Conservative member of Parliament John Weston says he's enjoyed his summer with family and friends, but is looking forward to getting back to Ottawa and back to work.
The MP for West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country visited Squamish last week as part of his "Ride the Riding" initiative, in which he was riding his circa-1974 bicycle from his home in West Vancouver up the Sea to Sky to Whistler, visiting constituents along the way. He has also committed to riding the Sunshine Coast and Powell River portions of the riding, possibly in October.
Weston said he plans to work hard to stay engaged with communities in the riding now that the Conservatives have a four-year mandate to govern. That, in spite of the fact that he and his wife Donna have decided to move themselves and their three children to Ottawa.
"They don't want to leave," Weston said of Donna, his sons Shane, 13, and Jake, 12, and Meimei, 10. "They love what is the most beautiful place on earth, but they need their dad and I need my family. When I travel that five hours on an airplane, we've planned what I'm going to be doing on that flight.
"It takes a toll," he said of the hectic schedule he maintained while shuttling between home and Ottawa since he was first elected in 2008, "but I'm going to continue my pattern of traveling regularly in the last few years. Many people know that I've probably logged more miles than almost any other MP, but this should prove to be better for our family life."
