TORONTO– Liberal Leader Bob Rae made the following statement today on the passing of former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, the Baroness Margaret Thatcher: “On behalf of the Liberal Party of Canada I extend my condolences on the passing of a remarkable political leader, Margaret Thatcher. Mrs. Thatcher served as British Prime Minister for[…]

TORONTO AND MONTREAL– Liberal Leader Bob Rae made the following statement today on Holocaust Remembrance Day: “On Yom HaShoah, Canadians join with the Jewish community in deep reflection on the atrocities and historic loss of life that occurred during the Holocaust. In our remembrance of that incomprehensible suffering, we reject an evil that sought to[…]

TORONTO– Liberal Leader Bob Rae made the following statement today on the upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Colombo, Sri Lanka: “The situation on the ground in Sri Lanka is showing no signs of improvement, and the Rajapaksa regime’s disrespect for human rights and democracy continues unabated. No serious effort has been made by[…]

TORONTO— Liberal Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development critic Carolyn Bennett made the following statement today on the expiration of First Nations Policing Program agreements: “I am very troubled to hear that the First Nations policing agreements in Quebec were allowed to expire yesterday and that, as a result, 26 Quebec Aboriginal police forces have been[…]

SHEDIAC, NB— Liberal Foreign Affairs critic Dominic LeBlanc made the following statement today on the adoption of the Arms Trade Treaty by the United Nations General Assembly: “We welcome the approval of this landmark treaty, which if implemented in the spirit in which it was drafted, will result in a much safer world. During the[…]