MP Hawn does his first video blog back in Ottawa to kick off the new session of Parliament. This edition focuses on measures laid out in the Speech From The Throne, as well as a call to action to take part in the upcoming Edmonton civic elections on October 21, 2013. Full text of the […]
Archive | News (National)
MP Hawn Addresses Council of Europe on the Situation in Syria
Colleagues, we have all recently been galvanized by the use of chemical weapons, most likely by the Assad regime, which is completely unacceptable. What should be at least equally unacceptable is the death of over 100,000 people by conventional weapons. Dead is dead and 99 deaths by bullets are no less a crime than one […]
MP Laurie Hawn Participates in Ceremony to Mark 60th Anniversary of the Korean War Armistice
Edmonton, AB – On behalf of the Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of Veterans Affairs, the Honourable Laurie Hawn, Member of Parliament for Edmonton Centre, today joined members of Unit 21 of the Korea Veterans Association of Canada to mark the 60th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice and to honour Canada’s Korean War Veterans. “Today, […]
MP Laurie Hawn Encourages Applications for Federal Funding to Protect Recreational Fisheries
By Laurie Hawn on June 21, 2013 in Feature (Article), Local Announcements, News (National), Press Release
OTTAWA, ON – The Honourable Laurie Hawn PC, CD, MP on behalf of the Honourable Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, is encouraging local angling, fishing and conservation groups to get their applications in for the newly established Recreational Fisheries Conservation Partnership Program (RFCPP). As outlined in Economic Action Plan 2013, Fisheries and Oceans […]
MP Laurie Hawn Supporting Safe Drinking Water on First Nation Lands
MP Laurie Hawn delivers a speech supporting Bill S-8, an Act Respecting the Safety of Drinking Water on First Nation Lands on June 6th, 2013.
Budget 2013 Implementation Act
MP Laurie Hawn gives a speech in the House of Commons on June 3rd, laying out important details from Budget 2013 and explaining how it will continue to keep Canada’s economy on the right track.
The Chair-Leader Challenge with MP Hawn
By Laurie Hawn on May 24, 2013 in Humourous, News (Local), News (National), Parliament Hill, The Hawn Report, The Hawn Vlog, Videos
MP Laurie Hawn does his weekly video blog from a wheelchair on Wednesday, May 22nd while taking part in the Spinal Cord Injury Chair-Leader Event. The challenge was for 26 Parliamentarians to spend a day in a wheelchair to better understand the challenges faced by folks with spinal cord injuries. MP Hawn is a co-chair […]
MP Hawn Spends a Day in a Wheelchair
26 Parliamentarians spent the day in a wheelchair Ottawa, ON – Today, 26 Parliamentarians representing all political parties came together to participate in the 6th annual Chair-Leaders Campaign to raise awareness for people living with spinal cord injuries. “It does wake me up to the fact that the places we think are barrier free are in fact not […]
Edmonton MP gains new perspective on vision loss and CNIB services
By Laurie Hawn on May 15, 2013 in Feature (Article), Meetings, News (Local), News (National), Stakeholders
Edmonton, AB – Today, the Honourable Laurie Hawn, Member of Parliament for Edmonton Centre, worked with service specialists from CNIB to experience firsthand how vision rehabilitation can empower Canadians who are blind or partially sighted. More than one million Canadians are living with blindness or partial sight, including approximately 100,000 in Alberta. Many people who […]
Government of Canada Invests in Permanent Visitor Centre at Canadian National Vimy Memorial
Edmonton, AB – On behalf of the Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Minister for La Francophonie, and the Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, the Honourable Tim Uppal, Minister of State for Democratic Reform and Member of Parliament for Edmonton–Sherwood Park, and the Honourable Laurie Hawn, Member of Parliament for Edmonton Centre, […]