Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - Rachel Blaney, Member of Parliament for North Island - Powell River , gave Cortes Currents an overview of the important issues this past year and the effect being our MP has had on her personal life. Some of the issues: - Climate Change- the 2021 election- Government clawbacks on the most vulnerable population- the housing crisis- Fish Farms- First Nations IssuesWhat being an MP has meant to her family- How COVID meant staying home and seeing her family'd day to day lives- Living on Ottawa time while the rest of the house is on BC time- Two politicians in the same household- her husband adapted, her kids adapted, but her dogs really struggle with her going away all the time.