May

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  New Democrats host our first meeting in a series of public consultations on the Conservatives' omnibus budget implementation bill. The first meeting focused on Democracy, Ethics and Accountability.
  
  May 16, 2012 10:55 am | Newfoundland, St. John's East
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  May 16, 2012 4:39 am | Newfoundland, St. John's East
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  Please take the time to read. Clear information on what is hidden in the Trojan Horse of a federal budget the Harper Conservatives have put forward. Voice your opinion.
  Speak out against Harper’s budget

  
  May 15, 2012 9:17 am | Newfoundland, St. John's East
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  May 08, 2012 8:26 am | Newfoundland, St. John's East
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  Jack with Donovan Taplin of Bell Island, recipient of the TD Scholarship for Community Leadership - Congratulations Donovan!
  May 2012

  
  May 07, 2012 8:21 am | Newfoundland, St. John's East
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  May 04, 2012 11:24 am | Newfoundland, St. John's East
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  Question Period: May 3, 2012

  
  May 04, 2012 4:42 am | Newfoundland, St. John's East
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  April 2012

  
  May 03, 2012 5:06 am | Newfoundland, St. John's East
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April

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  Apr 30, 2012 8:49 am | Newfoundland, St. John's East
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  The first hour of debate on Jack Harris’ private members motion on search and rescue response times will begin this morning 12:30pm in Newfoundland (11am ET). Jack will be the first to speak to his motion. Text of the motion is below. M-314 – SEARCH AND RESCUE Jack Harris, M.P., St. John’s East That the House acknowledge that Canada lags behind international search and rescue norms and urge the government to recognize the responsibility of the Canadian Forces for the protection of Canadians and to take such measures as may be required for Canada to achieve the common international readiness standard of 30 minutes at all times, from tasking to becoming airborne, in response to search and rescue incidents.
  Apr 30, 2012 7:45 am | Newfoundland, St. John's East
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  http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2012-04-26/article-2964996/Opposition-NDP-plan-to-take-Islanders-concerns-back-to-Ottawa/1
  Opposition NDP plan to take Islanders concerns back to Ottawa

  
  Apr 27, 2012 9:46 am | Newfoundland, St. John's East
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  The NDP Atlantic Caucus meeting in Charlottetown. From left to right: Jack Harris, M.P., St. John's East; Ryan Cleary, M.P., St. John's South- Mount Pearl; Joe Byrne, former Federal NDP Candidate and member of the NDP Federal Executive Council from PEI; Megan Leslie, M.P., Halifax; Yvon Godin, M.P., Acadie- Bathurst.
  
  Apr 27, 2012 9:46 am | Newfoundland, St. John's East
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  Apr 20, 2012 8:31 am | Newfoundland, St. John's East
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  http://blogs.ottawacitizen.com/2012/04/15/peter-mackay-relies-on-smoke-and-mirrors-when-it-comes-to-an-announcement-of-new-search-and-rescue-funding-say-critics/
  Apr 16, 2012 11:31 am | Newfoundland, St. John's East
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  Mark your calendar!
  NLNDP 2012 Leader's Levee

  
  Apr 13, 2012 10:13 am | Newfoundland, St. John's East
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  Hope to see you there!
  Poor No More - feature documentary viewing

  
  Apr 10, 2012 3:36 pm | Newfoundland, St. John's East
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  Question Period April 5, 2012: Mr. Speaker, the calls for an investigation into Canada's search and rescue system are growing. On Tuesday the premier of Newfoundland and Labrador called for a joint federal-provincial inquiry into the death of 14 year old Burton Winters. But it seems the Minister of National Defence told the premier there is no need for a joint inquiry. The family of Burton Winters and all Canadians deserve clear answers. Will the government hold a full and independent inquiry into Canada's search and rescue system, or is all it has to offer are contradictions, empty excuses and spin?
  Apr 05, 2012 9:36 am | Newfoundland, St. John's East

March

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  Mar 30, 2012 10:44 am | Newfoundland, St. John's East
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  Question Period March 27, 2012: Mr. Speaker, yesterday the Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador demanded answers from the government about the death of 14-year-old Burton Winters. DND officials said first that weather was the reason that search and rescue helicopters were not deployed, but reports obtained by the fifth estate show that the weather was well within military flying guidelines for safe flying on January 30. The premier has a simple question that the government needs to answer instead of blaming the province. If weather was not an issue, why were the Cormorants not deployed? Were they holding them back in case there was another emergency, as one admiral has reported? Why did they fail Burton Winters?
  Mar 27, 2012 1:18 pm | Newfoundland, St. John's East
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  Question Period March 26, 2012: Mr. Jack Harris (St. John's East, NDP): Mr. Speaker, CBC's The Fifth Estate has uncovered disturbing facts about the Canadian Forces' response to the search for Burton Winters in Makkovik in January. His family described the military's explanation as, “One excuse wasn't enough for them, they had to give five”. It was not the weather, it was not the protocol. They closed the file and later said they had no equipment available to do the search. One former SAR coordinator called the CF report “abysmal, misleading and wrong”. What is the state of our search and rescue system in Canada? Will the government establish an independent inquiry to find out the full truth about what happened and what needs to be done to protect Canadians like this boy in Makkovik?
  Mar 27, 2012 1:15 pm | Newfoundland, St. John's East
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  Untitled Album

