Gord Johns – Municipal Watch BC

Gord Johns Spoke in the House

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 19:45:46 +0000

on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Mr. Chair, the public safety minister will recall that one year after the tabling of the calls to justice, Chantel Moore was shot during a wellness …

Gord Johns Voted Yes

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 01:59:16 +0000

on Vote #77 Motion to proceed to Orders of the Day

Gord Johns Voted Yes

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 01:59:00 +0000

on Vote #76 on Bill C-242

Gord Johns Voted Yes

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 01:58:42 +0000

on Vote #75 on Bill C-8

Gord Johns Voted No

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 01:58:20 +0000

on Vote #74 on Bill C-8

Gord Johns Voted No

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 01:58:02 +0000

on Vote #73 on Bill C-8

Gord Johns Posted on Twitter

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 01:39:43 +0000

May is MS Awareness Month. I stand with the MS community to make the MS Society’s vision a reality, a world free of… https://t.co/BbCDZkj0bh

Gord Johns Voted Yes

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 01:36:07 +0000

on Vote #65 on Bill C-8

Gord Johns Posted on Twitter

Sun, 29 May 2022 08:11:51 +0000

The reports about Roe v. Wade are concerning for all who stand for human rights and reproductive justice. We must n… https://t.co/Nm405HkQIA

Gord Johns Posted on Twitter

Sun, 29 May 2022 08:11:32 +0000

Canada Post needs to expand to provide postal banking & quality banking services in communities where none are curr… https://t.co/Y7WttBPfMw

Gord Johns Posted on Twitter

Sun, 29 May 2022 08:11:14 +0000

My question to @Carolyn_Bennett where is $4.5B promised for mental health transfers so Canadians can access needed… https://t.co/5KknSDdP2q

Gord Johns Spoke in the House

Sun, 29 May 2022 07:37:31 +0000

on Economic and Fiscal Update Implementation Act, 2021
Madam Speaker, thank you, I really appreciate that. In addition to the toxic drug supply crisis, Canada is experiencing a broader mental health crisis as we …

Gord Johns Spoke in the House

Sun, 29 May 2022 07:37:16 +0000

on Health
Mr. Speaker, this week is Mental Health Week. After two years of COVID-19, Canada has seen what we already knew: that our mental health system is …

Gord Johns Posted on Twitter

Sun, 29 May 2022 07:34:21 +0000

Happy birthday, young man! https://t.co/6GP1uO19Oo

Gord Johns Voted Yes

Sun, 29 May 2022 06:50:15 +0000

on Vote #72 Motion to proceed to Orders of the Day

Gord Johns Posted on Twitter

Sun, 29 May 2022 06:37:05 +0000

This #MentalHealthWeek @theJagmeetSingh & I were grateful to meet with Margaret Eaton @CMHA_NTL to discuss the deva… https://t.co/lW2yE3FtyG

Gord Johns Posted on Twitter

Thu, 26 May 2022 15:21:06 +0000

I asked @FilomenaTassi when she will procure a safer supply to stop toxic drug poisonings but she says she can’t un… https://t.co/YxQgeBE8Nb

Gord Johns Posted on Twitter

Thu, 26 May 2022 15:20:49 +0000

Taking the climate crisis seriously and protecting the planet for future generations means Canada must… https://t.co/o0yWRhJex5

Gord Johns Spoke in the House

Thu, 26 May 2022 03:43:55 +0000

on Economic and Fiscal Update Implementation Act, 2021
Madam Speaker, this is again the problem in the House. We have four official political parties and a fifth party, the Green Party, and what parties …

Gord Johns Voted No

Tue, 24 May 2022 14:15:16 +0000

on Vote #67 Government Business No. 11 (Extension of sitting hours and conduct of extended proceedings) (subamendment)

