Posts Tagged ‘Stephen Harper’

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]

Elizabeth May To Visit Live from the Rock Folk Fest Saturday

Elizabeth May To Visit Live from the Rock Folk Fest Saturday

THUNDER BAY, ON – Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada and MP Saanich – Gulf Islands, will be visiting Northwestern Ontario on Saturday August 8, 2015 to join Bruce Hyer, Deputy Leader of the Green Party of Canada and MP (Thunder Bay – Superior North) and Christy Radbourne [Read more]

Liberal Candidate Patty Hajdu Ready For Federal Election

Liberal Candidate Patty Hajdu Ready For Federal Election

THUNDER BAY, ON – This morning, Prime Minister Stephen Harper kicked off the 2015 federal election – one of the longest in Canadian history – with the election date set for October 19th. Thunder Bay-Superior North Liberal candidate Patty Hajdu is ready to bring real action to the region and [Read more]

HYER Seeks Consent : Creation of Lake Superior NMCA & Tabling of Truth And Reconciliation Commission Report

HYER Seeks Consent : Creation of Lake Superior NMCA & Tabling of Truth And Reconciliation Commission Report

OTTAWA, ON – Bruce Hyer, Deputy Leader of the Green Party of Canada and MP (Thunder Bay- Superior North) issued the following statement regarding two items that need to be passed before any possible resolution for Parliament to rise early. “The first item is to pass Bill C-61 Lake Superior [Read more]

Andrew Foulds Seeks NDP Nomination for Thunder Bay-Superior North

Andrew Foulds Seeks NDP Nomination for Thunder Bay-Superior North

Submitted by Andrew Foulds THUNDER BAY, ON – Thunder Bay City Councillor Andrew Foulds announced today that he will seek the Thunder Bay Superior North NDP nomination for the coming Federal election. In making the announcement, Foulds said, “It is an exciting time for New Democrats. As [Read more]

Federal Mismanagement of Employment Insurance is Costing Us Says Hyer

Federal Mismanagement of Employment Insurance is Costing Us Says Hyer

Since the economic crisis in 2008 and the collapse of the forest industry, many Northwestern Ontarians have struggled to support their families and make ends meet. Our region has dealt with significant unemployment. Canada’s Employment Insurance system is supposed to help with situations like [Read more]

Canada-China Agreement Threat To Canada’s Sovereignty Says Hyer

Canada-China Agreement Threat To Canada’s Sovereignty Says Hyer

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]

Government Response on murdered and missing aboriginal women is shameful says Hughes

Government Response on murdered and missing aboriginal women is shameful says Hughes

When the body of Tina Fontaine was pulled from the Winnipeg River late last month it re-ignited a fierce debate about Canada’s response to the inordinate number of missing and murdered aboriginal women over the last 3 decades.  This is an issue that shows how far off-track Stephen Harper can be [Read more]

“Is CPP disability turning into a tax grab?” MP Carol Hughes

“Is CPP disability turning into a tax grab?” MP Carol Hughes

People who had been denied federal disability benefits were thrown a curve ball as new rules have stripped them of their right to have an appeal in person.   Where in the past individuals were able to meet face to face with an adjudicator, they will no longer be legally entitled to this method of [Read more]

Hughes on Headlines “Feeding the dragon”

Hughes on Headlines “Feeding the dragon”

‘Nero fiddled while Rome burned’ may not be a historically accurate phrase, but it describes being occupied with unimportant matters while faced with a more urgent crisis.  That is pretty much what is happening with Stephen Harper who leads a government that has clearly demonstrated their [Read more]

“You shouldn’t be allowed to buy elections” MP Carol Hughes

“You shouldn’t be allowed to buy elections” MP Carol Hughes

Accountability is best assured by dismissing scrutiny.  That is the message the Harper government inadvertently makes every time they rush legislation through the House of Commons.   How else can they justify their incredible run of closure used on debate? The sad fact is the Conservatives set a [Read more]

Hughes Joins Thomas Mulcair to Discuss Affordability Issues In Sault Ste. Marie

Hughes Joins Thomas Mulcair to Discuss Affordability Issues In Sault Ste. Marie

ELLIOT LAKE, ON  – People struggling just to keep up need to know their government has their back, and that just isn’t happening according to Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing, MP Carol Hughes. Hughes was commenting on NDP Leader Tom Mulcair’s Affordability Tour which stopped in Sault Ste. Marie [Read more]

Hughes & Thomas Mulcair Discutent de Problème d’Abordabilité à Sault Ste. Marie

Hughes & Thomas Mulcair Discutent de Problème d’Abordabilité à Sault Ste. Marie

ELLIOT LAKE, ON — Les gens qui ont du mal à joindre les deux bouts ont besoin de savoir que le gouvernement défend leurs intérêts. Or, ce n’est pas le cas, selon la députée d’Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing, Carol Hughes. Mme Hughes commentait la tournée sur l’abordabilité du chef [Read more]

NDP’s 1,000 Reasons Why Prorogation Will Hurt Northern Ontarians

NDP’s 1,000 Reasons Why Prorogation Will Hurt Northern Ontarians

The Prime Minister is once again showing his contempt for the work of parliamentarians SUDBURY, ON – The Conservative government’s decision to shut down Parliament will impact the lives of Canadians, says NDP MPs Glenn Thibeault (Sudbury) and Carol Hughes (Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing). [Read more]

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