May 18th
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ndpAg Canada braces for sweeping cuts - Western Producer (subscription)“We need more vision than that.” Agriculture minister Gerry Ritz dismissed the criticisms in the House of Commons last week. New Democrat Mathieu Ravignat said Agriculture Canada is walking away from science, which is “akin to turning back the clock.” ...and more » read more7 hours ago | producer.com
May 17th
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ndpSenate committee to take sober second look at Duffy's expense reports - Vancouver SunThe New Democrats, meanwhile, want the investigation expanded, and have asked Elections Canada to determine whether Duffy — and possibly other senators — have broken election laws. In particular, NDP MP Craig Scott wants to know if Duffy charged ... read more9 hours ago | vancouversun.com - MP
ndpPrince Andrew charms dinner guests at Government House, attends Highland ... - Victoria Times Colonist (blog)Judith Guichon, a relaxed and smiling Andrew charmed the 111 dinner guests including artist Robert Bateman, MP Murray Rankin and members of the church, judiciary and military. “This country of Canada has for some reason a small piece of home for me,” ... read more11 hours ago | timescolonist.com - MP
ndpSen. Pamela Wallin, target of expense audit, latest to leave Conservative caucus - News1130NDP ethics critic Charlie Angus pounced on Wallin's announcement — and Harper's past expressions of support — as further evidence of rot within the ranks of the upper chamber. “He told Canadians he had personally reviewed Ms. Wallin's expenses; now ... read more13 hours ago | news1130.com - MP
ndpConservatives Making It Harder For Canadian Families To Reunite, Say NDP - South Asian Link“Over 20% of Canadians were born abroad. For these Canadians, Conservatives are making family reunification a more distant dream than ever,” said NDP Critic for Citizenship and Immigration Jinny Sims (Newton – North Delta). “Minister Kenney's harmful ... read more13 hours ago | thelinkpaper.ca - MP
ndpA Black Mound of Canadian Oil Waste Is Rising Over Detroit - New York Times“Here's a little bit of Alberta,” said Brian Masse, one of Windsor's Parliament members. “For those that thought they were immune from the oil sands and the consequences of them, we're now seeing up front and center that we're not.” Mr. Masse wants the ...and more » read more14 hours ago | nytimes.com - MP
ndpLong walk for clean water - Victoria Times ColonistThere were no crowds waiting, and of Canadian leaders only one member of Parliament — Niki Ashton, the NDP MP for Churchill — turned out to hear their message. A day later, Raven and Acadia took a break from breakfast to speak with one of our team. read more14 hours ago | timescolonist.com - MP
ndpLa députée Quach visite le navire: le Kathryn Spirit s'accroche toujours - Journal de MontréalLa députée Anne Minh Thu Quach a visité, jeudi dernier, l'épave coincée dans le lac Saint-Louis à Beauharnois. Son guide était ... Cette inspection est essentielle pour qu'un rapport soit transmis à Transports Canada et que finalement le départ soit donné. read more15 hours ago | journaldemontreal.com - MPndpSenate wants a sober second look at Sen. Mike Duffy's expenses - globalnews.ca“The Senate has no credibility on this,” said NDP MP Charlie Angus, the party's ethics critic. “They need ... The New Democrats have also written to Elections Canada asking them to determine whether Duffy – and possibly other senators - broke election ... read moreAlso in this article:
Patrick Brazeau17 hours ago | globalnews.ca - MP
ndpToronto Mayor Rob Ford should resign if he used an anti-gay slur, activist says - Toronto Star“If it's proven — he does have a history,” said Helen Kennedy, executive director of advocacy group Egale Canada and a former assistant to possible Ford challenger Olivia Chow. “He doesn't go to Pride events; he's not exactly a big supporter ...and more » read more17 hours ago | thestar.com - MP
ndpSTM drivers' union calls again for stiffer penalties to prevent assaults - CBC.caThe federal NDP have been calling for changes to the Criminal Code to offer greater protection for transit workers since 2007, although the most recent private member's bill tabled in 2012 by the MP for Burnaby-New Westminster, Peter Julian, did not ... read more17 hours ago | cbc.ca - MPndpPrime minister mutes staunch defence of Pamela Wallin's travel expenses - News1130Moreover, Harper's communications director Andrew MacDougall told The Canadian Press that the prime minister never intended to suggest he'd personally reviewed or approved Wallin's expenses. “I don't believe the PM said he'd personally reviewed her ... read more17 hours ago | news1130.com
- MPndpSenator Pamela Wallin leaves Conservative caucus - Toronto Star“Today, I wrote to the commissioner of Elections Canada asking for them to investigate possible Elections Act violations and get to the bottom of this troubling affair,” NDP Democratic Reform critic Craig Scott said Friday. Amid mounting accusations ... read more17 hours ago | thestar.com
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ndpStep 200 years into the past at Battlefield ceremonies - Hamilton Spectator - Hamilton SpectatorThe parade will begin at 7 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion, 12 King St E, Stoney Creek, and proceed to Battlefield Cemetery and Smith's Knoll. It will include MP Wayne Marston, MPPs Paul Millar and Andrea Horwath and mayor Bob Bratina, along with ...and more » read more18 hours ago | thespec.com - MPndpSen. Pamela Wallin joins Mike Duffy in quitting Conservative caucus over ... - Waterloo RecordThe New Democrats, meanwhile, want the investigation expanded, and have asked Elections Canada to determine whether Duffy — and possibly other senators — have broken election laws. In particular, NDP MP Craig Scott wants to know if Duffy charged ... read more18 hours ago | therecord.com
