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Statement by Liberal Leader Bob Rae on the Ontario Superior Court of Justice Decision on the Election Results in Etobicoke Centre
May 18, 2012
VANCOUVER— Liberal Leader Bob Rae made the following statement today on the Ontario Superior Court of Justice decision to declare the 2011 election results in Etobicoke [...] More »
Conservatives Endangering Lives in Canada’s Coastal Communities
May 18, 2012
OTTAWA— This Conservative government’s senseless decision to shutter the Kitsilano Search and Rescue Station will have a dramatic impact on the safety of one of Canada’s busiest [...] More »
Liberals Provide Real Opposition
May 18, 2012
OTTAWA— While the Conservative government does everything in its power to shut down debate and shut out Canadians, and while the NDP performs misguided cartwheels to [...] More »
Statement by Liberal Leader Bob Rae on Komagata Maru
May 18, 2012
VANCOUVER– Liberal Leader Bob Rae made the following statement today regarding the 1914 Komagata Maru incident: “As Canadians, we perceive ourselves as open to the world, [...] More »
Conservatives Intent on Cutting Links between Canada and the World
May 17, 2012
OTTAWA– The Conservatives’ decision to dump the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade’s (DFAIT) Understanding Canada program is a clear sign that this government is [...] More »
Conservatives Vote Against Retirement Security for Canadians
May 17, 2012
OTTAWA– By voting down a Liberal motion calling on the Conservatives to restore the qualifying age for the Old Age Security (OAS) to 65, this government [...] More »
Statement by Liberal Leader Bob Rae on International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia
May 17, 2012
OTTAWA—Liberal Leader Bob Rae made the following statement today on International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia: “On May 17, we mark the International Day Against Homophobia [...] More »

Statement by Liberal Leader Bob Rae on the Ontario Superior Court of Justice Decision on the Election Results in Etobicoke Centre
May 18, 2012
VANCOUVER— Liberal Leader Bob Rae made the following statement today on the Ontario Superior Court of Justice decision to declare the 2011 election results in Etobicoke [...] More »
Conservatives Endangering Lives in Canada’s Coastal Communities
May 18, 2012
OTTAWA— This Conservative government’s senseless decision to shutter the Kitsilano Search and Rescue Station will have a dramatic impact on the safety of one of Canada’s busiest [...] More »
Liberals Provide Real Opposition
May 18, 2012
OTTAWA— While the Conservative government does everything in its power to shut down debate and shut out Canadians, and while the NDP performs misguided cartwheels to [...] More »
Statement by Liberal Leader Bob Rae on Komagata Maru
May 18, 2012
VANCOUVER– Liberal Leader Bob Rae made the following statement today regarding the 1914 Komagata Maru incident: “As Canadians, we perceive ourselves as open to the world, [...] More »
Conservatives Intent on Cutting Links between Canada and the World
May 17, 2012
OTTAWA– The Conservatives’ decision to dump the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade’s (DFAIT) Understanding Canada program is a clear sign that this government is [...] More »
Conservatives Vote Against Retirement Security for Canadians
May 17, 2012
OTTAWA– By voting down a Liberal motion calling on the Conservatives to restore the qualifying age for the Old Age Security (OAS) to 65, this government [...] More »
Statement by Liberal Leader Bob Rae on International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia
May 17, 2012
OTTAWA—Liberal Leader Bob Rae made the following statement today on International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia: “On May 17, we mark the International Day Against Homophobia [...] More »

Statement by Liberal Leader Bob Rae on the Ontario Superior Court of Justice Decision on the Election Results in Etobicoke Centre
May 18, 2012
VANCOUVER— Liberal Leader Bob Rae made the following statement today on the Ontario Superior Court of Justice decision to declare the 2011 election results in Etobicoke [...] More »
Conservatives Endangering Lives in Canada’s Coastal Communities
May 18, 2012
OTTAWA— This Conservative government’s senseless decision to shutter the Kitsilano Search and Rescue Station will have a dramatic impact on the safety of one of Canada’s busiest [...] More »
Liberals Provide Real Opposition
May 18, 2012
OTTAWA— While the Conservative government does everything in its power to shut down debate and shut out Canadians, and while the NDP performs misguided cartwheels to [...] More »
Statement by Liberal Leader Bob Rae on Komagata Maru
May 18, 2012
VANCOUVER– Liberal Leader Bob Rae made the following statement today regarding the 1914 Komagata Maru incident: “As Canadians, we perceive ourselves as open to the world, [...] More »
Conservatives Intent on Cutting Links between Canada and the World
May 17, 2012
OTTAWA– The Conservatives’ decision to dump the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade’s (DFAIT) Understanding Canada program is a clear sign that this government is [...] More »
Conservatives Vote Against Retirement Security for Canadians
May 17, 2012
OTTAWA– By voting down a Liberal motion calling on the Conservatives to restore the qualifying age for the Old Age Security (OAS) to 65, this government [...] More »
Statement by Liberal Leader Bob Rae on International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia
May 17, 2012
OTTAWA—Liberal Leader Bob Rae made the following statement today on International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia: “On May 17, we mark the International Day Against Homophobia [...] More »

