Recent media reports continue to poke holes in the Prime Minister’s claims that his former Chief of Staff, Nigel Wright, acted alone in offering then-Conservative Senator Mike Duffy a $90,000 cheque. These latest reports appear to show the following: That Mr. Wright worked closely with the two Conservative Senators who sat on the subcommittee directing[…]

AYER’S CLIFF, QC– The Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, Justin Trudeau, made the following statement today on the occasion of Ukraine’s Independence Day: “Today marks 22 years since Ukraine’s independence and a special occasion that will be celebrated by Ukrainians and the more than one million Ukrainian-Canadians across our country. Canada was the[…]

TROIS-RIVIÈRES, QC– The Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, Justin Trudeau, made the following statement today on the occasion of Black Ribbon Day: “Black Ribbon Day is commemorated around the world as a reminder of the pain and suffering generations endured under the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany, traced back to the 1939 Molotov-Ribbentrop[…]

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[…]