Statement by Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff on the passing of filmmaker Gilles Carle

Statement by Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff on the passing of filmmaker Gilles Carle
November 30, 2009
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff made the following statement on the passing of Quebec filmmaker Gilles Carle: “Gilles Carle was one of the most important filmmakers of [...] More »
Liberal MPs pass motion to mark August 23rd as Black Ribbon Day
November 30, 2009
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Just the Facts: Tom Flanagan and Conservative ten-percenters
November 30, 2009
On CBC Radio’s “The House,” top Conservative strategist Tom Flanagan said this about ten-percenters: “Canadians seem to be willing to tolerate attacks that are based on [...] More »
Liberal MPs pass motion to mark August 23rd as Black Ribbon Day
November 30, 2009
For Immediate Release November 30, 2009 OTTAWA – Liberal Foreign Affairs Critic, the Hon. Bob Rae, passed a unanimous Resolution in Parliament today to commemorate [...] More »
Just the facts: The Afghanistan memos
November 30, 2009
“What we’re talking about here is not only hearsay, we’re talking about basing much of his evidence on what the Taliban have been specifically instructed to [...] More »
Just the Facts: Afghan detainee timeline
November 30, 2009
The Harper government has now admitted that it knew about concerns of torture to Afghans handed over by Canadian soldiers early in 2006, but didn’t act [...] More »
Statement by Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff on comments by Prime Minister Harper
November 29, 2009
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff made the following statement in response to comments made by Prime Minister Stephen Harper aboard the HMCS Quebec, in Trinidad and Tobago, [...] More »
Liberals call on government to get CN talks back on track
November 29, 2009
Liberal MPs are urging the Conservative government to play a more active role in encouraging the resumption of negotiations after 1,700 Canadian National Railway locomotive engineers [...] More »
Remarks to Charlottetown Leader’s Dinner
November 28, 2009
Check against delivery Charlottetown, P.E.I. I want to talk to you tonight about the Liberal vision for the future of our country. We’re going through more [...] More »
Charlottetown
November 28, 2009
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Statement by Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff on the temporary settlement freeze by the Israeli government in the West Bank
November 27, 2009
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff made the following statement today regarding the temporary settlement freeze by the Israeli government in the West Bank: “I applaud the recent [...] More »
Remarks to the St. John’s Board of Trade
November 27, 2009
Check against delivery St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador Thank you Bruce (Templeton). It wasn’t so long ago Bruce was introducing Bill Clinton to the Board of [...] More »
Watch the speech
November 27, 2009
Friend – It’s been an eventful twenty-four hours. Yesterday afternoon, I spoke to students at Laval University about our Liberal plan to protect the environment, fight [...] More »
Minister Raitt must step aside
November 27, 2009
Natural Resources Minister Lisa Raitt must step aside from her cabinet post until the ethics commissioner has completed the investigation into the partisan fundraiser organized for [...] More »
Statement by Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff on Eid al-Adha
November 27, 2009
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff made the following statement to commemorate Eid al-Adha: “On behalf of the Liberal Party of Canada, I want to extend my best [...] More »
In their own words: Praise for Michael Ignatieff’s plan for the environment, climate change, and clean energy jobs
November 27, 2009
(Quotes are included in their original language) IGNATIEFF VEUT RÉTABLIR LA RÉPUTATION DU CANADA (Le Soleil, 27 novembre 2009) IGNATIEFF BACKS CAP-AND-TRADE (Halifax Chronicle-Herald, November 27, [...] More »
