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Statement by Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff on the 50th anniversary of the right to vote for First Nations
March 31, 2010
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff made the following statement today on the 50th anniversary of the amendment to the Canada Elections Act that extended the right to [...] More »
Harper government abandoning cancer patients with ongoing isotope shortage
March 31, 2010
The Conservative government clearly signaled today they have absolutely no intention of ensuring Canada has a secure long-term supply of medical isotopes, Natural Resources Critic Geoff [...] More »
Culture: A new victim of Stephen Harper’s Conservatives’ lack of vision
March 31, 2010
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Minister Guergis must step down
March 31, 2010
Liberals today called for Minister of State for Status of Women Helena Guergis to step down from Cabinet following a series of letters that appear to [...] More »
Liberals – and all Canadians – win as “ten-percenter” mass mailing ban becomes official
March 31, 2010
The Liberal Party is claiming victory against cynical politics and taxpayer waste following the decision by the Board of Internal Economy to ban out-of-riding ten-percenters, in [...] More »
Just the Facts: Conservatives melt down AECL
March 30, 2010
ISSUE Under questioning at a Parliamentary committee today, the President and CEO of Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. (AECL) did not deny that the Conservatives’ Budget [...] More »
Harper government must come clean on post-2011 plans for Afghanistan
March 30, 2010
The Harper government must stop stone-walling Canadians and conclusively spell out Canada’s role in Afghanistan post-2011, Liberal MPs said today. “Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon says [...] More »
What you helped achieve
March 30, 2010
When we set out to have a truly open, transparent, and forward-looking public policy conference, we hoped you would join us and get involved. But the [...] More »
Conservatives embarrass Canada at Arctic conference
March 30, 2010
The Harper Conservatives were openly criticized by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for excluding Nordic nations and indigenous peoples from its Arctic summit, causing embarrassment [...] More »
Tomorrow at midnight
March 29, 2010
There are times when we ask you to act because the action is important and other times because it’s urgent. But sometimes it is both important [...] More »
Statement by Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff on Passover
March 29, 2010
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff made the following statement today on the celebration of Passover: “As Canadian families come together at the Seder table this evening to [...] More »
Just the Facts:Liberals slay deficit, keep Canada competitive;Conservatives make up numbers, add new taxes
March 29, 2010
CONSERVATIVE SPIN: Treasury Board President Stockwell Day told the Economic Club of Canada today that spending freezes, cuts to the public sector, and the end of [...] More »
Conservatives mislead media on wasteful partisan spending – again
March 29, 2010
A mere two weeks after the Prime Minister’s Office pledged to no longer interfere in the release of information to the media, Minister Diane Finley’s office [...] More »
Michael Ignatieff prendre une approche responsable pour investir dans les priorités du Canada
March 28, 2010
MONTREAL – Un gouvernement libéral gouvernera autrement afin de s’attaquer au déficit budgétaire, et aux déficits dans l’apprentissage, dans la sécurité économique et dans le leadership [...] More »
Michael Ignatieff sets out fiscally responsible approach to invest in Canada’s priorities
March 28, 2010
MONTREAL – A Liberal government will use a new approach to tackle Canada’s fiscal, learning, economic security and global leadership deficits, Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff said [...] More »
Canada at 150: March 28
March 28, 2010
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Last chance to watch Canada at 150 online
March 28, 2010
Over the last two days Canada at 150 has done what it aimed to do: it rose to the challenge. The speakers and ideas presented here [...] More »
Canada at 150: March 27
March 27, 2010
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Conservative ideology shutting down Human Rights offices
March 27, 2010
The Harper government is continuing its assault on minority and women’s rights with the closing of three offices of the Canadian Human Rights Commission, Liberal MPs [...] More »
Canada150 – Montreal (Concordia)
March 27, 2010
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Harper government owes First Nations University explanation about support
March 26, 2010
After repeatedly washing its hands of First Nations University of Canada last week, the Harper government today bowed to pressure from the Liberal opposition to take [...] More »
Harper Conservatives opening door to privatizing Canada Post?
