Keynote address at the Rencontre Maîtres chez vous – Organised by Force Jeunesse

Keynote address at the Rencontre Maîtres chez vous – Organised by Force Jeunesse
February 28, 2011
Montréal | 2011/02/26 Photos : Georges Alexandar, Remy Assal More »
Statement by Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff on the results of British Columbia’s Liberal leadership race
February 26, 2011
Michael Ignatieff made the following statement on the results of the British Columbia Liberal leadership race: “On behalf of the Liberal Party of Canada and our [...] More »
Michael Ignatieff speaks to the leaders of tomorrow
February 26, 2011
MONTREAL – In a speech to young leaders of tomorrow in Montreal, Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff will outline the Liberal vision for a stronger, more inclusive [...] More »
Working Families Tour: Visit to IBEW, Local 353 Training Centre
February 25, 2011
Mississauga | 2011/02/25 Photos : Radey Barrack More »
Ambrose’s UN speech on women distorts her government’s record
February 25, 2011
Status of Women Minister Rona Ambrose’s account of what the Harper Conservatives have done for Canadian women and their efforts to improve the lives of women [...] More »
Working Families Tour : Town hall with Michael Ignatieff at the Operating Engineers Training Institute of Ontario
February 25, 2011
Oakville | 2011/02/25 Photos : Radey Barrack More »
Friends of Borys Update- February 25th, 2011
February 25, 2011
Dear Friends, This past Monday in Ontario was an official Family Day Long Weekend. In our busy and overly scheduled lives what a great way to [...] More »
Stephen Harper’s inner circle faces serious charges as delayed investigations pile up
February 25, 2011
The Liberal Party today said that accountability for charges laid against senior Conservative officials – two of whom are sitting Conservative Senators – goes right to [...] More »
Jim Flaherty’s real fiscal record: reckless spending and Reaganomics are mortgaging Canada’s future
February 25, 2011
MONCTON – As Finance Minister Jim Flaherty gives his revisionist account of his fiscal record to the Halifax Chamber of Commerce today, Liberal Finance Critic Scott [...] More »
Working Families Tour : Michael Ignatieff tours COSTI Immigrant Services
February 24, 2011
Toronto | 2011/02/24 Photos : Radey Barrack More »
Michael Ignatieff gives support to Canadian Federation of Agriculture
February 24, 2011
The Liberal Party of Canada is committed to wiping the slate clean and rebuilding agricultural policy in Canada by having farm programs built by farmers for [...] More »
Just the Facts:Rural doctors: the Liberal plan vs. the Harper Conservatives’ band-aid solution
February 24, 2011
Jack Layton might want to think twice about supporting the upcoming budget in exchange for the Harper government’s meagre plan to increase the number of rural [...] More »
Michael Ignatieff visits the École de technologie supérieure on the Working Families Tour
February 24, 2011
While in Montreal on the Working Families Tour Michael Ignatieff joined Liberal Jeanne-Le Ber candidate Mark Bruneau and Liberal Labour Critic Maria Minna on a tour [...] More »
The engineers of today making a difference for tomorrow
February 24, 2011
While in Montreal on the Working Families Tour Michael Ignatieff joined Liberal Jeanne-Le Ber candidate Mark Bruneau and Liberal Labour Critic Maria Minna on a tour of the facilities at ÉTS (École de technologie supérieure) where he saw every thing from super-computers and robots to concrete canoes. Following the tour, Michael Ignatieff had a dialogue with students learning about successes of their program, and discussing Liberal priorities compared to choices being made by the Harper Conservatives. More »
Liberals to deepen Parliamentary probe into Oda affair
February 24, 2011
Liberal Foreign Affairs Critic Bob Rae today outlined plans to deepen the committee inquiry into the facts surrounding the Harper Conservatives’ decision to mislead Parliament about [...] More »
Working Families Tour: Michael Ignatieff tours the École de technologie supérieure
February 23, 2011
Montreal | 2011/02/23 Photos : Georges Alexandar More »
Liberals fighting to end Harper’s culture of deceit on federal finances
February 23, 2011
Liberals will keep using legislative tools to force an end to the Harper government’s culture of deceit on federal finances after they refused to fully disclose [...] More »
Round table with Michael Ignatieff and the Liberal Team
February 22, 2011
Moncton, NB | 2011/02/22 Photos : Jason McGraw More »
Statement by the Liberal Party of Canada on the situation of civil unrest in Libya
February 22, 2011
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff made the following statement today on the violence in Libya: “We condemn in the strongest possible terms the Libyan government’s use of [...] More »
Town Hall with Michael Ignatieff at Masonic Park Community Centre
February 22, 2011
Mount Pearl, NL/T-N-L | 2011/02/21 Photos : Matthew Moulton More »
Town hall with Michael Ignatieff at St. Kevin’s High School
February 22, 2011
St. John’s, NL/T-N-L | 2011/02/21 Photos : Matthew Moulton More »
Luck
February 22, 2011
A man came up to me at a Tim Horton's in Mount Pearl, Newfoundland, and handed me a dime with the famous Bluenose schooner on one side. More »
Harper’s perimeter deal could stick Canadians with billions in new taxes
February 22, 2011
The Liberal Party of Canada today called on the Harper government to listen to Canadians and to conduct open and transparent negotiations on a new security [...] More »