Environment speech at Laval University
November 26, 2009
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Statement by Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff on the awarding of the Knowledge Millennium Award to Dr. Kirsty Duncan, MP
November 26, 2009
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff made the following statement today regarding the Knowledge Millennium Award: “Congratulations to my colleague, Dr. Kirsty Duncan, on winning the prestigious Knowledge [...] More »
Speech on Liberal environment, climate change and clean energy jobs plan
November 26, 2009
Check against delivery Laval, Quebec Ladies and Gentlemen, Students, faculty, friends, It’s a pleasure to be back in Quebec. And it’s a special pleasure to be here [...] More »
Michael Ignatieff presents Liberal environment, climate change and clean energy jobs plan
November 26, 2009
QUEBEC CITY – A Liberal government would restore Canada’s climate change leadership with a firm commitment to keep global warming within two degrees Celsius and create [...] More »
Harper must go to Copenhagen
November 25, 2009
Amid reports that at least 65 other world leaders, including President Obama, will be attending the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference, Prime Minister Stephen Harper must keep [...] More »
In their own words – Torture cover-up has no credibility
November 25, 2009
(Quotes are included in their original language) HARPER CAUGHT IN HIS OWN WEB OF DECEIT (Hamilton Spectator, November 25, 2009) TORTURE: OTTAWA AURAIT DÛ AGIR PLUS [...] More »
Help us uncover the truth
November 25, 2009
Dear friend, Canada’s reputation as a human rights champion is on the line. Let’s stop Stephen Harper before he makes Canada a place we can’t recognize. [...] More »
Conservative MP Keddy shows true colours with “no-good bastards” remark
November 24, 2009
The Harper Conservatives continue to demonstrate contempt for the unemployed and homeless, this time through MP Gerald Keddy’s portrayal of Haligonians as “no-good bastards,” Liberal MPs [...] More »
Liberals call on government to release torture evidence
November 24, 2009
Liberal members of Parliament’s Afghanistan committee today demanded an end to the Harper government’s obstruction of its work, insisting upon the release of evidence that allegedly [...] More »
In their own words: Afghan torture cover-up
November 24, 2009
(Quotes are included in their original language) HARPER’S TORIES CAN’T MAINTAIN THEIR AFGHAN DECEPTION (Waterloo Region Record, November 24, 2009) TORTURE EN AFGHANISTAN: HARPER TOUJOURS MUET [...] More »
Harper Conservatives absent on child poverty reduction strategy
November 24, 2009
Today on the 20th anniversary of Parliament’s unanimous resolution to eliminate child poverty in Canada, children continue to be left behind as low income Canadians struggle [...] More »
Just the facts: Chalk River reactor closure chronology
November 23, 2009
During testimony today by medical experts on the health implications of the medical isotopes shortage at the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health, Liberals released [...] More »
Liberals call for sweeping reforms to stop abuse of MP “ten-percenter” privileges
November 22, 2009
In a letter to Speaker Peter Milliken today, Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff called on the House of Common’s all-party Board of Internal Economy to implement sweeping [...] More »
LPCBC Convention
November 21, 2009
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Remarks to Liberal Party of Canada (British Columbia)
November 21, 2009
Check against delivery. Thank you, Hedy, and thanks to the whole B.C. caucus—Hedy, Sukh, Ujjal, Joyce, Keith. Thank you to our election readiness group, our senators, [...] More »
Liberal parliamentarians meet with Yaroslav Davydovych
November 20, 2009
For Immediate Release November 20, 2009 Ottawa – Yesterday members of the National Liberal Caucus held a series of meetings on Parliament Hill with Mr. Yaroslav [...] More »
