La nouvelle banque alimentaire de l’organisme Manitoulin Family Resources ouvrira au cours du mois. Si je suis triste parce que je serai à Ottawa et que je ne pourrai assister aux célébrations de cet événement, le fait que dans un pays aussi riche que le nôtre, le nombre de Canadiens qui [Read more]
Manitoulin Family Resources is set to open their newly constructed food bank this month. While I am saddened that I will be in Ottawa and unable to join their celebrations for this achievement, I am more than a little frustrated that in a country as rich as ours the number of Canadians who rely [Read more]
OTTAWA, ON – The traditional northern fan-base for the Montreal Canadiens are breathing a sigh of relief now that the team’s French language regional broadcasts will be available in the area. As Ginette Reno sang the anthem for the Habs home opener, news was spreading through the north that [Read more]
La Commission d’enquête sur l’effondrement du centre commercial Algo a maintenant soumis son rapport. Je veux donc remercier le commissaire Bélanger et les membres de son équipe pour leur travail exemplaire, et la production d’un rapport de qualité. À nouveau, j’aimerais exprimer mes [Read more]
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]
Most people don’t have the time or desire to watch question period and given the way it has been going recently that probably isn’t such a bad thing. It is largely understood that most Canadians take a dim view of the confrontational nature of parliament, but events this week went far beyond [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]
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]
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]
Somewhere along the line Canada has slipped into the plot of a George Orwell novel and it is becoming more difficult to fight back. People will be less inclined to attend peaceful protests if they are guaranteed to be placed on a list of suspects by the government. The new legislation aimed at [Read more]
Parliament saw welcome moments of agreement this week which amounts to good news for Canadians as we passed a New Democrat motion on a pan-Canadian palliative and end-of-life care strategy and got down to work on a government bill for drug safety. The motion should jump-start the government [Read more]
A lot of attention is paid to the salaries and bonuses of Canada’s wealthiest CEOs since they differ so dramatically from the take-home pay for most everyone else that it is always shocking. A recent study from Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) explains that the problem of [Read more]
