OTTAWA, ON - Larry Maguire, Member of Parliament for Brandon-Souris, urged his fellow parliamentarians today to support the Conservative Caucus' motion in the House of Commons to recognize the importance of the energy sector to the Canadian economy and support its development by supporting the Energy East pipeline. The project is backed by the governments of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario and New Brunswick and would dramatically cut the amount of oil traveling by rail each day and scale back our dependence on foreign oil.

OTTAWA, ON - Larry Maguire was sworn in today as the duly-elected Member of Parliament for Brandon-Souris after being successfully re-elected with over half the vote on October 19th, 2015. This is Maguire's second term as Member of Parliament, after serving for 14 years as the Member of the Legislative Assembly for Arthur-Virden.

Virden, Manitoba - Larry Maguire, Member of Parliament for Brandon- Souris, and Drew Caldwell, Minister of Municipal Government for Manitoba, were joined today by Jeff McConnell, Mayor of the Town of Virden, to announce funding of up to $8 million for the second phase of construction of the Wastewater Treatment Plant in Virden, Manitoba under the New Building Canada Plan.

Shilo, MB - Larry Maguire, Member of Parliament for Brandon-Souris, on behalf of the Honourable Julian Fantino, Associate Minister of National Defence, today announced a significant, $15.2 million investment for Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Shilo, in support of military personnel and their families, who call CFB Shilo home. This investment will also create local jobs and help strengthen the local economy.

Ottawa, ON - Larry Maguire, Member of Parliament for Brandon-Souris gave a Members Statement in the House of Commons on June 18th, 2015 to pay tribute to the Baldur Regals Senior Baseball team who earlier this month were inducted into the Manitoba Baseball Hall of Fame.

Brandon, MB - Larry Maguire, Member of Parliament for Brandon-Souris announced approximately 90% of the 36,000 homes in Westman will have access to high-speed internet services by 2017. The Government of Canada is delivering on its commitment to rural Canadians to connect households and businesses in rural and remote regions of the country to high-speed internet at minimum speeds of five megabits per second (Mbps).

Brandon, MB - Larry Maguire, Member of Parliament for Brandon-Souris announced an investment in the conservation of the Dominion Exhibit Display Building II National Historic Site of Canada on behalf of the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment and Minister responsible for Parks Canada.

Ottawa, ON - Larry Maguire, Member of Parliament for Brandon-Souris highlighted increased financial support proposed for individuals taking care of family members facing a significant risk of death. Compassionate care benefits, which are provided through the Employment Insurance (EI) program, are available to individuals temporarily away from work to care for a sick family member with a significant risk of death. Effective January 3, 2016, the proposed enhanced benefit will allow claimants to collect up to 26 weeks of benefits, up from the current 6 weeks. The benefits can also be taken within an expanded period of 52 weeks (up from 26 weeks) and can be shared between family members.

Ottawa, ON - Larry Maguire, Member of Parliament for Brandon-Souris announced the New Horizons for Seniors Program call for proposals for local projects. The Program provides funding for projects that encourage seniors to play an important role in their communities by volunteering, participating in and leading community activities. The program also provides funds to help organizations make necessary modifications or repairs to their existing facilities, or to purchase/replace equipment and furnishings to enable programs and activities for seniors. The application period begins immediately and will close on July 10, 2015.

Holland, MB - Larry Maguire, Member of Parliament for Brandon-Souris announced the Government of Canada is providing $1,740 in funding through the Celebrate Canada program to the Tiger Hills Arts Association to organize Canada Day activities in Holland on July 1, 2015.