Harper is ending environmental protection
May 16, 2012
It’s up to you to speak up now before Canadians wake up to news of an unimaginable environmental catastrophe. More »
Liberals in the Community
May 16, 2012
On Sunday May 6th, 2012, a team of Liberals from various Calgary Electoral District Associations (EDAs) joined together to volunteer in the City of Calgary's 45th Annual Pathway & River Cleanup. More »
Running water for all
May 12, 2012
There are hundreds of communities where our fellow Canadians live in substandard housing, without running water or indoor plumbing. We have the technology and the money to deal with this disgrace, but we don't yet have the deep political will to make change happen. More »
The power of the Prime Minister
May 11, 2012
Just this week the Liberal House Leader was told by his Conservative counterpart that an Opposition Day was being shifted to a Friday because an earlier motion had compared the Harper cuts to the Ontario Harris Government’s cuts that led to the Walkerton tragedy. That "went too far" and so wings had to be clipped. More »
Bob Rae: Speech to the LPC(Ontario) AGM
May 10, 2012
Bob Rae delivers a speech at the Annual General Meeting of the Liberal Party of Canada's Ontario wing. More »
Mike Crawley: Speech to the Economic Club of Canada
May 3, 2012
Mike Crawley, National President of the Liberal Party of Canada, delivers a speech to the Economic Club of Canada, entitled "A Bold New Liberal Party - Growing the Movement." More »
Liberal Supporter Launch
May 2, 2012
Check out the tweets and photos from the supporter launch in Ottawa... Growth, hope, opportunity - can we count on you to join the movement? More »

High-Flying Fisheries Ambassador Travelled with Extravagance, Delivered Nothing
May 8, 2012
OTTAWA– As this Conservative government was gutting programs, Fisheries Ambassador Loyola Sullivan racked up nearly $600,000 in travel expenses with no results to show for it, [...] More »
Conservatives Betrayed Francophones by Hiring a Unilingual Auditor General
May 1, 2012
OTTAWA– Liberal Official Languages critic Mauril Bélanger made the following statement today in reaction to a preliminary report by the Commissioner of Official Languages which found that [...] More »
Statement by Liberal Leader Bob Rae on the International Day of Pink
April 11, 2012
TORONTO– Liberal Leader Bob Rae made the following statement on the International Day of Pink against Bullying, Discrimination, Homophobia and Transphobia: “The International Day of Pink [...] More »
Liberals Support Investigation into Conservative Election Fraud
March 27, 2012
OTTAWA— Liberal Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics critic Scott Andrews made the following statement today on the investigation launched by the Council of Canadians into [...] More »
Liberals Call on Ethics Commissioner to Investigate Latest Case of Potentially Illegal Activities Involving Industry Minister
March 27, 2012
OTTAWA- The Liberal Party is requesting that Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson investigate reports that Minister of Industry Christian Paradis may have again violated the Conflict of [...] More »
Statement by Liberal Leader Bob Rae on the Pioneer in Healthcare Policy Award
March 26, 2012
OTTAWA– Liberal Leader Bob Rae made the following statement on Dr. Kirsty Duncan receiving the Pioneer in Healthcare Policy Award: “I would like to congratulate my [...] More »
Conservative Minister Must Apologize for Offensive Comments about Aboriginal Peoples
March 23, 2012
TORONTO- Liberal Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development and Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency critic Dr. Carolyn Bennett today called on Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver to [...] More »

Convention Update: A new way to choose our Leader!
January 15, 2012
The Liberal Party of Canada has thrown open its doors to all Canadians. Tonight 75 percent of delegates voted in favour of creating a “supporter” category [...] More »
A Roadmap to Renewal
November 10, 2011
On behalf of your National Board of Directors, I am pleased to submit “A Roadmap to Renewal” for the review and consideration of all Liberals. More »
Policy Matters: National Discussions – Online Policy Meeting
July 12, 2010
Read the transcript of the members only policy discussion. More »
Statement from LPC President
May 14, 2010
As the President of the Liberal Party it has not been my practice to issue press statements or give TV interviews. However, earlier this week, a [...] More »
National Liberal Fund – new National Director
April 20, 2010
On behalf of Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff and the National Board of the Liberal Party of Canada, we are pleased to announce the appointment of Adam [...] More »
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 »
New National Director
February 6, 2010
On behalf of our Leader Michael Ignatieff and the National Board of Directors, I am pleased to welcome Ian McKay to the position of National Director [...] More »

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