Just the Facts: Harper’s real economic record

Just the Facts: Harper’s real economic record
January 31, 2011
While Finance Minister Jim Flaherty embarks on his latest taxpayer-funded public relations blitz far away from the scrutiny of Parliament Hill, here is how the Conservatives’ [...] More »
Black History Month Brunch
January 31, 2011
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A refuge of freedom
January 30, 2011
May our country always be a refuge of freedom. May we always live up to the promise of equality. More »
A day with exceptional Canadians
January 29, 2011
This morning, Zsuzsanna and I joined the Walk for Memories, organized by the Alzheimer Society of Toronto. More »
2011 Walk for Memories – Alzheimer Society Toronto
January 29, 2011
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Statement by the Liberal Party of Canada on events in Egypt
January 28, 2011
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff made the following statement on recent developments in Egypt: “Canadians are looking at the events in Egypt with the hope that they [...] More »
Conservative climate change failures make Kent’s speech a tough sell
January 28, 2011
TORONTO – The Harper Conservatives’ deliberate inaction on climate change will make Environment Minister Peter Kent’s speech today in Toronto a tough sell for Canadians, Liberal [...] More »
Family Care round table in Ahuntsic
January 27, 2011
Montreal | 2011/01/27 Photos : Georges Alexandar More »
Statement by Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff on International Holocaust Remembrance Day
January 27, 2011
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff made the following statement on the occasion of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day: “Today marks an occasion for solemn observance here in [...] More »
Reality check: Gilles Duceppe’s Small Business Myth
January 27, 2011
According to media reports, Bloc Québécois Leader Gilles Duceppe said Wednesday at a meeting with his caucus in Québec City that his party supports the Conservatives’ [...] More »
Just the Facts: Foreign allies question F-35 costs – why doesn’t Canada?
January 27, 2011
“The culture of endless money that has taken hold must be replaced by a culture of restraint.” (US Secretary of Defence Robert Gates, The Daily [...] More »
Michael Ignatieff hosts roundtable on family care as part of his “20/11” tour in Montreal
January 27, 2011
MONTREAL – Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff is in Montreal today on the final leg of his “20/11” tour to participate in a family care roundtable with [...] More »
Statement by the Liberal Party of Canada on the Quebec City arena project
January 27, 2011
The Liberal Party of Canada today reiterated its position on the Quebec City arena project: “The caucus and candidates of the Liberal Party of Canada would [...] More »
Just the Facts: Memo to Defence Minister Peter MacKay
January 27, 2011
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Liberals will implement cap-and-trade while Peter Kent bumbles
January 26, 2011
While Conservative Environment Minister Peter Kent threatens Canadian jobs by refusing to act on carbon emissions, a future Liberal government will implement a carbon cap-and-trade system [...] More »
Harper’s corporate tax cuts not what Canadian families need right now
January 26, 2011
As Conservative ministers fan out across the country today to sell their $6-billion tax cut for Canada’s largest corporations, Liberals are reminding Canadians that there is [...] More »
Michael Ignatieff’s speech to Liberal Caucus and Candidates (full speech)
January 26, 2011
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff gives a passionate speech to 2011 Winter Caucus on Parliament Hill More »
Clips from Michael Ignatieff’s speech to Liberal Caucus and Candidates
January 26, 2011
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff gives a passionate speech to 2011 Winter Caucus on Parliament Hill More »
Michael Ignatieff’s Winter Caucus Speech
January 25, 2011
Photos: Greg Kolz More »
What I saw from the podium
January 25, 2011
A packed room, wall to wall, candidates, MPs, Senators, staffers, party workers, everybody on their feet, everybody believing in our values, most of all, everybody believing in themselves and in the people of Canada. A great moment. I am proud to lead this team. More »
The speech everyone is talking about
January 25, 2011
Yesterday afternoon, Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff gave a passionate speech to 2011 Winter Caucus on Parliament Hill. Here are some of the highlights. See below for [...] More »
Michael Ignatieff’s speech to Liberal Caucus and Candidates – Winter Caucus 2011
