator 3 includes keeping windows clean to ensure The mechanic has helped design many features on the unique vehicle. the storm chasers can get good video and photos. Storm chasers series Local mechanic makes history with Dominator By Wade Walz he was even remotely in- ing system for the vehicle structive power of tor- your brain is screaming He says positive expe- Grasslands News terested in but when the to standards capable of nadoes. That is the 100 ‘what are you doing, get riences definitely outnum- opportunity presented it- surviving tornadoes. per cent end game, says out of here!’” ber the negative ones but Part two of a self, he jumped. The idea for the rocket Brooks. But, he also says it’s there is one negative that four-part series. “Sean (Schofer) phoned launcher came from the “It’s been said forever exciting and describes is sometimes hard to deal Melville’s Curtis me one day and said his team’s meteorologist, Dr. that early warning sys- it as hours of boredom with. Brooks spent decades mechanic for Dominator Reed Timmer, who had tems or gaining a better waiting and then all of a “The time we spend working as an auto me- 3 quit and wasn’t going tried, unsuccessfully at understanding of how sudden it’s time to go to away from our families chanic in the city and to go with the team for times, to launch in the they form will help save work. while we’re travelling. has been a firefighting the upcoming chase sea- past. Brooks took what lives and property.” He lists the Linwood, A typical chase season instructor with Parkland son and asked if I was Timmer had started with Chasing storms that Kansas tornado last year would see us head for the College for the past num- interested… I knew about and created his own de- kill people daily during as one of the top high- southern United States in ber of years. However, it’s the Dominator - I talked sign during his downtime the season is a dangerous lights because they were April and work our way his newest passion which to Sean when they were a couple winters ago. task but one which Brooks able to recover the rocket. north into Canada ending has vaulted him into the building it - and knew the “I designed the rocket feels he was prepared for “The tornado actually in July. We try to come limelight. team was in a pinch so I using a simulator, put it even if he didn’t know he carried the rocket for 50 home a few times inbe- together and ran a series Brooks is one-fourth of decided to give it a try.” was preparing for it. miles before we found it. tween but it’s a lot of driv- of tests until I had some- the famous Team Domi- That was nearly six “Every time we go Mark lost the GPS signal ing…” thing that had the poten- nator storm chasing team years ago. chasing it’s a scary situ- at some point so Reed With the Covid restric- tial to work. I played with which made history last His role as lead me- ation but, for me it’s a lot went on social media with tions still in place, the rockets a little in the past like firefighting. When pictures and a description team will focus its energy year in the United States. chanic for the Dominator which allowed me to un- you enter a burning build- of what it looked like and on chasing in Canada – The team successfully 3 chase vehicle meant he derstand what was going ing you should have a lit- someone recognized it.
Recommended publications
  • Joint Statement Calling for Sanctioning of Chinese and Hong Kong Officials and Protection for Hong Kongers at Risk of Political Persecution
    Joint statement calling for sanctioning of Chinese and Hong Kong officials and protection for Hong Kongers at risk of political persecution We, the undersigned, call upon the Government of Canada to take action in light of the mass arrests and assault on civil rights following the unilateral imposition of the new National Security Law in Hong Kong. Many in Hong Kong fear they will face the same fate as the student protestors in Tiananmen Square, defenders’ lawyers, and millions of interned Uyghurs, Tibetans, and faith groups whose rights of free expression and worship are denied. We urge the Government of Canada to offer a “Safe Harbour Program” with an expedited process to grant protection and permanent residency status to Hong Kongers at risk of political persecution under the National Security Law, including international students and expatriate workers who have been involved in protest actions in Canada. Furthermore, Canada must invoke the Sergei Magnitsky Law to sanction Chinese and Hong Kong officials who instituted the National Security Law, as well as other acts violating human rights; and to ban them and their immediate family members from Canada and freeze their Canadian assets. Canada needs to work closely with international allies with shared values to institute a strong policy toward China. It is time for Canada to take meaningful action to show leadership on the world stage. Signatories: Civil society organizations Action Free Hong Kong Montreal Canada-Hong Kong Link Canada Tibet Committee Canadian Centre for Victims of
    [Show full text]
  • Canada Gazette, Part I
