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  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]
February 10, 2021 at 9:10 PM

Open by default?

Open by default? Canadians deserve to know how their money is being spent and what actions the federal government is undertaking on their behalf.  View this email in your browser One interesting aspect about a minority…
  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]
February 3, 2021 at 9:20 PM

Lack of vaccine supply -- again

Lack of vaccine supply -- again Here in Canada we have witnessed the challenges of COVID vaccine administration due to lack of procurement supply from the Trudeau Liberal government. View this email in your browser Her…
  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]
January 27, 2021 at 7:30 PM

Bets on CanSino vaccine were sunk before the announcement

Bets on CanSino vaccine were sunk before the announcement The Chinese State Government refused to issue the required approval allowing the export of this vaccine to Canada, effectively blocking the shipment. View this email in your browser …
  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]
January 20, 2021 at 8:41 PM

Losing Keystone XL is a failure of diplomatic leadership

Losing Keystone XL is a failure of diplomatic leadership During his time in Opposition, Justin Trudeau stated “one of the big things the Prime Minister needs to get right is getting our resources to market”  View this email in your browser …
  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]
January 13, 2021 at 7:44 PM

Lack of vaccine supply causing difficult choices

Lack of vaccine supply causing difficult choices CBC reported that British Columbia has now “slowed its pace” administering the vaccine while the province awaits for more vaccine supply to arrive. View this email in your browser …
  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]
January 6, 2021 at 10:25 PM

Waiting for the vaccine

Waiting for the vaccine To put it bluntly it will be some time before the vaccine delivery will make a significant impact. View this email in your browser By now you have heard that COVID-19 vaccines are being distribu…
  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]
December 23, 2020 at 10:24 PM

COVID Christmas

COVID Christmas With so many different travel restrictions many have turned to Canada Post to send gifts to loved ones who are unable to come home.  View this email in your browser As Canadians prepare for a 2020 holid…
  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]
December 16, 2020 at 9:54 PM

What is the balance?

What is the balance? “Mr. Chair, can the minister please tell us the current balance of the EI account?” View this email in your browser Back on June 3rd I asked the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Di…
  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]
December 9, 2020 at 10:40 PM

Follow the money

Follow the money One of the roles of the official Opposition is to hold the Government to account on where your tax dollars are spent.  View this email in your browser One of the roles of the official Opposition is to …
  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]
December 2, 2020 at 9:29 PM

Netflix tax breaks the Prime Minister's promise

Netflix tax breaks the Prime Minister's promise The Trudeau Liberals have indicated they expect to take $1.2 Billion out of Canadians pockets from these new online taxes over the next five years. View this email in your browser …
  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]
November 25, 2020 at 10:38 PM

How do we get there from here?

How do we get there from here? Rather than providing a roadmap on how to achieve net-zero, future governments will be left to to figure out the solution by 2050. View this email in your browser This week the House of C…
  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]
November 18, 2020 at 8:30 PM

Huawei needs to be banned from our 5G networks

Huawei needs to be banned from our 5G networks As a member of the “Five Eyes” intelligence network, we should stand with our allies in banning Huawei from participating in our 5G rollout in Canada. View this email in your browser …
  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]
November 11, 2020 at 10:18 PM

Are you concerned?

Are you concerned? We have now gone through the longest period in Canadian history without a federal budget being presented. View this email in your browser Photo: SEAN KILPATRICK/THE CANADIAN PRESS   …
  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]
November 4, 2020 at 9:45 PM

Do you stream?

Do you stream? If you like your Netflix or Disney Plus, the Liberal government's new bill might change how these services are delivered. View this email in your browser One of the oldest tactics of government is to rel…
  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]
October 28, 2020 at 7:00 PM

Consequences of the pandemic

Consequences of the pandemic A report from the Public Health Agency of Canada raises some very troubling concerns regarding the mental health and well being of Canadians. View this email in your browser Each week when …
  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]
October 21, 2020 at 6:42 PM

A tense situation

A tense situation As I write this week’s report we are currently in a tense situation in Ottawa as there is a serious threat of a possible fall election View this email in your browser As I write this week’s report we …
  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]
October 14, 2020 at 10:11 PM

Single Use Plastic Ban

Single Use Plastic Ban With so many different media stories in circulation, the announcement regarding the potential ban of certain single use plastics may have been missed. View this email in your browser One of the c…
  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]
October 7, 2020 at 9:23 PM

What are your priorities?

