Etobicoke-Lakeshore BBQ

Etobicoke-Lakeshore BBQ
July 31, 2009
Michael Ignatieff attended a barbecue with friends of the community from his riding. All photos by Radey Barrack. More »
At the Barrie Community Health Centre
July 31, 2009
Michael Ignatieff toured the Barrie Community Health Centre today in Barrie Ontario. All photos by Radey Barrack. More »
Meeting with the Ukrainian Canadian Congress
July 31, 2009
Michael Ignatieff met with representatives of the Ukranian Canadian Congress today in Toronto. All photos by Radey Barrack. More »
Harper government missing opportunities to grow economy
July 31, 2009
Reacting to news that Canada’s economy shrank for a 10th straight month in May, Liberal Finance Critic John McCallum charged the Harper government with taking no [...] More »
Harper government negligence causing thousands of cancelled medical tests
July 31, 2009
With no back-up plan to solve a health care crisis of their own making, the Harper government is now responsible for compromising the health of thousands [...] More »
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff Meets with UCC-National
July 31, 2009
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff met today with members of the National Executive of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress. The UCC delegation included Paul Grod, President, Alexandra Chyczij, [...] More »
Baird breaking accountability rules for infrastructure spending
July 31, 2009
Liberal Infrastructure Critic Gerard Kennedy said today that Transport Minister John Baird is breaking his own program rules by not requiring and publicizing progress reports for [...] More »
Harper ad waste puts politics before people
July 30, 2009
Liberal opposition critics today accused the Harper government of wasting taxpayers’ dollars on redundant and unnecessary advertising programs that promote its political interests. “Not only is [...] More »
Harper Conservatives’ latest Northern strategy announcement amounts to much ado about nothing
July 30, 2009
WHITEHORSE – With even Indian and Northern Affairs Minister Chuck Strahl admitting there was nothing new in the Conservative’s latest Northern Strategy re-announcement, Larry Bagnell, Liberal [...] More »
Liberal MP tours Southern Ontario listening to concerns of Rural Canadians
July 29, 2009
Liberal Agriculture Critic Wayne Easter will tour Southern Ontario this week to participate in a series of roundtable discussions and town hall meetings with key rural [...] More »
Just the Facts: Does John Baird no longer believe in accountability for federal infrastructure funds?
July 29, 2009
Transport Minister John Baird said today that the Harper government will not track whether $12 billion of taxpayers’ money is being spent effectively on infrastructure projects, [...] More »
In their own words: While the Harper Conservatives have announced a new “Aboriginal Caucus,” Canadians won’t be fooled.
July 29, 2009
Read for yourself what prominent Conservatives have to say about Canada’s First Nations people: Pierre Poilievre on First Nations reserves on the day of the Residential [...] More »
Up the Creek With a Paddle Reception
July 29, 2009
Michael Ignatieff stopped by the Chateau Laurier locks in Ottawa to greet Liberal National Director Rocco Rossi at the end of his fundraising kayak expedition up [...] More »
Record numbers forced to rely on EI to provide for their families as unemployment crisis deepens
July 28, 2009
While the Harper Conservatives gather for a party at the Prime Minister’s retreat outside Ottawa, nearly 800,000 families are being forced to rely on Employment Insurance [...] More »
Statement by Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff on the passing of Jerry Yanover
July 27, 2009
I was saddened to learn today of the passing of Jerry Yanover. While most Canadians likely don`t know Mr. Yanover’s name, he served his country with [...] More »
Liberals call for review of Nortel sale
July 27, 2009
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Statement from Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff on the Global Day of Action for Human Rights and Solidarity with Iran
July 25, 2009
On this Global Day of Action for Human Rights and Solidarity with Iran, we pledge to keep the struggle for human rights and democracy in Iran [...] More »
Kruger Mill visit
July 24, 2009
Michael Ignatieff tours the Kruger Mill and meets with mill workers alongside Hull-Aylmer M.P. Marcel Proulx and Nancy Charest, Liberal candidate for Haute-Gaspésie-La Mitis-Matane-Matapédia. More »
Statement from Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff on the election of Shawn Atleo as new National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations
July 23, 2009
On behalf of the Liberal Party of Canada, our Parliamentary caucus and our Aboriginal Peoples’ Commission, I wish to congratulate Shawn Atleo on his election as [...] More »
Liberal Party National Director Embarks on a Nautical Fundraiser
July 23, 2009
Liberal Party of Canada National Director Rocco Rossi is now “Up the Creek With a Paddle” as he kayaks from Kingston to Ottawa on a nautical [...] More »
Harper government continues to ignore calls for probe into missing Aboriginal women
July 22, 2009
Aboriginal women continue to feel targeted and vulnerable because the Harper government continues to ignore their calls for a judicial investigation into the devastatingly high number [...] More »
Incompetence and political interference by Harper government mar listeriosis report