5 excellentes raisons de célébrer l’anniversaire de Laurier
November 20, 2009
Né en 1841, sir Wilfrid Laurier a été Premier ministre du Canada de 1896 jusqu’en 1911. Il a également été le parlementaire qui a passé le [...] More »
5 great reasons to celebrate Laurier’s birthday
November 20, 2009
Born in 1841, Sir Wilfred Laurier was Canada’s Prime Minister from 1896 until 1911. He was also Canada’s longest serving Parliamentarian, and the Liberal Party’s longest-serving [...] More »
Les chances perdues au Canada : aucune croissance future
November 20, 2009
Le porte-parole libéral responsable des finances, John McCallum, a dit que le discours prononcé aujourd’hui par le ministre Flaherty met le Canada dans le rouge suite [...] More »
Canada’s wasted opportunity: no future growth
November 20, 2009
Liberal Finance Critic John McCallum said today’s speech by Minister Flaherty leaves Canada down a deep fiscal hole after wasting the opportunity to invest in Canada’s [...] More »
Statement from Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff on Sir Wilfrid Laurier Day
November 20, 2009
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff made the following statement to commemorate Sir Wilfrid Laurier Day: “Today on the anniversary of Sir Wilfred Laurier’s birthday, we honour the [...] More »
What standing shoulder to shoulder with Israel really means
November 20, 2009
Let’s start with what it doesn’t mean. It doesn’t mean sending erroneous, inflammatory and divisive flyers into Jewish neighbourhoods as a partisan wedge. Stephen Harper should [...] More »
In their own words: Divisive Conservative flyer
November 20, 2009
(Quotes are included in their original language) TORIES STOOP TOO LOW (Toronto Star, November 20, 2009) SPEAKER SLAPS TORY WRISTS OVER HYPER-PARTISAN FLYERS (Canadian Press, November [...] More »
In their own words: Conservative torture cover up
November 20, 2009
(Quotes are included in their original language) POLITICIANS KEPT OUT OF THE LOOP? HIGHLY UNLIKELY (Toronto Star, November 20, November 20, 2009) UNFETTER TORTURE INQUIRY (Winnipeg [...] More »
Thompson, MB and Kenora
November 19, 2009
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Public inquiry needed to get to bottom of Afghan torture scandal
November 19, 2009
An independent public inquiry must be called to get to the bottom of the Afghan torture scandal in order to restore Canada’s human rights record and [...] More »
Flaherty’s ‘voluntary code of conduct’ on credit cards not good enough
November 19, 2009
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty’s voluntary code of conduct misses the mark on protecting small business and consumers from outrageous merchant service fees, Liberal MPs said today. [...] More »
In their own words: Conservatives covered up Afghan detainee torture
November 19, 2009
(Quotes are included in their original language) ALL DETAINEES WERE TORTURED, ALL WARNINGS WERE IGNORED (Globe and Mail, November 19, 2009) LE CANADA COMPLICE DE TORTURES [...] More »
Harper rewards hundreds of Conservative Insiders
November 19, 2009
233 Conservatives appointed since 2008 Election Liberal MPs Wayne Easter and Marcel Proulx today unveiled a list of 233 Conservative insiders appointed to the Senate, courts, [...] More »
In their own words: Divisive Conservative flyer
November 19, 2009
(Quotes are included in their original language) PM’S JEWISH PITCH HITS A NEW LOW (Toronto Star, November 19, 2009) LES LIBÉRAUX OUTRÉS (La Presse, 19 novembre [...] More »
Remarks to Winnipeg Leader’s Dinner
November 18, 2009
Check against delivery Winnipeg, Manitoba Bonsoir, mes amis Libéraux! I want to thank Anita Neville, who’s the hardest-working Liberal MP in Manitoba. Anita, we’re going to [...] More »
Abus de pouvoir des conservateurs au Québec ?
November 18, 2009
Des députés libéraux s’étonnent du fait que les circonscriptions conservatrices au Québec ont bénéficié de 54 % des 39 millions de dollars du Fonds d’adaptation des [...] More »
Conservative abuse of power in Québec?