Gord Johns Voted Yes

Tue, 24 May 2022 14:14:59 +0000

on Vote #66 Motion to proceed to Orders of the Day

Gord Johns Voted No

Tue, 24 May 2022 14:14:21 +0000

on Vote #64 on Bill C-8

Gord Johns Voted Yes

Tue, 24 May 2022 14:13:51 +0000

on Vote #63 Motion for closure

Gord Johns Posted on Twitter

Sat, 14 May 2022 16:03:24 +0000

From govt Expert Task Force on substance use: “Canadian policy on substances must change significantly to address a… https://t.co/AhETzdh0WD

Gord Johns Posted on Twitter

Sat, 14 May 2022 15:48:00 +0000

More local/regional govts endorsing #Bill216: @cityportalberni joins @QualicumBeachBC, Village of Cumberland,… https://t.co/AtX2DRXFzH

Gord Johns Posted on Twitter

Sat, 14 May 2022 13:45:28 +0000

Bill #C216: an evidence based health-based approach called for by federal Expert Task Force: “Bold actions are urge… https://t.co/HI5gaBys71

Gord Johns Spoke in the House

Sat, 14 May 2022 13:14:02 +0000

on Extension of Sitting Hours and Conduct of Extended Proceedings
Mr. Speaker, my colleague talked about the types of debates that are not happening right now and that we would like to talk about, whether it …

Gord Johns Spoke in the House

Sat, 14 May 2022 13:13:48 +0000

on Committees of the House
Mr. Speaker, there are so many things happening right now in this country. There is an overdose crisis, and a toxic drug-supply crisis that is killing …

Gord Johns Voted Yes

Thu, 12 May 2022 16:58:11 +0000

on Vote #62 on Bill C-8

Gord Johns Voted Yes

Thu, 12 May 2022 16:57:56 +0000

on Vote #61 Ways and means motion No. 8

Gord Johns Voted Yes

Thu, 12 May 2022 16:57:30 +0000

on Vote #60 Motion to proceed to Orders of the Day

Gord Johns Posted on Twitter

Thu, 12 May 2022 02:16:55 +0000

Time to show political will & implement calls by Expert Task Force on substance use incl. decrimin of possession, e… https://t.co/4IRrhzhhkn

Gord Johns Posted on Twitter

Thu, 12 May 2022 02:16:37 +0000

Today we pay tribute to those who have lost their lives or suffered injuries while on the job & thank our union bro… https://t.co/cTxmicOXrW

Gord Johns Spoke in the House

Wed, 11 May 2022 21:25:10 +0000

on Canada Post
Madam Speaker, late last year, the Liberal government conducted polling to see if it could get away with cutting Canada Post services that Canadians rely on. …

Gord Johns Posted on Twitter

Wed, 11 May 2022 01:20:51 +0000

This evening, as #YomHaShoah begins, we remember of all those who were lost in the Holocaust and we resolve to cont… https://t.co/5gAi7yivfa

Gord Johns Voted Yes

Mon, 09 May 2022 15:12:50 +0000

on Vote #59 Budgetary policy

Gord Johns Voted Yes

Mon, 09 May 2022 15:12:29 +0000

on Vote #58 Motion to proceed to Orders of the Day

Gord Johns Posted on Twitter

Thu, 05 May 2022 23:52:23 +0000

Canadian Expert Task Force on Substance Use: https://t.co/zITOA1Cefx is essential reading to #SaveLives w decrimin… https://t.co/5KNLguNYQh

Gord Johns Voted No

Wed, 04 May 2022 15:36:56 +0000

on Vote #57 Budgetary policy (amendment)

Gord Johns Spoke in the House

Sat, 30 Apr 2022 16:29:50 +0000

on Petitions
Mr. Speaker, it is a huge honour today to table a petition on behalf of petitioners from Bowser, Parksville, Qualicum, Port Alberni, Cherry Creek, Beaver Creek, …

Gord Johns Voted No

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 15:38:38 +0000

on Vote #56 Budgetary policy (subamendment)