July 21, 2009
Today’s listeriosis report from investigator Sheila Weatherill confirms the Harper government’s incompetence and partisanship makes them incapable of properly protecting Canadians’ health and safety, Liberal MPs [...] More »
Conservatives misleading Canadians on the state of child care
July 20, 2009
As the Harper Conservatives spend today awarding themselves a gold star for three years of their Universal Child Care Benefit, parents across the country are still [...] More »
Garden River community prepares for pandemic – without help from Harper government
July 20, 2009
The Garden River First Nations community is a model for pandemic preparedness – even in the absence of assistance or leadership from the Harper Conservative government, [...] More »
Liberals call for immediate release of full Weatherill report into listeriosis crisis
July 20, 2009
Liberals called on the Harper government to immediately release to the public the full, unedited report on the listeriosis crisis that author Sheila Weatherill is due [...] More »
Liberals call for conditions on any IMF loan to Sri Lanka
July 17, 2009
The Liberal Party insists that conditions need to be strictly applied to any potential loan to Sri Lanka from the International Monetary Fund, based on humanitarian [...] More »
Statement by Liberal MPs on the terrorist attacks in Indonesia
July 17, 2009
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff and Liberal Foreign Affairs Critic Bob Rae condemned yesterday’s terrorist attacks in Jakarta, Indonesia and expressed sympathy for the deceased and injured [...] More »
Harper government breaks funding promises to Quebec cultural events
July 17, 2009
The Harper government spent tens of millions of dollars promoting its budget, claiming that it contained the necessary stimulus funds to put our economy back on [...] More »
Harper government complicit in ongoing human rights abuses of Canadian citizen Omar Khadr
July 17, 2009
OTTAWA –The Harper government must stop their ongoing complicity in human rights abuses against Omar Khadr by bringing him back to Canada, Liberal MPs said today. [...] More »
Harper’s decision to leave isotope business hurting Canada
July 17, 2009
The month-long shutdown of Holland’s medical isotope reactor that begins Saturday will worsen the Conservative healthcare crisis and makes clear that Stephen Harper’s decision to pull [...] More »
Statement by Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff on the death of Private Sébastien Courcy in Afghanistan
July 16, 2009
I am saddened to learn that Private Sébastien Courcy died earlier today in Afghanistan while taking part in military operations in the Panjwayi District, near Kandahar [...] More »
Wrzesnewskyj stunned by reinstatement of “visa curtain” around Czech Republic
July 16, 2009
For Immediate Release July 16, 2009 Ottawa – Liberal MP Borys Wrzesnewskyj (Etobicoke Centre) who led the charge in the House of Commons to remove visitor [...] More »
Reality Check: Minister Kenney’s bogus assertions about visas
July 16, 2009
Today on CFRA Radio, Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney, speaking about the Mexican/Czech visa fiasco, said the following: “We informed both governments with ample notice [...] More »
Open letter to Minister Aglukkaq re: H1N1
July 16, 2009
Dear Minister Aglukkaq: I am writing on behalf of the Liberal caucus to express my growing concern over your silence on the federal government’s preparedness for [...] More »
Harper government wasting millions of tax dollars on partisan ads
July 16, 2009
The Harper Conservatives are spending tens of millions of taxpayer dollars on politicized advertising campaigns in the midst of a recession, Liberal MPs Martha Hall Findlay [...] More »
Harper government economic mismanagement produces worst manufacturing sales in a decade
July 15, 2009
The Harper government’s ongoing failure to create or promote a green economy has made Canada’s manufacturing crisis even worse, with the lowest manufacturing sales in more [...] More »
Kenney’s mishandling of new visa restrictions hurts Canada’s economy and foreign relationships
July 15, 2009
The Harper government’s incompetent handling of sudden new Mexican and Czech visa requirements has turned an immigration issue into a foreign relations crisis with serious consequences [...] More »
Harper government abandoning Canadian livestock producers on devastating country-of-origin labelling
July 15, 2009
Liberal MPs are taking the Harper government to task for their reluctance to stop unfair “Product of Canada” labelling requirements in the United States, as Canadian [...] More »
Liberal Rural Caucus – Reaching Out
July 15, 2009
Liberal MPs hit the road to listen and learn from residents about concerns in rural and farming communities. This breakfast meeting took place in a converted [...] More »
Statement from Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff on the appointment of the Right Honourable Jean Chrétien to the Order of Merit
July 13, 2009
It is with great pride that I congratulate the Right Honourable Jean Chrétien for being named a member of the Order of Merit, a prestigious honour [...] More »
Statement from Liberal Foreign Affairs Critic Bob Rae on the 14th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre
July 11, 2009
On this day, July 11th, 2009, the Liberal Party of Canada remembers and commemorates the terrible events that took place in Srebrenica, Bosnia, during the summer [...] More »
