February 8th, 2010 | Published in Blog, On Foreign Policy
There is hardly a more controversial subject in Canada than the conflict in the Middle East. It is understandable why. Lives are at stake and frustrations have been building for decades. Given Canada’s diversity, we feel the pain amongst us here as the conflict over there seems endless and hopeless.
Canada, a country with a history [...]
February 4th, 2010 | Published in Blog, Mississauga
The fire story outside Bob Dechert’s (Mississauga-Erindale MP) office is quite disturbing. It is now confirmed by the police that it was deliberately started by an arsonist. I hope our law enforcement agencies are able to find him and prosecute him to the fullest extent of the law.
This is a time to put aside partisanship [...]
February 1st, 2010 | Published in Blog, On Diversity, On Politics
The trend of over-simplification or what some may call “dumbing” down of politics is troubling. It offers the illusion that politicians are at work but what they really are doing is distracting Canadians from the fact that they have been avoiding the real issues.
One of the best examples for this trend is the Conservative’s party [...]
January 28th, 2010 | Published in Press Releases
OTTAWA – Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff presented three proposals today that would help to create new, high-paying jobs in many sectors of the economy and alleviate the worst level of youth unemployment in a generation.
“We’re in a jobless recovery, but the Conservatives have no plan for creating long-term, high-quality jobs,” said Mr. Ignatieff. “That’s [...]
January 26th, 2010 | Published in Press Releases
OTTAWA – Liberals are working on Parliament Hill today by hosting a panel on governance, focussing on the independence of the government agencies that safeguard our public institutions.
Today’s session on governance comes the day after Canadian diplomat Richard Colvin’s lawyer complained of government reprisals for his subpoenaed testimony at Parliament’s Afghanistan Committee, and after it [...]
January 25th, 2010 | Published in Press Releases
OTTAWA – Surrounded by members of the Liberal caucus in front of the House of Commons on the day when Parliament should have resumed, Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff announced that the Liberal Party of Canada will seek changes to the House of Commons’ rules that would prevent the Prime Minister from using prorogation illegitimately.
“Twice in [...]
