In Parliament

[Feb. 1, 2012] Mr. Speaker, it is a privilege for me to wish the people of Vancouver South and the Chinese, Vietnamese and Korean communities across Canada a happy, healthy and prosperous lunar new year, the year of the dragon. … Continue reading →

[Jan. 31, 2012] Mr. Speaker, while the member for Burnaby—New Westminster is criticizing government, I must remind the House that even he, the NDP’s temporary finance critic, acknowledged pressures on the viability of OAS. Events around the world and our … Continue reading →

[Dec. 2, 2011] Mr. Speaker, Chinese media are reporting that a group called the Animal Liberation Front of Canada has sent a threatening letter to Chinese Canadian restaurants. In the letter, this group threatens to poison all Chinese restaurants and … Continue reading →

[Nov. 24, 2011] Mr. Speaker, I rise today to acknowledge the immense contribution that our government recently made to the future of my city, province and country. After a fair, transparent and competitive process, the shipbuilding secretariat announced an $8 … Continue reading →

[Nov. 23, 2011] Mr. Speaker, the Liberals are back at it again with one of their favourite policies: tax everything. Just yesterday the member for Vancouver Quadra tweeted about her desire to see European-style carbon taxes here in Canada. The … Continue reading →