On Dec. 12, Charles Sousa was elected as the Liberal Member of Parliament for Mississauga–Lakeshore, Ont. “Since becoming leader of the Conservative Party, Pierre Poilievre has been asking Canadians to send Justin Trudeau and our Liberal team a message – and the election of Charles Sousa sent a clear one,” said Azam Ishmael, national director of the … Read more
Bill C–235, Building a Green Prairie Economy Act, was adopted by the House of Commons and will now go before the Senate for consideration. The bill mandates the Minister responsible for PrairiesCan to develop a framework for local cooperation and engagement with all levels of government, Indigenous governing bodies, the private sector, and workers to implement … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources and to the Minister of Northern Affairs Yvonne Jones (Labrador, N.L.) issued a statement: “In September, I was diagnosed with a reoccurrence of breast cancer. I am happy to tell you it was found and diagnosed early through regular Mammography testing. It was 12 years ago since … Read more
The Liberal Party of Canada has announced that Charles Sousa will be the official Liberal candidate for Mississauga–Lakeshore in the federal by-election. “Charles Sousa has a strong track record of public service and standing up for the community and people of Mississauga,” said Suzanne Cowan, President of the Liberal Party of Canada. “As our Liberal candidate for … Read more
Liberal MP Sameer Zuberi (Pierrefonds-Dollard, Que.), along with China experts and leaders of the Uyghur community Canada, held a press conference in the House of Commons before the first debate of Motion M-62 which seeks to create the first policy dedicated to resettling Uyghurs. It calls upon Canada to provide asylum to 10,000 vulnerable Uyghurs and other … Read more
Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith (Beaches-East York, Ont.) said the global community cannot afford to be unresponsive to the threats of nuclear weaponry and must call on leaders to act. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the threat of nuclear weaponry has been a normalized presence in Canadian media. “Stronger advocacy and participation in that treaty would be consistent … Read more
Liberal MP Yvan Baker (Etobicoke Centre, Ont.) received unanimous consent from MPs for his motion in the House of Commons condemning and rejecting the legitimacy of Russia’s illegal sham referendums in Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine. “In a clear violation of international law, Russia is running illegal sham referendums in four occupied regions of Ukraine. It is … Read more
Liberal MPs Dominic LeBlanc (Beauséjour, N.B.) and Rachel Bendayan (Outremont, Que.) issued a statement: “On behalf of Liberals across Canada, we want to congratulate Pierre Poilievre (Carleton, Ont.) on becoming the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada and the Official Opposition […] Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) and our Liberal team will continue … Read more
Liberal MP Rachel Bendayan (Outremont, Que.) issued a statement: “The Conservative Party of Canada will elect their new leader in just over a month. Canadians deserve responsible leadership, yet two of their candidates didn’t even bother to attend tonight’s official debate. They did not want Canadians to see their radical ideas that would put our economy … Read more
Liberal MP Sameer Zuberi (Pierrefonds–Dollard, Que.) introduced a Private Member’s Motion to provide asylum to Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims that have fled the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region to escape an unfolding genocide at the hands of the People’s Republic of China. The motion seeks to create the first policy dedicated to resettling Uyghurs. It calls for Canada to … Read more
