OTTAWA– In response to recent reports, Parliament should prioritize Liberals’ legislation that would guarantee oversight and accountability of Canada’s national security agencies, said Liberal Public Safety Critic, Wayne Easter, today. “Canadians are deeply troubled by these reports that the Conservative government authorized the NSA to carry out a sweeping spying operation on Canadian soil, targeting[…]

VANCOUVER– The Liberal Health Critic, Dr. Hedy Fry, issued the following statement today on World AIDS Day: “We are at a defining moment in the fight against HIV and AIDS. Today, on World AIDS Day, it is time to reflect on the history of this pandemic and to assess our progress and our failures. “We[…]

OTTAWA– Liberal Justice Critic, Sean Casey, sent the following letter to the Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police today regarding RCMP allegations that before Nigel Wright wrote Senator Mike Duffy a $90,000 cheque, there may have been an earlier plan to have the Conservative Fund pay Senator Duffy’s expenses. Mr. Casey has requested an investigation[…]

OTTAWA– The Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, Justin Trudeau, made the following statement today on Hanukkah: “Over the next eight days, Jewish families across Canada and around the world will be lighting the menorah in celebration of Hanukkah. “Hanukkah marks just one of many periods in history when the Jewish people have struggled[…]

OTTAWA– The Auditor General’s (AG) 2013 Fall Report clearly confirms that the Conservative government has continued to fail Canadians when it comes to ensuring basic safety measures, specifically regarding rail and food safety, said Liberals today. “Canadians would have thought that after the recent tainted meat scandals that occurred under this government, measures would have[…]

TORONTO– Liberal Status of Women Critic, Kirsty Duncan, made the following statement today on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women: “Today, Canadians join with the international community in a commitment to ending the ongoing violation of women’s most fundamental rights around the world. It was in 1999 that the United Nations[…]

MONTREAL– The Liberal Foreign Affairs Critic, Marc Garneau, made the following statement today on the agreement reached in Geneva between the P5+1 and the Islamic Republic of Iran: “We support this development as an important first step toward addressing our concerns with Iran’s nuclear program. “It is our view that engaging in constructive dialogue toward[…]

TORONTO– The Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, Justin Trudeau, made the following statement today on National Holodomor Awareness Week: “This week Canadians will remember a dark and painful chapter in human history. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the Holodomor in Ukraine, where millions were systematically starved in a calculated effort to destroy[…]

OTTAWA– The Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on the occasion of the Gurpurab of Guru Nanak Dev Ji: “On behalf of the Liberal Party of Canada, I would like to wish the Sikh community in Canada and abroad a happy and joyous Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s[…]