Liberal International Trade critic Wayne Easter (Malpeque, PE) said the Conservatives are once again refusing to be open and transparent about the ongoing Canada – EU Trade Agreement talks. Easter said this is a further example of the pattern of secrecy of the Conservative government that has consistently failed to share with Parliament, the media, … Read more
Liberal Interim Leader Bob Rae (Toronto Centre, ON) said the Conservative government's selection of Irving Shipbuilding of Halifax and Seaspan Marine Corporation of Vancouver to be awarded over $33 billion in shipbuilding contracts is clearly good news for people of Vancouver and Halifax, but the government also has a responsibility to work with other partners … Read more
Liberal Veterans Affairs critic Sean Casey (Charlottetown, PEI) said the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs should immediately halt its current activities to hold hearings on the significant cuts made recently by the government to Veterans Affairs Canada. Casey said the Conservatives want the committee to spend the next six weeks studying their initiative to ‘commemorate’ … Read more
Liberal Heritage critic Scott Simms (Bonavista-Gander-Grand Falls-Windsor, NL) and Liberal Industry and Consumer Affairs critic Geoff Regan (Halifax, NS) called on the government to get back to the drawing board on its unbalanced and out of touch copyright legislation. Regan said allowing digital locks to trump the rights of consumers is the complete opposite of … Read more
Liberal Leader Bob Rae (Toronto Centre, ON) made the following statement today on the death of former Liberal Member of Parliament Reg Alcock. Rae said Alcock was a distinguished politician and public servant who began his career in the Manitoba legislature and later moved to federal politics, serving the people of Winnipeg South for more … Read more
Liberal Labour critic Rodger Cuzner (Cape Breton-Canso, NS) made a statement on the Air Canada labour dispute. Cuzner said the Conservatives appear determined to take away workers’ right to strike and that is inherently unfair. Cuzner said no one wants a work stoppage, but no one wants their rights taken away either. Call 902-574-1705.
Liberal House Leader Marc Garneau (Westmount-Ville-Marie, QC) said the Harper Conservatives must stop using their majority to limit public input and hide vital information from Canadians. Garneau said the most recent examples of Conservative arrogance include limiting debate to 15-seconds per page on their mammoth 642-page budget implementation bill before invoking time allocation and ignoring … Read more
Liberal Multiculturalism critic Jim Karygiannis (Scarborough-Agincourt, ON) made a statement on the 40th anniversary of Multiculturalism. Karygiannis said while the fundamentals of the multicultural policy are still the same, over the years, it has evolved, and that we must encourage every Canadian to become a full participant in Canadian society, including politics. Call 613-947-5100. Liberal … Read more
Liberal Justice and Human Rights critic Irwin Cotler (Mount Royal, QC) delivered a statement to the House of Commons in light of the 70th Anniversary of Babi Yar, the mass murder of the Jews of Kiev of 1941. Cotler said for fifty years, the fact that the murdered men, women and children were Jews was … Read more
Liberal House Leader Marc Garneau (Westmount-Ville Marie, QC) made a statement on Bill C-13. Garneau said the government is ramming through a 642-page budget implementation bill without sufficient debate and it is an insult to Canadians to spend their hard earned tax-dollars without any oversight or debate. Call 613-947-5100.
