Harper Attacks Effective Public Policy for Canadians Once every five years, Canadians are asked to collaborate with Statistics Canada in completing our national census. Some households are asked to provide supplementary information through a mandatory longer form. The decision by Prime Minister Stephen Harper to eliminate this mandatory Statistics Canada census long form will have [...]
Welcome to my website!
Over the past four years I have criss-crossed the riding of Compton-Stanstead, spoken to mayors, coucillors, large and small business owners, and folks, listening to their concerns about the future of our area, our province and our country.
I never tire of talking with residents of the region, so please feel free to contact me at any time with you concerns, comments, or ideas. As residents of the Eastern Townships, we have to work together if we want to meet the challenges facing our region over the coming years.
Together, let’s build a stronger and prouder Quebec and Canada!
What Future for the Canadian Forces Reserve?
Sherbrooke, Friday June 4th 2010. William Hogg, Liberal candidate in Compton-Stanstead, and Marcel Proulx, Liberal MP for Hull-Aylmer and Associate Defence Critic, completed a successful visit of local Canadian Forces Reserve Units in the Sherbrooke Area. They also took the opportunity to present a letter of recognition to the Commander of the Fusiliers de Sherbrooke, [...]
Politics Unplugged
Justin Trudeau seeks to reconnect Canadians with their politics By Mike McDevitt Trailing undeniable star power and a potent family name, Justin Trudeau wants to change the way young people relate to politics and urges the development of a National Policy on Youth. Trudeau, son of the late Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau and a [...]
Working for our Rural Regions
Working for our Rural Regions Coaticook, Tuesday, May 4th, 2010. Michael Ignatieff, leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, in concluding his series of platform annoncements on rural issues (Rural Canada Matters), annonced that a Liberal government will assure better access to telecommunication services in rural regions of Canada. “Over the past month we have [...]
A Call to Responsible Government
On April 27th, 2010, Peter Milliken, Speaker in the House of Commons, stood and gave his ruling on three motions put forward by opposition MPs on whether or not the current government is in contempt of Parliament. His speech, along with being very long, was chock-full of technical details about how Canadian and other parliaments [...]