Gord Johns Posted on Twitter

Fri, 22 Apr 2022 18:23:22 +0000

@guyfelicella thank you so much for your voice, so important that you are heard. #EndOverdose https://t.co/fOQpHUDL4r

Gord Johns Posted on Twitter

Fri, 22 Apr 2022 17:41:57 +0000

Rally the Valley! Go Dawgs! https://t.co/Nn4MCuaYk7

Gord Johns Posted on Twitter

Fri, 22 Apr 2022 17:41:44 +0000

Wish I could be there @ACRDgov Best wishes to all for a healthy planet. https://t.co/PciV3tmuNK

Gord Johns Posted on Twitter

Fri, 22 Apr 2022 14:48:56 +0000

Appreciated talking to @alferraby @cfax1070 about my Bill #C216 to decriminalize simple drug possession, #EndStigma… https://t.co/GOR6XzsPf0

Gord Johns Posted on Twitter

Fri, 22 Apr 2022 14:48:43 +0000

“Authorities say that people who use drugs found it harder to visit peer groups and support services, leaving them… https://t.co/q9HUA5SIgH

Gord Johns Posted on Twitter

Thu, 21 Apr 2022 23:00:31 +0000

Appreciated visiting @CityOfVictoria to hear from the community about saving lives from the toxic drug overdose cri… https://t.co/Cv6gAh8vpa

Gord Johns Posted on Twitter

Wed, 20 Apr 2022 17:58:15 +0000

Vastly disproportionate # of drug possession arrests for Black and Indigenous people revealed in
@VICEWorldNews in… https://t.co/Dc2dQAX30k

Gord Johns Posted on Twitter

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 20:03:52 +0000

Peace and love to all on this Easter Sunday. https://t.co/WyOIAXLzAN

Gord Johns Posted on Twitter

Sat, 16 Apr 2022 16:10:52 +0000

A #HappyPassover to all. https://t.co/ou1yICCiZ9

Gord Johns Posted on Twitter

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 18:53:34 +0000

Alarming that @JustinTrudeau refuses the recommendations of his own Expert Task Force on Substance Use that multi-f… https://t.co/1JGwHdNnF3

Gord Johns Posted on Twitter

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 18:36:19 +0000

No question that the in-depth reporting of @TheTyee is a go-to source for many issues important to my constituents… https://t.co/crKDjsQrGM

Gord Johns Posted on Twitter

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 18:36:03 +0000

Stay safe out there, @SkyeRyanCHEK! https://t.co/5sWpkvcGps

Gord Johns Posted on Twitter

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 15:58:58 +0000

Thx to Kayla DeMong of @prairiehr in Saskatoon for briefing me on need for fed safe supply support to save lives af… https://t.co/nVFEzfFN5c

Gord Johns Posted on Twitter

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 15:23:54 +0000

Thx @VisitQualicumBeach Town Council joining #VillageofCumberland, @CityofCourtenay, @comoxvalleyrd, @Mission_BC,… https://t.co/oZOhpzR88E

Gord Johns Posted on Twitter

Sun, 10 Apr 2022 20:02:15 +0000

$11B over 5 yrs towards Indigenous housing, health, social services & education a critical priority for #NDP althou… https://t.co/JOQd5HXgMe

Gord Johns Spoke in the House

Sat, 09 Apr 2022 11:05:59 +0000

on Petitions
Madam Speaker, it is an honour and privilege to table a petition on behalf of volunteer firefighters from Ucluelet to Tofino, Beaver Creek, Sproat Lake and …

Gord Johns Spoke in the House

Sat, 09 Apr 2022 11:05:44 +0000

on Constitution Act, 1867
Madam Speaker, I want to thank the government for working with us to ensure Quebec’s seat count in the House of Commons remains constant. There is …

Gord Johns Spoke in the House

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 14:20:46 +0000

on Petitions
Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to table a petition today related to the toxic drug supply and the 27,000 deaths that are mounting in this …

