OTTAWA – The Liberal Party of Canada welcomed today’s election priorities from the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief, Perry Bellegarde.  National Chief Bellegarde has called for a renewed relationship between the federal government and First Nations, based on respect, rights, and Treaties, aimed at closing the unacceptable gap in outcomes that exists between[…]

OTTAWA – After months of avoiding the truth about the Duffy scandal, Stephen Harper continues to deceive Canadians on the state of the economy. Yesterday, in just one hour, Stephen Harper misled Canadians four times. Deception #1 – Balanced budget Stephen Harper falsely said: “It’s time to stay the course with our government’s balanced budget.”[…]

Liberal Party of Canada Leader Justin Trudeau, and his wife, Sophie Grégoire-Trudeau, drop off their kids on the first day of school.

 Reports confirm Harper’s second recession GATINEAU, QC – Today, Canadians received a new round of economic numbers that show the country’s economy – and growth for the middle class – remains bleak, said the Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, Justin Trudeau. “This morning’s StatsCan numbers confirm what we have known for some time: Canada[…]

 Nash once favoured investment during recession, now touts Harper and Mulcair’s cuts OTTAWA – Today, NDP Industry Critic and former Finance Critic, Peggy Nash, reaffirmed Thomas Mulcair’s reckless commitment to cuts. “The NDP’s been clear about our plan for the economy. It’s a plan that is costed, prudent, and affordable, even in difficult economic times…”[…]

TORONTO – Thomas Mulcair is dropping his multi-billion dollar transit funding pledge after Liberals exposed the $28 billion gap between Thomas Mulcair’s empty promises and his Harper-inspired balanced-budget commitment. Mulcair clearly promised $1.3 billion annually for public transit, starting immediately: “An NDP government will partner with cities by creating a new public transit strategy called[…]

OTTAWA – During the fourth week of the election campaign, Justin Trudeau unveiled his historic investment plan to strengthen the middle class, create jobs, and grow our economy. Liberals believe that when our economy works for the middle class, it works for everyone. On Monday, Mr. Trudeau was in Belleville to announce that, after a[…]

Mulcair will break his promises and impose cuts OTTAWA – By siding with Stephen Harper’s economic plans, Thomas Mulcair has at least a $28 billion hole he can only fill with cuts and broken NDP promises. “Thomas Mulcair isn’t telling Canadians the truth about his phony commitments, so we crunched the numbers for him. The result[…]