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Statement by Liberal MP Marc Garneau congratulating Canadian astronaut Robert Thirsk

December 30th, 2009

For Immediate Release
December 1, 2009

Statement by Liberal MP Marc Garneau congratulating Canadian astronaut Robert Thirsk

OTTAWA - Liberal Industry, Science and Technology Critic Marc Garneau made the following statement today congratulating Canadian astronaut Robert Thirsk on a successful mission in space:

"It gives me great pleasure to welcome my friend and colleague Robert Thirsk ba ...

Conservative weasel words on Canada’s recovery

December 30th, 2009

For Immediate Release
December 2, 2009


Reality Check:
Conservative weasel words on Canada's recovery

The Conservatives' fourth accountability report boasts that Canada is leading the G7 out of recession by using an arcane statistic that no economist on the planet uses, with the claim that Canada led the G7 with the highest growth of "domestic demand" over the pas ...

Conservative accountability report flops

December 30th, 2009
For Immediate Release / pour diffusion immédiate
December 2, 2009 / 2 décembre 2009

In their own words - Ce qu'ils ont dit
Conservative accountability report flops
(Quotes are included in their original language)
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Fiasco sur le rapport d'étape conservateur
(Les extraits sont transmis dans leur langue originale de diffusion)

STIMULUS REPORT A 'FAIRY TAL ...

Latest Harper accountability report is more finance fiction

December 30th, 2009

For Immediate Release
December 2, 2009

Latest Harper accountability report is more finance fiction

OTTAWA - Stephen Harper's latest accountability report - released to reporters while flying over Siberia - is more finance fiction, full of weasel words with no hard job creation results or economic stimulus spending figures, Liberal MPs said today.

"Far from being transparent, this report is ...

Liberals praise CN Rail dispute resolution

December 30th, 2009

For Immediate Release
December 2, 2009

Liberals praise CN Rail dispute resolution

OTTAWA - Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff praised both sides of the CN Rail dispute for coming to resolution after a tentative agreement was reached this afternoon.


"We welcome the resolution of this dispute, for the sake of our rail shipping system and our overall economy," said Mr. Ignatieff ...

Canada pays for Harper’s ignorance towards China

December 30th, 2009

For Immediate Release
December 3, 2009

Canada pays for Harper's ignorance towards China


OTTAWA - Stephen Harper's refusal to engage with China for four years has hurt Canada's trade and tourism relations with that country, Liberal Foreign Affairs Critic Bob Rae said today.

"Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's unprecedented public rebuke of Mr. Harper is proof of the price that Canada has paid ...

Liberals denounce funding cuts to KAIROS

December 30th, 2009

For Immediate Release

December 4, 2009


Liberals denounce funding cuts to KAIROS


OTTAWA - A well-respected faith-based international aid organization that has taken positions on climate change, the environment and poverty in contrast to Conservative policy had its funding cut - yet again showing the vindictive, partisan nature of the Conservative government, Liberal MPs said t ...

Liberals call for terrorist designation of Iranian group

December 30th, 2009

For Immediate Release

December 4, 2009


Liberals call for terrorist designation of Iranian group


OTTAWA - The Liberal Party of Canada is calling on the government to officially designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran as a terrorist organization.

"The IRGC of Iran is a paramilitary organization involved in domestic repression, military operations and sup ...

Young Liberals of Canada launch innovative, engaging new website

December 30th, 2009

Young Liberals of Canada launch innovative, engaging new website
- first to build comprehensive social media directory - www.ylc-jlc.ca

For Immediate Release
December 4, 2009

OTTAWA - The Young Liberals of Canada (YLC) completely reinvented their online presence today with a new website (www.ylc-jlc.ca) featuring Canada's first comprehensive political social media directory.

The new webs ...

Just the Facts:This week’s Afghan detainee revelations

December 30th, 2009

For Immediate ReleaseDecember 4, 2009

Just the Facts:
This week's Afghan detainee revelations


The government continues to stonewall requests for a public inquiry into the torture of Canadian transferred detainees, despite mounting evidence that the Conservative government refused to act on warnings of torture. Here's what we learned this week alone:

1. The Red Cross warned C ...

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