On Parliament Hill

As you may have heard, recently, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency (CBP) has proposed changes to the hours of operation of two Minnesota ports of entry; Roseau (South Junction, MB) and Lancaster (Tolstoi, MB).

I frequently hear from constituents who tell me that with Justin Trudeau and his Liberal majority at the helm, sometimes it seems like there’s no good news coming out of Ottawa.

Each year on Remembrance Day, we pause to remember the tremendous sacrifices of Canada’s men and women in uniform.

In June, the Liberal Government introduced a seemingly innocuous bill in the House of Commons, Bill C-51. In some ways, Bill C-51 is a ‘housekeeping’ bill – a way to clean up legislation that has long been obsolete, redundant, or perhaps has been declared unconstitutional by the courts.

With all the attention on the Liberals’ tax increases on small business owners and Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s ethical amnesia, it’s been a while since I have updated the residents of Provencher on the issue of illegal border crossings.

It’s been a difficult few weeks for Liberal Finance Minister Bill Morneau.

It’s bad enough that employees of small businesses will already face hardships – such as reduced hours, reduced benefits and layoffs – as a result of new tax hikes proposed by Justin Trudeau. But now the Liberals are directly targeting the little guy as well.

It has been a tragic and heartbreaking week. Events in Edmonton and Las Vegas remind us how fragile life is and how it can be taken from us in an instant.

This past week I was honoured to accept a new role within the Conservative Caucus. I am grateful to the Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, Andrew Scheer, for appointing me as Deputy Shadow Minister for Employment, Workforce Development and Labour.

Imagine paying 73% tax on your income? Sounds crazy doesn’t it? Well, that is exactly what Justin Trudeau is proposing in his new tax plan for local business owners, farmers and professionals.