Posts Tagged ‘Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP’

Self-policing just isn’t working for the Senate

Self-policing just isn’t working for the Senate

The Auditor General is recommending the RCMP investigate the spending of 9 more Senators and has fingered another 21 for improper use of their office budgets.  This is happening against the back-drop of the Mike Duffy trial which has soured the country significantly on the Red Chamber. Among the [Read more]

Government Role In Transition of ACR Passenger Services: Hughes

Government Role In Transition of ACR Passenger Services: Hughes

OTTAWA, ON – The agreement that will have Railmark Canada take control of passenger services on the Algoma-Central-Railway has great potential to keep passenger trains running for years, according to Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP, Carol Hughes. “This is a positive development, but it is [Read more]

Train Derailments Piling Up In Northern Ontario

Train Derailments Piling Up In Northern Ontario

OTTAWA, ON – Despite government claims that they are responding to the rash of train derailments, nothing will change if they allow railways to regulate themselves, according to Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP, Carol Hughes. Hughes raised the recent derailments in Northern Ontario during [Read more]

Maintain First Nations Health Research As A Priority says Hughes

Maintain First Nations Health Research As A Priority says Hughes

OTTAWA, ON – Minimal interaction between the Aboriginal health research community and senior leadership at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is undermining a decade of achievement and future advancement in aboriginal health research, according to Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP, [Read more]

Carol Hughes’ statement on the Report of the Elliot Lake Commission of Inquiry

Carol Hughes’ statement on the Report of the Elliot Lake Commission of Inquiry

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]

MP Carol Hughes “Tossing aside democracy to support democracy”

MP Carol Hughes “Tossing aside democracy to support democracy”

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]

Hughes on Headlines “Manufactured outrage

Hughes on Headlines “Manufactured outrage

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]

MP Carol Hughes on “Labour Day celebrations and challenges”

MP Carol Hughes on “Labour Day celebrations and challenges”

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]

MP Carol Hughes “Protecting Great Lakes from Invasive Carp”

MP Carol Hughes “Protecting Great Lakes from Invasive Carp”

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]

Charities feeling the pinch for opposing government policies says Hughes

Charities feeling the pinch for opposing government policies says Hughes

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]

Gas prices are just ridiculous

Gas prices are just ridiculous

Gas prices are just ridiculous It is fitting that gas prices jumped considerably at the same time as the Harper government gave a conditional green light to the Northern Gateway pipeline project. Those two events highlight just how far off course our oil and gas policies have strayed from consumer [Read more]

HUGHES ON HEADLINES: PRIME MINISTER MAKES PROROGATION OFFICIAL

HUGHES ON HEADLINES: PRIME MINISTER MAKES PROROGATION OFFICIAL

not rushing back to difficult question periods: Hughes ELLIOT LAKE, ON – Just days ahead of the International Day of Democracy (September15th ), the Prime Minister announced he will prorogue parliament which will delay the start of the fall sitting for a full month.  While the move was [Read more]

Hughes on Headlines “Prorogation marks desperate attempt to change the channel”

Hughes on Headlines “Prorogation marks desperate attempt to change the channel”

If you watched Question Period during the last five weeks parliament sat in the spring, you didn’t see much of the Prime Minister.  When Stephen Harper was around over that stretch, it was anything but smooth sailing.  Day after day he faced a tough line of questioning from Tom Mulcair about [Read more]

It’s time to stand up for family farms says Hughes

It’s time to stand up for family farms says Hughes

Just like the corner store or local diner, the family farm is disappearing from Canada at a rapid pace.  Since 2007 Canada has lost over 22,000 family farms as the trend toward corporate agriculture picks up steam.  While this may seem like an inevitable conclusion, we should seriously consider [Read more]

Backlash against budget bills has roots in industry wish list

Backlash against budget bills has roots in industry wish list

An access to information request filed by Greenpeace turned up a letter sent by the oil and gas industry to the Ministers of the Environment and Natural Resources in December of 2011 that helps explain much of the contentious content in the budget bills C-38, and C-45.  The letter laid out [Read more]

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