Come and See for Yourself

Come and See for Yourself
July 31, 2010
That’s all folks – after a three-day tour I’m back to the bunker in Ottawa. After all, how’s an Irishman to survive when there’s no beer [...] More »
Extra, extra, read all about it!
July 31, 2010
If you want to know how the Liberal Express is going, don’t take my word for it – read the press coverage: Toronto: Iggy gets Jiggy [...] More »
Raising our Voices Together
July 31, 2010
Michael Ignatieff knows my riding – and the vibrant identities of each of our communities. Down the Niagara River – from Fort Erie to Niagara Falls [...] More »
Liberal Express: from Toronto to Niagara
July 30, 2010
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Live blogging the “Clear Alternative Town Hall” in St. Catharines
July 30, 2010
Get your burning questions answered! Michael Ignatieff is hosting a town hall in St. Catharines and we’ll be live blogging the entire event so send in your questions and comments! More »
[Video] ‘In the middle of the word accountability is the word count’
July 30, 2010
Hot off the presses (well, computers anyway) Michael Ignatieff unscripted, and fired up about the census in Halton. More »
Ignatieff fired up about the census in Halton
July 30, 2010
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Ever since Trudeau kissed my mother
July 30, 2010
Michael Ignatieff took the stage in front of the bus moments later. The crowd of 200 cheered as he talked about learning and innovation as the keys to keeping jobs in this region. More »
Burgers for breakfast
July 30, 2010
The Liberal Express pulled into Breakfast Television today for an early morning barbeque. Who says you can’t eat hamburgers for breakfast? More »
Michael Ignatieff does MuchMusic
July 30, 2010
You've seen him dance to Caribbean beats in front of MuchMusic. Now here's the interview... More »
Clip from Q and A at MuchMusic
July 29, 2010
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Jump up on the Liberal Express!
July 29, 2010
As if it wasn’t cool enough to see the Liberal Leader interviewed at MUCH. My favourite part: when he told the story of being taken hostage in war-torn Yugoslavia (and freed by a Canadian peacekeeper). More »
Caribana at MuchMusic
July 29, 2010
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“Opera music was playing”
July 29, 2010
I’ve been to Baycrest a hundred times before – usually to visit elderly parishioners in care – and gained a deeper appreciation for what a special place it is when my aunt underwent seven months of rehabilitation here. More »
Across Canada, a conversation about support for caregivers
July 29, 2010
Liberals are reaching out this week to hear from Canadians on their home care experiences, and to acknowledge the important role caregivers play in our families and in our society. More »
Liberals focus on aging and brain disorders as part of Liberal Express home care week
July 29, 2010
TORONTO – Liberals are calling on the Conservative government to immediately begin working with organizations that provide healthcare services to Canadians living with brain disorders to [...] More »
Liberals call on the Conservative government to restore Caribana Festival funding
July 29, 2010
Liberals today are demanding the Conservative government restore the vital funding unnecessarily cut from Toronto’s Caribana Festival and revisit their ideological decision-making behind the allocation of [...] More »
Tough questions at the Waterloo Region Children’s Museum
July 28, 2010
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New hope in the fight against Multiple Sclerosis
July 28, 2010
The Province of Saskatchewan announced it will help pay for clinical trials of liberation treatment. It is disappointing, however, that our federal government still refuses to actively participate and contribute to the ongoing research. More »
Censuslessness
July 28, 2010
The Conservative Research Group should really clamp down on their leaks. This just came to our attention. It. Is. Not. Funny. More »
Conservatives ignoring Canada’s home care challenge
July 28, 2010
While the Liberal Party wants to help the “sandwich generation” struggling to balance the pressures of caring for both their children and aging parents, the Conservatives [...] More »
Where’s Harper hiding?
