Posts Tagged ‘MP Carol Hughes’

Hughes Pleased : Human Rights Tribunal Opens Door for First Nations Children

Hughes Pleased : Human Rights Tribunal Opens Door for First Nations Children

Canadians have so much to be proud of, yet there is still a lot of inequity to be addressed.  This is all the more obvious now that a Human Rights Tribunal ruling has confirmed what many of us have known for years – that First Nations children are not receiving the same treatment and [Read more]

Still time to make sense of middle class tax cuts says Hughes

Still time to make sense of middle class tax cuts says Hughes

A tax plan that offers no relief to more than half the country and only benefits those who are already wealthy would have seen Stephen Harper pilloried in the press and coffee shops across the nation, but will Justin Trudeau be given a free ride for doing just that?  It’s a question we are about [Read more]

Hughes: Failing infrastructure severs vital transportation link

Hughes: Failing infrastructure severs vital transportation link

By now we have grown accustomed to the compelling arguments in favour of re-investing in Canada’s crumbling infrastructure, but what are we to make of the damage to the bridge over the Nipigon River which is new and not even fully constructed?  In case you missed the story, the bridge failed [Read more]

FASD Medialert Bracelet Pilot Project Encouraging: Hughes

FASD Medialert Bracelet Pilot Project Encouraging: Hughes

ELLIOT LAKE, ON – A pilot project to help emergency workers identify people with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is an important step in making sure these people receive the best health care, according to Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing, MP, Carol Hughes. Hughes delivered opening remarks at [Read more]

Matawa Chiefs Look Forward to Fulfilling of Commitments by New Federal Gov’t

Matawa Chiefs Look Forward to Fulfilling of Commitments by New Federal Gov’t

THUNDER BAY, ON – Further to the Your Vote Matters! Campaign launched on October 14, 2015, the Matawa Chiefs today expressed their encouragement for the increased Indigenous voter turn-out in the five (5) ridings of in the Matawa region during the October 19, 2015 federal election. “The [Read more]

Health Care Could Become Unsustainable Says MP Carol Hughes

Health Care Could Become Unsustainable Says MP Carol Hughes

The Parliamentary Budget Office released a report that explains the cost to eliminating the federal deficit in Canada, but it is not likely to please many Canadians, especially younger ones. According to the PBO the federal debt will be eliminated over the next 35 years, but the outlook isn’t so [Read more]

‘Finance Minister at Odds With Former Employer’ Says Hughes

‘Finance Minister at Odds With Former Employer’ Says Hughes

Are we in a recession or not?  That has been at the forefront of news reports this week as the government exercises damage control in the one area they don’t want to show weakness in, the economy. A recession is defined as two back-to-back quarters of declining growth.  We have already seen the [Read more]

Protecting Northern Ontario Agriculture Sector

Protecting Northern Ontario Agriculture Sector

Will we toss aside our agricultural producers the same way we did our manufacturing sector? The push is on to finalize negotiations on the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal and the implications of a rushed deal could harm the growing agricultural sector in Northern Ontario.  While we [Read more]

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]

“Gov’t Shamelessly Uses Veterans As a Wedge In Budget” Hughes

“Gov’t Shamelessly Uses Veterans As a Wedge In Budget” Hughes

OTTAWA, ON – The government is cynically attempting to use veterans as a wedge to garner support for their pre-election budget despite years of inaction, says Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP, Carol Hughes. Hughes says the government should remove the items related to Veterans from the budget so [Read more]

Hughes’ Motion To End Racism Promotes Dialogue

Hughes’ Motion To End Racism Promotes Dialogue

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]

“Prime Minister not presenting clear choice to deal with ISIS” says Hughes

“Prime Minister not presenting clear choice to deal with ISIS” says Hughes

With Iraqi children freezing to death in Turkish refugee camps, Canada has to ask itself if committing to military action that inspires militants and contributes to regional instability is the right course of action for our country.  It isn’t a matter of if we can do the job or how much people [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]

The high cost of making the government look good

The high cost of making the government look good

When the government cries broke when faced with common sense decisions like supporting passenger services on the ACR (while stakeholders find a permanent solution to a government-created crisis) that claim should be viewed through the lens of their huge and growing advertising budget.  Spending [Read more]

No principle and no shame

No principle and no shame

Canadians were scratching their heads on Monday trying to make sense of the way that Eve Adams was welcomed with open arms into the Liberal caucus.   What might seem like a real coup at first blush – poaching a member from the ruling Conservatives – looks more like an act of desperation under [Read more]

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