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      (OTTAWA, ON) Good to meet with members of the Beef Farmers of Ontario (BFO) in Ottawa, including Vice-President Jason Leblond who along with his wife Jenny operates a cow-calf beef farm in Chisholm. Jason is also a Director with the Canadian Cattle Association. Present at the meeting along with MP Rochefort was […]

(OTTAWA, ON)  MP Rochefort’s Statement in the House of Commons today: This week, the House of Commons welcomes the Canadian Airports Council to Ottawa, and included are representatives from my community’s Jack Garland Airport in North Bay.  In a country as vast and geographically wide as Canada, connecting Canadians is not easy, and that is […]

(NIPISSING-TIMISKAMING, ON)  Our communities can only grow to support more housing when there are investments in infrastructure projects – like public transit, water systems, and local roads and bridges.  Our government is supporting just that by granting more than $6.1 million to Nipissing-Timiskaming municipalities through the Canada Community-Building Fund (CCBF).  “We are helping communities strengthen local […]

(OTTAWA, ON) On October 14, 2006, Private Jess Larochelle of the 1st Royal Canadian Regiment Battle Group was manning an observation post when it was destroyed by an enemy rocket in Pashmul, Afghanistan. Although he was alone, severely injured, and under sustained enemy fire in his exposed position at the ruined observation post, he aggressively […]

(OTTAWA, ON) Nipissing-Timiskaming MP Pauline Rochefort was sworn in as Parliamentary Secretary to the Secretary of State (Rural Development) and appointed to the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates. “The Canadian government is working to help rural communities grow and succeed, recognizing how important they are to the country’s economy and society.   This appointment […]