July 28, 2010
Conservatives ignoring Canada’s home care challenge
OTTAWA – While the Liberal Party wants to help the “sandwich generation” struggling to balance the pressures of caring for both their children and aging parents, the Conservatives want to ignore this trend by undermining the basic information needed to provide home care support, Liberal MP Scott Brison [...]
July 27, 2010
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Harper has gone into hiding to avoid defending unpopular decisions made in secret by his government since Parliament rose: gutting the census and signing a $16 billion sole-sourced military contract.
“The buck is supposed to stop with the Prime Minister. He needs to be accountable for these decisions,” said Mr. [...]
June 26, 2010
OTTAWA – Liberal MPs spoke out in favour of Canada’s new sanctions against Iran, and any measures that conform with the United Nations Security Council Resolution to bring Iran’s nuclear program back in line with international law.
“Canadians stand with the United States, members of the European Union, Australia and other allies in pressuring [...]
July 23, 2010
OTTAWA – Stephen Harper is turning back the clock and attacking Canada’s minorities by reducing their representation in the public service, while also threatening their health, settlement and education funding that is dependent on long-form census information, Liberal MPs said today.
“New Canadians and other minorities are directly threatened by Stephen Harper’s decision to [...]
July 23, 2010
OTTAWA – Liberal Foreign Affairs Critic Bob Rae made the following statement today on the outcome of the historic Kabul International Conference on Afghanistan:
“At the Kabul conference in Afghanistan this past Tuesday, more than 40 foreign ministers and international leaders signed a historic agreement that sets 2014 as the date when Afghanistan’s security [...]
July 22, 2010
OTTAWA – Following the shocking resignation by the head of Canada’s world-renowned statistics agency, the Liberal Party is seeking documentation on what advice the Conservatives received before deciding to axe the long-form census.
“Munir Sheikh was forced to resign on a matter of principle,” said Liberal House Leader Ralph Goodale. “The government has triggered [...]
July 20, 2010
OTTAWA – Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff made the following statement on the International Four Days Marches Nijmegen:
“Today, nearly 200 Canadian Forces men and women began a grueling four-day, 160-km march through the Netherlands as part of the 94th annual International Four Days Marches Nijmegen. This is the 58th year that Canadian soldiers have [...]
July 20, 2010
OTTAWA – As people leading the global fight against HIV/AIDS gather in Vienna for the 18th International AIDS conference this week, the Liberal Party is calling on the Harper government to restore funding for HIV/AIDS research, treatment and prevention, both at home and around the world – particularly in Africa.
“It’s time for the [...]
July 20, 2010
OTTAWA – Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff made the following statement today on the fifth anniversary of the Civil Marriage Act:
“Today marks a historic day in Canadian history and a proud and distinguishing moment for the Liberal Party of Canada. Five years ago today, Canada became the fourth country in the world to legalize [...]
July 16, 2010
ROSSEAU, ON – As the Liberal Express continues its cross-country summer tour, Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff stopped today to view the now-infamous G8 fake lighthouse, drawing a sharp contrast between the Harper government’s wasteful spending and the fiscally responsible Liberal alternative.
“Canadian taxpayers paid for a fake lighthouse located where no world leader attending [...]
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