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Northern Ontario Abandoned in Throne Speech
As the Conservative Shadow Minister for Northern Ontario Economic Development, I expressed my disappointment following the Liberal Government’s Speech from the Throne. Northern Ontario has been completely abandoned by the Liberal Government. With not a single mention...
Style Over Substance
Private property, heritage, culture, and firearms rights are bedrock issues for the people of Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke. The Throne Speech is a clear attempt to change our culture. Lawful firearms owners are tired of being blamed for the failures of the Liberal...
Trudeau Embarrasses Canadians Again
Figures provided to me by the Library of Parliament confirm the President of the United States was right in referring to the Liberal party leader as 'two-faced' in his performance at the NATO Summit in London, England. With numbers provided by the Library of...
Trudeau Fails NATO
Cheryl Gallant, MP is calling on the federal government to stop wasting taxpayer dollars on useless studies and get on with the business of defending Canada’s interests at home and abroad. A real start would be to honour our commitment to NATO by investing the minimum...
MP Cheryl Gallant Welcomes Provincial Flood Report
I am calling for immediate action to implement recommendations to the federal government contained in the Independent Review of the 2019 Flood Events in Ontario as reported to her provincial colleague the Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry the Hon. John...
MP Cheryl Gallant Speaks at Flood Rally
I recently gave an Ottawa Valley view of Plan 2014 at the “Rally To Repeal Plan 2014” in Trenton. There, I talked about the experiences of local residents in the Ottawa Valley, who have faced catastrophic flooding in two of the last three years. The event was...
CFB Petawawa Ready to Assist Hurricane Dorian Relief
Canada is equipped to assist in relief efforts for the victims of Hurricane Dorian, thanks to strategic investments made in Canada’s Armed Forces by our previous Conservative Federal Government. Should the request be made to deploy Canada’s Disaster Assistance...
Gallant Delivers Infrastructure Funding to North Algona Wilberforce
I was pleased to visit North Algona Wilberforce to deliver $606,239 in funding from the Federal Investing in Canada program. The funds will be put towards the rehabilitation of 3.9 kilometers of Letts Cemetery Road. The repairs necessary to Letts Cemetery Road...
Gallant Delivers Infrastructure Funding to Barry’s Bay
I was pleased to visit Barry’s Bay to deliver $1,872,740 in funding from the Federal Investing in Canada program. The funds will be put towards the rehabilitation of Paugh Lake Road. The funding for the rehabilitation of Paugh Lake Road is helpful in the wake of...
Flood Victims Must Work Together in Demanding Fair Treatment
I was pleased to accept an invitation from Quebec property owners in neighbouring Pontiac County, to attend a Quebec government meeting for flood victims in Campbell’s Bay on the Ottawa River. Later, I attended a flood meeting in Mattawa, which included Renfrew County...
How You Can Help Get Fairness for Flood Victims
This week I wrote the Prime Minister to ask that victims of the recent highwater levels in the Great Lakes and Ottawa River watersheds be fairly compensated by the federal government. For the second time in three years, many communities and businesses in the Ottawa...
Is Bad Politics Behind Recent Flooding?
Water flow is a hot topic in my riding of Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke. The spring of 2019 now has the dubious distinction of being the worst in recent memory for flooding along the Ottawa River. Constituents are skeptical when the Prime Minister and the member from...
Demand An Outside Inquiry Into Spring Flooding
There is a greater likelihood Canadians will get answers to their flood questions now that the newly appointed U.S Commissioners of the International Joint Commission (IJC) are looking into Plan 2014, and its impacts on water levels. I am particularly encouraged by...
MP Gallant Welcomes Lifting of Ottawa River Boat Ban
I welcome the news that the ban on commercial and recreational boating in the Ottawa River has been lifted. First of all, thank-you to all the community volunteers and the emergency first responders for their mighty efforts on behalf of those adversely affected by...
Too Early to Declare Victory on Ottawa River Flood Plan Back-Paddling
It is too early to declare victory over misleading information being distributed by the federal Minister of Fisheries and Oceans. He now claims to oppose some of the more controversial parts of Bill C-68. This is good news if it is true. Canadians will only find out...
It’s time for a Court Martial on Operation HONOUR
As Member of Parliament for Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke - home of Garrison Petawawa – and member of the Standing Committee on National Defence, I encourage the committee to extend its diversity study to include Operation HONOUR and inappropriate sexual behaviour in the...
Why are Trudeau Liberals Aiming for Annual Flooding of the Ottawa River?
New rules are coming that will make flooding on the Ottawa River a regular occurrence. Legislation now before the Senate, shoved through the elected House of Commons without proper debate, will prevent dam operators on the Ottawa River from protecting property owners...
Veterans and their Families Deserve Better
As the M.P. for Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke, home of Garrison Petawawa, I have always fought back against the Liberal Government’s hostility towards our brave women and men in uniform and our Veterans. Veterans and their families deserve better. Since the Liberal Party...