Michael Ignatieff tours the Operating Engineers College
February 21, 2011
Holyrood, NL | 2011/02/21 Photos : Matthew Moulton More »
Bob Rae on the struggle for democracy in the Middle East
February 21, 2011
Since January, Canadians have been glued to their TVs, watching events unfold in Tunisia, then Egypt, and now, less peacefully, in Libya, Iran, Bahrain and elsewhere. Liberal Foreign Affairs critic Bob Rae has also been watching, and today he penned a short blog post outlining his thoughts on why Canada should do more to help those fighting for change. Here's the beginning of his post. More »
Taking in the Franco-Manitoban spirit
February 19, 2011
We're at the Festival du Voyageur opening night in St. Boniface as day one of the Working Families Tour wraps up in the Winnipeg area. I've definitely got my long johns on. Its twenty below on a bright moonlit night and the crowds are streaming through the old North West fur trading fort towards the music and beer tents. More »
Learning from the Boilermakers
February 19, 2011
I started our Working Families Tour in East St. Paul, near Winnipeg, at Local 555 of the Boilermakers Union. Some of the best training in the country goes on in union training halls and the Boilermakers—who pay for all of it out of union dues—are no exception. I tried my hand at welding but I think I'll keep my day job. More »
Bev Oda must resign! Sign the petition
February 19, 2011
Sign the petition: http://lpc.ca/petition Stephen Harper is shielding Bev Oda and even applauding her conduct in hopes the dust will settle and Canadians will forget. This [...] More »
Festival du Voyageur in Winnipeg
February 19, 2011
2011/02/18 | Winnipeg Photos : Joyce Mazur More »
Here’s the sound of 20,000 Canadians calling for Bev Oda’s resignation
February 19, 2011
Canadians expect the truth from their elected officials in the People’s house. Bev Oda broke that trust. And when we launched a petition demanding her resignation two days ago, 20 000 Canadians – and counting – raised their voice in protest. Here’s the video we made to mark that milestone. More »
Working Families Tour: Michael Ignatieff tours the Boilermakers Training Centre
February 18, 2011
East St. Paul, MB | 2011/02/18 Photo : Joyce Mazur More »
Statement by Liberal Party of Canada on Iran
February 18, 2011
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff made the following statement today following the debate on Iran in the House of Commons called by the Liberal Party of Canada: [...] More »
In their own words: Editorial opinion is unanimous – Bev Oda must resign
February 18, 2011
(Quotes are included in their original language) PINOCCHIO AUX COMMUNES (Le Soleil, le 18 février 2011) C’EST UN ABUS DU PARLEMENT (La Presse, le 18 février [...] More »
Liberals launch Budget Outreach Tour to show support for Canadian families
February 18, 2011
The Liberal Party of Canada today launched the Liberal Budget Outreach Tour to let Canadian families know that they are at the top of the [...] More »
Conservatives playing fast and loose with real immigration targets for family reunification
February 17, 2011
Despite assuring Parliament in November that admissions in the parents and grandparents visa category would remain stable in 2011, revised targets show that Citizenship and Immigration [...] More »
Just the Facts: How Bev Oda got tied up in “nots”
February 17, 2011
Today, the Liberal Party of Canada launched an online petition calling for Bev Oda to resign: http://petition.liberal.ca/bevodamustresign/ By refusing to accept the resignation of Bev Oda, [...] More »
Michael Ignatieff launches the Working Families Tour
February 17, 2011
Next week, accompanied by Liberal Labour Critic Maria Minna and Liberal MPs, Michael Ignatieff will criss-cross the country, touring union training centres, holding roundtables and meeting [...] More »
Liberals to vote against Bill C-59
February 16, 2011
The Liberal Party of Canada will vote against Bill C-59 because it introduces sweeping and expensive changes to the parole system that would alter the parole [...] More »
Liberals launch “Working Families Tour”
February 16, 2011
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff today launched the Liberal Party’s “Working Families Tour” to reach out to hard-pressed families across the country who are worse off after [...] More »
Launching the Working Families Tour
February 16, 2011
Next week, accompanied by Liberal Labour Critic Maria Minna and Liberal MPs, Michael Ignatieff will criss-cross the country, touring union training centres, holding roundtables and meeting with working families who have no voice in Stephen Harper's government. It's all part of the Working Families Tour he just announced. More »
Conservatives must end culture of deceit now
February 15, 2011
After Conservative Minister Bev Oda admitted that she misled the House of Commons about denying funding to the church-backed charity KAIROS, Liberal MPs called for the [...] More »
Statement from the Liberal Party of Canada on the 46th Anniversary of the National Flag of Canada
February 15, 2011
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff made the following statement in honour of Flag Day: “Forty-six years ago today, Canada reached a defining moment in its identity as [...] More »
Chinese New Year Reception
February 14, 2011
Scarborough | 2011/02/13 Photos : Radey Barrack More »
Conservatives break promise to new Canadians by cutting family reunification
