MP Stockwell Day

Jobs up… Will it last?

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Mar 212011

There are still many people looking for work. But the strength of the economy is evident everywhere.

Life is not short

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Mar 142011

Val and I have been overwhelmed (and humbled) by the number of calls, emails and ‘wishers of well’ wherever we go.

Security, abuse, hope

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Mar 072011

His crime? Being a Christian. You see in Pakistan, as in many other countries, Islam is the only permissible religion. It is actually a matter of law. The legislated sanction can be death.

Doctors up, Temperatures Down

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Feb 282011

Waiting lines for family doctors will get a little bit shorter with a recent federal investment. I was honoured to be joined by a group of BC doctors, academics and provincial Minister Mary McNeil in Vancouver this week for the announcement.

Canada making waves

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Feb 212011

It may not have made front pages, but Canada’s Navy was front and centre on the high seas this week. Our sailors and pilots played a key role in a major Caribbean drug take down.

The court of public opinion

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Feb 142011

Illegal immigration frustrates long time and new Canadians. Disturbing polls show that Canadians, tolerant and generous by nature, are becoming impatient with our system.

Super goal lines

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Feb 072011

While the Packers and Steelers controlled a lot of the news over the last week, two other ‘quarterbacks’ were inching towards a goal line. Prime Minister Harper and President Obama are determined to maintain the benefits of the world’s longest ‘undefended’ border.

Here and there

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Jan 312011

Some of you were saying that you had glimpsed me on TV hobbling around with a cast and crutches. I’d love to tell you that I got injured by doing something heroic.