Liberal Party amendments would ensure full equality for First Nations women

Liberal Party amendments would ensure full equality for First Nations women
April 29, 2010
The Liberal Party was successful in passing an amendment to Bill C-3 at a committee this week that will ensure that Parliament, once and for all, [...] More »
Bloc playing partisan games with gun registry
April 29, 2010
The Bloc Quebecois is playing political games with the national gun registry by working with the Harper Conservatives to prevent pro-registry Quebec witnesses from appearing before [...] More »
Harper government stands alone on maternal health initiative
April 29, 2010
The Conservative government is isolating Canada from the rest of the developed world and breaking with 25 years of Canadian tradition by imposing its anti-abortion ideology [...] More »
Speech to members of APFTQ (l’Association des producteurs de film et de télévision du Québec)
April 29, 2010
Check against delivery Montréal, Québec Mr. André Provencher, President of the Quebec Film and Television Producers Association, Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for inviting me this [...] More »
Ujjal Dosanjh heartened by the House of Commons unanimously passing a motion to condemn threats of violence against elected officials
April 29, 2010
Vancouver South MP Ujjal Dosanjh is heartened by the House of Commons unanimously passing a motion to condemn threats of violence against elected officials. The motion, [...] More »
Culture: A Liberal Party of Canada priority
April 28, 2010
MONTREAL – In a speech given today to members of the Association des producteurs de film et de télévision du Québec, Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff promised [...] More »
Statement by Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff and Liberal Labour Critic Maria Minna on the National Day of Mourning for Workers Injured or Killed on the Job
April 28, 2010
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff made the following statement today: “Today, Canadians across the country remember workers who have been injured or killed on the job. As [...] More »
Minister Ritz refuses to support risk management program in Ontario
April 28, 2010
In response to questions from Liberal Agriculture Critic Wayne Easter in Queston Period on Tuesday, Conservative Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz made clear he would not support [...] More »
Harper government must comply with Speaker’s ruling on Afghanistan documents
April 27, 2010
Liberal MPs are declaring victory in the wake of a ruling by the Speaker of the House of Commons that reaffirms the right of Parliament to [...] More »
Letter to the Honourable John Baird
April 27, 2010
Hon. John Baird Transport Canada Minister’s Office 330 Sparks Street Ottawa, ON K1A 0N5 Dear Mr. Baird, As members of the Standing Committee on Government Operations [...] More »
Michael Ignatieff commits to Canada’s first National Food Policy
April 26, 2010
Rural Canada matters for healthy home-grown food KING TOWNSHIP, ON – Following a tour of Holland Acres farm, Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff committed to helping Canadians [...] More »
Join the discussion on a national food policy
April 26, 2010
Zsuzsanna and I always enjoy a trip to the local farmer’s market. Whether here in Ottawa or visiting markets on our travels through Canada, people we [...] More »
Statement from the Liberal caucus on threats against Ujjal Dosanjh
April 23, 2010
For Immediate Release April 23, 2010 OTTAWA – Members of the Liberal caucus joined Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff in condemning threats of violence against their colleague, [...] More »
Statement from the Liberal caucus on threats against Ujjal Dosanjh
April 23, 2010
Members of the Liberal caucus joined Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff in condemning threats of violence against their colleague, Liberal MP Ujjal Dosanjh: “We unequivocally condemn the [...] More »
Letter to the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada
April 23, 2010
Karen E. Shepherd Commissioner of Lobbying 255 Albert Street, 10th Floor Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0R5 Dear Commissioner Shepherd: I am writing to you regarding possible violations [...] More »
Let’s fight back – new ads on the way
April 23, 2010
Barely 48 hours after Michael Ignatieff proposed sensible changes to make the long gun registry fairer and more effective, Stephen Harper has opened the Conservative war [...] More »
Ignatieff: Conservatives are neglecting Saskatchewan
April 22, 2010
Prince Albert, SK – The Harper Conservatives are taking Saskatchewan for granted and neglecting the needs of Saskatchewan’s residents, Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff said today in [...] More »
Just the Facts: In the Conservative culture of deceit, no one takes responsibility
April 22, 2010
While preaching accountability, Conservative MPs often make their staff take the blame when their own errors in judgment are exposed. Abandoning the tradition of ministerial accountability, [...] More »
Auditor General confirms the North is not Stephen Harper’s priority
April 22, 2010
Auditor General Sheila Fraser has confirmed what Liberals have been saying for four years: the Harper government’s talk about its commitments to the North is just [...] More »
Statement by Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff on Earth Day
April 22, 2010
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff made the following statement on the 40th International Earth Day: “This Earth Day, Canadians from coast to coast to coast are reflecting [...] More »
Minister Ritz squanders money, research opportunities
April 22, 2010
Incompetence and a complete lack of leadership by Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz has resulted in a litany of failures at Agriculture and Agrifood Canada, Liberal Agriculture [...] More »
Harper government’s law-and-order agenda ignoring real police needs
