Todd Doherty

• Firefighters, paramedics voice support for B.C. MP’s bill to protect first responders

  The proposed B.C. private member's bill would amend the Criminal Code to make assaults against health-care workers and first responders an aggravating factor during sentencing.

  Politics

  Apr 27, 2023
  
• B.C. MP introduces private members’ bill aimed at protecting first responders

  In recent days police in B.C. have allegedly been shot at with a pellet gun and stabbed with a hypodermic needle.

  Crime

  Mar 14, 2023
  
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• MPs push for suicide hotline as COVID-19 continues to take mental toll

  A motion to take "immediate action'" to establish a suicide prevention hotline was approved in the House of Commons last year, but has still not been activated.

  Health

  Dec 29, 2021
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• Canada election results: Cariboo–Prince George

  The riding of Cariboo–Prince George has been held by the federal Conservatives since it was created in 2004.

  Politics

  Aug 15, 2021
• London woman’s petition gets 35,000 signatures to get a 988 suicide help line in Canada

  A London, Ont., woman’s petition to shorten the suicide prevention hotline number in Canada to three easy numbers is gaining a lot of support across Canada.

  Canada

  Dec 3, 2020
• Democracy sidestepped in ban on assault-style firearms, say Conservative MPs in B.C. Interior

  “We have a lot of firearms groups and hunters that are legitimately questioning why certain guns are on there and why certain ones are not,” said one B.C. MP.

  Canada

  May 8, 2020
• Coronavirus: B.C. effort to support transport drivers takes on national interest

  An effort to feed B.C. transport drivers during the COVID-19 pandemic is picking up speed. 

  Consumer

  Apr 10, 2020
• Taxpayers footed bill for $4.5M in trips by MP spouses, partners over last 4 years

  Four of the five top claimants for spousal travel were Conservatives — except for Jody Wilson-Raybould.

  Politics

  Sep 10, 2019
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• Peter Watts: Post-traumatic stress bill is a milestone in treating the disorder

  BC MP, Todd Doherty, has sponsored C-211 a private member's bill dealing with post traumatic stress disorder. The legislation has passed Parliament and will be signed into law on Wednesday.

  Jun 16, 2018
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• N.B. fishermen not happy with new rules to protect endangered whale

  Fishermen say the Department of Fisheries and Oceans waited until the last minute to tell them about the changes.

  Canada

  Apr 25, 2018