
Column: Will 2026 Budget finally tackle contraband tobacco?
January 29, 2026
As promised in my last newspaper column, I said I would highlight some of the Haldimand-Norfolk-relevant presentations from my travel with the Ontario Government’s Finance... ...read more

Column: Plowing through snow & pre-budget consultations
January 22, 2026
As I travel blizzard-condition highways across the province for the 2026 Pre-Budget Consultations on the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs, my colleagues and... ...read more

Column: Relationships not a luxury, but rather an investment
January 15, 2026
Over the past month, I had the opportunity to attend two conventions in the United States. On the surface, these conferences were about policy discussions,... ...read more

Column: The battle for what is right continued throughout 2025
January 8, 2026
It was June 5, 2025 when the Ontario Legislature rose for summer recess, but as any MPP can tell you, it is anything but a... ...read more

Column: 2025 began with an unnecessary snap election
January 1, 2026
What a wild ride 2025 has been. Another year where I am filled with gratitude that the people of Haldimand-Norfolk once again entrusted me to... ...read more

Column: Food bank use increasing
December 18, 2025
Since being first elected in 2022, I’ve been meeting with and hearing from organizations dedicated to tackling hunger. It’s a challenge that seems to keep... ...read more

Column: Frustrated by Auditor General 2025 Report
December 11, 2025
The Auditor General of Ontario, Shelley Spence, recently released her 2025 Annual Report. It’s a whopper of a report. It targeted primary care, OHIP billing,... ...read more

COLUMN: Oranges and lemons served up in Bill 68
December 4, 2025
Last week, you may recall in this column I wrote about being accused by a government member of having the audacity of talking too much... ...read more

No appeasing, just representing at Queen’s Park
November 27, 2025
“An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.” – Sir Winston Churchill In today’s political climate, this quote is... ...read more

COLUMN: Honour that lives past November 11
November 20, 2025
Last week was filled with Remembrance Day services. I am always heartened at the number of services held across Haldimand-Norfolk. I want to thank all... ...read more