April 22, 2010
The Harper government’s so-called tough-on-crime agenda has ignored the real challenges facing the RCMP and frontline police officers, putting public and officer safety at risk, Liberal [...] More »
Conservative culture of deceit and contempt
April 21, 2010
The Conservative government under Stephen Harper is showing its true character. Secrecy and intimidation have taken the place of transparency and respect. The examples are too [...] More »
Harper Conservatives continue to ignore missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls
April 21, 2010
A report released today that links social and economic inequities with the nearly 600 missing or murdered Aboriginal women should be a wake-up call to Stephen [...] More »
Harper government incompetence and neglect puts essential services at risk: AG
April 20, 2010
An Auditor General report that paints a grim picture of the future of essential service delivery by the federal government is a testament to the Harper [...] More »
Conservatives hide planned government cutbacks from public
April 20, 2010
Liberal Finance Critic John McCallum is protesting Conservative secrecy that is preventing Parliamentarians – and Canadians – from knowing the details of the government’s planned spending [...] More »
Just the Facts: Conservative hypocrisy on full display regarding pardons
April 20, 2010
In a manipulative attempt to change the channel from criminal allegations concerning his former cabinet colleague, Stephen Harper is trotting out murderers to score cheap political [...] More »
Statement by Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff and Liberal Status of Women Chair Maria Minna on the 25th anniversary of guaranteed equality rights in Canada
April 19, 2010
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff made the following statement marking the 25th anniversary of the enactment of Section 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms: [...] More »
Remarks to the Canadian Police Association
April 19, 2010
Merci. C’est un honneur d’être avec vous aujourd’hui, avec des femmes et des hommes qui se dévouent pour que nos familles et nos communautés puissent vivre [...] More »
Michael Ignatieff addresses police and rural concerns with gun registry reforms
April 19, 2010
In a speech to hundreds of frontline police officers, Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff proposed improvements to the long-gun registry that would address frustrating irritants for rural [...] More »
Gun control that works for all Canadians
April 19, 2010
In every community I visit across Canada, police officers and law enforcement professionals tell me that effective gun control is essential to their work protecting public [...] More »
Canadian Police Association
April 19, 2010
Photos : Richard McGuire More »
Statement from Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff on the Surrey Vaisakhi parade
April 17, 2010
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Rural Canada Matters
April 16, 2010
More info: www.liberal.ca/ruralcanadamatters More »
Charles P. Allen high school town hall
April 16, 2010
Photos : Michael Bayer More »
Liberal calls for action result in new Code of Conduct for debit and credit cards
April 16, 2010
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty’s new Code of Conduct for the debit and credit card industry in Canada, announced today, is the direct result of calls for [...] More »
Harper government ignores will of Parliament – and Canadians – on climate change
April 16, 2010
The Harper government continues to defy the will of Parliament by announcing further delays in imposing GHG emission standards, right after MPs passed the Liberal motion [...] More »
La ministre ferme la porte de son bureau non adapté aux personnes handicapées au financement pour l’accessibilité
April 16, 2010
La ministre responsable des personnes handicapées, des Ressources humaines et du Développement des compétences, Diane Finley, a vanté le Fonds pour l’accessibilité de son gouvernement qui [...] More »
Minister Finley pushes accessibility funding for the disabled from her inaccessible constituency office
April 16, 2010
The Minister responsible for persons with disabilities, Human Resources and Skills Development Minister Diane Finley, has been touting her government’s Enabling Accessibility Fund to improve accessibility [...] More »
Letter to the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada
April 16, 2010
Karen E. Shepherd Commissioner of Lobbying Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada 255 Albert Street 10th Floor Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0R5 Dear Commissioner Shepherd: [...] More »
Liberals demand answers on short-changed funding for new Canadians
April 16, 2010
Now that the Conservatives have finally admitted to holding back more than $180 million of promised settlement and integration funding for newcomers to Canada, Liberals are [...] More »
Rural Canada matters
April 16, 2010
Today in Hants County, Nova Scotia, I committed a future Liberal government to improving the health services of rural Canadians. At the Hants Shore Community Health [...] More »
Michael Ignatieff commits to more doctors and nurses in rural Canada
April 16, 2010
Health services in rural Canada matters to our quality of life HANTS COUNTY, NS – During a visit to the Hants Shore Community Health Centre outside [...] More »
Joignez-vous au débat sur l’amélioration des services de santé ruraux
April 15, 2010
Aujourd’hui, dans le comté de Hants en Nouvelle-Écosse, j’ai annoncé qu’un gouvernement libéral aiderait à attirer davantage de médecins, d’infirmières et d’infirmiers ainsi que les infirmières [...] More »
Join the discussion on improving rural health services
April 15, 2010
Earlier today, in Hants County, Nova Scotia, I announced that a Liberal government would help attract doctors, nurses and nurse practitioners to underserved rural communities by [...] More »
Another Conservative Minister caught benefitting from government green funds?