January 25, 2011
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff gives a passionate speech to 2011 Winter Caucus on Parliament Hill More »
A new year for Canada
January 24, 2011
2011 can be a watershed year for Canada. We can turn the page on the last five years and start building a better future for our families. Come on and get involved. Let's give Canada something (more) to celebrate. More »
Statement by Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff on the bombing at the Moscow airport
January 24, 2011
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff made the following statement on the bombing of Domodedovo airport in Moscow: “I am outraged and saddened by the deaths and injuries [...] More »
Liberal candidates and caucus bring the focus back to Canadian families at winter retreat
January 24, 2011
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff and the entire Liberal caucus welcomed nearly 100 Liberal candidates to the kick-off of the Liberal Party’s annual winter caucus meeting in [...] More »
Vietnamese Lunar New Year Festival in Mississauga
January 24, 2011
Photos : Frank Raymond More »
Liberals support more rural doctors and nurses in the North
January 21, 2011
A new report showing acute doctor shortages in Canada’s Northern communities is precisely why the Liberal Party of Canada’s plan to attract and retain health care [...] More »
Fighter Jets
January 21, 2011
Instead of spending $16 billion on untendered fighter jets, Liberals want to address the economic pressures facing Canadian families when it comes to family care, pensions, [...] More »
Corporate Tax Cuts
January 21, 2011
Instead of adding to Harper’s record $56-billion deficit by borrowing $6 billion more for tax breaks to the largest corporations, Liberals want to address the economic [...] More »
Liberals launch television ads focusing on the issues
January 21, 2011
The Liberal Party of Canada has launched a new television advertising campaign that attacks the Conservative government’s position on untendered stealth fighters and corporate tax breaks. [...] More »
20/11 Tour: Speech to the Montreal Youth Chamber of Commerce
January 20, 2011
Photos : Georges Alexandar More »
Quebec’s Regions and Climate Change: Marc Garneau and Denis Coderre Call on Stephen Harper to Take Action
January 20, 2011
SAINTE-LUCE – Marc Garneau, Member of Parliament and the Official Opposition Critic for Industry, Science and Technology, and Denis Coderre, Member of Parliament and Official Opposition [...] More »
Canada is worse off than five years ago, and Canadians agree
January 20, 2011
Looks like we're not the only ones who feel that way. According to a new poll, nearly 70 percent of Canadians say they're not better off than they were five years ago. More »
Miramichi, after five years of Harper
January 19, 2011
Miramichi needs jobs. In the last five years, the community has suffered plant closures, especially in forest products. We commit to maintain the federal jobs the Liberal government brought to the community, but we need to do more, not just for Miramichi but for all the regions of the country hit by high unemployment during the Harper years. More »
Michael Ignatieff’s “20/11” tour asks New Brunswickers if they are better off after five years of Harper
January 19, 2011
MIRAMICHI – Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff is in New Brunswick today as part of his “20/11” tour to bring the Liberal message directly to New Brunswickers [...] More »
Michael Ignatieff’s 20/11 Tour: Town hall with Michael Ignatieff, candidate Peter Tinsley, and the Liberal team (Belleville)
January 19, 2011
Photo: Joan Smith More »
Kindness
January 19, 2011
One of the best -- and least discussed -- aspects of a political life is how civil, polite, and downright nice people are when you're out on the road. More »
Five Years of Harper: A Legacy of Broken Promises
January 19, 2011
As Stephen Harper approaches his fifth anniversary as Prime Minister, today Liberals published a list of 145 promises broken by Stephen Harper since 2006. “Stephen Harper [...] More »
Michael Ignatieff’s speech on social justice at Toronto’s Harbord Collegiate Institute
January 18, 2011
Harbord Collegiate Institute in Toronto hosted Michael Ignatieff and Trinity-Spadina Liberal candidate Christine Innes. As our American cousins celebrated Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Michael Ignatieff [...] More »
After five years of Harper, Canada’s newcomers face cutbacks, lower earnings, and Conservative interference
January 18, 2011
MARKHAM – Liberals will table a motion when Parliament resumes calling on the Harper Conservatives to reverse funding cuts to newcomer settlement and integration programs and [...] More »
