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You’re Invited to a FREE Old-Fashioned Dominion Day Pancake Breakfast Peter Van Loan, Member of Parliament for York-Simcoe, invites you and your family to a FREE old-fashioned Dominion Day Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, July 1st from ... Full Article

Excerpted from the Globe and Mail on June 1, 2018 | Read the full story An $8.2-million ice rink set up on Parliament Hill over the winter was used by about 150,000 skaters, newly disclosed government documents show - averaging a cost of about ... Full Article

Peter Van Loan is working hard for York-Simcoe. That's why he has the best voting record among all 338 MPs. This means that your voice is being heard on the issues that matter to you. Having attended 637 of 639 votes (99.69%), Peter Van Loan ... Full Article

The Lake Simcoe Clean-Up Fund was crucial for protecting and restoring Lake Simcoe, and the Liberal's decision to cancel it has put our lake at risk. Acting to protect Lake Simcoe, hundreds of individuals in York-Simcoe sent in letters of ... Full Article

Under New Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, Peter Van Loan has retained his role as Official Opposition Critic for Canadian Heritage and National Historic Sites held under Interim Leader Rona Ambrose – now styled as ‘Shadow ... Full Article

Nothing in the Liberal Budget for York-Simcoe Residents Today the Liberal Government has introduced a budget that will continue to drive up the deficit and raise taxes on the hard working residents of York-Simcoe. With growing deficits and ... Full Article

Bill Would Help Owners of Heritage Buildings OTTAWA, ONTARIO - Conservative critic for Canadian Heritage and National Historic Sites Peter Van Loan introduced a Private Member's Bill that would create a 20 % tax credit for rehabilitation of ... Full Article

They Are Now Breaking Commitment to Balance Budget this Term OTTAWA, ONTARIO- Today’s Fall Economic Update confirmed that the Liberal Government continues its out of control deficit spending – and has nothing to show for it in ... Full Article

Motion Would Open National Historic Site in Rivière-du-Loup to Public OTTAWA, ONTARIO - Conservative critic for Canadian Heritage Peter Van Loan has placed a Private Member's Motion on notice that would acquire Sir John A Macdonald's ... Full Article

The Bill Will Extend the Term of Copyright for the Author of Every Original Literary, Dramatic, Musical, and Artistic Work OTTAWA, ONTARIO - Today, Conservative Critic for Canadian Heritage and Member of Parliament for York-Simcoe, Peter Van ... Full Article

The Honourable Peter Van Loan, Member of Parliament for York-Simcoe, welcomes the Harper Government's Economic Action Plan 2015. It will support jobs and growth in York-Simcoe, help our families and communities prosper and ensure the security of all Canadians. Economic Action ... Full Article

Today`s Liberal budget means local residents will be paying higher taxes now, and well into the future.

The new government has taken a $2 billion surplus left by the Conservative Government and turned it into a massive $29.4 billion deficit. This breaks the promise from the campaign that any deficits would be small-and definitely no larger than $10 billion. With debt accumulating, deficits ... Full Article

The Liberal Government is leaving the subject of Confederation out of the observances of the 150^th Anniversary of Canada. In a April 14^th, appearance at a Parliamentary Committee, the Minister of Heritage outlined the government's themes for celebration. Confederation is not one of them. In fact, Canada's history is nowhere to be found among ... Full Article

York-Simcoe MP Peter Van Loan today reacted to comments from Liberal Minister Dominic LeBlanc that the Liberal Party is intent on ramming through changes to Canada's electoral system without Canadians having their say through a referendum ... Full Article

Since the 2011 federal election, York-Simcoe Member of Parliament Peter Van Loan led all parliamentarians with a near-perfect 99.6% voting record. He voted in 1222 out of 1227 standing votes in the House of Commons, the best of any MP ... Full Article

Conservative Critic for Canadian Heritage Peter Van Loan has introduced a Private Member's Motion that seeks to acquire the birthplace of former Canadian Prime Minister John G. Diefenbaker and convert the property into a museum. The property, located in Neustadt, Ontario, holds great historical significance ... Full Article

The Honourable Peter Van Loan, Member of Parliament for York-Simcoe has been appointed the Critic for Canadian Heritage and National Historic Sites in the Conservative Shadow Cabinet. The Heritage portfolio deals with the many elements that contribute to the Canadian ... Full Article

With the House of Commons winding down, public disclosures show that local MP Peter Van Loan is among the lowest spenders in Ottawa. In fact, 80 per cent of Members of Parliament spent more than Van Loan ... Full Article

This morning, a motion for a study into the issues facing small museums in Canada was adopted by the House of Commons Standing Committee for Canadian Heritage. "I am pleased that the committee has agreed that now is an important time to hear from and study the local museum sector," said Peter Van Loan, who is the Conservative Party Critic for Canadian Heritage and National ... Full Article