TORONTO– Liberal Aboriginal Affairs critic Carolyn Bennett sent the following letter today to the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, Bernard Valcourt, calling on the government to reconstitute the Special Committee on Violence Against Indigenous Women: The Honourable Bernard Valcourt Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Les Terrasses de la Chaudière North Tower[…]

TORONTO and MONTRÉAL– Liberal Consular Affairs critic Kirsty Duncan made the following statement today on the two Canadians currently detained in Egypt: “We are greatly concerned by the arrest of Canadians Tarek Loubani and John Greyson in Egypt. They do not appear to have been directly engaged in any illegal activity and it is therefore[…]

OTTAWA– With a number of important by-elections approaching, the Prime Minister must answer several outstanding questions about the electoral fraud that occurred during the last federal election and take steps to prevent it from happening again in the future, said Liberal Party of Canada Deputy Leader, Ralph Goodale, today. “The Prime Minister’s dismissive attitude toward tremendously[…]

OTTAWA– Liberal Party of Canada Leader Justin Trudeau today announced the team of caucus leaders, issues advocates and critics who will carry out the hard work necessary to prepare the Party for the 2015 election. “I am proud to unveil these changes to our team, which reflect the experience and energy of the women and[…]

OTTAWA– Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, Ralph Goodale, made the following statement on the Prime Minister’s announcement that Parliament will be prorogued until October: “Once again we see this Conservative government trying to avoid accountability by delaying the resumption of Parliament and proroguing until October. Stephen Harper and his PMO are under[…]

CHARLOTTETOWN— Liberal Veterans Affairs critic Sean Casey made the following statement today on the 60th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice: “Today Canadians join in solemn reflection on the tremendous sacrifices made by our women and men in uniform during the Korean War. Sixty years ago the world marked the cessation of hostilities between North[…]

Since reports first emerged that the Prime Minister’s right-hand man cut a $90,000 cheque to cover-up potentially fraudulent expenses, Mr. Harper has consistently misled Canadians. The seriousness of this ethics scandal has only been amplified by recent news that the RCMP is requesting information directly from the Prime Minister’s Office as part of a criminal[…]

KELOWNA, BC– The Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, Justin Trudeau, made the following statement today on the anniversary of Black July: “Today, we solemnly remember the terrible events and attacks thirty years ago that were directed at Tamils beginning on July 23, 1983. Divisions gave way to racially-targeted riots that saw countless people[…]

OTTAWA– The Conservatives’ failure to invest in the North has deprived families of adequate services and made the cost of living unsustainable, said Liberal Northern Development and Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency critic, Yvonne Jones, today. “The Conservative government’s failure to invest in Northern communities has hurt Northern families and is jeopardising opportunities for economic[…]