Gord Johns Spoke in the House

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 14:20:27 +0000

on Transportation
Madam Speaker, there is a situation in Union Bay on Vancouver Island in my riding. Baynes Sound, which is located on the east coast of Vancouver …

Gord Johns Voted No

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 13:31:10 +0000

on Vote #55 Opposition Motion (Spending on national defence)

Gord Johns Spoke in the House

Wed, 06 Apr 2022 22:46:23 +0000

on Petitions
Mr. Speaker, it is a real honour and privilege today to table e-petition 3726, which was signed by 4,020 signatories. The petitioners cite that the deep …

Gord Johns Spoke in the House

Wed, 06 Apr 2022 22:46:04 +0000

on Business of Supply
Mr. Speaker, with a warming climate, we are seeing the impacts of climate change: raging forest fires, flooding and other types of natural disasters. In my …

Gord Johns Spoke in the House

Wed, 06 Apr 2022 22:45:47 +0000

on Public Services and Procurement
Mr. Speaker, it has been six years since the start of the debacle with Phoenix, and one in three public service workers are still having problems …

Gord Johns Posted on Twitter

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 19:20:06 +0000

@SuzeMorrison thank you for your grit, determination, and courage and for fighting for the most marginalized Canadi… https://t.co/2H3Rjch0jR

Gord Johns Posted on Twitter

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 19:19:51 +0000

Successive Con & Liberal govts reduce corporate taxes from 28% to 15% while many Canadians can’t afford a place to… https://t.co/fwIJ3Oh5b7

Gord Johns Spoke in the House

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 18:52:18 +0000

on Committees of the House
Madam Speaker, one thing that we put in a supplementary report around this motion is that Canadians are within only $200 of being able to pay …

Gord Johns Voted No

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 16:45:15 +0000

on Vote #54 Opposition Motion (Federal budget)

Gord Johns Posted on Twitter

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 16:27:50 +0000

Best wishes for a speedy recovery @jjhorgan! https://t.co/YXML0JSkEF

Gord Johns Posted on Twitter

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 19:22:06 +0000

Thousands of Canadians have died from preventable drug overdoses since @CityofVancouver applied for fed exemption f… https://t.co/L9GfFR4gcI

Gord Johns Posted on Twitter

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 06:03:27 +0000

So sorry to hear this @leslie_mcbain. Stay strong and take care. #EndOverdose https://t.co/UTkNgtGOrI

Gord Johns Spoke in the House

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 14:50:26 +0000

on Business of Supply
Madam Speaker, I am sure you are very tired. You are working a lot and, while I am talking about the amount of time you have …

Gord Johns Voted Yes

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 05:12:36 +0000

on Vote #53 on Bill C-5

Gord Johns Posted on Twitter

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 04:35:30 +0000

Thanks to @TwitCoast for getting it right on Bill #C216. Multi-faceted reforms are req’d to save lives and… https://t.co/pVlDMjCCIg

Gord Johns Spoke in the House

Thu, 31 Mar 2022 22:03:42 +0000

on Criminal Code
Mr. Speaker, does the minister support and agree that it is important for us to get this bill to committee so we can have a conversation …

Gord Johns Spoke in the House

Thu, 31 Mar 2022 22:03:29 +0000

on Health
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise today to again highlight the government’s failure to address the poisoned drug supply in this country, which has cost …

Gord Johns Posted on Twitter

Thu, 31 Mar 2022 22:00:17 +0000

The editorial board @globeandmail has it exactly right on Bill #C216 to #EndOverdose: “How to change the course of… https://t.co/sxcgGSb0wq

Gord Johns Voted Yes

Thu, 31 Mar 2022 12:15:46 +0000

on Vote #52 on Bill C-5

Gord Johns Voted Yes

Thu, 31 Mar 2022 12:15:35 +0000

on Vote #51 Motion to proceed to Orders of the Day

Gord Johns Voted Yes

Wed, 30 Mar 2022 11:41:23 +0000

on Vote #50 Third report of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration

