OTTAWA, ON – Wednesday’s tragic helicopter crash near Clear Lake which took the life of three Northern Ontario residents will echo throughout the communities of Kapuskasing and North Bay for a long time. Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP, Carol Hughes is joining with her provincial counterpart, [Read more]
IL EST TEMPS D’AGIR POUR SAUVER LES CHEMINS DE FER DU NORD-EST DE L’ONTARIO OTTAWA, ON – Il faut conserver un tronçon important du chemin de fer entre Mattawa et Pembroke si l’on veut que le Nord-Est de l’Ontario demeure relié à la côte Est et à des villes comme Montréal et [Read more]
TIME TO ACT IN ORDER TO SAVE RAIL OPTIONS FOR NORTHERN-EASTERN ONTARIO OTTAWA, ON – A critical stretch of rail between Mattawa and Pembroke must be preserved if North-eastern Ontario will once again be connected by rail to the eastern seaboard and cities like Montreal and Ottawa the House of [Read more]
DANS LE DÉBAT SUR LA COMMISSION CANADIENNE DU BLÉ, MME HUGHES MET L’ACCENT SUR LES PETITES ENTREPRISES ET LA SÉCURITÉ ALIMENTAIRE OTTAWA, ON – Carol Hughes estime que si le gouvernement veut vraiment voir à la sécurité alimentaire, il doit encourager les réseaux locaux de distribution [Read more]
HUGHES FOCUSES ON SMALL OPERATORS AND FOOD SECURITY DURING WHEAT BOARD DEBATE OTTAWA, ON – Local food networks need to be fostered and agriculture policy needs to be balanced if the government is serious about food security, according to Carol Hughes. The Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing, MP [Read more]
Les avertissements de Santé Canada sur les cellulaires doivent être clairs et diffusés largement À l’été 2010, j’ai parlé d’un groupe de parents de Collingwood qui tentait de faire sortir la technologie Wi-Fi de l’école de leurs enfants. J’ai entendu leur histoire lors d’une [Read more]
Health Canada warnings on cell phones need to be clearer and widely heard In the summer of 2010 I wrote about a group of parents in Collingwood who were fighting to have wifi taken out of their children’s school. I heard their story while sitting as a member of a parliamentary committee [Read more]
It was good news when the House of Commons unanimously passed a New Democrat motion this past week that took aim at another economic downturn. The document contained a number of measures intended to help Canada weather its second bout of recession in the last half-decade. It focused on job [Read more]
As jobless rate climbs and inflation soars, the government is worried about unreported crime. Gas prices are up 23% from August of last year. I know that most people will be concerned about that. It is a large part of what is driving inflation in this country and reverses the trend that saw rates [Read more]
You may have heard that you catch more flies with honey. It is a simple axiom promoting civility that rings true time and again, yet it is so often missing in politics. When parliament resumed after the last election, people questioned whether the New Democrats would be able to deliver on the [Read more]
Travailler fort a toujours fait partie de la vie des Canadiens. Le jour de la fête du Travail, nous célébrons notre dévouement et notre diligence au travail. Notre société compte sur les travailleurs pour assurer la prospérité de notre pays; c’est pourquoi nous devons profiter de ce [Read more]
Hard work has always been a part of our lives as Canadians. On Labour Day, we celebrate our dedication and diligence in the workplace. Our society relies on hardworking citizens to keep our country thriving, therefore it is important to use this holiday as a time to give thanks to all of our [Read more]
OTTAWA, ON – Carol Hughes estime qu’avec son message empreint d’espoir et de compassion Jack Layton était source d’inspiration pour bon nombre de Canadiens qui croyaient ne plus avoir d’influence sur les affaires du pays et qui se sont intéressés de nouveau à la politique. La [Read more]
OTTAWA, ON – Jack Layton was an inspirational leader who rekindled interest in politics among many Canadians who felt they had no influence in the affairs of the nation with his message of hope and compassion, according to Carol Hughes. The MP for Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing is deeply [Read more]
Avant de présenter une loi sur la surveillance, les conservateurs devraient tirer une leçon du scandale d’écoute électronique qui secoue actuellement la Grande-Bretagne Il n’est pas facile de savoir quand les droits individuels revêtent vraiment de l’importance aux yeux du gouvernement [Read more]
