In recent days, serious questions have emerged about the ethics of the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). First, it appears the PMO whitewashed and obstructed an audit report on Senate expenses; then Mr. Harper’s right-hand man apparently cut a $90,000 cheque to cover-up potentially fraudulent expenses. Instead of providing Canadians with the answers they rightfully deserve,[…]

OTTAWA– Liberal Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics critic Scott Andrews made the following statement today on the PMO Ethics scandal: “The revelations about ethical misconduct in the Prime Minister’s Office are truly outrageous to Canadians. That is why today I gave notice of motion at the House of Commons Ethics committee calling for a[…]

MONTREAL– Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau made the following statement today on the fourth anniversary of the end of the Sri Lankan civil war: “Today marks four years since the end of the Sri Lankan civil war. We share in the grief of the Tamil community, and we remain steadfastly committed to achieving accountability and justice[…]

MONTRÉAL– Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau made the following statement today on Liberal MP Denis Coderre’s announcement that he will be running for the Montréal mayoralty:   “Denis Coderre has always represented his community in an exemplary manner, and his commitment to his constituents is unparalleled. Today we see this same dedication in his announcement to[…]

MONTRÉAL– Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau made the following statement today on International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia: On International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, we join in renewing our commitment to end all discrimination, while remembering the LGBTTQ community’s long and difficult struggle for equality and acceptance – one that continues to this day. Here[…]

HALIFAX AND MONTRÉAL– Across the country today, Liberals, along with student and business leaders, called on the Conservative government to end its wasteful spending on advertising and reinvest in a youth employment strategy and student jobs. “Youth unemployment in Canada is double the national rate, and last year was amongst the worst in recorded history[…]

MONTRÉAL– Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau made the following statement today on the by-election results in Labrador:   “I am immensely proud of Yvonne Jones and want to offer her my heartfelt congratulations on this victory.   I was thrilled to campaign with Yvonne in Labrador, and am equally looking forward to the strong track record[…]

Stephen Harper is spending millions of Canadians’ tax dollars to keep tabs on his own Members of Parliament. A quick review indicates why some of these Conservative MPs may have found themselves on Harper’s watch list. Larry Miller, MP for Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound: “I don’t participate in criticizing anybody else. I like to talk about me.[…]

OTTAWA– Liberal Treasury Board critic John McCallum made the following statement today on the NDP’s Opposition Day motion: “The Liberal Party agrees that it is essential for Parliament to track down the $3.1 billion lost by this Conservative government, but equally, we must fix the way Ottawa spends money to ensure that this doesn’t happen[…]