Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP determined to continue work for his constituents, which includes further pursuing a long-term care home on Fort William First Nation.
The Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP was not factored into this week's wide-ranging federal cabinet shake-up, after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau dropped seven ministers and promoted seven rookies.
Powlowski was first elected in 2019 in Thunder Bay-Rainy River and although he has never held a cabinet post under the current prime minister, he does participate on a number of committees, parliamentary associations and interparliamentary groups. “Personally I see being a member of party is a bit like being a marriage — 95 per cent of the time you agree with your partner, but 5 per cent of the time you don't agree with your partner. And I think in those 5 per cent of the times, it's nice to be able to say what you think. And as a backbencher, you can say what you think, [but] as a cabinet minister, you don't have that flexibility [or] freedom.
“I don't agree with that decision, and I'm going follow up, I'm pretty determined because I want that home built here,” Powlowski said. “It’s a great idea for Thunder Bay. When the Green and Inclusive Infrastructure Fund first came out, we were told that that fund was actually designed with this project in mind. I think that had been forgotten over the years.”
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