Conservative MP James Lunney Tweets Against Evolution

James Lunney, a federal Conservative MP, is using his Twitter account to come to the defence of an Ontario Progressive Conservative who told reporters last week that he doesn't believe in evolution.

The British Columbia chiropractor, first elected as a member of Parliament in 2000, has jumped into a fray that started last week in the Ontario Legislature.

Ontario Progressive Conservative MPP Rick Nicholls, who represents the province's Chatham-Kent-Essex riding, was heckling the provincial education minister on Wednesday when the matter of human origins came up.

B.C. backbencher criticizes his gov't over budget cuts

OTTAWA — A B.C. Conservative MP is complaining about regional unfairness in the government's "amalgamation" of Canadian Coast Guard communications centres across Canada and the planned closure of a search-and-rescue station in Vancouver.

Veteran Vancouver Island MP James Lunney's criticism of a government decision is extremely rare in a government famous for its ironclad control over ministers and caucus.

However, the New Democratic Party still criticized Lunney, noting that the MP was blaming "bureaucrats" and "authorities" rather than Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government for the cuts.

Conservative backbencher blasted for blaming 'bureaucrats' for budget cuts

OTTAWA — A second B.C. Conservative MP who has expressed concern about the Harper government's budget came under attack in the House of Commons Monday.

Veteran Vancouver Island MP James Lunney told a radio station last week that he was concerned about the closure of the Kitsilano search-and-rescue station in Vancouver and a number of marine communications centres across Canada, including centres in Vancouver, Comox and Tofino.

But Lunney, MP for Nanaimo-Alberni, directed blame at bureaucrats rather than Prime Minister Stephen Harper.