Gord Johns Posted on Twitter

Mon, 28 Mar 2022 21:28:47 +0000

Thanks for your support @DartmouthSue. Time to #EndOverdose Support Bill #C216. #CDNpoli https://t.co/E7oKEHWfrT

Gord Johns Spoke in the House

Sun, 27 Mar 2022 00:17:28 +0000

on Petitions
Madam Speaker, it is an honour to table a petition today on behalf of volunteer firefighters from Parksville, Qualicum, Bowser, Cumberland, Courtenay, Port Alberni, Sproat Lake …

Gord Johns Spoke in the House

Sun, 27 Mar 2022 00:17:13 +0000

on Marine Transportation
Madam Speaker, Canada’s federal ports are not being maximized to their full potential, which is adding to costs and limiting opportunity in communities such as mine. …

Gord Johns Spoke in the House

Sat, 26 Mar 2022 03:58:10 +0000

on Fisheries and Oceans
Mr. Speaker, in December, the government announced the reallocation of crab fishing licences in my riding in an effort to reconcile the loss of constitutionally protected …

Gord Johns Spoke in the House

Sat, 26 Mar 2022 03:57:57 +0000

on Business of Supply
Mr. Speaker, I served on the veterans affairs committee with this colleague. I respect him and thank him. The government always talks about science and evidence-based …

Gord Johns Spoke in the House

Sat, 26 Mar 2022 03:57:45 +0000

on Natural Resources
Mr. Speaker, I just now observed my good friend and colleague from Saanich—Gulf Islands trying to get through a question in this House and the amount …

Gord Johns Posted on Twitter

Sat, 26 Mar 2022 02:27:13 +0000

Let’s put politics aside & #EndOverdose with Bill #C216: for both decriminalization & access to a safer supply of s… https://t.co/WWYzkepMWd

Gord Johns Voted Yes

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 22:36:03 +0000

on Vote #45 on Bill C-15

Gord Johns Voted Yes

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 22:35:52 +0000

on Vote #44 on Bill C-15

Gord Johns Voted Yes

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 22:35:39 +0000

on Vote #43 on Bill C-15

Gord Johns Voted Yes

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 22:35:26 +0000

on Vote #42 Concurrence in estimates

Gord Johns Voted No

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 22:35:04 +0000

on Vote #41 Opposition Motion (Federal vaccine mandates)

Gord Johns Spoke in the House

Thu, 24 Mar 2022 12:02:16 +0000

on Economic and Fiscal Update Implementation Act, 2021
Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his respectful decorum in the House and for his speech. I have concerns about some of the things he …

Gord Johns Voted No

Thu, 24 Mar 2022 05:13:17 +0000

on Vote #40 Opposition Motion (Tax reduction on gasoline and diesel)

Gord Johns Voted Yes

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 20:46:35 +0000

on Vote #39 Opposition Motion (Measures to help Canadians with the cost of living)

Gord Johns Voted No

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 04:28:34 +0000

on Vote #38 Opposition Motion (Invasion of Ukraine and natural gas pipelines)

Gord Johns Posted on Twitter

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 23:35:51 +0000

Thanks to @theJagmeetSingh, @LisaMarieBarron @DonDavies and Dr. Perry Kendall for joining our nat’l Town Hall on t… https://t.co/3U8tZZEqoT

Gord Johns Posted on Twitter

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 23:35:39 +0000

On any given day, nobody knows what they’re using. Only way is provide access to a safe supply for users. Support B… https://t.co/oxODAoF7Zr

Gord Johns Posted on Twitter

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 18:33:35 +0000

#EndOverdose https://t.co/ZdsaKj1VoD

Gord Johns Posted on Twitter

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 18:32:23 +0000

Join me and @LisaMarieBarron, @DonDavies & guests for our virtual nat’l Town Hall on Mar 15 at 5 pm PT. Go here to… https://t.co/BKnFHga3XE