What are your priorities? Having prorogued Parliament, a situation is created where the Government must start over in submitting legislation through the House of Commons.  View this email in your browser With Prime Min…
  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]
September 30, 2020 at 7:00 PM

Prime Minister turns his back on Parliament

Prime Minister turns his back on Parliament By proroguing Parliament the time that could have been spent properly debating and reviewing this this bill at committee stage was entirely lost. View this email in your browser …
  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]
September 23, 2020 at 10:17 PM

Speech from the Throne more déjà vu all over again

Speech from the Throne more déjà vu all over again The throne speech took many previous promises made by Prime Minister Trudeau, that ultimately became broken promises, and promised them yet again. View this email in your browser …
  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]
September 16, 2020 at 9:27 PM

Do you use Weather Radio Canada Transmitters?

Do you use Weather Radio Canada Transmitters? Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) is soliciting feedback on decommissioning of 48 of these 230 Weathe Radio Canada transmitters View this email in your browser M…
  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]
September 9, 2020 at 10:10 PM

Canadians expect us to get to work to produce results.

Canadians expect us to get to work to produce results. From your own views on the environment and climate change, what are your top concerns? View this email in your browser This week the new Official Opposition leader…
  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]
September 2, 2020 at 10:07 PM

MP Report for this week

MP Report for this week Privacy leak at the CRA View this email in your browser In my November 2018 MP report, I focused on newly discovered revelations that Statistics Canada was “demanding access to certain Canadians…
  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]
August 19, 2020 at 7:42 PM

Why prorogue Parliament?

Why prorogue Parliament? Why prorogue the House of Commons when it is already adjourned?  View this email in your browser As you may have heard this week the Prime Minister asked the Governor General to prorogue the Ho…
  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]
August 12, 2020 at 9:37 PM

MP Report for this week

MP Report for this week Fall election. Yes or No? View this email in your browser Back in May of 2020 the Trudeau Liberal Government announced their preference of four summer sittings of the House of Commons 'special C…
  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]
August 5, 2020 at 8:49 PM

Sometimes a no-win situation is unavoidable

Sometimes a no-win situation is unavoidable The COVID app is only compatible with smart phones that are not older than five years and have the latest operating systems from Apple or Android. View this email in your browser …
  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]
July 29, 2020 at 11:19 PM

BC wine to cost more

BC wine to cost more the Trudeau Liberal government will, over the course of the next two years, remove the excise exemption for 100% Canadian grown and produced wines View this email in your browser While it would be …
  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]
July 22, 2020 at 6:24 PM

Response to COVID-19

Response to COVID-19 How satisfied are you about the current actions undertaken by all levels of Government to contain COVID-19? View this email in your browser PHOTO CREDIT: Nicholas Johansen/Castanet This week th…
  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]
July 15, 2020 at 7:20 PM

WE have a problem

WE have a problem $900 million was directly awarded to WE Charity who intended to use teachers and camp operators to recruit students to become paid volunteers.  View this email in your browser PHOTO CREDIT: ASHLEY FRASER/POSTMEDIA …
  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]
July 8, 2020 at 9:10 PM

Fiscal sticker shock

Fiscal sticker shock The numbers, in a word, are staggering. View this email in your browser There has been growing demand for a fiscal update of the federal government finances following the spending response to the C…
  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]
July 1, 2020 at 8:08 PM

Happy Canada Day!

Happy Canada Day! Canada Day has long been one of my favourite days of the year.  View this email in your browser Canada Day has long been one of my favourite days of the year.  It is the one day where we, as a countr…
  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]
June 24, 2020 at 9:11 PM

Claw back confusion

Claw back confusion All of this confusion occurred because the Liberal Government did not clarify that this was not a “retroactive payment” but rather an advance.  View this email in your browser Some citizens currentl…
  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]
June 17, 2020 at 10:38 PM

Transitioning our economy back to work

Transitioning our economy back to work The need to modify CERB to transition the re-opening of our economy is an important one.  View this email in your browser This week the government announced that the Canadian Emer…
  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]
June 10, 2020 at 9:30 PM

No unanimous support

No unanimous support What became obvious early on was that due to being an omnibus bill some measures were not supported by all parties. View this email in your browser As I write this week’s report, the House of Commo…
  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]
June 3, 2020 at 10:07 PM

Is Parliament Essential?

