Over the course of the campaign, I had the opportunity to speak with thousands of people across our riding and heard loud and clear both your concerns in the present and your hopes for the future. I will take those conversations with me into this Parliament.

At 12:01 AM today, our closest ally turned its back on us—Donald Trump imposed 25% tariffs on Canada. Many believed it wouldn’t come to this, but here we are.

French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer have called for the deployment of European peacekeepers to be stationed in Ukraine as a part of that peace agreement. Canada ought to make a similar commitment.

On Friday, the Federal Government announced $758 million in funding for new subway cars for the Toronto Transit Commission's (TTC) Line 2. Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said recently that she expects the cars to be built in Thunder Bay.

Yesterday I went door-to-door in the area around where the city has proposed to build temporary housing for the homeless (at Miles and Simpson). My staff and I have spent the last few days talking to both business owners and residents in the area. 100% of the business owners that we talked to oppose the plan, as does the Fort William BIA.

I believe that more comprehensive solutions exist that would better suit the needs of everyone involved, including the community of downtown Fort William and the homeless population of our city. I also have an obligation to represent the needs and interests of constituents in my riding, therefore, I cannot support the current proposal.

Canada has always been the United States' closest ally, something we will work to continue. Many of our jobs, and our prosperity to some extent, depend on our close relations with the United States.

I am working to ensure that all rural communities get the Canada Carbon Rebate Rural Supplement.

Going into the Parliamentary session, I want to stay focused on continuing the important work that our government has already begun. That work includes rolling out new dental care and pharmacare programs, expanding $10-a-day childcare, introducing a school food program, and fighting climate change.

The last week has been a tough one for residents of the Fort Frances-Rainy River area, particularly so for the elderly, and those with underlying health problems. First there was the news that, due to the paramedic shortage, the Emo ambulance station was being temporarily closed. Then came the news that all three doctors in Rainy River would be ending their service, meaning that the Rainy River Health Centre could be shutting its doors.

Today's TBNewsWatch article highlights some of the work I have been doing to secure our border. The bottom line is, more resources are absolutely needed to solve this problem.

people in Toronto and Ottawa made a decision. That decision was that they, the senior bureaucrats, know more about the problems in Northwestern Ontario than those of us who live here, who work here, and who were elected to represent the people here. This is wrong. This needs to change.