MOUSTACHED MEMBERS
Glen McInnis joins MPs to find out how the “Movember” event is helping MPs to cross party lines to raise money and awareness for prostate cancer.
FROM THE DRAWING BOARD TO THE ORDER PAPER
On the Bright Side spends the day with Liberal MP Alexandra Mendes as she hosts a group of high school students who have worked tirelessly for more than a year to Canadian policy on transport times for animals going to slaughter. Mendes has drafted a private member’s bill on the subject. Now she is facilitating meetings between the students and members of the House of Commons and the Senate to show that their voices do matter.
THE LAST SPIKE
Conservative MPs James Rajotte and Dean Del Mastro attend the 125th Anniversary of the Last Spike at Craigellachie, B.C. On the Bright Side catches up with the MPs to better understand the historical significance of this event, which completed the Canadian Pacific Railway and fulfilled the goal of a cross-country link. We’ll tell you why Del Mastro, chairman of the all-party railway caucus, believes that rail is not just history, but also the future of Canadian growth. It’s one of the reasons why he fought so hard for a commuter line between Toronto and his home city of Peterborough.
NEWCOMERS MAKING LONG STRIDES
On The Bright Side joins Conservative MP Rodney Weston in his New Brunswick riding at annual Learn to Skate program hosted by the Saint John Multicultural and Newcomers Resource Centre. All in preparation for Canada’s winter, which for many in Weston’s riding, will be their first. Weston’s riding has experienced rapid growth through immigration.
SHANNEN’S DREAM
New Democrat MP Charlie Angus is carrying forward the dream of a young constituent from his northern Ontario riding. Angus has introduced a motion in the House of Commons seeking to improve education and school facilities for First Nations children across Canada. “Shannen’s Dream” is named for the late Shannen Koostachin. The feisty teenager first came to
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