Work In Parliament

In the just-ended Parliament (44th Parliament), Greg was a member of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, an exceptionally important policy area right now with unsustainable numbers of government approved immigration levels, and admittedly unknown-to-the-government numbers of temporary residents, persons whose visitor permits have expired but have not left the country, and those who came to Canada on student visas but stayed illegally. This casual approach to managing immigration puts pressure on infrastructure such as housing, health care, jobs and education. Slow processing and sometimes impossible requirements (such as accessing biometrics in Gaza) also puts refugees at risk of harm as they wait in countries like Afghanistan or Sudan for paperwork to be processed while they live in danger. Immigration is important to Canada. It built our country. But this government has managed it so badly that many Canadians are losing faith in responsible immigration.

Greg previously served on the Environment Committee where he took - and continues to take - a strong interest in policy that balances environmental protection with consumer interests and the prosperity of Canada's responsible energy industry. That focus includes work in advancing Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS), hydrogen, nuclear energy, and the Canadian-made technology that achieves emissions reductions in the traditional oil and gas industry and other industries (such as cement). There is also exciting new technology being developed - much of it here in Alberta - that turns waste carbon into useful industrial and consumer products. Greg believes we can find an appropriate balance that meets Canada's goals - and global goals - in emissions control, while still providing reliable, clean energy to power our world.

In the previous (43rd) Parliament, Greg served as the Conservative Shadow Minister for Natural Resources & Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor), the Deputy Shadow Minister for National Revenue (tax policy issues); was the Vice-Chair of the Standing Committee on Natural Resources; and served on the Justice and Human Rights Committee. In the current Parliament, he frequently attends the Natural Resources committee meeting and speaks out on issues relating to energy, environment and sustainability.

Greg continues to take an active interest in financial issues and often asks questions in the House, or participates in the Finance Committee, on issues including government waste, the accumulation of excess deficits and debt, high and poorly designed taxation, badly structured and costly programs that don’t meet goals, and the never-ending spending that has led to high inflation and high interest rates that harm all Canadians.