March 26, 2010
The Harper Conservatives must come clean with rural Canadians about whether or not their solution to the rural mail delivery problem is to simply privatize some [...] More »
More censored documents, more allegations about Afghan detainees
March 26, 2010
The newest troubling allegations regarding treatment of Afghan detainees – found in heavily redacted documents released by the Harper government yesterday – is just more reason [...] More »
Canada at 150: March 26
March 26, 2010
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Opening Remarks to Canada at 150: Rising to the Challenge
March 26, 2010
Welcome. Thank you Dominique. Thank you Elder Two Rivers. Let me start by recognizing Dominique, Martha, Mauril, and Randy, who will be keeping us in line [...] More »
Change to Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement Sets “Gold Standard” for Human Rights Reporting
March 25, 2010
An amendment to the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Act (FTA) negotiated by Liberal Trade Critic Scott Brison was accepted by the Government of Canada yesterday. Under this [...] More »
Conservatives give grant to MP Lee Richardson’s company
March 25, 2010
The Harper government must explain to Canadians why they gave $185,000 of their hard-earned tax dollars to the private interests of a Conservative MP, particularly during [...] More »
Harper Conservative free speech complaints hypocritical
March 25, 2010
The irony that Harper Conservatives – who have brought muzzling dissent and stifling free speech to unprecedented levels – would complain about Ann Coulter’s cancelled speech [...] More »
Conservative urgency on National Capital Commission vanished
March 25, 2010
Marcel Proulx, Liberal MP for Hull–Aylmer, is asking why it is no longer a priority for the Conservative government to pass Bill C-37 on the National [...] More »
Tune in now – Canada at 150 is underway
March 25, 2010
Did you know you are just a click away from the Canada at 150 conference floor in downtown Montreal? As you read this, the Canada at [...] More »
Reminder: Canada at 150 webcast
March 25, 2010
The Canada at 150 conference is about to get underway – and starting at 9:30am EST, so is the live conference webcast. You can watch the [...] More »
Protecting the most vulnerable during bankruptcy
March 25, 2010
Senator Art Eggleton will table a bill in the Senate that would amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act to protect [...] More »
Just the Facts: Flaherty’s tax hike on low-income researchers
March 24, 2010
Yesterday in Question Period, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said that since Canada’s post-doctoral researchers are “going to be paid through the fellowships, $70,000 a year, and [...] More »
First Nations University needs federal support: Michael Ignatieff
March 24, 2010
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff today reiterated his call for the Harper government to restore its portion of funding to First Nations University, following the lead of [...] More »
Liberals visit Cornwall to call for federal mediator in border dispute
March 24, 2010
Following meetings with civic leadership in Cornwall, Liberal MPs condemned Conservative negligence towards the ongoing international border crossing dispute and called for a federal mediator to [...] More »
Pensioners left in the lurch through endless Conservative consultations
March 24, 2010
Minister Flaherty’s plan for more pension consultations is just the latest Conservative delay tactic from a government that pretends to be interested in pension reform, while [...] More »
Liberals call for emergency tendering process for urgent projects
March 23, 2010
OTTAWA –The Harper government owes taxpayers full accountability and fairness, even when urgent assistance is required, Liberal Public Works Critic Martha Hall Findlay said today, recommending [...] More »
Harper government reopens debate over women’s reproductive rights by voting against longstanding Canadian policy
March 23, 2010
By opposing the Liberal motion to protect Canada’s traditional position on reproductive rights and family planning, the Harper Conservatives have reopened debate on reproductive rights with [...] More »
Statement from Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff on the death of Cpl. Darren James Fitzpatrick
March 23, 2010
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Conservatives turn new community war memorial program into political slush fund
March 23, 2010
Liberal MPs expressed concerns that the Conservative government’s new $1 million funding program for war memorials will be abused as a political slush fund to reward [...] More »
Conservatives put Canada’s tobacco control leadership in disrepute
March 22, 2010
The Harper government appointed a director of Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd. as Chair of a Crown corporation charged with building healthier societies in the developing world, [...] More »
Liberals are working to develop Canada’s social economy
March 22, 2010
As Liberals look forward to the Canada at 150 Conference in Montreal next weekend, Liberal MPs are meeting today on Parliament Hill with key representatives of [...] More »
Harper government commits no funds to resolving isotope crisis
March 22, 2010
The Harper government’s ongoing negligence on the medical isotope front – most recently refusing to put any money in Budget 2010 for a new multi-use reactor [...] More »
Statement by Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff on International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
March 19, 2010
Leader Michael Ignatieff made the following statement today: “On behalf of the Liberal Party of Canada and our parliamentary caucus, I would like to join all [...] More »
Statement from Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff and Liberal Public Health Critic Dr. Kirsty Duncan on Brain Awareness Week
March 19, 2010
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff made the following statement during Brain Awareness Week: “This week marks the 15th anniversary of Brain Awareness Week, an international campaign to [...] More »
By the Numbers: Four fast Conservative flip-flops