February 14, 2011
The Harper Conservatives are systematically turning their backs on new Canadians by cutting back family reunification visas and preventing families from reuniting in Canada, Liberals charged [...] More »
Liberals join call for restored funding for research into missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls
February 14, 2011
Today on Parliament Hill, Liberal MPs will be standing alongside the families of missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls for the Sisters in Spirit’s First [...] More »
Ontario Young Liberals Annual General Meeting
February 13, 2011
Toronto | 2011/02/12 Photos : Radey Barrack More »
A debt of gratitude
February 12, 2011
Today I spoke to a packed room of Young Liberals from campus clubs right across Ontario. Most are in their late teens and early twenties, the same age as some of the brave men and women who occupied Tahrir Square for 18 days and brought down a regime. More »
Statement by the Liberal Party of Canada on Red Hand Day
February 12, 2011
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff made the following statement on Red Hand Day: “Since February 12, 2002, Red Hand Day has drawn attention to the plight of [...] More »
Statement by the Liberal Party of Canada on the resignation of Hosni Mubarak
February 11, 2011
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff made the following statement after Hosni Mubarak stepped down as President of Egypt: “Today we congratulate the Egyptian people for their persistence [...] More »
Just the Facts: Conservative enemies list keeps growing
February 11, 2011
A media report today reveals that two more prominent critics of the Conservative government, Professors Amir Attaran and Errol Mendes, are being harassed through unusually massive, [...] More »
Statement by Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff on the opening of the Canada Games
February 11, 2011
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff made the following statement today to mark the opening of the Canada Games in Halifax, Nova Scotia: “Throughout the next two weeks, [...] More »
Liberal Newfoundland and Labrador MPs demand commitment from Prime Minister Harper when he visits tomorrow
February 10, 2011
In light of Conservative MP Cheryl Gallant’s outrageous comments last week, Newfoundland and Labrador MPs are demanding that Prime Minister Stephen Harper demonstrate to Atlantic Canadians [...] More »
Harper rewards Kingston Conservative candidate with plum judicial post
February 10, 2011
Just weeks after Brian Abrams mysteriously stepped down as the Conservative candidate in Kingston and The Islands, Stephen Harper and Rob Nicholson rewarded him with a [...] More »
Don’t deal away our sovereignty
February 10, 2011
A negotiation of this magnitude demands transparency. Canadians need to know what is on the table. Instead, despite months of leaks, news stories and questions in Parliament, Mr. Harper has yet to utter the words “perimeter security” in the House of Commons. More »
Video: Liberals on ice!
February 10, 2011
Yesterday afternoon, Michael Ignatieff joined Ottawa Centre candidate Scott Bradley, Ottawa West-Nepean candidate Anita Vandenbeld, and dozens of adorable children -- as well as some slightly-less-adorable-but-still-above-average Liberal MPs -- for a lunchtime skate on the Rideau Canal. Here it is, caught on tape! More »
Liberals skate on the Rideau Canal
February 9, 2011
Michael Ignatieff joined local families as well as Liberal candidates Scott Bradley, Anita Vandenbeld, and Ryan Keon as well as MPs Carolyn Bennett, Shawn Murphy, Anthony [...] More »
Immediate action needed on a national food strategy
February 9, 2011
A recent report showing a continual decline in food production and safety under the Harper government confirms the need for the Liberal National Food Policy, Liberal [...] More »
Liberals oppose Bill S-10 as Conservatives hide mounting prison costs
February 9, 2011
The Liberal Party of Canada announced today that it will oppose Bill S-10 over concerns that the bill disproportionately targets youth and would cause an explosion [...] More »
Skate with local candidates and MPs on the Rideau Canal
February 9, 2011
Ottawa | 2011/02/09 Photos : Greg Kolz, Richard McGuire More »
Liberal motion calls for reversal of corporate tax cuts
February 8, 2011
The Liberal Party of Canada has put forward a motion today in the House of Commons calling on the Conservative government to reverse $6 billion in [...] More »
Just the Facts: Support for the Liberal Family Care Plan
February 8, 2011
This morning the Canadian Cancer Society released a national poll on family care and the impacts of caregiving on Canadian families. The CCS’s poll clearly indicates [...] More »
Conservatives accused of contempt after hiding corporate tax and prison expansion details
February 7, 2011
OTTAWA – After months of Conservative stonewalling, Liberal MP Scott Brison today rose on a question of privilege and asked the Speaker of the House to [...] More »
Parliament to hold hearings on cuts to stop new Canadians’ success
February 7, 2011
The House of Commons Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration has decided to hold urgent hearings this week on the government’s cynical $53 million in cuts [...] More »
Chinese New Year Parade
February 7, 2011
Vancouver | 2011/02/06 Photos : Erich Harvey, Taylor Briggs, Joshua Berson More »
PUCAPAB
February 6, 2011
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Feeling PUCAPAB? So are we!
