Press Release Department: Non-Governmental - Liberal Party of Canada

The Liberal Party published a letter directed to Elections Canada. Call 613-995-2251.

With the sidelining of RCMP gun registry Chief Supt. Marty Cheliak and Veterans Ombudsman Col. Pat Stogran, the Harper Conservatives have shown a pattern of ousting distinguished Canadians who speak truths that go against their ideological agenda, Liberal Public Works and Government Services CriticMartha Hall Findlay said. The full release is available online. Call 613-992-4964.

Liberal members of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development released the Liberal report from the committee’s study of the impact of oil sands development on Canada’s freshwater. Call 613-995-8281. As the Liberal Express resumes its summer tour in Whitehorse this week, Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff shared a clear, people-centered alternative with Northerners, focused on … Read more

Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff took his Liberal Express to Winnipeg to talk about his commitments to building the best-educated, most highly-skilled workforce in the world while on a visit to Red River College. Call 613-996-6740.

Liberal Veterans Affairs Critic Rob Oliphant is condemning the Conservative government’s decision to silence Veterans Ombudsman Pat Stogran following his criticism of the government’s attitude towards Canada's veterans. Call 613-992-2855.

Veterans Affairs Critic Rob Oliphant says it is appalling that the Harper government is abandoning Canada’s treasured war veterans and their loved ones with proposed cuts to the Veterans Affairs Department. Call 613-992-2855.

With the G8 and G20 summits over, Liberals are calling on the Harper Conservatives to explain why G8 Legacy Funding is still pouring into Tony Clement’s riding with many projects still incomplete. Call 613-769-9644.  Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff made a statement on the celebration of Canada Day. Call 613-996-6740. With the quiet tabling of C-42 to amend … Read more

Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff and members of the Liberal Women’s Caucus are backing the call for the immediate release of Iranian woman Sakineh Ashtiani and for Iran to abide by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in order to ensure women receive just treatment before the courts and that the inhuman practice of stoning ends once and for … Read more

 MP Robert Oliphant re-iterated his call for the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs to initiate a full study and conduct hearings investigating the Agent Orange spraying program at CFB Gagetown and surrounding areas during a town hall event held. Call 613-992-2855. Stephen Harper is turning back the clock and attacking Canada’s minorities by reducing their representation … Read more

With even more opposition to the Harper government’s secretive decision to scrap the mandatory census form – including the Canadian Association of Journalists, the Canadian Jewish Congress, the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada and l'Institut national de la statistique du Québec – it’s important to look at why this issue is so important to Canadians. Call 613-996-6740. New instructions from federal Agriculture … Read more