March 19, 2010
Stephen Harper’s tired and rudderless government has suddenly changed course four times on issues of significance to Canadians since Parliament resumed. 48 hours – Changing the [...] More »
Burnaby town hall
March 19, 2010
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Just the Facts: Blackburn violated his own announcement
March 19, 2010
New revelations show that Veterans Minister Jean-Pierre Blackburn had a heated confrontation with airport security officials over a bottle of tequila that he tried to bring [...] More »
Liberals declare victory after Conservative flip-flop on attack mail
March 18, 2010
Under heavy pressure from the Liberal opposition, Prime Minister Stephen Harper confirmed today in Question Period that his party will cease its abuse of the House [...] More »
Conservative hypocrisy on criminal cases
March 18, 2010
The Conservative government continues to apply a hypocritical approach to law and order by publicly commenting on what they see as politically advantageous criminal court cases, [...] More »
Harper Conservatives endangering maternal and infant health by refusing to fund birth control
March 18, 2010
By excluding birth control from their maternal and infant health initiative, the Harper Conservatives are going in the opposite direction of its G8 partners and putting [...] More »
OP ED: Bridging the Success Gap for New Canadians
March 18, 2010
The following Op-Ed by Maurizio Bevilacqua, Liberal Critic for Citizenship and Immigration in the magazine South Asian Generation Next. Parliament’s new legislative agenda is all too [...] More »
Liberals question Conservatives on job numbers and stimulus delays
March 18, 2010
The Harper government is deceiving Canadians about its economic stimulus plan by inflating job creation numbers and altering its own stimulus timelines, Liberal MPs said today. [...] More »
Liberals score victory against Conservative hate mail
March 17, 2010
Liberal MPs hailed the House of Commons’ vote to pass their binding motion to ban out-of-riding ten-percenters as a victory against cynical politics. “It’s a done [...] More »
Harper government cuts rural broadband with internet flip-flop
March 17, 2010
Industry Minister Tony Clement must assure rural and remote Canadians that they will still get promised funding for broadband internet after deciding to pay for the [...] More »
Canada at 150 – closer than you think
March 17, 2010
The Canada at 150 conference is a once in a generation opportunity – and thanks to new technology and local community efforts, you can be a [...] More »
Town hall in Regina
March 16, 2010
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Kenney’s fortune cookies
March 16, 2010
According to government documents, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney spent $429.95 in taxpayer dollars on “personalized fortune cookies.” While Liberals look forward to his explanation at Government [...] More »
Conservatives doing more to protect food safety for Americans than for Canadians
March 16, 2010
The Harper government continues to endanger food safety nearly two years after the deadly listeriosis outbreak and almost eight months after the Weatherill report recommended a [...] More »
On the road again
March 16, 2010
Few experiences are more remarkable than travelling across Canada. I first made the trip during the 1968 election, when I worked for Pierre Trudeau. The vast [...] More »
Town hall in Mount Pearl
March 15, 2010
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Just the Facts: Conservative daylight savings time
March 15, 2010
The Harper Conservatives might want to adjust their watches, because they keep making embarrassing announcements in the dark or while Canadians are enjoying their weekends. Here [...] More »
Liberals target wasteful abuse of Conservative “ten-percenters”
March 15, 2010
The Liberal Party moved a motion in the House of Commons today that would, if passed, encourage the Conservatives to show leadership in cutting government waste [...] More »
Assemblée publique à Montréal
March 14, 2010
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Cross Cultural Community Services Association Visit
March 13, 2010
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Town hall in Scarborough
March 13, 2010
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Can150 – Day 3: Randy Boissonnault interviews Tim Gartrell, Derek Burney & Robert Fowler
March 12, 2010
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Can150 – Day 3: Closing remarks by Michael Ignatieff
March 12, 2010
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Statement from Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff and Vancouver MP Joyce Murray on the opening of the 2010 Paralympic Games
March 12, 2010
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff made the following statement as the Vancouver Paralympics opened today: “Canada proudly welcomes the world to our beautiful West coast once again, [...] More »
Just the Facts: It’s Flaherty who’s “wrong again”
March 12, 2010
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty acts like accurate economic projections aren’t important as his government’s rosy projections and absence of rainy-day contingency keeps driving Canada’s public finances [...] More »
Just the Facts: The bald-faced truth about the Conservatives’ five-point tax hike plan
March 12, 2010
Budget 2010 says “The Government will not raise taxes” (pg. 156). That’s reassuring, unless you happen to fall within one of the following five groups who [...] More »
Can150 – Day 3: Canadians Making a Difference in the World:Orbinski, Charara, Hreljac & Roter
March 12, 2010
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Canada at 150 Closing remarks by Michael Ignatieff
March 12, 2010
What can and should Canada be in 2017 when we celebrate the country’s 150th birthday? And what needs to be done today and tomorrow to get [...] More »
Statement by Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff on Canada’s ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
March 11, 2010
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff made the following statement after the Harper government announced it would sign the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: [...] More »
