NORTHERN ONTARIO – An historic night in Canada as Stephen Harper wins his majority government, the NDP are official opposition and the Liberals find themselves trailing in a very distant 3rd place. Congratulations to Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP Carol Hughes and Thunder Bay-Superior North [Read more]
MANITOUWAGDE, ON – April 28th Manitouwage residents and constituents from accross the riding of Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing participated in a Candidates’ Night sponsored and broadcast live by OntarioNewsNorth.com, organized by volunteer Natalie Labbee and mediated by CFNO.fm News [Read more]
With only weeks remaining in the federal election campaign, candidate visibility is increasingly important to those seeking election. The ability to be accessible to constituents, to answer their questions and respond to their concerns, is very important for all candidates, but the sheer [Read more]
ELLIOT LAKE, ON – New Democrat MP Carol Hughes welcomed the news that the Federation of Canadian Municipalities is supporting the NDP Platform released on Sunday. The statement issued by FCM President Hans Cunningham said “the first in this election campaign to call for new, long-term [Read more]
ELLIOT LAKE, ON – New Democrat MP Carol Hughes joined other dignitaries today at the Elliot Lake cenotaph for the National Day of Remembrance ceremony honouring Canadians who fell during the Battle of Vimy Ridge in World War I. The ceremony, an important occasion for branches of the Legion [Read more]
Time to fix Ottawa say New Democrats ELLIOTT LAKE, ON – New Democrat candidate Carol Hughes kicked off her re-election campaign today in Algoma – Manitoulin – Kapuskasing following an historic vote that found the Conservative government in contempt of parliament. “Stephen Harper has [Read more]
Listen to Hughes Listen_to_hear_CarolHughes_H2Oa Listen_to_hear_CarolHughes_H2Ob OTTAWA, ON –Access to drinking water shouldn’t be a privilege for Canadians according to Carol Hughes. The MP for Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing rose in Question Period to grill the government on the snail’s [Read more]
Joins other New Democrats calling for liberation therapy in Canada OTTAWA, ON – Canadians feeling the benefit of CCSVI (liberation therapy) are a motivating force in urging the government to take a closer look at the treatment for Multiple Sclerosis and make it available in Canada according to [Read more]
The combined tragedies that hit Japan last week are horrible enough to begin with. The sheer destruction of the earthquake and its tsunami swept away lives, communities and changed Japan in mere moments. The events that unfolded in the aftermath, at two separate nuclear facilities, have the [Read more]
The combined tragedies that hit Japan last week are horrible enough to begin with. The sheer destruction of the earthquake and its tsunami swept away lives, communities and changed Japan in mere moments. The events that unfolded in the aftermath, at two separate nuclear facilities, have the [Read more]
Standing up for Canada doesn’t involve dismantling it “You won’t recognize Canada when I get through with it.” Those are the words of our Prime Minister in the 2006 federal election. With the catch-phrase “standing up for Canada,” the Conservatives took power from the Liberals [Read more]
March 9, 2011 OTTAWA, ON – Canadians do not accept child pornography and Parliament needs to make sure that message is heard by the CRTC and internet service providers. That is the message Carol Hughes brought to the House of Commons toady. Tabling a petition from the residents of Elliot Lake, [Read more]
OTTAWA, ON– Today, during question period in the House of Commons, New Democrat MP Carol Hughes (Algoma- Manitoulin – Kapuskasing) took aim at the Conservative In and Out campaign scandal. Hughes asked the Conservatives why they try to justify their actions by accusing other parties of [Read more]
Charlie – Agent Orange (Click to hear MP Charlie Angus) Charlie Agent Orange 2 (Click to hear MP Charlie Angus – Part2) OTTAWA, ON – With the Ontario government facing mounting criticism about the use of Agent Orange in Northern Ontario, new evidence is emerging that Transport [Read more]
Speculation has consumers seeing red Revolution in Africa has driven up the price of fuel all across Canada because….well because of no good reason. Prices at the pump jumped by a dime in a day last week based on speculation. Speculation that supplies could be interrupted as a result of [Read more]
