Upon the completion of the Commission of Inquiry (Click to view reports) into the collapse of the Algo Mall I would like to join many others who are offering their thanks and gratitude to Commissioner Bélanger and the members of his team who have worked so hard to present a thorough report. I [Read more]
FROM: www.ElliotLakeInquiry.ca The Honourable Paul R. Bélanger, Commissioner of the Elliot Lake Inquiry, released his report today, October 15, 2014, in Elliot Lake, Ontario, the site of the collapse of the Algo Centre Mall. It was transmitted to the Attorney General, the Honourable Madeleine [Read more]
Vous souvenez-vous des événements qui ont abouti aux élections fédérales de 2006? Si oui, vous savez que les conservateurs se sont fait élire sur la question de la responsabilité. Ils ont brandi le scandale des commandites telle une arme en promettant aux Canadiens qu’avec eux commencerait [Read more]
If you remember the events that brought about the 2006 federal election then you will recall the Conservatives got elected on the issue of accountability. They used the sponsorship scandal as a weapon and promised Canadians they would usher in a new age of transparency and openness. This must [Read more]
OTTAWA, ON – New Democrats have ramped up pressure in House of Commons for the government to call an inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women, says Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP, Carol Hughes. New Democrats took control of the House agenda on Friday forcing a debate and a vote on the [Read more]
Parliament held an emergency debate on Canada’s response to the situation in Iraq this week. The fact that it was an emergency debate and not a government-led one spoke volumes about the Prime Minister’s go-it-alone approach on this issue. That was hammered home when Thomas Mulcair was the [Read more]
Presque tout le monde s’oppose vivement à la criminalité. Un sens de l’équité et la règle d’or sont à l’origine de cette position. En politique, se faire accuser d’avoir une attitude conciliante face au crime est une terrible attaque. Pour certains, il ne faut adopter rien de moins [Read more]
Just about everyone stands in firm opposition to crime. It is a position with roots in a sense of fair play and the golden rule as well. In politics the accusation of being soft on crime is a big time attack. For some people there is no room for any position beyond that of a [Read more]
À la fin du mois dernier, la découverte du corps de Tina Fontaine dans une rivière de Winnipeg a relancé un vif débat sur la réponse du Canada au nombre aberrant de femmes autochtones disparues ou assassinées au cours des trois dernières décennies. Ce dossier illustre à quel point Stephen [Read more]
When the body of Tina Fontaine was pulled from the Winnipeg River late last month it re-ignited a fierce debate about Canada’s response to the inordinate number of missing and murdered aboriginal women over the last 3 decades. This is an issue that shows how far off-track Stephen Harper can be [Read more]
Labour Day marks more than the winding down of summer or the last long weekend before the kids head back to school. It is also a focal point for the important and difficult battles that were waged for labour rights that help define who we are as a country. While we have much to celebrate [Read more]
LE NPD PROPOSE DES MESURES SÉVÈRES POUR PROTÉGER LES GRANDS LACS CONTRE UNE CARPE ENVAHISSANTE ELLIOT LAKE, ON – Les ravages que pourrait causer à la biodiversité des Grands Lacs leur invasion par la carpe asiatique requièrent une approche comportant plusieurs volets, dont [Read more]
NDP PROPOSE TOUGH MEASURES TO PROTECT GREAT LAKES FROM INVASIVE CARP ELLIOT LAKE, ON – The potential devastation of biodiversity in the Great Lakes from invasive Asian carp requires a multi-prong approach that includes strong regulatory measures according to New Democrat MPs who plan to [Read more]
Les néo-démocrates réclament depuis des années qu’on utilise les services de l’Agence du revenu du Canada (ARC) pour coincer les fraudeurs fiscaux qui, grâce à des comptes à l’étranger, échappent à leurs responsabilités envers le Canada. L’argent dépensé pour coincer les [Read more]
For years New Democrats have called for the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) to be used to catch tax cheats who use offshore accounts to avoid their responsibility to Canada. Money spent in this way always results in a larger amount coming back to our national coffers. While catching tax cheats [Read more]