November 18, 2009
Liberal MPs are shocked at the fact that Conservative ridings in Quebec benefitted from 54 percent of the $39 million in Community Adjustment Funding, despite holding [...] More »
Harper Conservatives cut $1 billion from agriculture
November 17, 2009
In the midst of the severe crisis facing hog and beef producers, nearly $1 billion in spending for agriculture programs has been cut, Liberal Agriculture Critic [...] More »
Just the Facts on H1N1
November 17, 2009
Fact: The immunization completion date will be delayed by several months and could extend into February. News coverage of last Tuesday’s H1N1 update by the Minister [...] More »
Liberals decry Conservative “Signs for Signs” project
November 17, 2009
Liberal MPs today attacked the latest Conservative propaganda tactic of putting signs in front of federal buildings that advertise the installation or study of other signs. [...] More »
Growing Canadian reliance on Food Banks a national shame, Liberals say
November 17, 2009
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Statement by Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff on Louis Riel Day
November 16, 2009
OTTAWA –Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff made the following statement commemorating Louis Riel Day: “Today we remember Louis Riel as a symbol of the struggles that Canada [...] More »
Liberals call for Conservatives to fix their H1N1 response
November 16, 2009
Liberals stepped up their call for a stronger H1N1 response as the Conservative government keeps falling short of public expectations by revising timelines again and making [...] More »
Wrzesnewskyj pays tribute to Mrs. Janina Rożecka a Polish Righteous
November 13, 2009
For Immediate Release November 13, 2009 Ottawa - On November 3, 2009 Liberal MP Borys Wrzesnewskyj (Etobicoke Centre) participated in an event on Parliament Hill commemorating [...] More »
Conservatives show indifference to human rights abuses against Canadians abroad
November 13, 2009
The Conservative government’s indifference to human rights abuses experienced by Canadians stranded abroad is on display in the Supreme Court today, as they continue their vendetta [...] More »
Just the facts: Canada’s H1N1 vaccination campaign: A moving target
November 13, 2009
Prime Minister Stephen Harper belatedly called provincial leaders on November 10, 2009 to discuss the troubled H1N1 vaccination campaign – seven months after we first learned [...] More »
Stephen Harper must come clean on knowledge of Senator Leo Housakos’ alleged fundraising methods
November 13, 2009
Liberals are asking Prime Minister Stephen Harper if he was aware of allegations concerning Conservative Senator Leo Housakos’ techniques for financing the Action démocratique du Québec [...] More »
In their own words – H1N1 chaos continues
November 12, 2009
(Quotes are included in their original language) PEOPLE COULD HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL FEBRUARY FOR SWINE FLU VACCINE (Cape Breton Post, November 11, 2009) MOINS DE [...] More »
Remembrance Day 2009
November 11, 2009
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Statement by Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff on Remembrance Day
November 11, 2009
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff made the following statement today in commemoration of Remembrance Day: “Today, we remember and honour the sacrifices made by the men and [...] More »
Liberal Veterans’ Critic expresses outrage at Fredericton War Memorial vandalism
November 10, 2009
The Liberal Party of Canada’s Critic for Veterans Affairs, Robert Oliphant, M.P. for Don Valley West, made the following statement today on behalf of the Official [...] More »
Conservatives miss H1N1 peak by ignoring evidence
November 10, 2009
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In their own words: Canada’s economy: Conservative inaction
November 10, 2009
(Quotes are included in their original language) INDUSTRIES STILL IN TROUBLE – REPORT (Chronicle Herald, November 10, 2009) LE PLAN D’ACTION MIS À MAL (Le Journal [...] More »
Statement by Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff on the federal by-elections in British Columbia, Quebec and Nova Scotia
November 10, 2009
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff made the following statement following the results of yesterday’s four federal by-elections: “I want to congratulate all of the winners in yesterday’s [...] More »
Statement by Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff on the twentieth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall
November 9, 2009
Today on the twentieth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff made the following statement: “For forty-five years, Berlin was separated [...] More »
Remember with me
November 9, 2009
Dear friend, “Soldiers are very unusual people. “On the outside, they are the hardest, most demanding people, but underneath that, they are the most human, the [...] More »
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Statement by Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff on Toronto`s successful bid to host the 2015 Pan Am Games
