Did you know that 24% of the residents of our Calgary Confederation riding are over the age of 55? In Canada, 30% of the population is aged 55 or older, and by 2020 that number will ...
Read MoreFiling Your Taxes Pays Most Canadians get a tax refund and so it pays to file your taxes. Last year, 56% of Canadians (down from 58% the year before) received a refund with the average refund ...
STEM Resources for Teachers The Government of Canada has a number of free resources for teachers to promote STEM education available at on its website. Things you can do in your classroom to ...
canada.ca/seniors The Government of Canada provides useful portal for those looking for information commonly used by Seniors at www.canada.ca/seniors. Links to information on the following items ...
In May 2018, the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) began developing Air Passenger Protection Regulations that will establish airline obligations toward passengers, including minimum ...
New rules for drones in Canada On January 9, 2019, the Government of Canada published new rules for flying drones in Canada. These rules will come into effect on June 1, 2019. You can read up on ...
Resources for Teachers The Library of Parliament has some excellent resources for teachers available at no cost to your school budget. Resources include handouts, videos and photos, trivia, ...
This program brings together 85 educators from across Canada for a week on Parliament Hill to learn about Parliament, governance and citizenship. The deadline to apply for this opportunity is ...
Stay Connected “I just wanted to say for the first time in 30 years, I feel like I am actually connected to the government through my MP. Your monthly mailings and this email newsletter gives ...
Free Tax Clinics Each year, through the Community Volunteer Income Tax Program (CVITP), participating community organizations and volunteers help over half a million Canadians file their income ...
Important Notices & Recalls From time to time, we hear about product recalls, vehicle recalls, food and health product recalls, but not all of them make the daily news. The federal government ...
Decision Time Within the next year Albertans will be asked to go to the polls for both a provincial and federal election. The 2019 elections will be critically important for the future of our ...
Important Safety Notices & Recalls The Government of Canada separates warnings, advisories, notices and recalls into four primary categories as follows: Consumer Products Vehicles ...
Many constituents have contacted my office asking for my position on Bill S-214, which was introduced by Conservative Senator Caroline Stewart-Olsen. As you may already know, I have been a strong ...
Taxpayers should be vigilant when they receive, either by telephone, mail, text message or email, a fraudulent communication that claims to be from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) requesting ...
Lest We Forget This November we will commemorate the 100 year anniversary of the end of World War I. This anniversary will make annual Remembrance ceremonies all the more poignant this ...
The City of Calgary is responsible for authorizing locations in our community for marijuana sales. This map (http://www.calgary.ca/PDA/pd/Scripts/land-use-bylaw/cannabis-store-info-map.html) ...
This summer I conducted an extensive household survey in the Calgary Confederation riding through a mail-in survey and the results are detailed below in the newsletter. I want to thank all those ...
Since being elected as your Member of Parliament in 2015, many constituents have written to me calling for a ban on neonicotinoid pesticides to protect our declining bee populations across ...
Many hand-held lasers are now prohibited Aiming a laser at an aircraft is not a bright idea. It’s a federal offence. Laser attacks can temporarily blind the pilot, putting all the people on ...
If your home address has changed, or will soon be changing, please consider updating the federal government to ensure your communications and benefits are not disrupted. Learn more at ...
