Albas co-chairs regulatory committee
Central Okanagan – Similkameen – Nicola Member of Parliament Dan Albas was recently appointed as the new Co-Chair for a regulatory committee.
Category: Federal Politics
Recognizing National Indigenous History Month
The federal government has released a statement recognizing June as National Indigenous History Month, acknowledging both the importance of Indigenous culture and experiences, and the horrifying mistreatment of Indigenous people throughout the colonial history of Canada.
Representative calls for change with Indigenous child welfare funding
BC Representative for Children and Youth (RCY) released a report on Tuesday, March 29. The report explores Indigenous child welfare as the representative makes recommendations to eliminate inequality in funding.
Provincial Government invests in BC watershed security
Provincial Government invests $30 million towards watershed security projects for BC.
Federal Minister visits flood affected locals
On Sunday, March 13, the Federal Minister of Emergency Preparedness, Bill Blair, paid a visit to Merritt to meet with the City Council and visit some of the individuals who were affected by the November 2021 floods.
Luck: “We need money to get this thing done.”
Hundreds of residents remain displaced, and while the City is working to repair infrastructure and return people to their homes, Councillor Tony Luck said that much of the work is now dependent on government funding.
ALBAS: Disaster funding may not be enough
MP Dan Albas lays out the possible shortcomings of the federal Disaster Financial Assistance program for communities like Merritt and Princeton.
ALBAS: Where do we go from here?
MP Dan Albas reflects on the federal election, and what is next for the Canadian government and the riding of Central Okanagan-Similkameen-Nicola.
ALBAS: Will there be an election?
MP Dan Albas gives his two cents about there possibly being an upcoming federal election.
ALBAS: Losing Keystone XL is a failure of diplomacy
The loss of the Keystone XL pipeline has a significant impact for Canada, in terms of jobs, corporate income tax, and royalty payments, says MP Dan Albas.
Albas named in new role in shadow cabinet
Dan Albas is now Shadow Minister for Environment and Climate Change.
Neighbours who make a difference
For those of you who follow my reports, you may recall a previous incident I reported on that...
Opportunity in our own backyard
The subject of internal trade has been a prominent one recently in large part as our government...
Fiscal accountability increased by act
Recently, I have received a number of inquiries on the First Nations Financial Transparency Act....
Connecting with Canadians
Recently I wrote an MP report on a variety of subjects that also included the concern of interest...
Changes to Temporary Foreign Worker Program
Last week, the government announced significant changes to many classifications within the...
Keep party politics out of office
Last week was an unusually partisan one in the House of Commons — even by Ottawa standards. At...
Trudeau fights good fight against Harpertocracy
By Dale Bass I’m starting to like this new generation of Trudeau politician. When he announced he...
Latest wacky ad suggests Conservatives are smoking something
By Christopher Foulds, Kamloops This Week Sometimes, voters must wonder if the MPs actually...
Watering down of Canada continues under our PM
If one needs proof the heavy hand wielded by the prime minister is cold, one need only look at the...
