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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

No one seems to be talking about solutions. That was just one of the points raised by a group of flood victims, who recently met with me to talk about flooding in the Ottawa Valley.  Everyone has questions and wants answers. Corey Spence, Dave Smyth, Maurice...

Thank you to the many volunteers and relief workers for their efforts as we deal with the flood of 2019. I know for many volunteers, filling sandbags is back-breaking work. It can be very heart-breaking to lose irreplaceable family heirlooms to the rising floodwaters....

Agricultural associations such as the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, the Grain Growers of Canada and the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association have sounded the alarm over Bill C-68, the Liberal law they believe “will place a crippling regulatory burden on family-owned...

I was pleased to rise in the House to support Motion No. 207, to recognize every May 5 in Canada as Dutch Heritage Day. It also gives me great pleasure to congratulate the member for Chatham-Kent—Leamington, a southwestern Ontario riding, for his initiative....