July 27, 2010
There’s a new storyline emerging in the dog days of summer: Where’s Harper hiding? More »
Where’s Harper? PM in hiding as Conservatives dump bad news on Canadians
July 27, 2010
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Harper has gone into hiding to avoid defending unpopular decisions made in secret by his government since Parliament rose: gutting the census [...] More »
Thinking outside the bus
July 27, 2010
The Liberal Express is more than just a bus. It is in many places at once, every single week, when Liberal MPs, Senators, and candidates visit local farmers' markets, retirement communities, and Legion halls, all across the country. More »
Liberal Express: From Guelph to Kitchener
July 26, 2010
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Liberals support UN-backed sanctions against Iran
July 26, 2010
Liberal MPs spoke out in favour of Canada’s new sanctions against Iran, and any measures that conform with the United Nations Security Council Resolution to bring [...] More »
Meet the parents
July 26, 2010
“I used to follow politics a lot more than I do now,” Eleanor confessed. But politics haven’t stopped following her — a meeting with Eleanor Sorbara has become a rite-of-passage for Liberal leaders. More »
Summer memories in Kitchener-Waterloo
July 26, 2010
Last time I rode a bus for the entire summer, I was a university student explaining the bus schedule changes to riders on Kitchener transit. More »
Cornucopia
July 26, 2010
On Sunday evening, the Liberal Express pulled into the Eubank family farm in Hagerville, Ontario, for a BBQ hosted by the Eubanks and Liberal candidate Bob Speller (Haldimand—Norfolk). More »
Michael Ignatieff talks home care on the Liberal Express
July 26, 2010
GUELPH – Caring for our aging parents and grandparents at home will require more support for home caregivers – not $6 billion more in unnecessary and [...] More »
Buy local, cell phones
July 25, 2010
We started the day with breakfast in Egmondville. Michael Ignatieff and Charlie Bagnato, our Liberal candidate in Huron—Bruce, talked with people waiting for delicious, delicious pancakes. More »
Liberal Express: From Egmondville to Hagersville
July 25, 2010
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Liveblog: Brantford town hall with Michael Ignatieff
July 25, 2010
Have a question for Michael Ignatieff? Join Adam as he liveblogs today's interactive town hall with the Liberal Leader at 3:15 EST. More »
I don’t want to go home!
July 24, 2010
It’s the last day of the first Quebec leg of the Liberal Express (we’re back again in August)… and what a week! We got an enthusiastic [...] More »
My two typing fingers are in great shape, thank you very much
July 24, 2010
Something you may not know: Michael Ignatieff is a big-time baseball fan. More »
First Pitch at the Quebec Softball AA Championship Game
July 24, 2010
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Liberal Express in Laval
July 24, 2010
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The day of living dangerously
July 24, 2010
Everyone who cares enough about politics to read this blog knows that there are certain things that a cautious politician does not do. More »
Biking with Sun Youth on the Plateau in Montréal
July 24, 2010
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Touring the Jean Talon Farmers’ Market in Montréal
July 24, 2010
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Conservatives attack minorities, health and education by cutting workplace diversity and census
July 23, 2010
Stephen Harper is turning back the clock and attacking Canada’s minorities by reducing their representation in the public service, while also threatening their health, settlement and [...] More »
Liberals support Assembly of First Nations “Call to Action on Education”
July 23, 2010
Following the historic “Call to Action on Education” by the Assembly of First Nations this week, Liberal MPs declared today their party’s support for the plan [...] More »
Statement by Liberal Foreign Affairs Critic Bob Rae on the Kabul International Conference on Afghanistan
July 23, 2010
Liberal Foreign Affairs Critic Bob Rae made the following statement today on the outcome of the historic Kabul International Conference on Afghanistan: “At the Kabul conference [...] More »
Michael Ignatieff stops by MusiquePlus
July 23, 2010
Michael Ignatieff stops by Musique Plus during the Liberal Express tour. He spoke about his favourite music, his youth, and getting youth involved in politics. Check it out! More »
Liberal Express in Montreal
July 23, 2010
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Adam Goldenberg is really growing as a person
July 23, 2010
Michael Ignatieff says the Liberal Express tour is about growing the Liberal Party. So far, it’s been a fantastic success; I’m getting bigger every day. Last [...] More »
Robert Oliphant, M.P., Calls for Full Public Inquiry into Agent Orange
July 23, 2010
OROMOCTO, N.B. – Robert Oliphant, Liberal Member of Parliament for Don Valley West, and Official Opposition Critic for Veterans Affairs, re-iterated his call for the Standing [...] More »
Liveblog: Interactive town hall with Michael Ignatieff
July 23, 2010
Have a question for Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff? Tune into today’s interactive town hall at 11:15am EST. Adam Goldenberg and Marc Gendron will be liveblogging the event. More »
Martin Cauchon: Friday in Montreal
July 23, 2010
It’s Friday. The sun is shining, and here I am joining the Liberal Express. Michael and the Liberal team are clearly energized by the past few [...] More »
[Video] Justin Trudeau on our time in Shawinigan
July 23, 2010
