Posts Tagged ‘ndp mp carol hughes’

“Accountability completely off the radar with tainted beef memo” says Hughes

“Accountability completely off the radar with tainted beef memo” says Hughes

Revelations that Canadian Food Inspection Agency inspectors were instructed to allow contaminated carcasses to be processed in the now infamous XL Foods plant in southern Alberta confirm the worst suspicions of those who believe the agency is receiving direction that flies in the face of actual [Read more]

“BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD ON FIRST NATIONS DRINKING WATER BILL” says Hughes

“BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD ON FIRST NATIONS DRINKING WATER BILL” says Hughes

OTTAWA, ON – The Conservative’s can’t just legislate themselves free of the government’s primary responsibilities to First Nations says Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP, Carol Hughes. Hughes was speaking to a Senate bill that will unilaterally impose regulations on First Nations for the [Read more]

“Auditor General Report should be outline for government action” Says Hughes

“Auditor General Report should be outline for government action” Says Hughes

Michael Ferguson, Canada’s Auditor General (AG), reported to parliament this week and his findings are enough to keep the place busy for a long time.  Among them is a worrisome claim that the government’s budgets are not even analyzed by Finance Canada until months after they have been [Read more]

Numbers just don’t add up in Conservative pass the buck economy says Hughes

Numbers just don’t add up in Conservative pass the buck economy says Hughes

Gas prices went through the roof in the last ten days.  In the north we need no lessons about the fickle nature of gas pricing and the havoc it plays on household budgets.  This might be a little easier to take if we were burning Canadian fuel that had been domestically refined as part of [Read more]

DISCONNECT BETWEEN FIRST NATIONS AND GOVERNMENT GROWING AS CUTS MOUNT

DISCONNECT BETWEEN FIRST NATIONS AND GOVERNMENT GROWING AS CUTS MOUNT

OTTAWA, ON – On the final day for residential school survivors to apply for compensation, Carol Hughes is worried that mounting cuts to First Nations organizational bodies will only hamper the ability to focus at the local level and deliver appropriate health services. “The Conservatives like [Read more]

HUGHES CALLS ON GOVERNMENT TO RECOMMIT TO HEALTH CARE FUNDING

HUGHES CALLS ON GOVERNMENT TO RECOMMIT TO HEALTH CARE FUNDING

OTTAWA, ON  – Stable funding for health care should be a priority for the federal government so we can properly serve Canada’s growing and aging population says Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP, Carol Hughes.  Despite that reality, the omnibus budget set out a formula that will lower the [Read more]

“It is in our own best interest to support our local economy” MP Carol Hughes

“It is in our own best interest to support our local economy” MP Carol Hughes

One of the claims of those who support free-trade is that ‘we can compete.’ This is often said in a way that seems to question the patriotism of those who raise concerns about the effect of unfettered free-trade agreements.  After decades spent pushing Canada in this direction we are facing [Read more]

Hughes “Elliot Lake shows us what it means to be Canadian”

Hughes “Elliot Lake shows us what it means to be Canadian”

It is difficult to put thoughts together about Canada Day as Elliot Lake reels from the collapsed roof at the Algo Mall.  While emergency crews worked, the country waited with baited breath and Canada Day was about the furthest thing from anyone’s mind.   Still, throughout the north and across [Read more]

HUGHES EXTENDS CONDOLENCES AND GRATITUDE

HUGHES EXTENDS CONDOLENCES AND GRATITUDE

HUGHES EXTENDS CONDOLENCES TO FAMILIES ALONG WITH GRATITUDE TO EMERGENCY WORKERS AND VOLUNTEERS ELLIOT LAKE, ON  – Residents of Elliot Lake are grieving the loss of two of their own in the aftermath of the Algo Mall roof collapse.  The emergency response which gripped the nation came to a [Read more]

HUGHES CALLS FOR HOPE AND SOLIDARITY AFTER TRAGIC MALL COLLAPSE

HUGHES CALLS FOR HOPE AND SOLIDARITY AFTER TRAGIC MALL COLLAPSE

MP says community needs to remain united as emergency crew continue efforts ELLIOT LAKE, ON  – While the town of Elliot Lake is still recovering from Saturday’s fatal roof-collapse at the Algo Mall. Local MP Carol Hughes is encouraging everyone to stay united and positive as emergency crews [Read more]

Supporting Legislation on Elder Abuse

Supporting Legislation on Elder Abuse

ALGOMA-MANITOULIN-KAPUSKASING – Sometimes it can be difficult to see that parliament can work in a non-partisan way. Scandals heat up, rhetoric becomes entrenched, and significant differences in viewpoints often lead to heated sittings that make for great news broadcasts, but isn’t really [Read more]

HUGHES TAKES ON MINISTER OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN RARE PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE

HUGHES TAKES ON MINISTER OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN RARE PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE

OTTAWA, ON – First Nations are being asked to accept changes to Canada’s Environmental Assessment Act on faith alone according to MP, Carol Hughes.   The MP contends that negotiations without an even application of appropriate notice highlight the government’s questionable commitment in [Read more]

Carol Hughes says Supporting our troops isn’t just a slogan

Carol Hughes says Supporting our troops isn’t just a slogan

The Harper government’s budget and the fallout from it will be felt for quite some time as job losses become reality. That new reality will be highlighted by the decreasing ability of our public servants to do the work we count on and will show up in ways people don’t consider when everything [Read more]

“Auditor General Report shows F-35 procurement process flawed and Ministers barely engaged” Hughes

“Auditor General Report shows F-35 procurement process flawed and Ministers barely engaged” Hughes

The brouhaha that flowed from the Auditor General’s report on April 3rd can be called appropriate when one considers the history of this issue. The out-of-whack estimates for the costing of these fighter jets and the concentrated effort on the part of the, then minority, Conservative government [Read more]

Commons Passes New Democrat Prescription for Elections Canada

Commons Passes New Democrat Prescription for Elections Canada

OTTAWA, ON – Elections Canada will now have the teeth it needs to conduct the kind of investigation needed for the electoral fraud allegations that have seized parliament, says Carol Hughes. Charges of misconduct are centered on the riding of Guelph, where Liberal supporters received fraudulent [Read more]

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