Liberal Justice and Human Rights critic Irwin Cotler (Mount Royal, QC) issued a statement concerning the defacing and torching of a West Bank mosque. Cotler said that the defacing and torching of a West Bank mosque is a particularly obscene criminal act, which assaults the fundamental tenets in any society. Call 613-995-0221. Liberal leader Bob Rae (Toronto … Read more
Liberal leader Bob Rae (Toronto Centre, ON) wrote an open letter to the Chief Electoral Officer Marc Mayrand concerning Conservative phone calls to constituents in Liberal MP Irwin Cotler's (Mount Royal, QC) riding. Rae said that Elections Canada is responsible for the supervision of the conduct of elections and ensuring that no one interferes with … Read more
Liberal Health critic Dr. Hedy Fry (Vancouver Centre, BC) held two roundtables in Halifax on the Health Accord and mental health. Fry said the importance of the Health Accord and its promise of transformative change is a common theme with many Canadians she meets, as is disappointment that the federal government failed to live up … Read more
Liberal Public Safety critic Francis Scarpaleggia (Lac-Saint-Louis, QC) issued a statement on the government of Quebec's announcement that it will launch a court challenge to protect the data contained in the federal long gun registry. Scarpaleggia said that Liberals support the announcement that the Quebec government is preparing a legal challenge to the Conservative government's plan … Read more
Liberal Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics critic Scott Andrews (Avalon, NL) issued a statement regarding the report by the Lobbying Commissioner into the actions of Rahim Jaffer and Patrick Glémaud. Andrews said that the Conservatives rode into power on the white horse of accountability, yet these lobbyists were given unfettered access to the government. … Read more
Liberal Foreign Affairs critic Dominic LeBlanc (Beauséjour, NB) issued a statement on International Human Rights Day. LeBlanc said that the Liberal Party of Canada believes in protecting human rights through the promotion of democracy, international dialogue and the politics of persuasion, and Liberals thank those individuals who devote their lives to bringing an end to … Read more
Liberal Leader Bob Rae (Toronto Centre, ON) issued a statement on the recent election in Russia. Rae said that the people of Russia have voted and have sent a strong message rejecting the kind of one-party political domination that United Russia has been trying to implement. Rae added that the election results and the subsequent protests … Read more
Liberal critic for Agriculture and Agri-food Frank Valeriote (Guelph, ON) issued a statement in response to the Federal Court's decision on the Canadian Wheat Board. Valeriote said that the Federal Court issued a damning condemnation of the Conservatives' attempt to unilaterally dismantle the wheat board, and stated that the government must be held accountable for their disregard … Read more
The Inter-Parliamentary Group for Human Rights in Iran, composed of Liberal MP Irwin Cotler (Mount Royal, QC), United States Senators Mark Kirk and Joseph Lieberman, British MP Denis MacShane, Australian MP Michael Danby, Italian MP Fiamma Nirenstein, and Lithuanian MP Emanuelis Zingeris, released a joint statement to stand in solidarity with Iran’s youth on Student … Read more
Liberal Leader Bob Rae (Toronto Centre, ON) issued a statement on Bill C-10, Safe Streets and Communities Act. Rae salutes the hard work of Liberal Justice and Human Rights critic Irwin Cotler (Mount Royal, QC) who has worked tirelessly to try to improve Bill C-10. Rae added that Cotler introduced amendments to get tougher on terrorists and introduced amendments to … Read more
