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

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) issued a message to Canadians on Parliament this Spring. The video message is available online.

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) issued a statement on the announcement that Bob Rae (Toronto Centre, Ont.) will be stepping down as Liberal MP for Toronto Centre. The full statement is available online. Call 613-947-5100.

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) issued a statement on how he plans on raising the bar on transparency. The full statement is available online. Call 613-947-5100. Liberal Prince Edward Island Senator Percy Downe has written Canada’s premiers, urging them to use their nominees to the Canada Revenue Agency’s (CRA) Board of Management to demand … Read more

Liberal Prince Edward Island Senator Percy Downe said he has received correspondence from the interim parliamentary budget officer (PBO) regarding the refusal of the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) to cooperate with efforts to calculate Canada's tax gap (the difference between what is owed in taxes and what is actually collected). In May 2013, Downe wrote … Read more

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) said the Liberal Party will raise the bar on Parliamentary openness and accountability by putting forward opposition motions to immediately deal with Parliament’s transparency issues. Trudeau has put the following motions on notice: 1) a motion requiring the House of Commons Board of Internal Economy (BOIE) to begin posting … Read more

Liberal multiculturalism critic Jim Karygiannis (Scarborough-Agincourt, Ont.) is wondering why Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney (Calgary Southeast, Alta.) will not help a young Canadian couple bring their adopted baby to Canada. “[There are] two young Canadians trying to adopt a baby from Haiti in order to start their family.” said Karygiannis. “Unfortunately for them, they … Read more

Liberal Ontario Senator Jim Munson delivered an address in the Senate Chamber calling on his colleagues to vote against Bill C-316, An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (incarceration). Munson described the bill as “fundamentally flawed and harmful to Canadians”. Munson brought a perspective to the debate, focusing on the disproportionate effect the amendments … Read more

Liberal Aboriginal affairs and northern development critic Carolyn Bennett (St. Paul's, Ont.) issued a statement on National Aboriginal History Month. “This month we take time to reflect on the central and vital contributions that Aboriginal Peoples have made – and are making – to Canada," said Bennett. The full statement is available online. Call 613-947-5100.

Liberal public safety critic Francis Scarpaleggia (Lac-Saint-Louis, Que.), Liberal Quebec Senator Romeo Dellaire, Liberal MP John McKay (Scarborough-Guildwood, Ont.), and foreign affairs critic Bob Rae (Toronto Centre, Ont.) voiced a deep concern about the Delisle spy case after media reports recounted the frustration of the American Federal Bureau of Investigation (F.B.I.) over the handling of the … Read more

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) issued a statement on Liberal MP Denis Coderre’s (Bourassa, Que.) announcement that he will be running for the Montréal mayoralty. More information is available online. Call 613-947-5100. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) issued a statement on International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia. "On International Day Against Homophobia and … Read more