Recently there have been a couple stories in the news that have peaked the interest of taxpayers.

I have received many comments regarding today's news that the Liberals are on track to accumulate $90 billion in debt due to Mr. Trudeau's spending promises.

Today, the Liberals announced that Canada is withdrawing from its air-combat role in the fight against ISIS. I believe that this is a terrible mistake, and that our CF-18s should continue to fly.

Today, I was honoured to be elected Vice-Chair of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage.

Lots of folks have shared with me their concerns that the Liberals are going to unilaterally change the way we elect our governments - that is, without a referendum asking what you think.

In an interview this weekend, Liberal Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan repeatedly refused to provide specifics on the nature, scope and timing of the changes to Canada's mission to combat ISIS.

Canadians may not be overtly boisterous in our patriotism but we are confident of our nation's greatness.

In response to David Neufeld's letter, "Government Failing To Protect Our Children" (June 3), I would like to thank my friend for his comments and his interest in keeping our children safe.

Last week, our government introduced new tax-saving measures for Canadian families. These new measures already build on our record of delivering tax relief for Canadians. We've cut the GST, reduced income taxes, raised the personal exemption limit, introduced income-splitting for seniors and established numerous tax credits. That's a record I think we should take pride in, while recognizing that there's more to do.

Yesterday morning our nation's capital came to a standstill.