For immediate release Vernon, BC: Mel Arnold, Member of Parliament Elect for North Okanagan-Shuswap, released the following statement today regarding his re-election in the 44th General Election of Canada: “I thank the people of the North Okanagan-Shuswap for placing their trust in me to ... Full Article
September 2021 Editorial – Vernon Morning Star I would like to thank the voters of the North Okanagan-Shuswap who entrusted me to continue serving as Member of Parliament. Election campaigns require much work and commitment and I thank the many grassroots volunteers who helped drive our ... Full Article
Setting Priorities – What is top of mind for the Prime Minister may not be top of mind for other Canadians. Wildfires raging across much of BC have triggered a provincial state of emergency and communities of the Okanagan – Shuswap and beyond are living with various levels of alert or ... Full Article
Bill C-10 Status: Late in the night of June 21st, Bill C-10 moved forward in the legislative process when the Trudeau Liberals took extraordinary steps to gag their MPs from defending freedom of speech and steamrolled the bill forward without proper debate. When the Trudeau government ... Full Article
June 30, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Vancouver, BC – Richard Bragdon, Conservative Shadow Minister for Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, and Mel Arnold, MP for North Okanagan-Shuswap, released the following statement in response to the Liberal shutdown of salmon fisheries: ... Full Article
MP Update June 22, 2021 Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) Documents Canada’s Parliamentary democracy was designed with checks and balances intended to ensure transparency and accountability of the federal government, but the Trudeau government is preventing these essential ... Full Article
Truth and Reconciliation As Canadians learn more about the pain and suffering inflicted by Canada’s residential school system, it is exceedingly clear that reconciliation must be progressed by immediate and sustained action including the implementation of Calls to Action released by the Truth ... Full Article
The news of the remains of 215 children found in a mass grave at a former residential school in Kamloops is tragic beyond words. I wish to express my deepest sympathies to the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc nation and to all the Indigenous communities who are sharing in this trauma. I have reached ... Full Article