April 15, 2010
Amid allegations that Rahim Jaffer sought government grants to pump up the value of companies reserved for him and former Minister Helena Guergis, Liberal MPs are [...] More »
Public inquiry only answer to mounting evidence of detainee torture cover-up
April 15, 2010
The Harper government has nowhere to hide as damning information about their knowledge of Afghan detainee torture, and their failure to investigate or stop it, continues [...] More »
Memorial Service for Polish President in Mississauga
April 15, 2010
Photos : Radey Barrack More »
Harper government must act on environment motion passed by Parliament
April 14, 2010
The Liberals are claiming victory this evening following Parliament’s passage of their opposition motion calling on the Conservative government to take immediate and decisive action on [...] More »
Liberal Joe Volpe Proposes Comprehensive Improvements to the Motor Vehicle Safety Act
April 14, 2010
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Statement by Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff on Vaisakhi Celebrations
April 14, 2010
OTTAWA – Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff made the following statement today on the celebration of Vaisakhi: “On April 14th, many Canadians are celebrating Vaisakhi — the [...] More »
Just the facts: The Harper government’s road to failure on the environment and climate change
April 14, 2010
As all parties begin debate today on the Liberal motion calling for a principled environmental policy and national climate change plan, the Harper government’s continued foot-dragging [...] More »
Climate change: Liberals take action where Harper has failed
April 13, 2010
The Liberals are bringing forward an opposition motion calling on the Conservative government to take immediate and decisive action on the environment and climate change. “The [...] More »
Harper Conservatives ‘obliterating’ access to information for Canadian public
April 13, 2010
In light of the Information Commissioner’s finding that the Access to Information system is broken, Liberals today called for its complete overhaul in order to remove [...] More »
Vaisakhi Celebration
April 13, 2010
Photos : Greg Kolz More »
Letter to the Commissioner of Lobbying
April 12, 2010
Karen E. Shepherd Commissioner of Lobbying 255 Albert Street, 10th Floor Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0R5 Dear Commissioner Shepherd: I am writing to you to request an [...] More »
Michael Ignatieff makes a strong stand for pay equity
April 12, 2010
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff re-introduced his private member’s bill today that would, if passed, ensure the human right of pay equity could not be bargained away. [...] More »
Statement by Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff on the death of Private Tyler William Todd in Afghanistan
April 11, 2010
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff made the following statement today regarding the death of Private Tyler William Todd in Afghanistan: “The news of Private Tyler William Todd’s [...] More »
Statement by Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff on Holocaust Memorial Day
April 11, 2010
Ottawa – Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff made the following statement today: “On Yom HaShoah, we remember a crime against humanity whose horror stands through time as [...] More »
Statement from Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff on the death of Polish President Lech Kaczynski
April 10, 2010
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Wrzesnewskyj expresses condolences to the Polish people on the tragic deaths of the members of the Polish delegation travelling to the Katyn massacre site
April 10, 2010
For Immediate Release April 10, 2010 Ottawa – Liberal MP Borys Wrzesnewskyj (Etobicoke Centre), member of Liberal Team Polonia and founder of the current Canada-Poland Parliamentary [...] More »
UJA Holocaust Memorial
April 10, 2010
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Remembering Vimy Ridge
April 9, 2010
Today, I joined thousands of Canadians at the National War Memorial in downtown Ottawa. We were there to commemorate the 93rd anniversary of the Battle of [...] More »
Statement by Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff of the 93rd anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge
April 9, 2010
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff made the following statement today to commemorate the 93rd anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge: “Four days in April 1917 are [...] More »
For a different way of governing, I need Quebecers: Michael Ignatieff
April 8, 2010
MIRABEL – The Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada encouraged Quebecers to “come down from the stands and get into the game” in a speech [...] More »
Remarks to the Mirabel Chamber of Commerce and Industry
April 8, 2010
Mirabel, Quebec Check against delivery Ladies and Gentlemen: Thank you for that warm welcome. I’ve been looking forward to being with you today. This isn’t my [...] More »
Statement from Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff on the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda
April 7, 2010
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff made the following statement on the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda: “Today the global community stops to [...] More »
Michael Ignatieff on “THE HOUR”
April 7, 2010
A clip of Michael Ignatieff’s interview on CBC’s THE HOUR with George Stroumboulopoulos. Watch the full episode at your leisure on their website: www.cbc.ca/thehour. More »
Op-ed on slow stimulus money
April 6, 2010
Please find below an editorial by John McCallum that was recently published in the Mark. It is available in the language in which it was published. [...] More »
Leader’s op-ed: Finding a balance – by making a choice
April 3, 2010
Published April 2nd 2010 in the Toronto Sun Finding balance – by making a choice Michael Ignatieff Is there room for bold ideas in our politics? [...] More »
Harper government’s ongoing environmental failures no April Fool’s joke
April 1, 2010
OTTAWA –It’s one step forward, two steps back for the Harper government after they announced auto emission controls while at the same time eliminating the popular [...] More »
Letter to the Canadian Chamber of Commerce
April 1, 2010
The Honourable Perrin Beatty, P.C. President and Chief Executive Officer The Canadian Chamber of Commerce 420 – 360 Albert Street Ottawa, Ontario K1R 7X7 Dear Mr. [...] More »

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