Can 150 – Day 2: Randy Boissonnault interviews Alan Bernstein and Frank McKenna
March 11, 2010
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Can150 – Randy talks with Canada 150 participants
March 11, 2010
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Can150 – Day 2: Randy interviews Michael Ignatieff, Steven Guilbeault and Satya Das
March 11, 2010
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Continued government inaction leaves pensioners unable to make ends meet
March 11, 2010
The Conservative government’s broken promises, delay tactics and continued inaction on pension reform is leaving the pensioners of today and tomorrow without the income they need [...] More »
Can150 – Day 2: Randy Boissonnault interviews David Dodge, Christiane Bergevin & Claude Leblanc
March 11, 2010
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Just the Facts: Latest Chalk River delay hits one year anniversary
March 11, 2010
Yesterday the government announced yet another delay to the restart of the National Research Universal reactor at Chalk River, stretching out its shut-down to a full [...] More »
Michael Ignatieff calls for restoration of federal funding to First Nations University of Canada
March 11, 2010
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff is demanding that the Harper government immediately restore funding to the First Nations University of Canada to ensure the long-term viability of [...] More »
Reply to the Throne Speech
March 11, 2010
Ottawa, Ontario Check against delivery Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Prime Minister shut down Parliament, he said, to “recalibrate” the government’s agenda. We were told to [...] More »
Canada at 150: Rising to the Challenge
March 11, 2010
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National Women’s Liberal Commission Invites Women to Run for Office
March 8, 2010
TORONTO – In celebration of International Women’s Day, National Women’s Liberal Commission (NWLC) president Nicole Foster Woollatt today announced a reinvigorated national grassroots campaign to invite [...] More »
International Women’s Day Breakfast
March 8, 2010
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Statement from Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff and Liberal Status of Women Critic Anita Neville on International Women’s Day
March 8, 2010
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff made the following statement today on International Women’s Day: “International Women’s Day is an occasion to celebrate the economic, political and social [...] More »
Open Letter to Prime Minister Harper from Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff
March 8, 2010
Dear Prime Minister: Your government’s decision to appoint Justice Iacobucci is an overdue admission that action must be taken to get to the bottom of the [...] More »
Liberals call on government to immediately establish CBSA Oversight Agency
March 5, 2010
The Harper government must immediately establish an independent oversight agency for the Canadian Border Services Agency, Liberal Public Safety and National Security Critic Mark Holland said today. More »
Our budget response
March 5, 2010
In a few minutes, I will rise in the House of Commons to deliver the Liberal response to the budget. A budget that – just like [...] More »
Speech in the House of Commons to Open the Budget Debate
March 5, 2010
Ottawa, Ontario Check against delivery Merci, Monsieur le Président, Le premier ministre a donné à Son Excellence, la Gouverneure générale quelque 6 000 mots. Je serai [...] More »
Conservative budget offers freezes, cuts and gimmicks instead of jobs and innovation
March 4, 2010
The new Harper Conservative budget comes up short on jobs and innovation and offers Canadians little more than freezes, cuts, and gimmicks, Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff [...] More »
Conservatives admit job creation funds held back when Canadians needed it most
March 4, 2010
Under the cover of a Speech from the Throne devoid of content the federal government slipped out some hard facts about failed job creation that Stephen [...] More »
In their own words: Throne Speech long on spin, short on substance
March 4, 2010
(Quotes are included in their original language) HARPER NEEDED TIME OFF TO PRODUCE THIS? (Montreal Gazette, March 4, 2010) THRONE SPEECH BLASTED AS DISAPPOINTING ‘OLD STUFF’ [...] More »
Conservatives reject motion to fix prorogation
March 3, 2010
Conservative MPs have refused to support a motion by Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff to prevent prorogation from being used as an anti-democratic instrument to muzzle Parliament. [...] More »
Throne Speech all spin, no substance
March 3, 2010
After a three month prorogation, the Conservatives have come up with a long Throne Speech short on content, Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff said today. “The Conservatives [...] More »
Paralympic torch relay ceremony on Parliament Hill
March 3, 2010
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Just the Facts: Looking back at core promises from the 2006 Speech from the Throne
March 3, 2010
Today’s Speech from the Throne will be long on new promises from the Harper Conservatives. Here’s what Stephen Harper’s 2006 Speech from the Throne promised Canadians [...] More »
Omissions in Jason Kenney’s citizenship guide
March 3, 2010
In his new citizenship guide, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney deliberately decided to omit references to the legalization of gay marriage in Canada or the protection of [...] More »
Just the Facts: Canadians Worse Off Today Under the Harper Conservatives
March 3, 2010
Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Finance Minister Jim Flaherty love to boast about their economic record in an attempt to fool Canadians into thinking they’re better [...] More »
Show Stephen Harper you remember
March 3, 2010
Stephen Harper is counting on you having a short memory. As Parliament resumes after a forced 3-month “recalibration”, Harper is hoping that a wave of post-Olympic [...] More »