20160218 fuhr elected chair of standing committee on national defence

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Kelowna—Lake Country MP Stephen Fuhr was elected to Chair the Government of Canada's Standing Committee on National Defence.

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  • StephenFuhr,MPKelownaLakeCountry

    February18,2016

    StephenFuhrElectedChairofStandingCommitteeonNationalDefence

    OTTAWAThismorning,StephenFuhr,MemberofParliamentforKelownaLakeCountrywaselectedChairoftheStandingCommitteeonNationalDefence.

    ItisanhonourtobeelectedChairoftheCommittee,saidMr.Fuhr.Ilookforwardtoworkingwithmycolleaguesonissuesofimportanceandprovidingmeaningfulinputtothegovernmentonmattersofdefence.

    TheCommitteealsoelecteditstwovicechairs,CherylGallant,MemberforParliamentforRenfrewNipissingPembroke,andRandallGarrison,MemberofParliamentforEsquimaltSaanichSooke.

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    Contact: StephenFuhr,MP613.992.7006