April 29, 2010
OTTAWA – The Conservative government is isolating Canada from the rest of the developed world and breaking with 25 years of Canadian tradition by imposing its anti-abortion ideology on developing countries, Liberal MPs said today.
“International Development Minister Bev Oda’s claim that our G8 partners have no issue with Canada’s change in policy is [...]
April 29, 2010
OTTAWA – The Bloc Quebecois is playing political games with the national gun registry by working with the Harper Conservatives to prevent pro-registry Quebec witnesses from appearing before the Parliamentary Public Safety Committee next week, Liberal MPs said today.
“Here we have Gilles Duceppe backing the Conservatives’ under-handed attempts to remove the vast majority [...]
April 29, 2010
OTTAWA – The Liberal Party was successful in passing an amendment to Bill C-3 at a committee this week that will ensure that Parliament, once and for all, eradicates gender discrimination under the Indian Act’s provisions concerning entitlement to status.
The amendment passed at the Aboriginal Affairs Committee, despite Conservative members voting against it [...]
April 28, 2010
MONTREAL – In a speech given today to members of the Association des producteurs de film et de télévision du Québec, Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff promised to support Canadian and Quebec culture.
“The companies that will succeed in the next few years will be those that say loud and clear who they are and [...]
April 26, 2010
Rural Canada matters for healthy home-grown food
KING TOWNSHIP, ON – Following a tour of Holland Acres farm, Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff committed to helping Canadians eat healthier, home-grown food through a new National Food Policy based on healthy eating, safe food, sustainable farm incomes, environmental farmland stewardship and international leadership.
“We need more home-grown [...]
April 27, 2010
OTTAWA – Liberal MPs are declaring victory in the wake of a ruling by the Speaker of the House of Commons that reaffirms the right of Parliament to review Afghan detainee torture documents.
“The Speaker’s ruling recognizes that in our system of government, Parliament is supreme – not the Prime Minister,” said Liberal House [...]
April 23, 2010
For Immediate Release April 23, 2010
OTTAWA – Members of the Liberal caucus joined Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff in condemning threats of violence against their colleague, Liberal MP Ujjal Dosanjh: “We unequivocally condemn the threats of violence against our colleague Ujjal Dosanjh, and condemn all forms of extremism coming from any Canadian community. Violence and [...]
April 23, 2010
Karen E. Shepherd
Commissioner of Lobbying
255 Albert Street, 10th Floor
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0R5
Dear Commissioner Shepherd:
I am writing to you regarding possible violations of the Lobbying Act involving Patrick Glémaud – acting on behalf of Sustainable Ventures Inc. – and his meetings with staff employed by Gary Goodyear, the Minister responsible for the Federal Economic [...]
April 19, 2010
OTTAWA – Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff made the following statement marking the 25th anniversary of the enactment of Section 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms:
“Twenty-five years ago, on April 17, 1985, Section 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms was enacted. It was a significant moment in Canadian [...]
April 22, 2010
While preaching accountability, Conservative MPs often make their staff take the blame when their own errors in judgment are exposed. Abandoning the tradition of ministerial accountability, Conservative staffers are then cut loose for questionable actions that can only happen in a Conservative culture of deceit:
Brant Scott – The staffer to Conservative MP Garry [...]
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