Harper government’s neglect of trade relationships costing Canadian jobs
July 10, 2009
The Harper Government’s failure to nurture Canada’s current trade relationships, and their unwillingness to develop new ones, has led to Canada’s worst trade deficit on record [...] More »
Statement from Liberal Foreign Affairs Critic Bob Rae on Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s attack on Michael Ignatieff at the G8 Summit in Italy
July 10, 2009
Prime Minister Harper was forced to publicly apologize for attacking the Liberal Leader for comments falsely attributed to him that purported to suggest Canada’s irrelevance in [...] More »
Harper government ignores mounting unemployed
July 10, 2009
The Harper government’s inaction and incompetence in managing the economy led to another 47,500 full-time jobs being lost last month – and with no plan, the [...] More »
Harper missing in action at G8
July 9, 2009
Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s equivocation on climate change, abandonment of Africa, and unwillingness to help grow the global economy has left Canada standing in the way [...] More »
Liberals celebrate 40th anniversary of the adoption of the Official Languages Act
July 9, 2009
As Canadians recognize the fortieth anniversary of the adoption of the Official Languages Act, Liberal Canadian Heritage and Official Languages Critic Pablo Rodriguez celebrated the importance [...] More »
Liberals urge Canadian government action for jailed Iranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari
July 9, 2009
In the light of the continued detention of Iranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari in an Iranian jail, Liberal MPs are urging the Canadian government to stand up [...] More »
Liberals urge Harper government to end discriminatory tourism policy
July 8, 2009
In the wake of Conservative MP Brad Trost’s revelation that the Prime Minister’s Office has reprimanded Minister Diane Ablonczy for awarding tourism funding to the Toronto [...] More »
Liberal MP calls on Agriculture Minister to immediately address agriculture crisis
July 8, 2009
The Harper Government needs to immediately address the agriculture crises Canada’s agriculture sector is facing Liberal Agricultural Critic Wayne Easter said today “I urge Minister Ritz [...] More »
Prolonged cancer testing crisis puts the lives of more Canadians at risk
July 8, 2009
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Isaiah Berlin Lecture: Liberal Values in Tough Times
July 8, 2009
Check against delivery London, England Liberalism is a family of common allegiance. We believe in limited government in the service of individual liberty and fiscal responsibility [...] More »
Statement by Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff on the deaths of Master Corporal Patrice Audet and Corporal Martin Joannette in Afghanistan
July 7, 2009
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Budget report confirms long-term Conservative deficit
July 6, 2009
The Parliamentary Budget Officer’s (PBO) latest report shows that the Harper government’s economic credibility remains in tatters, Liberal Finance Critic John McCallum said today. “It’s time [...] More »
Statement by Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff on the passing of Master Corporal Charles-Philippe Michaud from injuries suffered in Afghanistan
July 5, 2009
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At the Calgary Stampede
July 4, 2009
Michael Ignatieff spent Saturday morning at the Calgary Stampede Liberal Breakfast, where he spoke to about 750 people. Photos by Craig Windrim. More »
Statement by Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff on the death of Corporal Nicholas Bulger in Afghanistan
July 3, 2009
I am saddened to learn that Corporal Nicholas Bulger of the Canadian Forces lost his life earlier today while serving in Afghanistan when his vehicle was [...] More »
Harper Conservatives squander Winter Olympic opportunity
July 3, 2009
Liberal MPs are decrying the Conservative government’s stunning lack of foresight in the wake of their decision to cancel a major conference that would have attracted [...] More »
Liberal caucus kicks off Quebec summer listening tour
July 3, 2009
Liberal MPs will spend the summer visiting communities throughout Quebec to meet with Quebecers, listen to their concerns, and share ideas for the future. “Quebecers are [...] More »
Canada Day in Edmonton
July 3, 2009
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Liberals warn Harper not to block Copenhagen
July 2, 2009
With Canada placing dead last among G8 countries for fighting climate change, Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff is warning the Harper government not to stand in the [...] More »
Simcoe Townhall with Bob Speller
July 1, 2009
On June 21st Liberals in Simcoe, ON participated in a townhall meeting with Michael Ignatieff and the Hon. Bob Speller Former MP in the local riding [...] More »
National Aboriginal Day
July 1, 2009
Michael spent the morning of June 21st at Crawford Lake Conservation Area in Simcoe celebrating the National Aboriginal Awareness Day as well as the Turtle Clan’s [...] More »
Statement from Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff on Canada Day
July 1, 2009
“Today, Canadians across this great nation are proudly celebrating Canada’s 142nd birthday – and we have much to be proud of,” said Michael Ignatieff. “After 142 [...] More »

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