Dan Albas MP · [email protected]

April 26, 2023 at 6:50 PM

Should government subsidize for profit business

Should government subsidize for profit business This also raises concerns about what type of due diligence the Trudeau Liberal government does before handing out taxpayer money for a photo op. View this email in your browser …

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April 19, 2023 at 7:16 PM

Flying frustrations

Flying frustrations Have you encountered a situation where your air travel was significantly disrupted? View this email in your browser As I write this week's report from Ottawa, the Public Service Alliance of Canada (…

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  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]

April 12, 2023 at 6:08 PM

Immigration backlogs cause hardship

Immigration backlogs cause hardship All of these problems are occurring where the overall size of the federal public service has increased, and the use of private consultants has surged. View this email in your browser …

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April 5, 2023 at 6:40 PM

Abandoning any chance at a balanced budget

Abandoning any chance at a balanced budget This level of spending now exceeds sixteen percent of Canada's GDP, the highest it has been in over three decades. View this email in your browser In early January of this yea…

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  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]

March 29, 2023 at 5:51 PM

Pattern of broken promises

Pattern of broken promises Last year, Liberals submitted a "return to fiscal responsibility" budget with a balanced budget promised. One year later, they abandoned this promise. View this email in your browser This wee…

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  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]

March 22, 2023 at 4:35 PM

Made-in-Canada food inflation

Made-in-Canada food inflation For Canadian consumers, you will be asked to pay more when many can no longer afford to pay all their bills at the end of the month. View this email in your browser The headlines on inflat…

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  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]

March 15, 2023 at 8:13 PM

Why the secrecy?

Why the secrecy? Why does Canada have such runaway food inflation when we grow so much food? View this email in your browser Why does Canada have such runaway food inflation when we grow so much food? A common questio…

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  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]

March 8, 2023 at 8:02 PM

Will we still have Citizenship Ceremonies?

Will we still have Citizenship Ceremonies? One of the most rewarding roles of a Parliamentarian is the great honour of attending a citizenship ceremony. View this email in your browser From my experience as a Member o…

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  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]

March 1, 2023 at 5:08 PM

On carbon tax, BC goes along to get along

On carbon tax, BC goes along to get along In yesterday’s BC budget, the NDP announced increasing the carbon tax ($ CAD/tonne CO2e) on April 1st to $65/tonne.  View this email in your browser Back in late November, I d…

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  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]

February 22, 2023 at 6:32 PM

Only Canadians should decide elections

Only Canadians should decide elections Was this clandestine campaign successful in interfering in our Canadian democratic process?  View this email in your browser One of the bombshell stories that is of significant c…

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  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]

February 15, 2023 at 9:27 PM

Where do you draw the line?

Where do you draw the line? Riding boundaries are reviewed every ten years, and the changes can be significant depending on where you live.   View this email in your browser Riding boundaries are reviewed every ten ye…

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February 8, 2023 at 7:30 PM

Investment in health care

Investment in health care The Premiers expressed disappointment that the increase in funding was insufficient to address severe challenges facing provincial healthcare. View this email in your browser This week Canada…

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February 1, 2023 at 7:31 PM

Waste of your money

Waste of your money There was a time when there was strong public opposition to careless spending by any level of government, regardless of political stripe View this email in your browser This week the House of Common…

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January 25, 2023 at 9:16 PM

Important decision for Canadians

Important decision for Canadians Canadians pay some of the highest cell phone bills in the world. View this email in your browser Although the House of Commons does not resume sitting until next week, all-party Parlia…

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  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]

January 18, 2023 at 7:10 PM

A country divided

A country divided Mr. Morneau alleges PM Trudeau “used vaccine mandates as a wedge issue during the 2021 election” and doing so “further polarized the debate in Canada” View this email in your browser Recently Prime M…

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  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]

January 11, 2023 at 7:47 PM

Services for Canadians aren't better

Services for Canadians aren't better Canadians accessing services such as a passport or immigration services have rarely taken longer. View this email in your browser This week began with a significant announcement fro…

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  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]

January 4, 2023 at 8:19 PM

The lines are open

The lines are open Your input is important to me as I have noticed the trend of fewer citizens attending my offices in person continues. View this email in your browser One of the tasks I undertake at the beginning of …

