Posts Tagged ‘Carol Hughes’
Written by NDP Media on 25 May 2014
On porte beaucoup d’attention aux salaires et primes des PDG les plus riches du Canada, car ils sont tellement hors de toute proportion avec la paie nette de la plupart des gens que c’en est toujours saisissant. Selon une récente étude du Centre canadien de politiques alternatives (CCPA), la [Read more]
Written by NDP Media on 20 May 2014
À l’approche du Jour de décoration et du 70e anniversaire du jour J, il convient de réfléchir à la façon dont nous traitons nos vétérans. Tout indique que les relations sont tendues entre les vétérans et un gouvernement qui a fortement réduit les ressources du ministère des Anciens [Read more]
Written by NDP Media on 20 May 2014
As Decoration Day approaches and as we gear up to mark the 70th anniversary of D Day it is appropriate to consider the way we are treating our veterans. All indicators point to strained relations between veterans and the government who have pinched considerable pennies from the [Read more]
Written by NDP Media on 05 April 2014
« Néron jouait du violon pendant que Rome brûlait ». Ce dicton n’est peut-être pas exact du point de vue historique, mais il évoque bien l’image d’une personne occupée à des bagatelles alors qu’une crise fait rage. L’image colle parfaitement à Stephen Harper en ce moment, lui [Read more]
Written by NDP Media on 17 March 2014
Accountability is best assured by dismissing scrutiny. That is the message the Harper government inadvertently makes every time they rush legislation through the House of Commons. How else can they justify their incredible run of closure used on debate? The sad fact is the Conservatives set a [Read more]
Written by NDP Media on 23 January 2014
ELLIOT LAKE, ON – People struggling just to keep up need to know their government has their back, and that just isn’t happening according to Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing, MP Carol Hughes. Hughes was commenting on NDP Leader Tom Mulcair’s Affordability Tour which stopped in Sault Ste. Marie [Read more]
Written by NDP Media on 13 January 2014
Parmi les dossiers qui auront marqué le mandat des conservateurs au gouvernement est celui de la tendance inexorable vers l’autoréglementation des industries. Dans le passé, le Canada pouvait compter sur une réglementation solide et à une surveillance publique pour assurer la gestion des [Read more]
Written by NDP Media on 13 January 2014
Among the defining issues of the Conservative’s time in government is the constant march toward self-regulation for industry. In the past Canada relied on strong public regulation and oversight to ensure risks are managed to protect the public. The move away from that time-tested method has [Read more]
Written by NDP Media on 08 December 2013
The ever ballooning Senate spending scandal has been instructive for political watchers as it highlights how our democratic institutions operate in a self-policing manner that can be secretive, self-serving, and difficult for people to make sense of. Amidst the understandable public outrage there [Read more]
Written by NDP Media on 24 November 2013
This week I met with representatives from ALS Canada who explained they were concerned about the impact the conservative budget is having on their organization. They are looking to have parliament reinstate the funding they were receiving up until 2012 that had been cut in last year’s omnibus, [Read more]
Written by NDP Media on 09 November 2013
OTTAWA, ON – En dépit de la publicité faite par le gouvernement, les services dans les deux langues officielles battent de l’aile partout au pays, selon la députée d’Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing, Carol Hughes. Mme Hughes a interrogé la ministre responsable des langues officielles [Read more]
Written by NDP Media on 25 October 2013
Ce fut toute une semaine sur la colline du Parlement, presque tous les regards étant tournés vers le Sénat tandis que la Chambre des communes est à peu près passée sous silence dans les manchettes. Cela pourrait changer avec le dépôt d’un autre projet de loi omnibus d’exécution du [Read more]
Written by NDP Media on 25 October 2013
It’s been quite a week on Parliament Hill with most of the attention being paid to the Senate while the House of Commons largely evaded the headlines. That might change with another omnibus budget implementation bill. With time allocation immediately put in place, there is no chance this [Read more]
Written by NDP Media on 30 September 2013
Nous entendons beaucoup parler ces temps-ci de la disparition de la classe moyenne. Or, on devrait parler autant, sinon davantage, du sort des aînés réduits à la misère. Quelle que soit la raison, des pensions qui ne fournissent pas le rendement attendu ou qui disparaissent carrément, de plus [Read more]
Written by NDP Media on 30 September 2013
We hear a lot about the disappearing middle class these days and we should be hearing as much, or perhaps even more, about the plight of seniors mired in poverty. Whether it is because of pensions that underperform or vanish altogether, more seniors are requiring assistance from the [Read more]