NDP leader Nycole Turmel (Hull-Alymer, QC) wrote to Prime Minister Stephen Harper (Calgary Southwest, AB) asking his government to provide immediate help to the community in Attawapiskat, ON. In the letter, Turmel reminded Harper that MP's can come together as parliamentarians and respond to the tragic situation. The full release is available online. Call 613-720-6463. NDP MP's … Read more
NDP Foreign Affairs critic Hélène Laverdière (Laurier-Sainte-Marie, QC) expressed disappointment with the direction taken by the Conservatives on foreign affairs. Laverdière said that despite recent increased sanctions against Syria, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird (Ottawa West-Nepean, ON) could not say how much revenue the SUNCOR project, which the Conservatives have exempted from sanctions, earns the Syrian government. Laverdière also noted … Read more
NDP Consumer Protection critic Glenn Thibeault (Sudbury, ON) introduced Bill C-375, An Act to amend the Telecommunications Act (universal charger), that would mandate the creation of a standardized universal cell phone charger for all new mobile phones sold in Canada. Thibeault said the adoption of a universal cell phone charger would remove the financial burden from consumers, … Read more
The New Democratic Party of Canada commends the United Nations Security Council for removing Abousfian Abdelrazik from its 1267 list, despite the inaction of Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s (Calgary Southwest, AB) Conservatives. The NDP noted that while Abdelrazik remained in limbo in Sudan, the NDP pressured the Conservatives to take up Abdelrazik’s case, but refused. The … Read more
Opposition Leader Nycole Turmel (Hull-Aylmer, QC) issued a statement concerning the Conservative Government admitting in the House of Commons that Bill C-10, Safe Streets and Communities Act, is seriously flawed. Turmel said that Public Safety Minister Vic Toews (Provencher, MB) even tried to amend it at the last minute, without success. Turmel added that the NDP put forward … Read more
Official Opposition Leader Nycole Turmel (Hull Aylmer, QC) made a statement blasting Prime Minister Stephen Harper's (Calgary Southwest, AB) Conservatives for ignoring Prairie farmers’ wishes by voting to kill the Canada Wheat Board, ending an era of stable prices that farming families relied on. After the final vote on Bill C-18, Marketing Freedom for Grain Farmers Act, Turmel criticized … Read more
Official Opposition Leader Nycole Turmel (Hull–Aylmer, QC) announced the Conservatives’ stale announcement on air quality won’t help Canadian families whose jobs and health are threatened by the government’s inaction on climate change. Turmel added Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s (Calgary Southwest, AB) Conservatives can’t distract from six years of total inaction on climate change and they are trying … Read more
NDP House Leader Joe Comartin (Windsor-Tecumseh, ON) put forth a motion to prevent Conservatives from continuing to undermine Canadian democracy by limiting debate on bills and fast-tracking the legislative process. In the motion, the NDP proposes that the Speaker of the House conduct a study and make recommendations in order to modify the regulation concerning closure and … Read more
NDP MP Claude Gravelle (Nickel Belt, ON) introduced Bill C-356, An Act respecting a National Strategy for Dementia, invoking the memory of his mother and over 500,000 Canadians already ravaged by Alzheimer's and other related dementia diseases. Gravelle was joined by NDP Health critic Libby Davies (Vancouver East, BC), NDP Seniors critic Irene Mathyssen (London-Fanshawe, ON) and Alzheimer … Read more
The NDP has obtained previously unreleased documents from the Town of Muskoka Lakes that directly contradicts testimony Treasury Board President Tony Clement (Parry Sound-Muskoka, ON) gave the public accounts committee. Despite the fact his constituency office received funding applications on homemade forms, Clement claimed these applications were simply submitted without review to Infrastructure Canada. The … Read more