    EXTRA Vol. 153, No. 12 ÉDITION SPÉCIALE Vol. 153, no 12 Canada Gazette Gazette du Canada Part I Partie I OTTAWA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2019 OTTAWA, LE JEUDI 14 NOVEMBRE 2019 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER BUREAU DU DIRECTEUR GÉNÉRAL DES ÉLECTIONS CANADA ELECTIONS ACT LOI ÉLECTORALE DU CANADA Return of Members elected at the 43rd general Rapport de député(e)s élu(e)s à la 43e élection election générale Notice is hereby given, pursuant to section 317 of the Can- Avis est par les présentes donné, conformément à l’ar- ada Elections Act, that returns, in the following order, ticle 317 de la Loi électorale du Canada, que les rapports, have been received of the election of Members to serve in dans l’ordre ci-dessous, ont été reçus relativement à l’élec- the House of Commons of Canada for the following elec- tion de député(e)s à la Chambre des communes du Canada toral districts: pour les circonscriptions ci-après mentionnées : Electoral District Member Circonscription Député(e) Avignon–La Mitis–Matane– Avignon–La Mitis–Matane– Matapédia Kristina Michaud Matapédia Kristina Michaud La Prairie Alain Therrien La Prairie Alain Therrien LaSalle–Émard–Verdun David Lametti LaSalle–Émard–Verdun David Lametti Longueuil–Charles-LeMoyne Sherry Romanado Longueuil–Charles-LeMoyne Sherry Romanado Richmond–Arthabaska Alain Rayes Richmond–Arthabaska Alain Rayes Burnaby South Jagmeet Singh Burnaby-Sud Jagmeet Singh Pitt Meadows–Maple Ridge Marc Dalton Pitt Meadows–Maple Ridge Marc Dalton Esquimalt–Saanich–Sooke Randall Garrison Esquimalt–Saanich–Sooke
    [Show full text]
  • Debates of the House of Commons
    43rd PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION House of Commons Debates Official Report (Hansard) Volume 150 No. 117 Monday, June 14, 2021 Speaker: The Honourable Anthony Rota CONTENTS (Table of Contents appears at back of this issue.) 8309 HOUSE OF COMMONS Monday, June 14, 2021 The House met at 11 a.m. [English] NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR A GUARANTEED BASIC INCOME ACT Prayer Ms. Julie Dzerowicz (Davenport, Lib.) moved that Bill C-273, An Act to establish a national strategy for a guaranteed basic in‐ come, be read the second time and referred to a committee. PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS She said: Mr. Speaker, I am absolutely honoured to rise in the ● (1105) House today to speak to my private member's bill, Bill C-273, an [Translation] act to establish a national strategy for a guaranteed basic income. I give my thanks to the member for Malpeque, who seconded the bill The Speaker: The Chair would like to take a moment to provide and is a champion for a guaranteed basic income pilot in his home some information to the House regarding the management of Pri‐ province of P.E.I., and to the member for Beaches—East York, a vate Members' Business. true progressive who traded his spot so I could stand in the House today to begin second reading of Bill C-273. I feel blessed to call As members know, certain procedural realities constrain the him a colleague and friend. Speaker and members insofar as legislation is concerned. [English] Basic income is not a new idea. It is one that has been circulating in Canada for decades.
    [Show full text]
  • Debates of the House of Commons
    43rd PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION House of Commons Debates Official Report (Hansard) Volume 150 No. 026 Wednesday, November 4, 2020 Speaker: The Honourable Anthony Rota CONTENTS (Table of Contents appears at back of this issue.) 1657 HOUSE OF COMMONS Wednesday, November 4, 2020 The House met at 2 p.m. A member of the Saskatoon Fire Department, she serves the community as the department's community relations officer. She further serves Saskatoon as an ambassador for the city's Remem‐ bering When program. Prayer ● (1405) Firefighters, like all first responders, rush toward danger in order to save ordinary people who are in trouble. They do not know what [English] they will encounter, but through their training, experience and The Speaker: It being Wednesday, we will now have the singing teamwork, they know they will face that crisis head-on. Their skill of the national anthem led by the hon. member for Windsor West. and fearlessness has been critical during our current COVID-19 pandemic. [Members sang the national anthem] Going above and beyond is not new for Dori. She previously served the community, working in the constituency offices of Carol STATEMENTS BY MEMBERS Skelton and the current member for Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek. [English] This is a well-deserved honour for Dori. I wish her the best of 4-H CANADA luck, lifelong happiness, congratulations and a big thanks for every‐ thing she continues to do. Mr. Kody Blois (Kings—Hants, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, today I am pleased to rise virtually in the House to celebrate “Show Your 4-H Colours” day, alongside 4-H members, alumni and friends who are * * * wearing green today in support of the good work 4-H Canada does in our communities.
