Posts Tagged ‘ndp mp carol hughes’

Canada Food Guide gets a makeover/ Le Guide alimentaire canadien fait peau neuve

Canada Food Guide gets a makeover/ Le Guide alimentaire canadien fait peau neuve

The long awaited update to the Canada Food Guide has arrived and it bears little resemblance to its predecessor.  In many ways the guide is catching up to the leaps in research that have increasingly singled out highly processed food and sugar as drivers of the obesity epidemic and the growth in [Read more]

Canada Desperately Needs National Suicide Action Plan Says Hughes (français inclus)

Canada Desperately Needs National Suicide Action Plan Says Hughes (français inclus)

(Version française ci-dessous) It’s no secret that suicide is a top ten leading cause of death in Canada but more people should be aware that it rates second among young people.  In some First Nations communities those numbers rise especially in remote, rural, and isolated areas.  Despite [Read more]

Citoyen de Dubreuilville célébrer au parlement [English version included]

Citoyen de Dubreuilville célébrer au parlement [English version included]

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]

MP Hughes Bringing Northern Ontario Concerns to the CRTC

MP Hughes Bringing Northern Ontario Concerns to the CRTC

The May long weekend is approaching, marking the beginning of the beautiful summer months filled with camping, boating, and travelling to visit friends and loved ones. For many of us, before we set out on the water or the road, or even before we send our kids to school, we tune into The Weather [Read more]

Hughes Calls for Real National Pharmacare (français inclus)

Hughes Calls for Real National Pharmacare (français inclus)

OTTAWA, ON –   Canadians shouldn’t have to struggle to pay for prescription drugs and a national Pharmacare program is the best answer, according to Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP, Carol Hughes. Hughes delivered a petition calling for Pharmacare in parliament and provided some solid [Read more]

“Taxes shouldn’t be any harder to file” says Hughes (Version française inclus)

“Taxes shouldn’t be any harder to file” says Hughes (Version française inclus)

Version française ci-dessous Tax season is upon us and for people who aren’t connected to the internet or comfortable using it as a method of filing their forms the process has become increasingly difficult.  Even getting paper forms has become more of a chore.  This year, Revenue Canada only [Read more]

Hughes “Budget was designed to sound good” (version française inclus)

Hughes “Budget was designed to sound good” (version française inclus)

The quick analysis of this year’s budget was that it read like an election platform that was long on statements of intent, but short on details.  Whether it was, gender equity, pharmacare, or even cracking down on tax cheats, the budget was more about sounding good than putting some meat on [Read more]

‘No place for racially charged politics in mainstream Canada’ says Hughes

‘No place for racially charged politics in mainstream Canada’ says Hughes

Version française ci-dessous Senator Lynn Beyak was jettisoned from the Conservative Caucus recently after spending the better part of a year defending  intolerant statements aimed at First Nations – many of whom she ostensibly represents.   The move was made after leadership in the Senate [Read more]

‘Selling public assets has no long term benefit’ says Hughes

‘Selling public assets has no long term benefit’ says Hughes

The more time Canadians have to unpack the Liberal commitment to invest in public infrastructure, the more it becomes obvious the plan is largely about turning tax dollars and public assets over to the private sector.  This for-profit investment model was never fleshed out during the election, [Read more]

Hughes ‘Labour Day reminds us, hard work is rewarded’

Hughes ‘Labour Day reminds us, hard work is rewarded’

How often have you heard someone say they are tired of politics, or that it is all the same and nothing ever changes?  As we approach Labour Day we should remember that so many of the gains we enjoy were hard-fought for and would never have come about if people succumbed to those sentiments.  [Read more]

Government Can Easily Fix Regulatory Roadblock for Credit Unions (français inclu)

Government Can Easily Fix Regulatory Roadblock for Credit Unions (français inclu)

(Version française ci-dessous) Last month an advisory from the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) placed onerous conditions on credit unions and seemed to be doing favours for Canada’s big banks in the process. The edict, which was slipped through on June 30th when [Read more]

The buck doesn’t stop here anymore (version française inclu)

The buck doesn’t stop here anymore (version française inclu)

Version française ci-dessou The phenomenon of bank closures is becoming a common occurrence in many small Canadian towns.  Here in Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing we are no different.  The trend to other forms of banking such as what is available online may have appeal for some people, but not [Read more]

Canada Health Act Should Cover Palliative Care says Hughes

Canada Health Act Should Cover Palliative Care says Hughes

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]

‘Friday news is rarely good’ notes Hughes

‘Friday news is rarely good’ notes Hughes

When political news breaks on a Friday afternoon, it usually isn’t for good-news stories.  More often this is when a government will make embarrassing admissions in an attempt to bury stories as people are focused on the weekend ahead.  Of course, there can always be exceptions, and that was [Read more]

Hughes: “The truth is often lost in order to make a point”

Hughes: “The truth is often lost in order to make a point”

We are hearing about the end of truth in politics, mostly as a by-product of the American Presidential race, but the use of flimsy facts and general opinion to support a position is nothing new.  What is newer is the way that these ‘facts’ can be perpetuated on the internet and seem to take on [Read more]

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