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Cabinet Shuffle Keeps Campgrounds Closing
Trudeau’s Cabinet shuffle was just one more illustration of the Liberals’ hostility toward small businesses. By not appointing a Minister solely responsible for Small Business and Tourism, the Trudeau Liberals are telling Canadians about the diminished importance they...
MP Cheryl Gallant Nominates HomeTown Olympian Melissa Bishop
We have another reason to cheer on ‘Bish. It was my honour and privilege, on behalf of friends, family, and the wider Upper Ottawa Valley community, to nominate Melissa Bishop to the CAAWS 2016 list of the most influential women in sport and physical activity....
MP Gallant Presents Paralympian’s Jolan Wong and Chantal Beauchesne with MP Commendation
For their dedication, leadership, and perseverance, it is my pleasure to present Jolan Wong and Chantal Beauchesne with a 2016 MP Commendation award. Jolan and Chantal’s awards were given in recognition of their leadership and inspiration to all Canadians as members...
Canadians Living with Disabilities Want Full Tax Benefit – Keep Your Marijuana!
The claim by a lobby group formed recently by disability tax credit promoters that Canadians living with disabilities will start smoking medical marijuana if they are not allowed to take at least 30% of any refund owed to someone who is entitled to claim this tax...
Merry Christmas from the Government of Canada – Report from Parliament
Did you receive an odd Christmas coloured post card in the mail recently marked Government of Canada? While taxpayers cannot be blamed for dismissing it as more partisan propaganda from a government addicted to bad spending, if you did not use it to light your...
How TrudeauWynne political interference is putting your life at risk and what you can do to protect yourself
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aCJ5QVZPVA The TrudeauWynne Liberals are at it again. Instead of merely slapping you with new carbon taxes then wasting the money you send them on ‘economic development’ in Liberal ridings, they are actually putting your life at risk....
Infrastructure Bank Shuts out Small Communities
Renfrew County municipalities will be forced to raise property taxes with the TrudeauWynne plan for an Infrastructure Bank. Foreign investors, who are being invited to fund this plan will demand high profits. That will mean additional interest costs to build...
Disrespecting Our Closest Trading Partner
As Canada’s National Government, the Conservative Party knew one of our first responsibilities was to maintain a respectful relationship with our largest trading partner, the United States. Our country’s prosperity is generated through trade. One in five Canadian...
Mississauga Moves to Northern Ontario
Pembroke, ON – MP Cheryl Gallant (Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke), the Official Opposition Critic for Northern Ontario Economic Development, is questioning how FedNor funding ended up going to a company based in Mississauga. “Did Mississauga move?” asked Cheryl Gallant,...
Cheryl Gallant Calls for Implementation of Ombudsman Report on Medical Release
Surgeon-General should have jurisdiction I am calling on the Federal Government to adopt in its entirety, the recent military Ombudsman Report to the Minister of National Defence 'Simplifying the Service Delivery Model for Medically Releasing Members of the Canadian...
Veterans Week
I encourage all residents to join me in honouring and commemorating the courage, service and sacrifice of Canada’s Veterans this Veterans’ Week. Running November 5-11, it’s a time to remember the bravery of the members of the Canadian Armed Forces during the many...
MP Cheryl Gallant: Municipalities Ask “Where`s the Money?”
Government Economic Statement confirms high deficits policy a failure Municipalities are asking “Where`s the money” now that the Trudeau/Wynne liberals have confirmed their deficit budget policy is pushing Canada towards a recession. In March municipalities were...
MP Cheryl Gallant Joins Softwood Lumber Taskforce
Known for expressing concern for the thousands of Riding jobs at stake in forestry, I have been asked to join the Conservative Opposition Softwood Lumber Taskforce to hold the Trudeau Liberals to account for solving the softwood lumber trade dispute with the United...
MP Cheryl Gallant Meets with Municipal Leaders
I was pleased to thank local the Municipal leaders who participated in a recent roundtable discussion to advise her of issues of importance to their municipalities as she represents community priorities in the Parliament of Canada. This is one of the few opportunities...
Energy Poverty Means Pre-Paying – Report from Parliament, October 2016
This should be no surprise to Ottawa Valley residents who are all too familiar with the close political party relationship between Ottawa and Toronto. Federal Agency Measurement Canada is preparing to finalize approval for “pre-pay” hydro meters. This was only a...
Cheryl Gallant Attended the 60th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency, This Is What She Learned
Vienna, Austria - Cheryl Gallant, MP Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke, recently was part of the Canadian Delegation at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Congress. This year marks the 60th general conference held by the international agency under the theme “Atoms...
MP Gallant Reports Mission Accomplished!
I visited CFB Shearwater in Nova Scotia to see our new Cyclone helicopters, the replacement for Canada’s aging Sea King Fleet. Thank you to the Canadian Armed Forces for the privilege of visiting CFB Shearwater in Halifax, observing first-hand the hard work the women...
Report from Parliament September 2016 – Paying For Bad Spending
Canada is a Nation of Debt. This year the average household debt hit almost 168%. Canadian households on average hold $1.68 in debt for every dollar they earn after taxes and other fees paid to government. Canadians are in so much debt because it is a struggle to...