MP Jean Crowder says the new temporary definition stretches what most people consider local.
Nanaimo-Cowichan MP Jean Crowder urges the federal government to investigate and address causes as antibiotic resistance grows.
One issue that is growing is how Service Canada deals with OAS applications especially for people who immigrated to Canada a long time ago
Nanaimo-Cowichan MP Jean Crowder tells us about the Canada Summer Jobs program in her column.
MP Jean Crowder discusses child poverty and provides information about the opportunity for local youth to become Parliamentary Guides.
Nanaimo-Cowichan MP Jean Crowder shares information about the Federation of Canadian Municipalities' Municipal Infrastructure Forum.
NDP MP Jean Crowder agrees with constituents who tell her a revitalized rail line is needed on Vancouver Island.
Changes to environmental and fisheries legislation a concern: Fisheries Act in Bill C-38
After the very wet spring , it seems hard to believe that island communities may face water restrictions before the end of the summer.
While visiting farmers' markets, NDP MP Jean Crowder finds that people want their elected officials to make food security a priority.
For smaller municipalities, the cost of building and maintaining recreational facilities can be a challenge
New Democrats oppose any attempt to remove habitat protection from the mandate of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans.
In Nanaimo-Cowichan, local governments are already taking steps to adapt to climate change and the severe weather that will accompany it.
Nanaimo-Cowichan MP Jean Crowder talks about Canada's health care system
It was not a surprise to read that the majority of residents in Lake Cowichan said they would like an early learning centre to be the partner in the construction of a new elementary school.
Nanaimo-Cowichan MP Jean Crowder's first speech during this session of Parliament was on the budget implementation bill and how it did not address poverty reduction.
Pension activists across the country were dismayed last month to see Conservative MPs and their accomplices working together to strip an NDP Bill designed to protect workers’ pensions.
