Conservative Manitoba Senator Janis Johnson is calling for all levels of government, from the federal to the municipal, to make the immediate clean-up and restoration of Lake Winnipeg a top priority. The Global Nature Fund (GNF) has named Lake Winnipeg “Threatened Lake of the Year 2013,” marking the first time a modern, developed nation has … Read more
Conservative Ontario Senator Don Meredith issued a greeting in celebration of Chinese New Year. The full statement is available online. Call 613-996-8572.
Conservative MP Mark Warawa (Langley, B.C.) invited Reggie Littlejohn, a leading expert on gendercide and China’s One Child Policy, to call on Canadian leaders to condemn discrimination against women and girls occurring through gendercide. Littlejohn was in Ottawa meeting with members of Parliament and senators. She urged Canadian parliamentarians to stop the violence against women … Read more
Conservative MP Devinder Shory (Calgary Northeast, Alta.) is urging all parliamentarians to support private member's Bill C-425, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (honouring the Canadian Armed Forces), as the proposed legislation is debated at second reading in the House of Commons. The bill would expedite by one year Canadian citizenship for permanent residents … Read more
Conservative Ontario Senator Don Meredith issued a statement after Kesean Williams, a 9-year-old boy was killed by gunfire in Brampton, Ont. The full statement is available online. Call 613-996-8572.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs Deepak Obhrai (Calgary East, Alta.) suggested that the Indian Parliament declare December 29th National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. Obhrai spoke at a rally "Fight to end abuse against women in memory of Delhi gang rape victim" in Brampton, Ont. Call 613-947-4566.
Director of Communications for the Conservative Party of Canada Fred DeLorey issued a statement in what he said are the conclusion of hearings in which the Council of Canadians attempts to disenfranchise over 200,000 Canadians. DeLorey said the party provided evidence to the court as to the way the party's campaigns operated in the 2011 … Read more
Conservative Ontario Senator Robert William Runciman said that the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) should stop dragging its feet and look outside prison walls for treatment of some mentally ill offenders. Runciman has launched a Senate inquiry focusing on the need to improve mental health treatment for inmates, particularly female inmates, in federal prisons and … Read more
Heritage Minister James Moore (Port Moody-Westwood-Port Coquitlam, B.C.) and Conservative Quebec Senator Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu issued a statement on the release of Guy Turcotte. The full statement is available online. Call 819-997-7788.
Conservative MP Mark Warawa (Langley, B.C.) was joined by several other MPs in announcing a national call to action for all Canadians to work together to end violence against women and girls, during the international 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence. “As part of the activism being undertaken, we encourage Canadians to #protectgirls and … Read more