Justin Trudeau challenged me to go for a run with him at 6:45 yesterday morning – which meant I was exhausted all day, but also that [...] More »
[Video] In Shawinigan with Jean Chrétien
July 22, 2010
Former Prime Minister Jean Chrétien welcomes the Liberal Express to Shawinigan on Thursday. Click below to watch the video. More »
Big turbines, then “le p’tit gars”
July 22, 2010
“I’d like to invite my leader and yours, the man who will lead us to victory in the next election, Michael Ignatieff!” More »
Liberals support measures to attract more doctors to rural Quebec
July 22, 2010
POINTE-DU-LAC, QC – As part of the Liberal Express cross-country summer tour, Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff announced today the Liberal Party’s commitment to work with the [...] More »
Letter to the Prime Minister
July 22, 2010
The Right Honourable Stephen Harper, P.C., M.P. Prime Minister of Canada 80 Wellington Street Ottawa, Ontario K1A OA2 Dear Prime Minister: As members of Canada’s Official [...] More »
Le p’tit gars de Shawinigan
July 22, 2010
Past and present Liberal leaders arrive in Shawinigan. More »
Liberals commit to investments in the environment and clean energy in Quebec
July 22, 2010
TROIS-RIVIÈRES, QC – Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff took the Liberal Express to a wind turbine manufacturing facility today to contrast the Liberal plan for the environment, [...] More »
Liberal Party requests documents related to census issue in the wake of Sheikh resignation
July 22, 2010
Following the shocking resignation by the head of Canada’s world-renowned statistics agency, the Liberal Party is seeking documentation on what advice the Conservatives received before deciding [...] More »
Liberal Express: From Trois Rivieres to Repentigny
July 22, 2010
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Photos: From Ste-Marie-de-Beauce to Batiscan
July 22, 2010
Browse some of the great photos we posted from the Liberal Express yesterday as we made stops in Ste-Marie-de-Beauce, Quebec City and Batiscan. More »
The Liberal Express arrives in Quebec
July 21, 2010
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff today launched the Quebec leg of the Liberal Express tour to present the only progressive, compassionate and responsible alternative to the Harper [...] More »
[Video] “You think education is expensive? Try ignorance.”
July 21, 2010
Michael Ignatieff weighs in on the census debate: "There isn't a group in Canada who isn't concerned what will happen if this government decides to fly blind. You think education is expensive? Try ignorance." More »
A real lake? Really?
July 21, 2010
With a bus full of journalists, Michael Ignatieff and the Liberal team pulled up to the Club Chasse et Pêche de Ste-Marie, in Frampton, in the Beauce — alongside an honest-to goodness real lake. A real lake! More »
The Liberal Express arrives in Quebec
July 21, 2010
QUEBEC CITY – Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff today launched the Quebec leg of the Liberal Express tour to present the only progressive, compassionate and responsible alternative [...] More »
Liberal Express: From Ste-Marie-de-Beauce to Batiscan
July 21, 2010
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[Video] Liberal Express launches Québec tour
July 21, 2010
This morning I had the pleasure to meet Anne Gagné, one of our candidates in the Québec region. She shared her first impressions of the Liberal [...] More »
Open letter to Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page
July 21, 2010
Mr. Kevin Page Parliamentary Budget Officer Library of Parliament Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0A9 July 21, 2010 Dear Mr. Page, I am writing to you regarding [...] More »
Help! I’m trapped on the French side of Liberal.ca!
July 20, 2010
If you're in Beauce, Quebec City, Batiscan, Trois-Rivieres, Shawinigan, Pointe du Lac, Repentigny, Saint-Elie-de-Caxton, Montreal, or Laval, join us for a few hours with Michael Ignatieff and the Liberal team. More »
Statement by Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff on the death of a Canadian soldier in Afghanistan
July 20, 2010
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff made the following statement today on the death of Sapper Brian Collier: “It was with great sadness that I learned Sapper Brian [...] More »
Statement from the Liberal Party on the International Nijmegen March by the Canadian Forces
July 20, 2010
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff made the following statement on the International Four Days Marches Nijmegen: “Today, nearly 200 Canadian Forces men and women began a grueling [...] More »
Statement by the Liberal Party on the Fifth Anniversary of the Civil Marriage Act
July 20, 2010
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff made the following statement today on the fifth anniversary of the Civil Marriage Act: “Today marks a historic day in Canadian history [...] More »
Liberals commit to rural high-speed internet for Ottawa Valley
July 20, 2010
After four years of the Harper government ignoring the lack of high-speed internet in the Ottawa Valley, a Liberal government has a clear plan for 100% [...] More »
Liberals call out Harper government inaction on HIV/AIDS
July 20, 2010
As people leading the global fight against HIV/AIDS gather in Vienna for the 18th International AIDS conference this week, the Liberal Party is calling on the [...] More »
Conservative desperation yields ridiculous arguments for axing mandatory long census
July 19, 2010
Despite a sustained and unprecedented outcry from a broad cross-section of Canadians against axing the mandatory long census, the Conservatives continue to put ideology before facts [...] More »
