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Richard Cannings

Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
NDP

South Okanagan—West Kootenay
British Columbia
Voting Attendance: 61%
Expenses Last Quarter: $128,729.57

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Context: House Hansard - 288 - Feb/29/24

Mr. Richard Cannings (South Okanagan—West Kootenay, NDP)

Feb/29/24 3:13:04 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, last summer's wildfires devastated communities across Canada. The Minister of Emergency Preparedness has admitted that the upcoming wildfire season will be even worse. Canadians want their government to take decisive action. According to last week's Abacus poll, 74% of them want to see this done through a new national wildfire fighting force, but the Liberals are taking a go-slow approach. The wildfire season is already starting. When will the government act to create a national wildfire fighting force?

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Context: House Hansard - 206 - Jun/5/23

Mr. Richard Cannings

Jun/5/23 10:13:48 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, provinces are doing well. British Columbia has been facing large forest fire seasons, and since 2015 there has been a relentless series of bad forest fire seasons. In British Columbia we have developed programs, techniques and processes that gradually get better. There are always things to learn about how to deal with people who have been forced out of their homes. That part of the process has been very disrupting to families, to people. We have learned a lot in British Columbia about that process. We are learning a lot about communication between different teams in the field. There are always things we can learn from each other—

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Context: House Hansard - 47 - Mar/28/22

Mr. Richard Cannings (South Okanagan—West Kootenay, NDP)

Mar/28/22 4:49:22 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-8

Madam Speaker, I would like to thank the member for Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock. I had the pleasure of visiting his riding last fall at the peak of fall colours, so I can appreciate where he comes from. Mr. Scot Davidson: Lake Simcoe. Mr. Richard Cannings: You have thrown me off there. Some hon. members: Oh, oh! Mr. Richard Cannings: Madam Speaker, I come from a riding where tourism is a huge part of the economy, as does he. What does the member think of the government's misplaced support or lack of support for tourism when the latest tourism support program does not include companies that are seasonal? Canada is all about seasons, with the fall colours and then the winter, yet people and businesses whose work is seasonal in nature could not even apply for this support program.

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Context: House Hansard - 43 - Mar/22/22

Mr. Richard Cannings (South Okanagan—West Kootenay, NDP)

Mar/22/22 3:14:53 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the government is failing to help the tourism businesses hardest hit by the pandemic. The tourism and hospitality recovery program was supposed to help, but due to an inflexible application process, many seasonal businesses cannot access it. The Liberals cut its funding last week and the program will end in May, just when it is needed most. Will the government commit to continued full funding for the program, change the application requirements so seasonal operators are not excluded and extend the program until September?

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