Dear Friends, Again this year, I’m participating in Scotiabank AIDS Walk for Life Edmonton on Sunday, September 22, 2013. This year’s Walk will take place at Sir Winston Churchill Square. I need your help to continue my record as the top individual fund raiser, despite being ganged up on (in a friendly way) by other […]
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 […]
The Hawn Report VLOG – US Intern Edition
By Laurie Hawn on June 17, 2013 in Humourous, Parliament Hill, The Hawn Report, The Hawn Vlog, Videos
In this special edition of The Hawn Report, MP Laurie Hawn sits down for a Q+A with Chase Gipson of Texas while working in the Ottawa office of MP Hawn through a US exchange internship. Topics of conversation are the life of an MP, Canada/US relations of trade and security, and lessons learned in Canada.
MP Laurie Hawn Remembering John Berry
MP Laurie Hawn makes a speech in the House of Commons on June 12th, 2013, honouring the life of John Berry after a long battle with cancer at the age of 62.
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 Hawn Report VLOG – May 30
MP Laurie Hawn does his weekly video blog from Ottawa. In this edition he discusses recent events in Edmonton, taking part in the MS Walk, touring the National Research Council facilities, and legislation currently before the House of Commons. http://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/eng/index.html
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 […]