    [Show full text]
  • Evidence of the Standing Committee On
    43rd PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development EVIDENCE NUMBER 032 Monday, May 17, 2021 Chair: Mr. Francis Scarpaleggia 1 Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development Monday, May 17, 2021 ● (1430) [Translation] [English] The Chair (Mr. Francis Scarpaleggia (Lac-Saint-Louis, In December of last year, we published Canada's strengthened Lib.)): I will call the meeting to order. climate plan. This plan is one of the most detailed GHG reduction plans in the world. Welcome to the 32nd meeting of the House of Commons Stand‐ ing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development, for Recognizing the scientific imperative for early and ambitious ac‐ the first meeting of our clause-by-clause study of Bill C-12. tion, we announced a new 2030 target of a 40% to 45% reduction in I think everyone here is experienced with the modus operandi of GHG emissions at the Leaders Summit on Climate in April. committees, especially in virtual space, so I won't go over that. [English] We have with us again today, with great pleasure, Minister Wilkinson. Joining him, from the Department of Finance is Mr. Measures announced in budget 2021, along with ongoing work Samuel Millar, director general, corporate finance, natural re‐ with our American colleagues on issues including transportation sources and environment, economic development and corporate fi‐ and methane, will support that new target. We know more action nance branch. We also have, from the Department of the Environ‐ will be required. This continued ambition is what Canadians ex‐ ment, John Moffet, who was with us as well last week, assistant pect—that we will continue to prioritize climate action, and that we deputy minister, environmental protection branch; and Douglas will work to achieve targets that are aligned with science.
    [Show full text]
  • 63 Priority Districts for 2019
    63 Priority Districts for 2019 These Federal Electoral Districts were the ones in which the 2016 Census Population of First Nations 18+ was either: a) larger than the margin of victory in the 2015 federal election b) within 5% of the margin of victory and at least 1% of the total vote eligible population in the district Legend Underline indicates previous winner (If only the party is underlined the incumbent is not running) Bold Candidates Indicates a First Nations Candidate FN 18+ = Total number of First Nations Eligible Voters MOV = Margin of Victory in total votes in 2015 1 Alberta (Five Districts) 5. Edmonton Mill Woods (Click for Map of District) 1. Calgary Confederation (Click for Map of District) Candidates: Candidates: CPC Tim Uppal GRN Tanya Herbert CPC Len Webber LIB Amarjeet Sohi GRN Natalie AM Odd NDP Nigel Logan LIB Jordan Stein PPC Annie Young NDP Gurcharan Sidhu[ PPC Colin C. Korol FN 18+: 1230 MOV: 92 FN 18+: 1095 MOV: 1586 2. Calgary Centre (Click for Map of District) Candidates: CPC Gary McLean GRN Thana Boolert LIB Kent Hehr NDP essica Buresi PPC Chevy Johnston FN 18+: 1110 MOV: 750 3. Edmonton Centre (Click for Map of District) Candidates: CPC James Cumming GRN Grad Murray LIB Randy Boissonnault NDP Katherine Swampy PPC Paul J. Hookham FN 18+: 2800 MOV: 1199 4. Edmonton Griesbach (Click for Map of District) Candidates: CPC Kerry Diotte GRN Safi Khan LIB Habiba Mohamud NDP Mark W.J. Cherington PPC Barbara Nichols FN 18+: 3465 MOV: 2848 2 British Columbia (15 Districts) 1. Burnaby South (Click for Map of District) 5.
    [Show full text]
  • Vaccine Rollout in Canada
    January 12, 2021 Hon. Patty Hajdu Hon. Marc Miller Minister of Health Minister of Indigenous Services House of Commons House of Commons Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6 Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6 Ministers Hajdu and Miller, We are writing to you on behalf of the Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS) and our membership of paediatric health experts across the country to urge you to accelerate the administration of COVID-19 vaccines across Canada. Along with our colleagues in family medicine, geriatrics, nursing, and countless other health professionals, we celebrated when Health Canada announced safe and effective vaccines were approved for use in Canada. But the rollout of the largest vaccination campaign in history has started off far too slow. Indigenous communities where COVID-19 infection can have disproportionate impact need vaccines now. Our frontline healthcare workers, who have been risking their lives to care for Canadians since the start of this pandemic, and Canada’s most vulnerable, especially our elders and those living in long-term care homes, cannot afford to continue waiting. There is another group of Canadians whose lives depend on widespread vaccine coverage—children and youth. Since the start of the pandemic, children and youth have been disproportionately affected by the public health measures designed to keep Canadians safe from COVID-19. We are especially concerned about the effects these restrictions have had on their mental health. It may be years before we fully understand the extent and magnitude of these effects, but here is what we know right now: Paediatricians, child and adolescent psychiatrists, and other health professionals are seeing more youth with mental health problems, including anxiety, depression, eating disorders, and problematic substance use.