Reality Check: Stephen Harper’s fabricated claims
January 18, 2011
Instead of focusing on the real economic pressures affecting everyday Canadians, Stephen Harper is spending millions of dollars on attack ads that make patently false claims [...] More »
Michael Ignatieff tells Canada’s CEOs: now is not the time to cut corporate taxes again
January 18, 2011
TORONTO – In a speech to the Canadian Council of Chief Executives, Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff said Canada can’t afford $6 billion in corporate tax breaks [...] More »
Liberals discuss small business priorities in Halifax & Bridgewater
January 18, 2011
HALIFAX – Liberal Small Business Critic Navdeep Bains is in Halifax and Bridgewater today to hear from small business owners about the challenges their businesses are [...] More »
A better kind of politics
January 18, 2011
Yesterday, Mr. Harper went negative, launching yet another round of his attack ads. Liberals, meanwhile, were accentuating the positive, with two great new candidates. More »
Food for more than thought
January 18, 2011
Two new Liberal candidates, two packed-to-the-rafters town halls. Not bad for a cold, cold day on the 20/11 tour. More »
20/11 comes to Hamilton
January 18, 2011
I wasn’t at the Carpenter’s Hall, where Marie Bountrogianni told a packed meeting that she’ll be seeking the federal Liberal nomination in Hamilton Mountain, but Kendall Kolne and Doug Calderwood-Smith were. Both are students at McMaster University in Hamilton, and both sent us their thoughts after the rally. Over to you, guys. More »
VIDEO: Michael Ignatieff at Harbord Collegiate Institute
January 18, 2011
Day 6 of the 20/11 tour began in a high school auditorium that was bursting with the promise of a generation. After five years of Stephen Harper, we can build a more just society. We can be worthy of our students' best hopes More »
Michael Ignatieff’s 20/11 Tour: Liberal meet and greet with Hamilton area Liberals
January 17, 2011
Photos : Mark Ungar More »
Statement from Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff on the passing of the Hon. Keith Davey
January 17, 2011
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff made the following statement on the death of former Senator, the Hon. Keith Davey: “Today we mourn the passing of Keith Davey [...] More »
Keith Davey (1926-2011)
January 17, 2011
I remember Keith Davey as a big man in every sense. He was tall, imposing, strong, with a wicked sense of humour, and a big-hearted love of the game of politics. No one played the game with more passion and more sense of fun than Keith. More »
Statement by Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff and Liberal MP for Mount Royal Irwin Cotler on the attack of five Jewish institutions in Montreal
January 17, 2011
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff made the following statement today on the attack of five Jewish institutions in Montreal: “The attacks on four synagogues and a Jewish [...] More »
Laced-up Liberals
January 17, 2011
Yesterday, Michael Ignatieff took a break from answering unscripted questions, put on his London Knights jersey, and laced up his skates with London West candidate Doug Ferguson and London Fanshawe candidate Roger Carnaci. More »
Flaherty scrambles to fix debt bubble created by his risky mortgage policies
January 17, 2011
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty is scrambling to fix the personal debt bubble he created by opening up the Canadian mortgage market to riskier American mortgage practices [...] More »
“20/11” tour comes to Southwestern Ontario
January 17, 2011
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Marie Bountrogianni takes up federal Liberal banner for Hamilton Mountain
January 17, 2011
HAMILTON, ON – Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff welcomed former Ontario Liberal Minister Marie Bountrogianni’s intention to run as the Liberal candidate in the federal riding of [...] More »
Michael Ignatieff skates in London, Ontario
January 17, 2011
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Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff addresses Coptic church congregation, meets with Coptic Christian community leaders
January 17, 2011
MISSISSAUGA – Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff addressed the congregation of the Church of the Virgin Mary and St. Athanasius on Sunday and met with Coptic Christian [...] More »
Michael Ignatieff’s 20/11 Tour: Skate with local London candidates Doug Ferguson and Roger Caranci
January 16, 2011
Photos : Radey Barrack More »