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  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]

December 21, 2022 at 5:53 PM

Pressures not going away

Pressures not going away Unfortunately, 2023 is going to be a more expensive year for many Canadians and the I will continue to make this point in Ottawa  View this email in your browser Canadians awoke this week to me…

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  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]

December 14, 2022 at 10:58 PM

Strings attached

Strings attached Unfortunately for these Premiers, when it comes to healthcare there is no “attestation” for an increase in the Canada Health transfer. View this email in your browser Last week I wrote about the recent…

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  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]

December 7, 2022 at 7:45 PM

Trust but verify

Trust but verify There was a time when citizens were not supportive or even outraged if the Government was not careful and prudent in the spending of your tax dollars  View this email in your browser This week Canada’s…

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  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]

November 30, 2022 at 8:56 PM

Home heating frustration

Home heating frustration It is increasingly easy to understand why the Bank of Canada has confirmed that the carbon tax does help to increase inflation here in Canada. View this email in your browser When I first was e…

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  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]

November 23, 2022 at 7:29 PM

Was it justified?

Was it justified? “Police have all of the legal authority they need to enforce the law they just need to exercise and do their job”  View this email in your browser In late April I wrote about Trudeau Liberal governmen…

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  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]

November 16, 2022 at 6:50 PM

Shortage of children's pain relief medicine

Shortage of children's pain relief medicine Parents wondering about what is being done to rectify the critical shortage of children’s pain medication deserve to know what is being done  View this email in your browser …

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  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]

November 9, 2022 at 8:22 PM

Promises promises

Promises promises In 2015 PM Trudeau promised to run “small” deficits before he made what he called a “cast in stone” promise to return to a balanced budget in 2019. View this email in your browser Late last week the T…

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  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]

November 2, 2022 at 7:14 PM

Debt servicing is a concern

Debt servicing is a concern Over the next five years the cost to service our debt is doubling and increasing at a rate faster than our health transfers are increasing. View this email in your browser Ottawa is a very b…

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  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]

October 26, 2022 at 5:53 PM

Middle class struggling

Middle class struggling This Liberal government once promised to help the middle class and yet everyday I hear from middle-class families who cannot afford to make ends meet. View this email in your browser Early this…

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  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]

October 19, 2022 at 5:29 PM

Inflation in our food budgets

Inflation in our food budgets The rate of food inflation is currently at 11.4% - this is the fastest increase since 1981 and is causing discomfort for constituents View this email in your browser Canadians awoke to new…

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  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]

October 12, 2022 at 7:29 PM

Local government elections

Local government elections In every community across British Columbia many good people have put their name forward to serve. View this email in your browser At the top this week,  I would like to congratulate Kelowna-…

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  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]

October 5, 2022 at 5:12 PM

Ethical lapses used to mean resignation

Ethical lapses used to mean resignation How is it that what once was an ethical lapse considered deserving of a resignation is now basically a non-issue? View this email in your browser During the years of the Conserva…

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  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]

September 28, 2022 at 5:40 PM

Carbon tax is inflationary

Carbon tax is inflationary As we have watched 40-year high inflation take hold in Canada one of the key drivers of inflation is the high price of gasoline. View this email in your browser With the House of Common back…

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  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]

September 21, 2022 at 7:34 PM

New legislation has problems

New legislation has problems Scotiabank has said that these new spending announcements will increases the likelihood the Bank of Canada will need to raise interest rates above 4%  View this email in your browser This w…

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  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]

September 14, 2022 at 6:45 PM

The burden of higher interest rates

The burden of higher interest rates It is fair to say that some family households are carrying a far larger burden than others as interest rates continue to rise. View this email in your browser In my last report I ref…

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  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]

September 7, 2022 at 7:58 PM

Rising interest rates

Rising interest rates For many Canadian households how this increase in the benchmark interest rate will impact your household budget will depend on a number of factors. View this email in your browser Canadians woke u…

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  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]