Is Parliament Essential? Do you believe regular sittings of Parliament must be resumed as a priority?  View this email in your browser When the Canadian Emergency Reponse Benefit (CERB) program was launched, Government…
  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]
May 27, 2020 at 7:15 PM

Diminished Parliament equals diminished accountability for Canadians

Diminished Parliament equals diminished accountability for Canadians I am deeply disappointed in the NDP, who have denied the Official Opposition from being able to fully hold this Liberal government to account.  View this email in your browser …
  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]
May 20, 2020 at 9:05 PM

Oversight of your tax dollars

Oversight of your tax dollars To ignore fraud will put some citizens into a situation where funds will be clawed back where they might not have the funds available View this email in your browser In my report last week…
  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]
May 13, 2020 at 6:18 PM

Should we ignore fraud?

Should we ignore fraud? While I suspect no one will dispute the desire to assist those in need, the question remains, did the PM direct civil servants to ignore fraud? View this email in your browser There are now curr…
  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]
May 6, 2020 at 9:12 PM

Spoiler alert

Spoiler alert I do not normally issue a “spoiler alert” however this week I will focus on the recently announced semi-automatic rifle ban from the PM. View this email in your browser I do not normally issue a “spoiler …
  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]
April 29, 2020 at 9:59 PM

Tax filing & Commercial Rent subsidy

Tax filing & Commercial Rent subsidy As part of the federal government COVID-19 response effort, the filing deadline has been extended to individuals to June 1st of 2020.  View this email in your browser Normally, …
  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]
April 22, 2020 at 8:54 PM

Questions remain

Questions remain This week, not unlike last week, and the week before, the Government has announced another “Emergency Assistance” program. View this email in your browser This week, not unlike last week, and the week …
  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]
April 15, 2020 at 10:06 PM

Is Team Canada supporting you?

Is Team Canada supporting you? Are you satisfied with the work the Government and Opposition are doing in Ottawa on your behalf? View this email in your browser In many ways the ongoing responses coming out of Ottawa r…
  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]
April 8, 2020 at 7:17 PM

Local journalism more important than ever

Local journalism more important than ever The importance of local journalism is critical to our communities. Local media report on what occurs at your local council, and other community news.  View this email in your browser …
  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]
April 1, 2020 at 10:09 PM

Canadian Emergency Wage Subsidy

Canadian Emergency Wage Subsidy This week after some delay the Finance Minister finally announced more information on the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) program. View this email in your browser This week, after s…
  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]
March 25, 2020 at 9:06 PM

Help is on the way

Help is on the way As I write this report, we just finished an all night session of Parliament passing “An Act respecting certain measures in response to COVID-19”. View this email in your browser At the time I write t…
  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]
March 19, 2020 at 12:10 AM

Financial help for Canadians

Financial help for Canadians People are concerned with whether or not they will qualify or if the payments are issued quickly. View this email in your browser When I first wrote on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) thre…
  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]
March 11, 2020 at 7:43 PM

Update on COVID-19

Update on COVID-19 The World Health Organization (WHO) has upgraded the spread of the outbreak, declaring the COVID-19 to be a pandemic.   View this email in your browser It has been seven days since my report last wee…
  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]
March 4, 2020 at 10:09 PM

COVID-19

COVID-19 Do you feel that you have the right to know if a COVID-19 infection has been confirmed within your community? View this email in your browser Although the House of Commons is not sitting this week, the Prime M…
  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]
February 26, 2020 at 11:26 PM

Extending Employment Insurance sickness benefits

Extending Employment Insurance sickness benefits Do you agree with the motion to extend special EI sickness benefits in order to support people with serious illnesses, such as cancer. View this email in your browser On…
  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]
February 19, 2020 at 10:57 PM

Healthy democracies don't have to always agree

Healthy democracies don't have to always agree  I would submit that different perspectives and differing solutions that can be meaningfully debated is part of a healthy democracy. View this email in your browser In Ott…