Listening to Saskatchewan’s farmers
July 19, 2010
The Liberal Express tour brought Michael Ignatieff to Saskatchewan yesterday to see first-hand the flood devastation in the prairies. More »
In their own words – Conservatives’ sole-sourced $16-billion fighter jets
July 19, 2010
(Quotes are included in their original language) “Not so fast on F-35 purchase” – Toronto Star, July 19, 2010 “Fighter planes a $16-billion puzzle” – Waterloo [...] More »
Search and rescue aircraft not a Conservative priority
July 19, 2010
Gander, NL – Scott Simms, Member of Parliament for Bonavista-Gander-Grand Falls-Windsor is not pleased with the federal government’s announcement to spend $16 billion to secure F-35 fighter [...] More »
[Video] Helping Habitat for Humanity
July 19, 2010
On Thursday morning the Liberal Express rolled into Cobourg, Ontario to help build a house with Habitat for Humanity, a non-profit group that works to build [...] More »
Liberal Express in Saskatchewan
July 18, 2010
The Liberal Express tour continues today in Saskatchewan with stops in Batoche, Osler and Saskatoon. More »
Liberal Express in Saskatchewan: From Batoche to Saskatoon
July 18, 2010
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Liberal Express: From Barrie to Brampton
July 18, 2010
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Rural Canada Matters to Liberals
July 18, 2010
OSLER, SK – As Michael Ignatieff’s Liberal Express begins a week of events highlighting “Rural Canada Matters”, the Liberal Leader is meeting today with Saskatchewan farmers [...] More »
[Video] Canoeing at Camp Couchiching
July 18, 2010
Michael Ignatieff and the Liberal Express visit Camp Couchiching in Orillia, ON and spend the morning canoeing on the lake. More »
Liberal Express flips burgers at Webers
July 17, 2010
The Liberal Express stopped at Webers, the burger joint on Highway 11, where standing in line is a quintessential Canadian moment. Key Man even let Michael [...] More »
Canoeing at Camp Couchiching
July 17, 2010
Michael Ignatieff and the Liberal Express visit Camp Couchiching in Orillia, ON and have some fun canoeing on the lake. More »
Liberal Express helps Habitat for Humanity Build
July 17, 2010
The Liberal Express took a shortcut from Peterborough to non-partisanship, and a Habitat for Humanity build site in Cobourg. More »
Sharing the road
July 17, 2010
Today, at the Barrie Farmers' Market, we met Andrew Puiras. Andrew and his mom, Roxanne Swain, drove from Sudbury to Barrie this morning, to meet Michael Ignatieff—and not for the first time. More »
“Honey, do you mind if I invite 300 Liberals over for dinner?”
July 17, 2010
Yes, hundreds of people over to my house here in Brampton. I know — my wife is a very understanding woman. More »
Meat and greet
July 16, 2010
When the Liberal Express pulled into Camp Couchiching, an honour guard of campers and staff were lining the road, cheering. Just like old times, right? More »
Liberal Express: From Orillia to Thunder Beach
July 16, 2010
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Harper government battering the Canadian brand
July 16, 2010
Thanks to cuts by the Harper government, the Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC) will be laying off staff and closing international offices in Australia, Germany and France [...] More »
Liberals outline clear alternative to Conservative wasteful spending
July 16, 2010
ROSSEAU, ON – As the Liberal Express continues its cross-country summer tour, Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff stopped today to view the now-infamous G8 fake lighthouse, drawing [...] More »
In their own words: Conservatives vs. media pundits on census data
July 16, 2010
(Quotes are included in their original language) “I don’t accept the fact that every time you make a change on every matter of government business, you [...] More »
Liberal Express, day 3: It’s Thursday, must be PeterboroughCobourgAjaxMarkham
July 16, 2010
We arrived to find the parking lot full of policemen, firemen, paramedics, members of the Canadian Forces, and local veterans. All were there to be fêted for their service, at a "Local Heroes" event hosted by local MPs Dan McTeague and Mark Holland. More »
Liberal Express, day 2.5: On a hot, hot day in July
July 15, 2010
First thing this morning, the Liberal Express took a shortcut from Peterborough to non-partisanship, and a Habitat for Humanity build site in Cobourg. More »
Liberal Express: From Cobourg to Toronto
July 15, 2010
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Michael Ignatieff hosts town hall with business leaders at the Ajax-Pickering Board of Trade
July 15, 2010
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff took his Liberal Express to Durham Region in Ontario today – considered a hub of southern Ontario’s energy corridor – offering business [...] More »
[Video] Welcome aboard the Liberal Express
July 15, 2010
Michael Ignatieff introduces us to the Liberal Express — Check out this video of the first few days on the road. More »
Liberal Express exclusive: Keleigh Annau
July 15, 2010
The Liberal Express is stocked with Young Liberals, who wear red t-shirts and carry things—like boxes full of red t-shirts. Keleigh Annau is one of them. More »
Liveblogging the Ajax-Pickering town hall
July 15, 2010
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Liberals will put a hold on sole-sourced fighter jet contract
July 15, 2010
A future Liberal government will put a hold on the Harper government’s $16-billion sole-sourced fighter jet contract, and Liberals will immediately request that the House of [...] More »