Michael Ignatieff’s 20/11 Tour: Town hall with Michael Ignatieff and candidates Karen Redman and Andrew Telegdi
January 16, 2011
Photos : Mark Ungar More »
Church of Virgin Mary & St. Athanasius
January 16, 2011
Photos: Radey Barrack More »
A dispatch from Winnipeg South
January 15, 2011
Yesterday, Michael Ignatieff's flight from Vancouver to Winnipeg was delayed by almost an hour. As a result, so was his Open mike town hall with Winnipeg South candidate Terry Duguid. Nearly 200 people in the room weren't deterred. I wasn't there, and so I'll leave the retelling to Jean Patterson, who was at the Open mike, and who emailed me earlier today. More »
Liberal meet and greet with candidate Max Khan (Oakville)
January 15, 2011
Photos: Radey Barrack More »
Michael Ignatieff’s 20/11 Tour: Family Care town hall (Winnipeg)
January 15, 2011
Photos: Joyce Mazur More »
20/11 goes West
January 14, 2011
I spent New Years at my parents’ house in Vancouver. Our family has a ritual: TV, champagne, and a toast at 9:00 p.m. We’re impatient; why [...] More »
Michael Ignatieff’s 20/11 Tour: Speech to Canada-Asia Pacific Business Association (Richmond)
January 14, 2011
Photos: Silvester Law & Erich Harvey More »
Statement by Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff on the celebration of Thai Pongal, the Tamil Thanksgiving
January 14, 2011
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff made the following statement on the celebration of Thai Pongal, the Tamil Thanksgiving: “Today as Tamils mark Thai Pongal, festival celebrations across [...] More »
Michael Ignatieff’s “20/11” tour asks Manitobans if they are better off after five years of
January 14, 2011
WINNIPEG – Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff is in Winnipeg today as part of his “20/11” tour to bring the Liberal message directly to Manitobans as the [...] More »
After Five Years of Harper, are Canadian women better off?
January 14, 2011
Over the past five years the Harper Conservatives have made substantial cuts to the regional offices of Status of Women Canada, cancelled funding for research and advocacy by women’s organizations, scrapped the long-form census used by policy makers to analyze gender representation, cancelled the Court Challenges Program, and launched an ideological crusade to eliminate the life-saving long-gun registry. And the list goes on. More »
Weekend reading
January 13, 2011
The storm clouds on the cover of this document are meant to look ominous. January 23rd marks 5 years since Stephen Harper came to office. It’s [...] More »
Harper government must work to fix Canada-UAE relationship
January 13, 2011
With senior United Arab Emirates officials indicating that the UAE deserves an apology from Prime Minister Stephen Harper for what they called a “vitriolic attack,” the [...] More »
After five years of Harper: Are Canadian families better off?
January 13, 2011
Thanks to the miracle of standard time it’ll be a few hours before we start getting dispatches from today’s 20/11 tour events on the West Coast. So in the meantime, allow me to draw your attention to another time difference: the five years that have passed since Stephen Harper and his Conservatives took power. Canadians have a wicked case of jetlag. More »
Michael Ignatieff’s “20/11” tour asks British Columbians if they are better off after five years of Harper
January 13, 2011
VANCOUVER – Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff is in Vancouver today as part of his 20/11” tour to bring the Liberal message directly to British Columbians as [...] More »
Planning John Baird’s retirement party
January 12, 2011
She hadn't planned to meet Michael Ignatieff today. She doesn't even live in Ottawa. But when Marianna saw the crowd at the Carlingwood Mall, she couldn't resist. More »
Michael Ignatieff’s 20/11 Tour: Carlingwood Family Restaurant (Ottawa)
January 12, 2011
Photos: Matt Campbell More »
Statement from Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff on the death of Toronto Police Sgt. Ryan Russell
January 12, 2011
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff made the following statement after the death of Toronto police officer Sgt. Ryan Russell: “It is with shock and sadness that we [...] More »
Michael Ignatieff’s 20/11 Tour: Launch on Parliament Hill
January 12, 2011
Photos: Matt Campbell More »
Michael Ignatieff launches “20/11” tour of unheld ridings, asking Canadians if they are better off after five years of Harper
January 12, 2011
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff today launched his “20/11” tour that will take him to 20 events in unheld ridings in every region of the country over [...] More »
20/11 begins today
January 12, 2011
