It is hard to know when the rights of an individual are important to the Conservative government. If you will recall, the official reason they abandoned the long-form census was that it was too intrusive into the lives of Canadians. The policy was apparently based on one complaint they received to [Read more]
Le programme écoÉNERGIE Rénovation En notre qualité d’opposition, nous avons pour rôle de mettre l’accent sur des éléments que, à notre avis, le gouvernement gère mal ou sur lesquels il pourrait mieux faire. Toutefois, il importe aussi, lorsque c’est mérité, de rendre à César ce [Read more]
Eco-Energy Retrofit Program As opposition, our role is to focus on items which we believe the government is handling wrong or could do a better job at. However, it is also important to give credit where credit is due. A good example of this is the inclusion of the Eco-Energy Retrofit program in [Read more]
One of the things I heard a great deal during the Canada Post lockout was that most people would love to have the kind of pension that postal workers have. I cannot argue with that. I often hear from people struggling to get by on inadequate pensions and statisticians tell us this phenomenon is [Read more]
Carol Hughes se rallie au caucus du NPD et donne son appui à Nycole Turmel comme chef intérimaire OTTAWA, ON – La députée d’Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing, Carol Hughes, joint sa voix à celle de ses collègues néo-démocrates pour appuyer la nomination de Nycole Turmel comme chef [Read more]
OTTAWA, ON –Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP, Carol Hughes joins with her New Democrat colleagues in unanimously supporting Nycole Turmel as interim leader of the New Democratic Party, while Jack Layton temporarily steps aside to fight a second battle with cancer. “We have overwhelmingly [Read more]
Une des bonnes choses que nous offre l’Ontario, c’est que nous obtenons un congé au début de trois mois consécutifs. À mi-chemin entre la fête du Canada, qui retient davantage l’attention, et la fête du travail, qui est plus largement célébrée, nous avons notre jour férié [Read more]
One of the great things about summer in Ontario is that we get a holiday at the start of three consecutive months. Sandwiched in between the flashier Canada Day and the more widely celebrated Labour Day is our Civic Holiday which is set for the first Monday in August. These holidays are much [Read more]
Lorsque les gens s’arrêtent dans un marché des fermiers, comme j’ai eu la chance de le faire récemment, ils ne se rendent peut-être pas compte de leur importance comme source de sécurité alimentaire. Le fait est que la plupart d’entre nous aiment s’y arrêter pour nous procurer [Read more]
When people stop by a farmers market, as I have been fortunate enough to do recently, they may not see the importance of these bustling open-air market places in terms of food security. The truth is most of us like to stop by and grab something fresh, check out what local artisans might be [Read more]
Although the opening session of the 41st parliament was dominated by the budget and back to work to legislation, there was more being done in the House of Commons that did not make the same kind of fodder for sensational news. In some respects, it is unfortunate since the motions debated in the [Read more]
The government announced their intention to legislate an end to the Canada Post labour dispute this week. This amounts to taking sides and standing with employers who seek to dismantle pension plans. It is a dangerous choice and shows that the government’s commitment to the average worker as [Read more]
Le gouvernement a annoncé cette semaine qu’il mettrait fin par voie législative au conflit de travail à Postes Canada. Il prend ainsi parti et se range du côté d’un employeur qui cherche à démanteler les régimes de pension. C’est un choix dangereux qui démontre qu’il fait passer [Read more]
OTTAWA, ON – La dernière semaine parlementaire s’est ouverte par le dépôt d’un budget dans lequel on prévoit des réductions importantes dans les ministères et les programmes fédéraux. Elle a aussi été marquée par un voyage extravaguant du premier ministre à Boston pour [Read more]
OTTAWA, ON – This past week in Parliament began with a budget that set in motion major cuts to federal departments and programs and was punctuated with a flippant trip to Boston by the Prime Minister to watch game 4 of the Stanley Cup finals. If this seems like mixed messaging to you, you are [Read more]
