In a different city, in an old familiar Riding

If I were still living in the Port Moody, Port Coquitlam, Coquitlam riding like I was last election, James Moore Conservative MP I would be voting for. Not only is James Moore the youngest member of Parliament, he was also the most proactive MP I have ever encountered.

In September 2003, I was on EI sick leave for 12 weeks. Not being able to afford to live in Toronto on $600/month, I traveled back to Vancouver to live with Mom&Dad. I phoned EI to let them know I would be transferring my EI claim to Vancouver and they said to let them know when I got there and the claim process of would begin. What they didn't tell me was that I was going to take 6 weeks to transfer my file.

I get to Vancouver, give EI a call to let them know I made good on my declaration and I was informed of this 6 week waiting period. I wa livid. Noone let me know! Everyday, I walked down to the HRDC building to find out if my file had arrived. Each day was a negatory, but I had nothing to lose! Kept telling them, "See ya tomorrow". This went on for approx.. 1.5 weeks, and when I was down to my last $50 I called James Moore MP. Told the office I was on sick leave and HRDC's elephant feet and I was reassured that they would find my file.

This was on a Wednesday morning @9:30am. Later that morning I received a phone call from HRDC thanking me for my patience, and letting me know that I could file my claim over the phone that evening.

This guy sticks up for the average person. I'm sure you'll do fine this next election, Mr Moore. I'm sorry I can't volunteer this time, but I believe in you.

Let me know if any of you reading this has any experience dealing with federal gov't MPs, good or bad, and let me know if you would like to have it posted on "knowledgebringslove.blogspot.com". We need some history of MPs doing good for the average Joe.

Thanks Everyone,
Love Becca