August 31, 2022 at 6:50 PM

Manufacturing jobs leaving Canada

Manufacturing jobs leaving Canada As extra costs make Canadian made products and services more expensive, it makes the cost of doing business outside of Canada more attractive.  View this email in your browser Since t…

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  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]

August 24, 2022 at 5:07 PM

The future of lithium mining in Canada

The future of lithium mining in Canada Given the uncertainty of our regulatory process, what will the Federal Government do to accelerate the approval process of new lithium mines? View this email in your browser This…

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  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]

August 17, 2022 at 8:14 PM

Combatting identity theft

Combatting identity theft It is very challenging as many institutions operate under a reverse onus environment where a victim must prove they were not in any way responsible. View this email in your browser For most Ca…

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  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]

August 10, 2022 at 6:48 PM

ArriveCan

ArriveCan View this email in your browser As my summer listening tour continues throughout our region, another concern that I continue to hear about is the Trudeau Liberal Government’s ongoing requirement that the Arri…

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August 3, 2022 at 4:59 PM

Summer listening tour

Summer listening tour Since first elected, I have used the summer months on a listening tour travelling throughout the riding to hear the concerns of local citizens.  View this email in your browser Since I was first …

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  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]

July 27, 2022 at 6:26 PM

Canadian farming is vital to our food security

Canadian farming is vital to our food security The Trudeau Liberal government has indicated an attempt to reduce fertilizer emissions as part of the plan to reduce emissions 30% by 2030. View this email in your browser …

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July 20, 2022 at 7:16 PM

Pricey photo-ops

Pricey photo-ops Photo-ops at considerable expense given the use of the Government challenger aircraft that even flew the small distance between Kelowna and Penticton. View this email in your browser This week the Pri…

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  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]

July 13, 2022 at 5:47 PM

Exceptions to sanctions

Exceptions to sanctions “If a terrorist state can squeeze out such an exception to sanctions, what exceptions will it want tomorrow or the day after tomorrow?" Pres. Zelensky View this email in your browser It was earl…

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  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]

July 6, 2022 at 5:29 PM

Gas price stress

Gas price stress One of the largest concerns I have heard is about high gas prices. For many citizens who must commute to work the added prices can be devastating. View this email in your browser With my annual summer…

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  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]

June 29, 2022 at 9:40 PM

A pipeline that is in the red instead of black

A pipeline that is in the red instead of black Recently our Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) found that the budget has now ballooned to $ 21.4 billion View this email in your browser With the House of Commons adjourn…

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  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]

June 22, 2022 at 6:01 PM

Alarming allegations

Alarming allegations This week many citizens awoke to breaking news that the “Top Mountie denies claim she interfered in N.S. shooting investigation". View this email in your browser On Wednesday morning of this week m…

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  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]

June 15, 2022 at 8:45 PM

Regulating online streaming

Regulating online streaming The concept of the government telling your streaming app what is best for you and how content is displayed has many Canadians concerned. View this email in your browser One of the more alar…

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  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]

June 8, 2022 at 7:29 PM

Federal government role in affordability

Federal government role in affordability Almost daily I hear serious concerns from local citizens about the significant impact the current gas and diesel prices are having on many families.   View this email in your browser …

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June 1, 2022 at 7:34 PM

Groundhog Day

Groundhog Day Sometimes Parliament resembles the movie “Groundhog Day”.  View this email in your browser Sometimes Parliament resembles the movie “Groundhog Day”. When I last wrote about proposed amendments to Canada’…

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  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]

May 25, 2022 at 9:40 PM

Proposed presumptive detention

Proposed presumptive detention In almost every community, there is a small but very well-known group of offenders that commit serious crimes on a habitual basis.  View this email in your browser This week is a non-sitt…

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  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]

May 18, 2022 at 5:12 PM

Vaccine passports

Vaccine passports For many who are unvaccinated it means being unable to see loved ones or to care for a sick and elderly parent in another part of Canada. View this email in your browser Back in January of 2021, when …

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  Dan Albas MP · [email protected]

May 11, 2022 at 8:01 PM

Life in a bubble

Life in a bubble One of the first terms I became familiar with when I was first elected as a Member of Parliament was the term “Ottawa bubble”.   View this email in your browser One of the first terms I became familia…

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