February 6, 2011
I hear it everywhere I go. We’ve had enough of Stephen Harper and his government. As we say in Quebec when we’re really fed up, we’re pu’ capab. More »
Kung Hei Fat Choi!
February 6, 2011
We shake hands and shout, "Happy New Year!" until we're hoarse. More »
A simple promise
February 5, 2011
While waiting for our flight, a gate agent came up and told us that she's a Liberal. When we get talking, she says its because of health care. She's come through cancer and she wants to make sure everyone gets the care she got. More »
Conservatives attack teachers by axing global education program
February 4, 2011
The Liberal Party of Canada is siding with Canada’s teachers against the Harper Conservatives’ abrupt decision to cut off the Canadian Teachers’ Federation’s celebrated International Education [...] More »
Statement by the Liberal Party of Canada on the worsening situation in Egypt
February 3, 2011
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff made the following statement on the situation in Egypt, following last night’s emergency debate in the House of Commons: “It is deeply [...] More »
Statement by Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff on Chinese New Year
February 3, 2011
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff made the following statement today: “Ni Hao. “On behalf of the Liberal Party of Canada and the Parliamentary caucus, I would like [...] More »
Statement by Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff on Tết, the Vietnamese New Year
February 3, 2011
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff made the following statement today on the occasion of Tết, the Vietnamese New Year: “On behalf of the Liberal Party of Canada [...] More »
A message from Michael Ignatieff on usage-based billing
February 3, 2011
Earlier this week, the Liberal Party announced our opposition to the CRTC’s decision to allow usage-based billing by internet service providers. Thousands of Canadians called, emailed, and tweeted about the issue. Here in the Opposition Leader's Office, we've rarely seen such a flood of correspondence. A few minutes ago, Michael Ignatieff sent a personal reply. You can read it below. More »
Liberals slam cuts to Service Canada in rural communities
February 3, 2011
Stephen Harper is turning his back on rural Canadians and leaving many without access to federal services, information and resources following his government’s decision to close [...] More »
Canadian women are worse off after five years of Harper
February 3, 2011
Liberal MPs held a press conference today to highlight how the Harper Conservative government has spent the last five years turning back the clock on women’s [...] More »
Statement by Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff on Chinese New Year
February 3, 2011
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff made the following statement today: “Ni Hao. “On behalf of the Liberal Party of Canada and the Parliamentary caucus, I would like [...] More »
Harper must disclose details of security border deal with U.S
February 2, 2011
Instead of holding clandestine meetings with American officials, Liberals are demanding that Stephen Harper tell Canadians about his plans to sign a co-operation agreement that would [...] More »
Just the Facts: Flaherty supported corporate tax freeze
February 1, 2011
When Jim Flaherty was Minister of Enterprise, Opportunity, and Innovation for the Government of Ontario, he supported a freeze in corporate tax rates because of a [...] More »
Video briefing: Our strategy in Parliament
February 1, 2011
With all this election talk it’s important that Liberals are fully briefed on our strategy in the House of Commons. David McGuinty, the Liberal House Leader, recorded a video yesterday for just this reason. More »
Throwing technology overboard
February 1, 2011
Today, the Liberal Party took a stand against UBB. Marc Garneau, Pablo Rodriguez, and Dan McTeague – all MPs – are calling on the Conservative government to review the CRTC’s decision. We believe Canada needs more internet competition, not less. More »
Liberals: Larry Smith must choose between the Senate or running for MP
February 1, 2011
Larry Smith’s appointment to the Senate after announcing he would run to become a Conservative MP makes a mockery of Stephen Harper’s pledge to eliminate Senate [...] More »
Statement by Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff marking the beginning of Black History Month
February 1, 2011
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff made the following statement on the occasion of the first day of Black History Month: “Today marks the official beginning of Canada’s [...] More »
Liberals oppose CRTC decision on usage-based billing
February 1, 2011
The Liberal Party of Canada is standing up for Canadian consumers by opposing the decision by the Canadian Radio and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) on usage-based billing. [...] More »

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