Gord Johns
@gordjohns
NDP Member of Parliament for Courtenay-Alberni
Oceanside Grandmothers to Grandmothers has raised over $750,000 to support global HIV/AIDS and health initiatives. I can’t be at its Sept. 26 event, but I’m pleased to help promote it, support its New Horizons application and assist with its Ottawa advocacy. #GlobalHealth
Great to meet with Lara Kemps and Ucluelet Councillor Shawn Anderson about clean technology, economic diversification and good local jobs, from vessel electrification to a marine research and renewable energy hub. Congrats to Ucluelet for its ambitious vision. #Ucluelet
Thank you to Courtenay Council for endorsing Motion M-35 and calling for fair, stable, long-term federal funding for BC Ferries. Coastal communities deserve affordable, reliable ferry service, and equal treatment from Ottawa. #BCFerries #Courtenay
Great to see Courtenay’s 6th Street Active Transportation Bridge open! Federal funding grew from our work toward a national cycling strategy. Thanks to local leaders and the Comox Valley Cycling Coalition for championing safer, healthier, affordable travel. #Courtenay
Thanks to Canada’s health care and labour advocates for joining my Ottawa roundtable. We’re united in opposing Alberta’s Bill 11, defending public care and expanding universal pharmacare nationwide. Care must be based on need, not wealth or postal code. @cdnhealthcoalition.bsky.social
Polls show many Canadians support new pipelines because they’re worried about jobs and economic security. Those concerns are real, but so is the climate crisis. Canada needs a just transition that creates good union jobs, cuts emissions and builds the clean economy of the future. #cdnpoli
Nearly $300M went to Canada Health Infoway’s failed PrescribeIT program, yet Ottawa won’t ask the Auditor General to investigate. Health Canada is hiring its own third-party auditor instead. Taxpayers deserve an independent investigation before Infoway gets another dollar. #cdnpoli
British Columbians pay the same federal taxes. We deserve fair ferry funding too. Ferries are marine highways connecting coastal communities to work, school, health care and essential services. Learn more, take action and watch for rally details: www.gordjohns.ca/fair_federal... #BCFerries
On a per-passenger basis, federal support is about $291 in Atlantic Canada, compared with about $1.63 for BC Ferries. Different systems don’t justify that double standard. Coastal B.C.’s ferries are essential marine highways and deserve fair federal support. #BCFerries #FairFederalFerryFunding
Nearly 400 people attended our 4 (+2 over flow) Disability Tax Credit workshops this week. My Bill C-211 would mean that if a province or territory recognizes someone as living with a disability, Ottawa would too, no duplicate process and no 16-page form for a health-care provider. #DisabilityRights
It was an honour to join L’Arche Comox Valley for the groundbreaking of The Anchorage in Courtenay. With 16 mini-homes and shared community space, this project will support adults with developmental disabilities to live with independence, connection and belonging. #ComoxValley #Inclusion
When Jason Kenney and prominent Conservatives are cheering on the Carney-Smith health care privatization bandwagon, Canadians should be worried. We need shorter wait times, more doctors and nurses, and care based on your health card, not your credit card. #cdnpoli #HealthCare
Thanks to CHEK News for covering my push to make vessel retirement part of Canada’s marine strategy. With 900+ derelict and end-of-life vessels off B.C.’s coast, we need strong rules, First Nations partnership, good local jobs and a real ship recycling plan. #PortAlberni #ShipRecycling
Class of ’26: your future’s so bright, you’re going to need shades! Belated congrats to grads across Courtenay–Alberni, including Kwalikum Secondary grads pictured here at the Qualicum Beach parade. Can’t wait to see what you do next! #ClassOf2026 #CourtenayAlberni
St. Andrews Lodge could’ve been lost. Instead, hundreds of Qualicum Beach volunteers gave 5 years of time, skill and heart to restore it for commty use. Honoured to join its opening on Saturday at Saahtlam Park. A proud day for heritage, persistence and community. #QualicumBeach #Heritage #Community
Great to welcome Salvation Army Commissioners Lee & Debbie Graves and Lt. Colonels Tiffany & Les Marshall to Port Alberni last week. It was an honour to thank Major Ramsay on his last day, for his leadership, compassion and work building strong community partnerships over 8 years.
Thanks to Mayor Dan Law & Tofino for backing Motion M-35 and fair federal support for BC Ferries. Ferries are lifelines for coastal communities. Rising fares hurt families, workers, businesses & tourism. Ask your local government to support M-35 too. #BCFerries #Tofino
What a whirlwind Canada Day across our part of Vancouver Island--Parksville, Qualicum Beach, Lantzville and Port Alberni. Thanks to the volunteers, workers, Legions, local leaders and everyone who made Canada’s 159th birthday so special. Phew! Happy Canada Day. #CanadaDay
A great pre-Canada Day stop at the Port Alberni Farmers’ Market, also known as Cherry Creek Market. Thanks to the vendors, volunteers & everyone who makes this Saturday market such a welcoming place to shop local, support makers & celebrate community. #PortAlberni #ShopLocal
Sometimes the best letters come from the youngest voices. Claire’s thoughtful note is a great reminder that playgrounds help kids make friends, stay active and feel like they belong. Every child deserves safe, free, fun places to play. And yes, purple and pink sounds cool! #CourtenayAlberni
You or someone you know may qualify for the Disability Tax Credit, retroactive up to 10 years. I’m hosting free DTC workshops in Parksville, Port Alberni, North Nanaimo & Courtenay next week. #DTC #DisabilitySupport
Thanks to the Comox Valley Head Injury Society for welcoming me and to Mike Warren as he begins his 6th annual Mike’s Miles fundraiser. Brain injury affects every community. I’ll keep pushing Bill C-206 for a National Brain Injury Strategy. #BrainInjury #ComoxValley #CdnPoli
After meeting with Canada’s produce sector, I’m glad to see the PM announce a food security strategy. It’s overdue. Now we need real action on grocery profits, food hubs, storage, local food infrastructure and fair markets for farmers. Food should serve people, not corporate profits. #FoodSecurity
Non-profit, co-op and Indigenous-led housing projects are being rejected or delayed while public dollars are lined up for unsold condos. That’s backwards. We need homes people can actually afford, not bailouts for developers. #HousingCrisis #AffordableHousing #PeopleBeforeProfit
Honoured to join Port Alberni in celebrating 40 years of friendship with Abashiri, Japan. This Sister City bond has been built by students, families, volunteers and leaders across the Pacific. Here’s to many more generations of connection. #CanadaJapan
I missed World Oceans Day because of Parliament, so this weekend I took time with my son in Tofino to celebrate the ocean that sustains our communities, salmon, families and local economies. Protecting these waters means Indigenous-led stewardship and action for future generations. #WorldOceansDay
Thanks to Minister Rebecca Alty for meeting in Ottawa in support of Tla-o-qui-aht leadership. Canada must come to the table, honour commitments made in the HISIIKCUMYIN MOU nearly two years ago, and move forward with recognition, respect and reconciliation. ƛ̓eekoo to Tla-o-qui-aht leadership.
A senior couple paid $22.22 return to ferry to Fogo Island, NL. A similar BC Ferries trip from Nanaimo to Horseshoe Bay would cost about $264--nearly 12x more. BC deserves fair federal ferry support too. Add your name: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
On National Indigenous Peoples Day, I was honoured to join Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation for “The Life of Meares,” honouring Wanačas Hiłḥuuʔis, the 1984 Tribal Park declaration, and the leaders, families and allies who stood together to protect these lands and waters for future generations.