When Michael Ignatieff gets to the microphone on Parliament Hill at 10:30 this morning, start the clock; he'll be holding 20 events in unheld ridings across the country in the next 11 days. More »
A question of loyalty
January 11, 2011
Forgive me for refusing to dress in pom poms and join Mr. Harper’s chorus line. Sitting down with another sovereign country and its institutions to hear their point of is part of national leadership. More »
One year after the earthquake, Liberal solidarity with Haiti remains steadfast
January 10, 2011
On the first anniversary of the devastating earthquake in Haiti, Liberals remain steadfast in their commitment to helping Haitians rebuild their lives and their communities. “It [...] More »
Announcing Michael Ignatieff’s 20/11 tour
January 10, 2011
Now, in 2011, Michael Ignatieff and the Liberal team will be reaching out to all Canadians, taking our message to ridings that don't yet have a Liberal MP. They're ridings held by the Conservatives, the NDP, and the Bloc Québécois, but they'll be Liberal after the next election. More »
Reality check: Stephen Harper’s revisionist history
January 7, 2011
“I visit more towns and cities than any other prime minister in history because I think we have duty to communicate with people, not only the [...] More »
Liberals: Flaherty has no business lecturing United States on spending control
January 7, 2011
As the Conservative government’s record of waste and fiscal mismanagement keeps adding up, Liberals said Finance Minister Jim Flaherty has no lessons to teach the United [...] More »
Liberals call for security infrastructure funding for Coptic Christian churches that may be at risk
January 7, 2011
In the wake of high alert warnings from the RCMP that Coptic Christian churches are at risk here in Canada, Liberals called upon the government to [...] More »
Liberals call for security infrastructure funding for Coptic Christian churches that may be at risk
January 7, 2011
In the wake of high alert warnings from the RCMP that Coptic Christian churches are at risk here in Canada, Liberals called upon the government to [...] More »
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January 6, 2011
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Statement by Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff on the celebration of Christian Orthodox Christmas
January 6, 2011
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff made the following statement on the celebration of Christian Orthodox Christmas: “Today Canadians in communities across the country will be celebrating Christmas [...] More »
Liberals present Conservative Party with invoice for partisan government advertising
January 6, 2011
After learning that Conservative MPs knowingly broke government advertising rules by forging ahead with their hyper-partisan Economic Action Plan website (EAP), Liberals presented the Conservative Party [...] More »
Statement by the Quebec Liberal Caucus: The Harper Government has abandoned Quebec
January 6, 2011
MONTREAL – The Quebec Liberal Caucus made the following statement today on Quebec’s increasingly marginalized role in the Harper government: “As members of the Quebec Liberal [...] More »
Conservatives play catch-up on Liberal youth job program while youth unemployment soars
January 5, 2011
Today’s announcement to fund 3,500 more youth jobs is a pittance when compared to the 80,000 spike in summer youth unemployment under the Harper Conservatives from [...] More »
Putin’s and Medvedev’s Russia welcomes in the New Year with the continued persecution of human and democratic rights activists; Canadian Government remains silent
January 5, 2011
For Immediate Release January 5, 2011 Ottawa – The persecution of human and democratic rights leader Boris Nemtsov continues in Putin’s Russia. On January 2, 2011, [...] More »
Liberals challenge Kent to turn around Harper’s failing environment policy
January 5, 2011
Opposition Liberals called on new Environment Minister Peter Kent to make a clean break with the Harper government’s failed environmental record today. “Mr. Kent is following [...] More »
Cabinet Shuffle 2011: More of the same incompetence
January 4, 2011
Ballooning cabinet size and cost: With two new cabinet posts, Stephen Harper’s cabinet now has 38 ministers, ballooning from 27 ministers in 2006. After boasting in [...] More »
Statement by Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff on the bombing of a Coptic Christian Church in Egypt
January 1, 2011
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff made the following statement today, on the bombing of the Coptic Orthodox Christian al-Qidiseen Church in Alexandria, Egypt. More »

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