Late into the night yesterday, the House of Commons held an emergency debate, initiated by Conservative Party MPs, on the process for the Trans Mountain Pipeline. Mike posed this question:…
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Yesterday afternoon, Mike gave his annual one-minute World Autism Awareness Day statement in the Canadian House of Commons, with his son, Jaden, watching from the gallery. Mike’s statement read: “Mr….
Mike is committed to giving every single constituent of Edmonton-Wetaskiwin the opportunity to have their voice heard and represented in Ottawa. We have five more constituent roundtable meetings coming up, and…
This morning, Mike had the chance to do a presentation for 130 students from across Canada, as part of the Encounters With Canada program. Encounters With Canada is Canada’s largest youth forum,…
To meet the demands of a quickly growing city, Edmonton Public Schools has opened 11 new schools for the 2017-2018 school year, which is the most schools the district has…
Yesterday marked the 71st anniversary of an event that changed Alberta and Canada forever – the discovery of oil at Leduc #1. On February 13, 1947, the major crude oil discovery was…
Today, Mike joined participants at the Rutherford Heights Retirement Residence for the opening ceremony of the 9th annual All Seniors Care Seniors Games. The All Seniors Care Seniors Games are…
Yesterday evening, Mike joined in celebrations for the 2nd Annual Business Awards’ Gala at the Beaumont Chamber of Commerce. The event recognized local businesses and achievements in business. Mike is pictured…
This evening, Mike joined leaders from all orders of government, teachers, students and their families, and former Edmonton mayor, Jan Reimer, celebrating the official grand opening of Jan Reimer School…
This morning, Mike braved -18°C weather to plunge into Lake Summerside in support of Special Olympics Alberta. Mike, along with law enforcement officers, EMS personnel, Edmonton firefighters, and community volunteers…
This is a complete gong show. The Liberal government is literally frozen on this issue, because they can’t figure out how to play it politically. Meanwhile, thousands will cross the border illegally this summer alone, while those following the rules wait longer in line, and Canadians travelling abroad face significant delays. Mind-numbing.
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Minister Ahmed Hussen refuses to articulate the government’s position on the Safe Third Country Agreement amid repeated questioning from the opposition during marathon House of Commons session Thursday
Keep their feet to the fire!
Keep hammering them Mike, and in question period DEMAND an answer rather than the usual BS clap trap from the opposition!
If they don’t have the power, then who the hell does?? This is bullshit!
This Somali and his Cuban “boss” should be banned from Canada! Unethical💣TrudeauMustGeau💣
This is why no one should vote for the Liberal Party.
The Liberal Government is a complete and utter disaster. Canada is fucked while these nincompoops are in power!
Something has to be done!!
Mr. Lake. It is indeed a gong show but about chaos in Red Chamber that your senators are causing?? They are delaying the c45 and c46 simply because your boss asked them to do so which I think is completely undemocratic, highly political, and a significant waste of taxpayers money. Your party is not much different but your party isn't working for canadians either and i will not be giving my vote anymore
What do they mean, "seek"? They have that power now, just have to strap on a pair and get on with it!
So afraid of not being able to pander to everyone/trying to be everything to everyone, they are paralyzed, hence do nothing... 🤬
Sending them to Toronto”Sanctuary City”!😜
The world I live in as a Member of Parliament can be harsh sometimes. Our political system is an adversarial one, in which feedback is almost solely focused on what someone is doing wrong at any given point in time. It is also a busy world, where we don't get enough opportunity to reflect on the positives.
Yesterday, in the midst of some routine 'catching up' of things that had slipped through the cracks, I came across a year-old e-mail that I had completely missed until now. In it, a man named Dave Sacks, from Annapolis, Maryland, reflected on a charity hockey game that Jaden and I had participated in that April. He had even taken the time to write a letter to the editor in the Edmonton Journal. (Because my constituency of Edmonton-Wetaskiwin has Canada's largest population, correspondence from non-constituents can take awhile to look at, especially from outside Canada.)
I can't adequately express how meaningful these words are to me. We all do the best we can to balance the incredible busyness of life in politics. On top of that, we try to use the platform afforded us to do things that matter to people. And honestly, there are many times that I wonder if what I'm doing really has the impact I want it to. I think most of you reading this can relate to having this feeling from time-to-time.
It's kind of funny - the fact that my life is so busy that I didn't see this e-mail until now makes it much more powerful for me. It naturally fuels me to keep going, but it also reminds me that I need to take more time to reflect once in awhile. And that, when someone has a positive influence on my life, my taking a few minutes to let them know can have the same empowering effect for them.
To Dave, belated thank you for taking the time to write this letter. And, to the entire US Marshal Service Hockey Team, thank you for taking the time out of your lives to use your platform and your love for hockey to help others, and for warmly welcoming me and Jaden as teammates. We look forward to suiting up again sometime in the future, as our schedule permits. 🇨🇦️ 🇺🇸️ 💙
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That’s awesome stuff. Thank you Mike for being the voice or reason for our beautiful area and Canada..!!!
Great stuff - thank you for sharing.
Love this! If you agree, please share. If you have strong feelings either way, please comment.
All hail the zipper merge: How Canadian politeness is killing the efficiency of our highways
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Canada’s stubborn refusal to merge late is dangerous, anarchic and — amazingly — slower. In some of the better-driving parts of the world, it’s illegal
I zipper merge come south out of Leduc. I don’t think you should have to signal as well.
Sorry you shouldn’t have to signal as well
I don't care either way- but they either need to make it a law or not. Anything less will be a complete failure and confusing for all. I do agree however, that the people that were smart enough to get out of an obstructed lane, should not have to wait for the person who speeds down the side and expects to cut the line.
Yes!!!! Zipper method works best!!
My commute has a zipper merge setup. Folks are letting each other in so far. Other sections are viewed as correct vs pariah
The zipper only works when one side of the zipper follows the other side of the zipper. Other things start to bust out when you don’t want things to bust out. Sorry but it’s like a traffic circle and we don’t know how they work either
To me this is just common sense. I totally agree this is the way it should be done.
Check it out! The west van,north van entry to the lions gate bridge. Zipper merge is so cool to watch. You don’t even need to signal. It make everyone looks the most disciplined city drivers in the world. 🤪
Wow. Cost almost $1.40 per litre in Ottawa today. I’m worried about how much more gas (and groceries, power, home heating, and more!) will cost families with Justin Trudeau’s Carbon Tax. Politicians need to be making life more affordable, not more expensive.
What a great grand opening day, a big thank you to everyone who supports our market! See you next Thursday.
Saddened by such senseless violence. Praying that the victims make a full recovery and hoping that Mississauga Police quickly apprehend those responsible.
Worth a listen. Curious where it would’ve gone from where it ended.
I got one of those pre-recorded scam calls from the "CRA" warning of my imminent arrest. I decided to call back. https://t.co/ch2WMXBn60
Agreed, Premier @RachelNotley. Thank-you @bmorishita & @TheAUMA.
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