Posts Tagged ‘House of Commons’
Written by NDP Media on 30 May 2018
Scroll down for English version La Députée Hughes fait l’éloge au parlement d’un citoyen de Dubreuilville faisant de la sensibilisation à la SLA OTTAWA, ON – Juin sera le mois de la sensibilisation à la sclérose latérale amyotrophique (SLA); pour l’occasion, [Read more]
Written by Liberal Media on 05 May 2017
Today, the Honorable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, issued the following statement regarding the Government’s tabling of a motion to reject the Senate’s amendments to Bill C-4:@PattyHajdu @MinWorkDev @psacnat @PSPC_SPAC @CdnPolitico @cdnpolinews [Read more]
Written by Liberal Media on 07 April 2017
MP Serré supports M-105, a motion calling on the federal government to play a leadership role supporting ALS research, and to find a cure for ALS at the earliest opportunity NICKEL BELT, ON – Later today in the House of Commons, Marc Serré, Member of Parliament for Nickel Belt, will be voting [Read more]
Written by NDP Media on 21 March 2017
OTTAWA, ON – The government should identify hospice palliative care as a defined medical service to be covered under the Canada Health Act, according to Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP, Carol Hughes. Hughes delivered a petition on the subject in the House of Commons Tuesday, making the case [Read more]
Written by MP Bruce Hyer on 24 June 2015
From June 22, 2015 OTTAWA, ON – Bruce Hyer MP Thunder Bay Superior North (and Deputy Leader of the Green Party of Canada) issued the following statement regarding the passage of Bill C-61 An Act to amend the Canada National Marine Conservation Areas Act, by the Senate: “After eight years [Read more]
Written by NDP Media on 13 June 2015
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]
Written by NDP Media on 11 April 2015
OTTAWA, ON – Despite many societal advances we still have work to do if we want to live in a country where race is something that truly doesn’t matter, according to Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP, Carol Hughes. In an attempt to encourage people to challenge the stubborn phenomenon Hughes [Read more]
Written by MP Bruce Hyer on 11 March 2015
OTTAWA, ON – Thunder Bay-Superior North MP and Green Party Deputy Leader Bruce Hyer delivered a speech in the House of Commons this evening on Carbon Fee AND Dividend and Poverty. Following votes MP Hyer questioned the government about Carbon Fee and Dividend at 7:30 PM last evening. House [Read more]
Written by NDP Media on 11 January 2015
The Prime Minster replaced the embattled Minister of Veteran’s Affairs this week in a move that many feel was both inevitable and overdue. After years of gaffes, bad press, and general distrust the relationship between Canada’s veterans and Stephen Harper’s government was at an all-time low [Read more]
Written by MP Bruce Hyer on 07 November 2014
Nuclear waste disposal and transport in NWO THUNDER BAY – SUPERIOR NORTH, ON – As your MP, I feel strongly that the citizens of Thunder Bay—Superior North and Northwestern Ontario should have an opportunity to think about the critical decisions that affect you and share your [Read more]
Written by MP Bruce Hyer on 23 October 2014
OTTAWA, ON – Bruce Hyer, MP for Thunder Bay-Superior North and Deputy Leader of the Green Party released the following statement regarding today’s shootings in Ottawa: My heart goes out to the loved ones of the soldier who needlessly lost his life today at the National War Memorial. [Read more]
Written by NDP Media on 25 September 2014
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]
Written by NDP Media on 20 September 2014
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]
Written by MP Bruce Hyer on 16 September 2014
Conservatives bow to Chinese pressure and ratify FIPA behind closed doors OTTAWA , ON – Bruce Hyer, MP for Thunder Bay-Superior North and Deputy Leader of the Green Party of Canada denounced Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s unprecedented move to ratify the Canada-China Foreign Investment [Read more]
Written by NDP Media on 14 September 2014
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]