Week 2 in Ottawa

8 June 2025

Earlier this week, a majority of MPs voted in favour of a motion urging the Liberal government to table a budget before the summer break. Yet the government refused. Canadians deserve better—more transparency, more accountability, and a real plan.

There was also an emergency debate in response to the devastating wildfires in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. I asked the government: What lessons have you learned from previous disasters, and what are you doing differently now to keep Canadians safe? We need action—not just sympathy repeated year after year.

To close the week, I had the honour of welcoming my first visitors to Parliament Hill: Howard Jampolsky, Chair of the Richmond Economic Advisory Committee, and his wife. A meaningful moment in a very full week.