If you are taking minor children outside of Canada, and travelling without both parents in attendance, you need to take some additional steps before you travel.  In order to prevent international child abduction, you will likely be asked to show that you have the consent of both parents to ... Full Article

The National Do Not Call List (DNCL) gives consumers a choice about whether to receive telemarketing calls. The National DNCL Rules introduce new responsibilities for Canada’s telemarketers. If you are a consumer you can choose to reduce the number of telemarketing calls you receive by ... Full Article

This page has been modified following a federal government announcement on March 16, 2017. New rules have been introduced for drone users in Canada. Please see https://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/civilaviation/drone-safety.html for more information.   Full Article

The Government of Canada has a handy website that allows you to determine what benefits you may be entitled to by answering a few easy questions.  After completing the quick multiple-choice questions, your possible benefits are short-listed and additional information is provided.  Many ... Full Article

Summer Camp Tips for Parents (via the Canada Safety Council) The summer months can be a challenging time for working parents with young children. While the school year provides supervision and structure, summer break leaves parents in a conundrum – though they want to be available to ... Full Article

June 20, 2016 A safe blood system is the first priority. Expanding the number of people who can safely donate is the second priority. Today, backed by the latest scientific evidence, Canada will reduce it’s very restrictive donation criteria for ‘men who have sex with men’ (MSM) from five ... Full Article

Canada will turn 150 years old in 2017. To facilitate local celebrations, funding is still available for requests under $50,000. To find out more, please visit http://canada.pch.gc.ca/eng/1424795454758/1434974349768 for more information. Full Article

Under pressure from the Opposition parties in the House of Commons and the Canadian public in general, the Liberal Party has decided to expand the membership of their proposed democratic reform committee. The recent community mailing indicated the Liberals had a majority on this committee which ... Full Article

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Alberta wildfires passport and travel documents special measures As a result of the wildfires, Canadian passports and travel documents may have been lost, damaged or destroyed. To support those affected by the wildfires, Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, John ... Full Article

Family Benefits Information on federal family benefit programs can be found here. Full Article

To learn more about careers with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, please visit the RCMP career page here. Full Article

Government Surplus The federal government has a website that allows Canadians to bid and purchase all kinds of government surplus items. Items seized by the government and not collected are also disposed of through the same process. The content changes daily, so be sure to bookmark the page ... Full Article

Keep your family safe. Find the latest news about product recalls and product safety notices.  More… http://healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/index-eng.php Full Article

Mr. Speaker, today I rise in this House to speak to Bill C-14 and to the issue of medically assisted dying. This is a complex issue for which there are strong opinions on both sides. Some of my comments may be new to this debate and some will echo those of others before me. However, […] Full Article

Emergency Preparedness Week May 1 to 7, 2016 Emergency Preparedness Week (EP Week) is an annual event that takes place each year during the first full week of May. This national event is coordinated by Public Safety Canada, in close collaboration with the provinces and territories and partners. ... Full Article

Members’ Statement April 22, 2016 Watch the video. Mr. Len Webber (Calgary Confederation, CPC): Madam Speaker, on the same day that this Liberal Government introduced legislation to help Canadians die, they also refused to give more Canadians the chance to live. It is quite disappointing that ... Full Article

Canadians may require assistance when filing their taxes and the Canada Revenue Agency can help. They offer service in both official languages as well as via TTY service. Avoid tax scams! The CRA will NEVER communicate with you via email. Source: Canada Revenue Agency Telephone numbers Cell ... Full Article

REMINDER: 30 April is the deadline for applications for the next Teachers Institute on Canadian Parliamentary Democracy The Library of Parliament is accepting teacher applications for the 20th edition of the Teachers Institute on Canadian Parliamentary Democracy to be held from 30 October to 4 ... Full Article

PARLIAMENTARY SPEECH – Emergency Debate on Attawapiskat – April 12, 2016 Mr. Speaker, I am honoured to rise in the House this evening. I will be splitting my time with the hon. member for Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan. As always, I thank my constituents of Calgary Confederation ... Full Article