Kingston News
Science Rendezvous Contest Winner!
Science Rendezvous On Saturday, May 11th Kingston joined thirty other Canadian cities by holding a Science Rendezvous event at the K-Rock Centre. Science Rendezvous is an event to connect the public with science in the laboratory and everywhere else. The showcase is aimed … Continue reading
Rideau Canal and Budget 2013 – an update
Background Funding cuts for the operation of the Rideau Canal were announced by Parks Canada in 2012. But the Rideau canal is a crucial piece of infrastructure for the Eastern Ontario tourism economy. Following an outcry, the cutbacks were scaled … Continue reading
Updated statement on high school closures in Kingston
Community members have asked me again, as the Member of Parliament for Kingston and the Islands, to weigh in on the possible closure of KCVI, LCVI or QECVI. I understand that a decision from the Limestone District School Board is … Continue reading
Liberal position on NDP motion regarding Canada-China FIPA
The NDP Opposition Day motion of Thursday, April 18, is worded as follows: “That, in the opinion of this House, the government should inform the Government of the People’s Republic of China, that it will not ratify the Canada-China Foreign … Continue reading
Prison Overcrowding Town Hall and Petition
On March 16th I attended a town hall on Prison Overcrowding hosted by the Kingston and the Islands Federal Liberal Association. The discussion was very constructive and the 150 people in attendance drafted a petition, copies of which I will present in the House of Commons … Continue reading
Pending sale of former prison farm land: no information forthcoming from Correctional Service of Canada
Update April 5, 2013: We asked CSC directly whether the sale of the land has closed and today we received a response by mail. We were asked to seek follow-up with the Department of Public Works and Government Services Canada, “who has taken … Continue reading
Minister Toews, I am reminded of this passage from the Gospels: “In truth I tell you, this poor widow has put more in than all who have contributed to the treasury”
A story today from the CBC sheds some light on a recent story in the Kingston Whig Standard about inmates at Collins Bay Institution who, with their warden’s permission, donated their own money to the local food bank in a … Continue reading
Let’s move on processing Record Suspension applications and reap the social and economic benefits
(see update with link to article in the Kingston Whig Standard at the bottom of this page) Canadians wait their turn in line. That’s what M., my constituent did, after applying for a record suspension for a 13 year old … Continue reading
Should I have to resort to Twitter to get an answer for my constituents?
Yesterday, after getting the same story from two independent sources inside Correctional Services Canada (CSC), and no story from CSC officials who were not allowed to talk to me (they passed me on to the media relations people, who passed me on to … Continue reading
Where will new jobs come from?
On October 24, 2012, I used a slot for member’s statements to congratulate Paul Webster, founder of a new company in Kingston and recipient of a grant from Ontario Centres of Excellence. Here is the text of my member’s statement … Continue reading
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