November 6, 2009
Canadians are proud of the tremendous hard work of David Peterson and Bob Richardson and their team as well as the efforts of Ontario Premier Dalton [...] More »
Minister Van Loan attacks RCMP to advance Conservative gun agenda
November 6, 2009
Public Safety Minister Peter Van Loan’s attack on the RCMP’s gun control report shows the depths to which he will go to deceive Canadians on the [...] More »
Rodriguez pitches a society that values creativity
November 6, 2009
Liberal MP Pablo Rodriguez has been touring the country since January in an effort to find out how we can better support Canadian Arts and Culture. [...] More »
H1N1 delivery delays show Conservative pandemic plan breakdown
November 6, 2009
Despite months of Liberal calls for better federal pandemic support to the provinces, persistent line-ups and closed clinics show how little planning took place, Liberal MPs [...] More »
Harper one year later: over half a million jobs have vanished
November 6, 2009
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In their own words: H1N1 chaos continues
November 6, 2009
(Quotes are included in their original language) STILL WANTED: A PLAN FOR NATIONAL EMERGENCIES (Montreal Gazette, November 6, 2009) CANADA NEEDS TWO VACCINE SUPPLIERS, OTTAWA ADMITS [...] More »
Liberals push for real pension reform in face of NDP and Conservative opposition
November 5, 2009
Liberals are continuing to push for serious pension reform in the face of Conservative roadblocks and NDP political gamesmanship, Judy Sgro, Liberal Critic for Seniors and [...] More »
2010 Olympic Torch Relay appears tainted with political favouritism
November 5, 2009
The Olympic movement, which transcends borders and politics, appears to have been dragged into partisanship by disproportionately favouring Conservative ridings for the 2010 Olympic Torch Relay, [...] More »
Lisa Raitt Rap Sheet
November 5, 2009
Embattled Conservative Natural Resources Minister Lisa Raitt has become a growing liability to the Harper government. Once hailed as a star candidate, in the year since [...] More »
In their own words: H1N1 – A national disgrace
November 5, 2009
(Quotes are included in their original language) FLU RESPONSE PLAN FUMBLED (Hamilton Spectator, November 5, 2009) PROVINCES FEEL LEFT OUT OF VACCINE NEWS LOOP (Montreal Gazette, [...] More »
Municipalities forced to pay for partisan Conservative signage, documents reveal
November 4, 2009
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Just the Facts: Conservative Pandemic Incompetence
November 4, 2009
“People get sick every day and people die. It is too bad, but not an emergency… Nobody is going to remember this three months later.” (Stephen [...] More »
In their own words: Conservative pandemic incompetence
November 4, 2009
(Quotes are included in their original language) “People get sick every day and people die. It is too bad, but not an emergency… The government was [...] More »
Conservative Government must answer questions on VIA contract
November 3, 2009
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Auditor General finds Harper Conservatives neglected emergency response plan
November 3, 2009
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Liberals offer condolences and support to storm battered Philippines
November 3, 2009
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff today called on the Harper government to work with the Filipino government to assess what immediate assistance is needed for the people [...] More »
PBO confirms $78-billion structural deficit
November 3, 2009
Even as Finance Minister Jim Flaherty continues to deny putting Canada into a structural deficit, the independent Parliamentary Budget Officer has confirmed a whopping $78-billion structural [...] More »
Liberal doctors present timeline of Conservative H1N1 incompetence
November 3, 2009
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In their own words: H1N1 preparedness: Harper’s failure
November 3, 2009
(Quotes are included in their original language) GOVERNMENT ‘FAILED MISERABLY’ ON FLU (Chronicle-Herald, November 3, 2009) URGENCY FROM FEDS STILL LACKING (Globe and Mail, November 3, [...] More »
Statement by Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff on the celebration of the birthday of Guru Nanak Dev Ji
November 2, 2009
On behalf of the Liberal Party of Canada, I want to extend my best wishes to everyone celebrating the birthday of Guru Nanak Dev Ji. [...] More »
Just the facts: Conservatives delayed H1N1 vaccine order
November 2, 2009
While the Conservative government is blaming the provinces and the vaccine manufacturer for H1N1 vaccine delays, the facts show that the federal government delayed ordering the [...] More »
H1N1 fiasco
November 2, 2009
(Quotes are included in their original language) FLU ‘FIASCO’ FAULT OF FEDS (The Kingston Whig-Standard, November 2, 2009) HUGE VACCINE SHORTFALL LOOMS (The Province, November 2, [...] More »
Voluntary code of conduct for debit and credit card companies not good enough
November 2, 2009
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