    [Show full text]
  • Water Day on the Hill 2020 Report
    BRINGING WATER SCIENTISTS AND CANADIAN POLICY-MAKERS TOGETHER WATER DAY ON THE HILL 2020 REPORT In partnership with Canada’s Chief Science Advisor, the Global Institute for Water Security at the University of WATER Saskatchewan brought water scientists from 14 institutions across Canada on March 10, 2020 to Ottawa to meet with DAY ON Parliamentarians and senior federal officials to raise awareness about issues around water security for Canada, and share information on how scientific knowledge can THE HILL inform decision making. 05 BACKGROUND The beginning of a unique communication platform between water scientists and policymakers in Canada 07 EVENT PROGRAMME The message to the Parliamentarians was clear - Canada's water requires their attention 14 FUTURE GOALS What's Next? 15 WATER SCIENCE BRIEFS Research that is advancing our understanding of freshwater in Canada 20 SCIENTIST PROFILES From East to West, Water Day on the Hill was attended by 23 water scientists 34 LIST OF MEETINGS 23 water scientists met with 24 Parliamentarians CONTENTS BACKGROUND Water Day on the Hill 2020 marked the snowpack, melting glaciers and permafrost; beginning of an exciting connection and resulting changes in streamflow and between water scientists and policymakers groundwater that will increase the risk of in Canada. With the unprecedented global summer water shortages. Reliable access to pandemic situation, water has become appropriate water for all intended uses is a more crucial than ever in saving lives. One local issue for every constituency in in nine people lacks access to improved Canada, while managing the broader water water supply, while one in three lacks system is a national issue.
    [Show full text]
  • Evidence of the Special Committee on the COVID-19 Pandemic
    43rd PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION Special Committee on the COVID-19 Pandemic EVIDENCE NUMBER 015 Tuesday, June 2, 2020 Chair: The Honourable Anthony Rota 1 Special Committee on the COVID-19 Pandemic Tuesday, June 2, 2020 ● (1200) Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Lib.): Thank you, [Translation] Mr. Chair. The Acting Chair (Mr. Bruce Stanton (Simcoe North, CPC)): Honourable members, I call this meeting to order. [English] Welcome to the 15th meeting of the House of Commons Special I rise today to address what so many people of colour live with Committee on the COVID‑19 Pandemic. This will be a hybrid every day. meeting. Members will be participating via video conference or in person. Over the past few days, we've seen horrific reports of police vio‐ [English] lence against black men and women south of the border, but these are not isolated incidents or “elsewhere” problems. Prejudice, dis‐ I will remind you that in order to avoid issues with sound, mem‐ crimination and violence are a lived reality for far too many people. bers participating in person should not also be connecting by video They are a result of systems that far too often condone, normalize, conference. In order to ensure that those joining the meeting via perpetrate and perpetuate inequality and injustice against people of video conference can be seen and heard by those in the chamber, colour. two screens have been set up here on either side of the Speaker's chair, and members in the chamber can listen to the floor audio or to interpretation using the earpieces on their desks.
