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Support for Ukraine

Resources: All efforts to support Ukrainians are being coordinated by the Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC). Click HERE to provide your support for housing, employment and everything in between. Further resources: Red Cross – Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis Appeal Health Partners International Canada  

Duncan Responds to the End of the Gay Blood Ban

Ottawa, ON – Eric Duncan, Member of Parliament for Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry, responded to the announcement today by Health Canada ending the discriminatory gay blood ban: “Finally, after multiple delays Canada is one step closer to ending the longstanding and discriminatory blood ban in this country. While today’s news is welcome news it did not need… View Article

Housing Prices Have Doubled

   My office has been flooded with stories of millennials who are giving up on their dream of homeownership. It’s clear why. The average home is selling for over $434,000 in the Cornwall and SD&G area, which has doubled in the last five years, and increased local housing prices by 29% from last year…. View Article

Standard-Freeholder: SDSG MP Eric Duncan rips into Cumberland Gardens owner in open letter

OTTAWA, Ontario – Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry MP Eric Duncan has released an open letter to the owners of an 85-unit housing development in Cornwall on Tuesday, becoming the first public official to bluntly take on the company’s plans. The letter was sent to media and posted on Duncan’s MP website on Tuesday afternoon. Bedford Properties and Estates Ltd…. View Article

Duncan Barred From Russia

Ottawa, ON – Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry MP Eric Duncan has been banned from entering Russia, announced in a press release issued earlier this week by the Russian Foreign Ministry. The announcement came shortly after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed Canada’s House of Commons. MP Duncan issued the following statement shortly thereafter: “Today as Ukrainian President Volodymyr… View Article

Cancel Carbon Tax Hike

While Canadians from across the country are being squeezed by the cost-of-living crisis, Justin Trudeau and the Liberals have vowed to increase the carbon tax on April 1st. According to Blacklocks, the Liberals carbon tax hike will be the equivalent of an additional 12 cents per litre of gasoline, creating an even greater price tag… View Article