Welcome to my MP website.

Dear friends and neighbours,

Welcome to my MP website! It has been an honour and a privilege to serve the people of Courtenay-Alberni as Member of Parliament since 2015.

The federal riding of Courtenay-Alberni is located on Vancouver Island in the territories of the Nuu chah nulth, Coast Salish and K’omoks peoples. It has an area of 8,571 square kilometres with more than 100,000 people throughout 31 villages, towns and cities and eleven First Nations communities.

The purpose of this website is to keep you updated on the work I am doing in the riding of Courtenay-Alberni and in Parliament; and, to provide contact information should you wish to reach me or seek assistance from our team to access federal programs or services.

I am fighting for affordable housing, climate action, universal public pharmacare, dental care, fairness for seniors, families, veterans and for meaningful reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples.

Currently, I serve in these roles:

NDP Critic for Mental Health and Substance Use Health

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me at [email protected] concerning your ideas, concerns and issues. I am committed to ensuring that the voices of my constituents are heard in the House of Commons.

Together, we must forge a better future for our country and our planet, resolve inequality in our society, create a just and clean energy economy, reconcile historical wrongs and ensure that no one is left behind.

Gord Johns
Member of Parliament
Courtenay-Alberni

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In The News

The State of Mental Health in Canada 2024 with CMHA Nationwide Leadership Team

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Thanks to the Canadian Mental Health Association’s Nationwide Leadership Team for taking time to meet with me last week in Ottawa to discuss their new report “The State of Mental Health in Canada 2024”. Leaders from CMHAs across Canada shared trends they are observing, challenges they are facing, and promising practices. The report and discussion makes clear there remain significant barriers and inequities to mental healthcare access in Canada. I took the occasion to talk to the Team about my advocacy in Parliament for parity between mental and physical health and an evidence informed response to the toxic drug crisis. To see the report, go here: https://bit.ly/4icztvU

King Charles III Coronation Medal

Universal Children's Day

Today is Universal Children's Day. Yesterday, I rose in the House of Commons to recognize and celebrate children's rights in Canada and worldwide. On this day, we recognize the declaration of the rights of the child and the convention of children's rights.

These rights include the right to be protected from violence and discrimination, and the right to life, health and education.

I also took the opportunity to recognize the delegations from UNICEF visiting parliamentarians and to salute the work of UNICEF and all child-focused organizations who take the time to educate Parliamentarians about how to meaningfully improve children's lives.

Over the last several years we have seen absolute devastation for children worldwide in conflicts, including Ukraine, and Palestine, and Sudan, and now in Lebanon. In too many places today children's rights are under attack. International law and human rights are under attack. And children bear the brunt of these conflicts.

New Democrats will always stand for the rights of children, and will make space for children and young people to raise their voices on the issues that matter to them.

Happy Universal Children's day!

Rose in the House of Commons for Universal Children's Day

These rights include the right to be protected from violence and discrimination, and the right to life, health and education.

New Democrats will always stand for the rights of children, and will make space for children and young people to raise their voices on the issues that matter to them.

Happy Universal Children's day!

NDP reacts to a new report showing Liberals' massive failure on mental health care

NDP Mental Health and Harm Reduction critic Gord Johns made the following statement in reaction to a new report showing that 2.5 million Canadians aren't getting the mental health care they need:

"Mental health is health. When you or someone you love needs care, you should get it. Cost-free.

Justin Trudeau and the Liberals promised Canadians they'd do better. Instead, they've let people down – Canada is doing three times worse on mental health than before the pandemic. Canada has a mental health crisis and care has been harder to come by as Canadians struggle to make ends meet. Too many go without the support they need because they can’t afford mental health services after paying for necessities like food and housing.

And the Conservatives would be no better, if given the chance, they'll do what Conservatives do best. Cut. Cut health care funding and cut mental health supports.

Both hurt our communities, loved ones, and especially the young people in our lives. The situation is grim right now for people who need help, but things can change. Supports can be better, Canada can deliver free, universal mental health care. Part of Canada’s COVID recovery needs to be a better focus on mental health care.

New Democrats would make mental health a part of our universal health care system – so that you don't have to pay out of pocket, we have a bill to do as much.”

Two Nuu-chah-Mnulth Women Awarded King Charles Medals

Port Alberni, BC

Two Nuu-chah-nulth women were awarded the King Charles medal in recognition of their decades of service to the community. Cyndi Stevens and Jeanette Watts received medals from MP Gord Johns at an elder’s dinner at the Port Alberni Friendship Center on November 12.

The King Charles III’s Coronation Medal commemorates the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III as King of Canada. Eligible candidates must have made a significant contribution to Canada or to a particular province, territory, region or community in the country, or have made an outstanding achievement abroad that brings credit to Canada.

There are 30,000 medals being awarded across Canada. Johns said that he was tasked with nominating 20 people in his riding for service in their communities.

Johns said they were there to share a meal with the elders and “to honour two amazing women who have contributed immensely to the individual, family and community health and well-being of Indigenous people.”