For Immediate Release
January 26, 2009
For Immediate Release
January 28, 2009
OTTAWA - Liberals are working today on Parliament Hill by hosting a
forum that focuses on how government can better aid and support
Canadian veterans and their families.
"Veterans are the heroes of our nation," said Liberal Leader
Michael Ignatieff. "They put their mind, body and heart on the
lin ...
For Immediate ReleaseJanuary 28, 2009
For Immediate Release
January 28, 2009
Harper government delays endangering
food safety
OTTAWA - The Harper government's
failing grade from federal meat inspectors on improving food safety
is proof that the Conservatives have learned nothing from the 2008
deadly listeriosis outbreak, Liberal MPs said today.
"Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz promised Canadians he would
implement Sheila W ...
For Immediate Release
January 22, 2010
Conservative
cost-cutting should start with new partisan TV ad
campaign
OTTAWA - Contrary to claims that prudent spending is on the way,
the Conservatives have launched a brand new, multi-million dollar
advertising campaign using tax-payer money to promote their
so-called Economic Plan, Liberal Treasury Board Critic Siobhan
Coady said.
"If Stockwell ...
For Immediate ReleaseJanuary 23, 2010
In advance of today's rallies organized by Canadians Against
Proroguing Parliament, we thought we would remind Canadians of
Stephen Harper's top twenty abuses of democracy:
1. Shutting down Parliament - twice - to get out of political
hot water and avoid democratic scrutiny.
2. Firing nucle ...
For Immediate ReleaseJanuary 24, 2010
OTTAWA - Stephen Harper's decision to shut down Parliament means
that dozens of written MP questions to the government will go
unanswered.
In addition to killing 36 pieces of legislation, eliminating dozens
of House and Senate committees and shutting down Question Period ...
For Immediate ReleaseJanuary 25, 2010
OTTAWA - Surrounded by members of the Liberal caucus in front of
the House of Commons on the day when Parliament should have
resumed, Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff announced that the
Liberal Party of Canada will seek changes to the House of Commons'
rules that would prevent the Prime Minister ...
For Immediate ReleaseJanuary 25, 2010
The new interim chair of the independent RCMP Public Complaints
Commission, Ian McPhail, is a long-time supporter of the
Conservative party with no relevant qualifications for the job.
The man he is replacing, Paul Kennedy, boasts considerable national
and international public safety exp ...
For Immediate Release
January 25, 2010
Liberals
slam delays in non-profit infrastructure
funding
OTTAWA - Infrastructure Minister John Baird should be at Parliament
today answering questions and providing information to Canadians
about his troubled infrastructure stimulus program, Liberal
Infrastructure Critic Gerard Kennedy said today.
At a Parliamentary committee on December 2, 2009, ...