Posts Tagged ‘MP Carol Hughes’

Manitouwadge Town Council Meeting 02.22.12 (Video)

Manitouwadge Town Council Meeting 02.22.12 (Video)

Watch live streaming video from ontarionewsnorth at livestream.com MANITOUWADGE, ON – Yesterday evening, at their regular meeting, Mayor and council were pleased to welcome Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP Carol Hughes who was in Manitouwadge for her monthly constituency meeting the today. [Read more]

Northern Ontario MP Carol Hughes Endorses Ashton for Leader

Northern Ontario MP Carol Hughes Endorses Ashton for Leader

ASHTON ANNOUNCES ANOTHER CAUCUS ENDORSEMENT Carol Hughes, NDP MP for Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapusasking has endorsed Niki Ashton to be the next Leader of Canada’s NDP. “I’m proud to endorse my friend and colleague, Niki Ashton to be the next leader of our party, and the first NDP Prime [Read more]

HUGHES ON HEADLINES – “Future of health care weakened by Prime Minister’s inaction”

HUGHES ON HEADLINES – “Future of health care weakened by Prime Minister’s inaction”

Future of health care weakened by Prime Minister’s inaction ALGOMA-MANITOULIN-KAPUSKASING , ON – One of the items central to Canadian identity is Medicare.  Publicly funded health care system is a great leveller in our society, especially when compared with the largely private system in [Read more]

Hughes on Headlines – What a difference a year makes!

Hughes on Headlines – What a difference a year makes!

ALGOMA-MANITOULIN-KAPUSKASING, ON – A year ago, I was part of a group listening to the kind of speech that you get to hear at office Christmas parties across Canada.  It focused on a job well done – with respect to our efforts in the past year, the challenges that were sure to come in the [Read more]

HUGHES AND BISSON EXTEND CONDOLENCES TO FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES AFTER HELICOPTER CRASH NEAR KAPUSKASING

HUGHES AND BISSON EXTEND CONDOLENCES TO FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES AFTER HELICOPTER CRASH NEAR KAPUSKASING

OTTAWA, ON – Wednesday’s tragic helicopter crash near Clear Lake which took the life of three Northern Ontario residents will echo throughout the communities of Kapuskasing and North Bay for a long time. Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP, Carol Hughes is joining with her provincial counterpart, [Read more]

HUGHES ON HEADLINES – SAVING RAIL IN NORTHEASTERN ONTARIO

HUGHES ON HEADLINES – SAVING RAIL IN NORTHEASTERN ONTARIO

TIME TO ACT IN ORDER TO SAVE RAIL OPTIONS FOR  NORTHERN-EASTERN ONTARIO OTTAWA, ON  – A critical stretch of rail between Mattawa and Pembroke must be preserved if North-eastern Ontario will once again be connected by rail to the eastern seaboard and cities like Montreal and Ottawa the House of [Read more]

HUGHES ON HEADLINES – Wheat Board Debate

HUGHES ON HEADLINES – Wheat Board Debate

HUGHES FOCUSES ON SMALL OPERATORS AND FOOD SECURITY DURING WHEAT BOARD DEBATE OTTAWA, ON – Local food networks need to be fostered and agriculture policy needs to be balanced if the government is serious about food security, according to Carol Hughes. The Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing, MP [Read more]

Hughes on Headlines – Cell Phone Dangers

Hughes on Headlines – Cell Phone Dangers

Health Canada warnings on cell phones need to be clearer and widely heard In the summer of 2010 I wrote about a group of parents in Collingwood who were fighting to have wifi taken out of their children’s school. I heard their story while sitting as a member of a parliamentary committee [Read more]

A prescription for jobs is the cure for worrisome economic times

A prescription for jobs is the cure for worrisome economic times

It was good news when the House of Commons unanimously passed a New Democrat motion this past week that took aim at another economic downturn.  The document contained a number of measures intended to help Canada weather its second bout of recession in the last half-decade.  It focused on job [Read more]

Hughes on Headlines

Hughes on Headlines

As jobless rate climbs and inflation soars, the government is worried about unreported crime. Gas prices are up 23% from August of last year. I know that most people will be concerned about that. It is a large part of what is driving inflation in this country and reverses the trend that saw rates [Read more]

Civility and respect make for better politics

Civility and respect make for better politics

You may have heard that you catch more flies with honey. It is a simple axiom promoting civility that rings true time and again, yet it is so often missing in politics. When parliament resumed after the last election, people questioned whether the New Democrats would be able to deliver on the [Read more]

Hughes Reflections on Labour Day

Hughes Reflections on Labour Day

Hard work has always been a part of our lives as Canadians. On Labour Day, we celebrate our dedication and diligence in the workplace. Our society relies on hardworking citizens to keep our country thriving, therefore it is important to use this holiday as a time to give thanks to all of our [Read more]

Conservative snooping law needs to learn from British tabloid scandal

Conservative snooping law needs to learn from British tabloid scandal

It is hard to know when the rights of an individual are important to the Conservative government. If you will recall, the official reason they abandoned the long-form census was that it was too intrusive into the lives of Canadians. The policy was apparently based on one complaint they received to [Read more]

“Need for a rock-solid pension plan only growing” Hughes

“Need for a rock-solid pension plan only growing” Hughes

One of the things I heard a great deal during the Canada Post lockout was that most people would love to have the kind of pension that postal workers have. I cannot argue with that. I often hear from people struggling to get by on inadequate pensions and statisticians tell us this phenomenon is [Read more]

Hughes Joins NDP Caucus in Supporting Nycole Turmel as Interim Leader

Hughes Joins NDP Caucus in Supporting Nycole Turmel as Interim Leader

  OTTAWA, ON  –Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP, Carol Hughes joins with her New Democrat colleagues in unanimously supporting Nycole Turmel as interim leader of the New Democratic Party, while Jack Layton temporarily steps aside to fight a second battle with cancer. “We have overwhelmingly [Read more]

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