Riding Update – September 1-16, 2016

As many of you may know, the House of Commons reconvenes on September 19th. I have been busy preparing my summer notes from meetings I had with constituents, as well as attending Alberta Caucus and National Caucus meetings.

I started out the month recording radio messages for a ‘Don’t Drink and Drive’ campaign over the Labour Day long weekend, as well as a ‘Back to School Safety’ message to remind drivers to slow down in school zones.

I enjoyed the long weekend at home with my family before leaving the following week to meet with other Conservative Members of Parliament from Alberta to discuss issues specific to our region. I later attended the Conservative National Caucus Meeting to discuss national matters and how we will continue to hold the Liberal Government accountable.

The week of September 19, I will be travelling with the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development (ENVI) as it visits our riding. I look forward to touring Yellowhead with the committee and educating its members on the industries and environmental concerns in the region.

So far, my office has received over one thousand responses to the poll in my householder sent out this summer on electoral reform. Thank you to those that have responded. If you have not yet responded, I encourage you to participate in the poll and mail it, postage free, to my Ottawa office. I will be compiling these results in order to best represent my constituents’ views on this issue. When I return to Ottawa, I will begin updating you on a weekly basis. Jim Eglinski, MP – Yellowhead