  
  Mar 26, 2012 8:17 am | Newfoundland, St. John's East
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  Member's Statement: March 16, 2012 Mr. Speaker, three years have passed since the tragic Cougar helicopter crash took the lives of 17 workers in Newfoundland's offshore and it has been over a full year since the Transportation Safety Board released its findings and recommendations. The report of last February called upon Transport Canada to require all class A helicopters to meet the 30-minute run-dry requirement following the loss of main gearbox lubricant. This requirement would have changed the outcome of Cougar flight 491. The Conservative government has followed the American's lead and waived the 30-minute run-dry requirement on all existing helicopters, even over water. It is time the government recognized that Canada's coastal reality is unique and that Canadian lives are sacred. Transport Canada and the Conservatives have not put priority on safety and the government has allowed search and rescue standards to lag behind international norms. It is time for the government to put safety and search and rescue first for our offshore, for our north, for our Great Lakes and for all of Canada.
  Mar 20, 2012 7:59 am | Newfoundland, St. John's East
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  Question Period: March 15, 2012 Mr. Speaker, changes in the military's emergency protocol after the tragedy of Makkovik is some acknowledgement that there are problems within Canada's search and rescue system. Indeed, the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Newfoundland and Labrador's representative in the federal cabinet, has said there are problems, “right from the ground search and rescue, the RCMP, the province, National Defence, all the different elements that are involved in search and rescue”. Does the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs stand by his call for an inquiry into every aspect of search and rescue and if not, why not?
  Mar 16, 2012 7:14 am | Newfoundland, St. John's East
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  Presenting Petition Opposing the Closure of the St. John's Marine Rescue Coordination Centre - March 14, 2012 Mr. Jack Harris (St. John's East, NDP): Mr. Speaker, I am honoured to present a petition from a large number of residents of St. John's and other parts of Newfoundland and Labrador who are opposed to the decision to close the marine rescue coordination centre in St. John's. They are concerned that the government needs to understand and acknowledge that the closure of the centre will mean the service will suffer and lives will be put at risk. As I was looking through the list of names, I noted that one of the petitioners was actually a survivor of a marine rescue at sea and also appeared before the defence committee when it visited St. John's last year. This search and rescue centre in St. John's is responsible for 900,000 square kilometres of ocean and 28,000 kilometres of coastline, and that is just in the Newfoundland and Labrador region. This is a big and important country and we need to protect our citizens. These rescue coordinators have local knowledge of the coastlines, of the people involved and of the dialect and language that has been spoken. It is very important that this rescue centre be kept open.
  Mar 15, 2012 7:51 am | Newfoundland, St. John's East
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  Harris and Chow Urge Implementation of TSB Recommendations
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  Mar 13, 2012 4:49 am | Newfoundland, St. John's East
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  Question Periond March 12, 2012: House of Commons Mr. Jack Harris (St. John's East, NDP): Mr. Speaker, while the Conservatives are spinning their wheels on the F-35, too little is being done about search and rescue. It is three years to the day since the terrible helicopter crash that killed 17 people in the Newfoundland offshore. We know the dangers, but the government still does not get it on search and rescue. It has delayed the purchase of search and rescue planes yet again. There is no progress on response times, we have inadequate search and rescue in the north, and not enough helicopters to get the job done. When will the Conservatives finally make search and rescue a real priority in the country?
  Mar 13, 2012 4:35 am | Newfoundland, St. John's East
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  Question Period - March 8, 2012 Jack calls for a full and independent inquiry into the Burton Winters' incident.
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  Mar 09, 2012 9:29 am | Newfoundland, St. John's East
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  Happy International Women's Day
  Mar 08, 2012 12:16 pm | Newfoundland, St. John's East
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  Harris Presents Petition Calling on Government to Continue Full Funding for CIDA in the Upcoming Federal Budget
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  Mar 06, 2012 9:01 am | Newfoundland, St. John's East
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  is on CPAC debating amendments to Bill C-10; the Omnibus Crime Bill.
  Mar 06, 2012 8:13 am | Newfoundland, St. John's East
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  New Democrats Call On Conservatives To Protect Independent Fishers
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  Mar 05, 2012 12:49 pm | Newfoundland, St. John's East
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  New Democrats Call On Conservative Government To Protect Independant Fishers
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  Mar 05, 2012 11:05 am | Newfoundland, St. John's East
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  serving cake at the Shannen's Dream Celebration.
  
  Mar 02, 2012 6:49 am | Newfoundland, St. John's East

February

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  Feb 28, 2012 11:42 am | Newfoundland, St. John's East
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  Great turnout at yesterday's special town hall meeting on Old Age Security. Lots of great comments and concerns. Thank you to all who attended!
  Feb 27, 2012 8:04 am | Newfoundland, St. John's East
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  Please join us on Sunday, February 26, at the Battery Hotel @ 2:30pm for a discussion on Old Age Security. All ages are encouraged to attend. See you there!
  Special Town Hall Meeting on Old Age Security

  
  Feb 22, 2012 7:25 am | Newfoundland, St. John's East
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  Great start to the day - the NLHN/CBC Pancake breakfast!! Informative meeting with The NL Association of the Deaf followed by a meeting with several students from MUN Oxfam.
  Feb 21, 2012 8:17 am | Newfoundland, St. John's East
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  Our members had a great meeting today with Ryan Cleary to talk about protecting Canada's Foreign Aid Budget. Looking forward to meeting with Jack Harris tomorrow! Engineers Without Borders - Memorial University Chapter
  Feb 20, 2012 8:24 am | Newfoundland, St. John's East
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  with second year med students, Fady Kamel (left) and Nakita Hickey (right) at my office in Ottawa - February 6, 2012.
  
  Feb 06, 2012 3:03 pm | Newfoundland, St. John's East
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  Why would YOU work two years longer?

  
  Feb 06, 2012 10:12 am | Newfoundland, St. John's East
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January

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  Jan 31, 2012 4:43 am | Newfoundland, St. John's East
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  Positive Resolution for the Escobar Family
  Fire victim's family gets OK to enter country - Nfld. & Labrador - CBC News

  
  Jan 27, 2012 10:12 am | Newfoundland, St. John's East

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