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  • His favourite word is costs.

Conservative MP for Chatham-Kent—Leamington (Ontario)

Won his last election, in 2021, with 41% of the vote.

Three weeks ago

Voted No on Vote #847 on Bill C-69 Implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 16, 2024

Voted Yes on Vote #848 on Bill C-65 Amend the Canada Elections

Voted No on Vote #849 on Bill C-65 Amend the Canada Elections

Voted Yes on Vote #850 Private Members' Business M-109 (Instruction to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs (amendments to the Standing …

Voted Yes on Vote #851 on Bill C-323 Amend the Excise Tax Act (mental health services)

A month ago

Spoke in the House on Carbon Pricing Madam Speaker, how many times have the Liberals falsely stated, even today, that eight out of 10 Canadians get more back than they pay? I guess …

Spoke in the House on Main Estimates 2024-25 Madam Speaker, my colleague bookended his speech with a truism quote from Margaret Thatcher. I have been wrestling with another quote, one that comes from Napoleon …

Spoke at the Foreign Affairs committee on Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps and Current Situation in Iran Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you to both of the witnesses for their testimony. I'll start with you, Mr. Nadimi. You referenced the IRGC's judicial use …

Spoke at the Finance committee on Policy Decisions and Market Forces that have led to Increases in the … Thank you, Mr. Chair. At this time I'd like to move the following motion: That the committee order a fully redacted copy of the government's economic …

Spoke in the House on Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act Mr. Speaker, it is an honour and a privilege again to rise in this place on behalf of the people of Chatham-Kent—Leamington to speak to the …

Spoke in the House on Carbon Pricing Mr. Speaker, the budget watchdog has released a report stating what Canadians already know, that they pay more in carbon tax than what they get back. …

Spoke in the House on Business of Supply Madam Speaker, my Bloc colleague gave an excellent speech. Certainly I agree with the member when he talked about the comparison of the solution being taxation …

Spoke at the Foreign Affairs committee on Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps and Current Situation in Iran Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you to both of our witnesses for your excellent testimony and for your advocacy. I'd like to begin with Madam …

Spoke in the House on Questions on the Order Paper With regard to the final contract awarded by the government to the CIMA engineering firm by Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority (WDBA) for the construction of the Gordie …

Spoke in the House on Electoral Participation Act Madam Speaker, I often begin my interventions in the chamber with the following statement: “It is an honour for me to bring the voices of the …

Spoke in the House on Pharmacare Act Mr. Speaker, I want to congratulate my colleague from the Bloc for a very well-prepared and articulated speech, with its constitutional elements. Obviously, this bill is …

Two months ago

Spoke at the Foreign Affairs committee on Canada’s Approach to Africa Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you for all the testimony thus far. I'm going to continue on the same vein that Ms. McPherson was on. Last …

Spoke at the Foreign Affairs committee on Canada’s Approach to Africa Your second recommendation dealt with a country platform approach. One of my concerns, and it's been expressed by others around the table, is that Canada will …

Spoke at the Foreign Affairs committee on Canada’s Approach to Africa and Governance of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission Thank you, Mr. Chair. There have been discussions among the parties with respect to a motion that I put on notice last week. If you seek ...

Spoke at the Agriculture committee on Issues Relating to the Horticultural Sector Thank you. I'm going to turn my attention to a colleague of mine from 30 years ago. Mr. Forest, my French isn't very good, but I'm ...

Spoke at the Foreign Affairs committee on Subject Matter of Supplementary Estimates (C), 2023-24: Votes 1c, 5c, 10c and ... Would you expect that more funds would then flow potentially through our NGOs and Canadian-based civil society organizations, as opposed to through multilateral partners? That's another ...