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While I am in Ottawa, my Calgary office carries on its work assisting constituents with problems or concerns related to departments and agencies of the federal government.

I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate MLAs , , , and whose provincial constituencies overlap my federal riding. I note that all five MLAs elected who represent my constituents provincially were appointed to senior positions in the new Kenney government, so I am very pleased by the strong representation my constituents will receive in

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will receive $12 million to retrofit freezers. The payment is part of the Liberal Government’s “ • The SNC-Lavalin Affair Low Carbon Economy Challenge Champion stream of the Low Carbon Economy Leadership Polar Plunge at Arbour Lake Sherwood Community Association AGM Fund. The Fund allocates nearly $2 billion for technology which produces lower carbon dioxide • Auditor General’s Report Appraisal Institute of Canada With MLA Jason Copping emissions. • Budget 2019 Loblaws was awarded $12 million, about a quarter of the cost of its retrofit program, which the government claims will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by the equivalent of removing 50,000 • Bills C-76, C-406 & Election

ofresponders were cars from the road. Integrity Critics have pointed out that the principal shareholder of Loblaws is one of the wealthiest Dosupport you this decision? families in Canada and does not need public assistance to subsidize a profitable business which • Bills C-48, C-69, C-71 in the 10% could replace its own freezers at its own expense to benefit from savings on electricity. Critics have also mentioned that Loblaws’ lobbyists frequently donated to the Senate

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