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Youth Hiring Period is Now Open – Click Here to Apply! Opening Doors for Young People For many young Canadians, a summer job represents a chance to build confidence, develop new skills, and begin exploring future career paths.  The Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) program helps make these opportunities possible by connecting youth aged 15 to 30 […]

I remain deeply concerned by the escalating situation in Iran and the continued repression of those who are peacefully calling for dignity, freedom, and a voice in shaping their own future. In North Vancouver–Capilano, we are home to a strong and vibrant Iranian-Canadian community, many of whom are watching these events with profound concern for […]

  Meet Bonnie Li – a remarkable 16-year-old member of my Constituency Youth Council and a Grade 11 student at Mulgrave School. With a passion for singing, theatre, basketball, and nature, Bonnie embodies a love for the arts and her community. Having immigrated from Beijing in Grade 5 with her family, Bonnie also recently celebrated […]

A Canadian commemorative medal has been created to mark His Majesty King Charles III’s Coronation on May 6, 2023. The King Charles III Coronation Medal is a visible and tangible way to recognize 30 000 outstanding individuals of all ages and from all walks of life who have made a difference in their communities. The […]

Learn more about our plan for the 2024 budget…. It is a plan to build a Canada that works better for every generation, where younger generations can get ahead, where their hard work pays off, and where they can buy or rent their own home— where everyone has a fair chance at a good middle […]

The householders I publish seasonally have been one of my favourite ways to connect with my community and share stories and issues that I feel will resonate with my constituents. What would you like to read about? Please use this form to fill in any suggestions you may have for future householders.

“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all the darkness.” Desmond Tutu I like to think that North Vancouver’s unique twist on Archbishop Tutu’s pearl of wisdom is the Christmas lights that seemed to go up even earlier this year, countering the darkness in a kind of collective affirmation of hope. […]

I’ve made no secret in this column and elsewhere over the past couple of years that I’ve been honoured to have had the opportunity to serve as Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change. Fighting climate change while promoting economic opportunity is the main reason I entered politics in 2015. That being the case, some […]

The Youth Council is a group of young people from the ages of 14 through 24 who provide non-partisan advice and input on issues of importance to them and to all Canadians. Listening to young people about issues that matter to them is an important commitment of the government. Prime Minister Trudeau places great value […]

It’s been said that some of humankind’s most profound journeys have a way of circling back to where they began. When I was just a toddler, my family home was Moose Factory and Moosonee at the foot of James Bay in northern Ontario. I had the opportunity to travel back there earlier this week to […]