New Democrat Leader Nycole Turmel (Hull-Aylmer, QC) says the Auditor General’s report confirms the Conservative government has missed the mark on what should be its first priority: jobs. Turmel said because the Conservatives have no coherent system of collecting information, it has become impossible for the Auditor General to determine whether the government is doing … Read more
New Democrats said the Conservative government is once again hiding from opposition scrutiny and imposed a gag order to silence critics of their controversial crime legislation, Bill C-10, and ram it through committee. In the Standing Committee on Justice, Conservatives moved to limit clause by clause study of the this bill, which should be completed … Read more
NDP national director Chantal Vallerand announced the official launch of the 2012 Leadership Race, highlighting the New Democrat team’s focus on moving Canada forward and announcing the six leadership debates to take place in Ottawa, Halifax, Quebec City, Winnipeg, Montreal and Vancouver. Vallerand said over the next four months, New Democrats will be showcasing the … Read more
New Democrat Digital Issues critic Charlie Angus (Timmins-James Bay, ON) said the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission decision to move away from wholesale usage-based Internet billing caps was good news for Canadian families and consumers. Angus said New Democrats have shown leadership on this issue from the start and are happy to see the CRTC … Read more
NDP Veterans Affairs critic Peter Stoffer (Sackville-Eastern Shore, NS) raised concerns about the transfer of the last remaining federally run veterans’ hospital in Canada to the province of Quebec in terms of its impacts on veterans’ care and Department of Veterans Affairs employees. Stoffer was joined by Yvan Thauvette, President of the Union of Veterans … Read more
The New Democrats released details of a letter sent from Parliamentary Law Clerk Rob Walsh to NDP Ethics critic Charlie Angus (Timmins-James Bay, ON). The letter calls Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister Dean Del Mastro's (Peterborough, ON) use of the ethics committee to demand unredacted documents from the CBC “unlawful” and possibly “interference” in … Read more
NDP leader Nycole Turmel (Hull-Aylmer, QC) said that after five years the Conservative government has pleaded guilty to breaking Canada’s election laws. Turmel called on Prime Minister Stephen Harper (Calgary Southwest, AB) to explain his party's illegal actions. Senior members of the Conservative party were accused of funnelling $1.3 million in national advertising expenses through … Read more
New Democrat Environment critic Megan Leslie (Halifax, NS) rebuked the Government for muddying the truth on Conservative environmental policies after Environment Minister Peter Kent (Thornhill, ON) announced funding for climate change adaptation. Leslie said that contrary to what Kent says, the only legacy from Copenhagen is a government that embarrassed Canada on the world stage. … Read more
New Democrats are asking the government to stand by its previous decision to reject the Prosperity Mine development because of severe environmental impacts, in the wake of a disappointing decision to grant Taseko a new environmental review for Prosperity Mine. NDP Fisheries and Oceans critic Fin Donnelly (New Westminster-Coquitlam-Port Moody, BC) said the previous environmental … Read more
NDP Veterans Affairs critic Peter Stoffer (Sackville-Eastern Shore, NS) said the federal government should commit financial support to programs that provide service dogs for veterans and soldiers with combat injuries such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, traumatic brain injuries, or mobility injuries. Stoffer said programs that provide service dogs for veterans, like Courageous Companions, provide … Read more
