IN THE NEWS- Gord calls on federal government to estimate climate relief fund

On August 16, 2023, MP Gord Johns called on the Federal Government to estimate a Climate Emergency Relief Fund to compensate small businesses for lost revenue that was caused by climate emergencies.

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IN THE NEWS: MP Gord Johns Calls For Federal Recognition Of Wildland Firefighters

Wildland and forest firefighters currently remain excluded from the firefighter occupational category under the federal classification system, despite carrying out dangerous emergency response work including wildfire suppression, evacuations, and protecting communities and infrastructure.

Johns says those workers are doing the same frontline work as other firefighters but are being denied equal recognition and protections because of what he calls an outdated federal classification.

IN THE NEWS: Ship recycling receives support

The federal government is about to enact legislation demanding ship breaking operations be environmentally and socially responsible, at the request of Courtenay – Alberni MP Gord Johns.

With the Comox Valley Regional District filing a lawsuit against Deep Water Recovery at Union Bay, Johns said Canada needs better ship recycling guidelines and support for future ship recycling ventures.

“I’m asking the Prime Minister right now to include ship recycling in the national ship building strategy, which will release hundreds of millions of dollars for infrastructure so that we can do this in a responsible way and in the right way, but also do it quickly because these vessels pose an immediate threat to our coast and our environment and our economy,” he said.

IN THE NEWS: MP Johns rejects Pollievre’s Plan, says cuts should come from corporations

Courtenay – Alberni MP Gord Johns called the Conservative’s push to eliminate fuel taxes short sighted and naive.

He said Pierre Pollievre’s populist pitch to push prices down will lead to further pain down the road.

“They want to take taxes off of gas without making the big oil and gas companies that are going to profit even more with this war and put it on the backs of Canadians later, whether you’re running a deeper deficit or taking away important funding that’s critical for infrastructure, roads, things that people need and rely on,” he said.

Johns said price cuts should be covered by the oil companies who are profitting from the price spike related to the war in Iran.