Dear Friends,
I wish to offer each and every one of you heartfelt thanks for electing me as your Member of Parliament. Every single community within our riding is an integral part of what makes it so great. With over 100 small communities and a riding that stretches over 30,000 km2; Bonavista - Gander - Grand Falls - Windsor is truly one of the most beautiful ridings in Canada. It is my honour to represent you before the House of Commons.
As your elected Member of Parliament, my job is to make sure your voice is heard in Ottawa. This website will facilitate communication between you and my offices in order to provide you with the valuable information you need and to obtain input to help me perform my job at a more effective level.
This website also contains information about our riding, what's going on in Ottawa, upcoming events, a picture gallery and links to other useful information. I encourage you to browse through it and feel free to offer any suggestions so we may improve it to suit your needs.
Sincerely,
Scott Simms, MP
Bonavista - Gander - Grand Falls-Windsor
Simms calls on all MPs to support C-219
Ottawa, February 28, 2008
Scott Simms, MP for Bonavista-Gander-Grand Falls-Windsor, will vote in favour of Bill C-219, an Act to amend the Income Tax Act, which will be debated in the House of Commons today.
The proposed changes to the Income Tax Act... More
February 2008
Provincial Olympics Winter Games: Gambo
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2007/06/19 2:04:14 PM:
Mr. Speaker, I am indeed proud of Jeremy Wedallas, a 12-year-old from Erin, Ontario, who recently wrote me a letter, visited my office, and was welcomed by the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans as well.
He outlined his concerns about ocean ecology. Jeremy pointed out three areas of importance to him related to the preservation of our fishery: shark finning, bycatch and bottom trawling.
He stated that he was pleased that Canada had banned shark finning, where sharks were caught, the fins were cut off, and the shark was thrown back into the ocean to die. He also outlined his concern about the millions of tonnes of by catch that are discarded each year.
I congratulate this young man for bringing these important issues to our attention. I was....More