    [Show full text]
  • We Put This Together for You and We're Sending It to You Early
    Exclusively for subscribers of The Hill Times We put this together for you and we’re sending it to you early. 1. Certified election 2019 results in all 338 ridings, top four candidates 2. The 147 safest seats in the country 3. The 47 most vulnerable seats in the country 4. The 60 seats that flipped in 2019 Source: Elections Canada and complied by The Hill Times’ Samantha Wright Allen THE HILL TIMES | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2019 13 Election 2019 List Certified 2019 federal election results 2019 2019 2019 2019 2019 2019 Votes Votes% Votes Votes% Votes Votes% ALBERTA Edmonton Riverbend, CPC held BRITISH COLUMBIA Banff-Airdrie, CPC held Matt Jeneroux, CPC 35,126 57.4% Tariq Chaudary, LPC 14,038 23% Abbotsford, CPC held Blake Richards, CPC 55,504 71.1% Ed Fast, CPC 25,162 51.40% Audrey Redman, NDP 9,332 15.3% Gwyneth Midgley, LPC 8,425 10.8% Seamus Heffernan, LPC 10,560 21.60% Valerie Kennedy, GRN 1,797 2.9% Anne Wilson, NDP 8,185 10.5% Madeleine Sauvé, NDP 8,257 16.90% Austin Mullins, GRN 3,315 4.2% Stephen Fowler, GRN 3,702 7.60% Edmonton Strathcona, NDP held Battle River-Crowfoot, CPC held Heather McPherson, NDP 26,823 47.3% Burnaby North-Seymour, LPC held Sam Lilly, CPC 21,035 37.1% Damien Kurek, CPC 53,309 85.5% Terry Beech, LPC 17,770 35.50% Eleanor Olszewski, LPC 6,592 11.6% Natasha Fryzuk, NDP 3,185 5.1% Svend Robinson, NDP 16,185 32.30% Michael Kalmanovitch, GRN 1,152 2% Dianne Clarke, LPC 2,557 4.1% Heather Leung, CPC 9,734 19.40% Geordie Nelson, GRN 1,689 2.7% Amita Kuttner, GRN 4,801 9.60% Edmonton West, CPC held Bow River, CPC held
    [Show full text]
  • LOBBY MONIT R the 43Rd Parliament: a Guide to Mps’ Personal and Professional Interests Divided by Portfolios
    THE LOBBY MONIT R The 43rd Parliament: a guide to MPs’ personal and professional interests divided by portfolios Canada currently has a minority Liberal government, which is composed of 157 Liberal MPs, 121 Conservative MPs, 32 Bloc Québécois MPs, 24 NDP MPs, as well as three Green MPs and one Independent MP. The following lists offer a breakdown of which MPs have backgrounds in the various portfolios on Parliament Hill. This information is based on MPs’ official party biographies and parliamentary committee experience. Compiled by Jesse Cnockaert THE LOBBY The 43rd Parliament: a guide to MPs’ personal and professional interests divided by portfolios MONIT R Agriculture Canadian Heritage Children and Youth Education Sébastien Lemire Caroline Desbiens Kristina Michaud Lenore Zann Louis Plamondon Martin Champoux Yves-François Blanchet Geoff Regan Yves Perron Marilène Gill Gary Anandasangaree Simon Marcil Justin Trudeau Claude DeBellefeuille Julie Dzerowicz Scott Simms Filomena Tassi Sean Casey Lyne Bessette Helena Jaczek Andy Fillmore Gary Anandasangaree Mona Fortier Lawrence MacAulay Darrell Samson Justin Trudeau Harjit Sajjan Wayne Easter Wayne Long Jean-Yves Duclos Mary Ng Pat Finnigan Mélanie Joly Patricia Lattanzio Shaun Chen Marie-Claude Bibeau Yasmin Ratansi Peter Schiefke Kevin Lamoureux Francis Drouin Gary Anandasangaree Mark Holland Lloyd Longfield Soraya Martinez Bardish Chagger Pablo Rodriguez Ahmed Hussen Francis Scarpaleggia Karina Gould Jagdeep Sahota Steven Guilbeault Filomena Tassi Kevin Waugh Richard Lehoux Justin Trudeau
    [Show full text]
  • Evidence of the Standing Committee on Environment And
    43rd PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development EVIDENCE NUMBER 017 Wednesday, March 10, 2021 Chair: Mr. Francis Scarpaleggia 1 Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development Wednesday, March 10, 2021 ● (1645) It has certainly been a difficult year for all Canadians. Despite [English] the challenges of the pandemic, I have appreciated our ongoing en‐ gagement even if only through virtual means. The Chair (Mr. Francis Scarpaleggia (Lac-Saint-Louis, Lib.)): I call the meeting to order. Welcome to meeting number 17 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Environment Since we last met in December, the focus of the government has and Sustainable Development. remained primarily on supporting Canadian families and Canadian businesses to get through the COVID crisis. We're meeting today, pursuant to Standing Order 81(5), to con‐ sider the supplementary estimates (C), 2020-21, referred to the committee on Tuesday, February 16, 2021. Taking action on climate change, addressing biodiversity loss and the scourge of the pollution in our national environment are Everyone knows the rules, but I'll mention them anyway. clearly critical issues. Our response to them will define the future that we will bequeath to our children and grandchildren. Members may speak in either official language. There's interpre‐ tation. You may choose the language you wish to listen to before speaking. Please unmute your microphone. To the witnesses and The strengthened climate plan, introduced by Prime Minister members, please address all your comments and questions through Trudeau and me on December 11, includes new and strengthened the chair.
    [Show full text]