- MPndpPhoto: Contributed - USGS - Castanet.netCharlie Angus, the NDP ethics critic, said the gift may have breached several Senate rules, as well as the Parliament of Canada Act. The Prime Minister's Office has acknowledged that Wright wrote a personal cheque to Duffy to cover the senator's ...and more » read more18 hours ago | castanet.net
- MPndpToronto Mayor Rob Ford has history of inflammatory comments about gays - Toronto Star“If it's proven — he does have a history,” said Helen Kennedy, executive director of advocacy group Egale Canada and a former assistant to possible Ford challenger Olivia Chow. “He doesn't go to Pride events; he's not exactly a big supporter ...and more » read more18 hours ago | thestar.com
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ndpOp-Ed: Why was Mike Duffy appointed to the Canadian Senate? - Digital Journal - DigitalJournal.comHilarious, engaging and delightfully risque." However, when New Democrat Peter Stoffer questioned Duffy's $40,000 travel expenses in just a few short months and the Canadian Press asked him how many party fundraisers he had attended in the past year. read more20 hours ago | digitaljournal.com - MPndpThe backlash against immigration is coming soon - CanIndia NewsIt shows that finally Canadians are coming to their senses, doing the math, looking around their community and hospital waiting rooms and what they are finding shocks them. I suspect that within the next Immigration_May17 ... The fact that recent ...and more » read more21 hours ago | canindia.com
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ndpNDP Leader Thomas Mulcair aided Quebec corruption probe - Toronto SunMONTREAL — NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair admitted Thursday he was offered cash-stuffed envelope by a scandal-ridden mayor in 1994, despite denying the allegations three years ago. La Presse newspaper says Mulcair was offered the bribe just after he ... read more21 hours ago | torontosun.com - MPndpWhat Thomas Mulcair said in 2010 about envelopes and the mayor of Laval - Macleans.caIn November 2010, Bloc Quebecois MP Serge Menard, since retired, alleged that, in 1993, he was offered a cash-filled envelope by the mayor of Laval. On November 16, 2010, Mr. Mulcair—nearer the end of a news conference with Pat Martin about Louis ... read moreAlso in this article:
Pat Martin21 hours ago | www2.macleans.ca - MPndpCompany can do what it wants with building - Windsor Star (blog)Re: Treatment of historic post office 'shocking', by Brian Cross, May 16. Are Ron Jones and Brian Masse sincere in their concern about the disrepair of the storied Sandwich Post Office building, or is this an exercise in politics? What better way to ... read moreFri 9:34 am | blogs.windsorstar.com
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ndpHome News Federal NDP leader Mulcair visits Scarborough... - insideTORONTO.com“You're in the middle of one of the most forward-looking companies you'll find anywhere in North America, and indeed in the world,” Canada's Opposition Leader said at the headquarters of Electronics Recycling Services after touring its plant Wednesday ...and more » read moreFri 9:08 am | insidetoronto.com- MPP
Dan Harris.@ThomasMulcair @ #ERS @recycletips “you can invest in green jobs and get an incredible result” http://t.co/5RNRSPVeg2 #cdnpoli #Scarborough
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- MPndpFormer MP Elijah Harper passes away - iPolitics.ca (subscription)Harper was born in Red Sucker Lake First Nation in northeastern Manitoba in 1949, a community current Churchill MP Niki Ashton says is one of the most isolated in the province. ... He had to rush home to Canada when he got word of Harper's passing.and more » read moreFri 8:34 am | ipolitics.ca
- MPndpThe old Duff - Cape Breton PostThe Canadian Press reported Thursday that, with Duffy's resignation, the Conservative government has declared the matter closed, and is ignoring calls to make details of Duffy's expenses public. But Harper and company must know that essentially sending ... read moreFri 7:58 am | capebretonpost.com
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ndpRéforme de l'assurance-emploi: les aînés entrent dans la bataille - Journal L'AvantageÀ deux ans des élections générales au Canada, Guy Caron déclare qu'il n'est pas question de baisser les bras. Selon M. Caron, le recul récent du gouvernement Harper dans le dossier de la fermeture annoncée du Centre de sauvetage de Québec indique ...and more » read moreFri 7:39 am | lavantage.qc.ca - MP
ndpBraid: Anglin's angry email puts Twitterverse on the offensive - Calgary Herald - Calgary HeraldLinda Duncan, now an NDP MP from Edmonton, said of Anglin at the time: "He is a bit of a megalomaniac, but I give him full credit. He has rural Alberta revved up." Today, Anglin finds himself heckled on Twitter by deputy premier Thomas Lukaszuk and ...and more » read moreFri 7:12 am | calgaryherald.com - MP
ndpPrix moyen de l'essence en $ - CanoëC'est ce que se demande aussi le député néo-démocrate de Trois-Rivières, Robert Aubin. Il propose la création d'un poste d'ombudsman qui surveillerait les prix et recevrait les plaintes. Il faudrait aussi qu'Industrie Canada resserre les règles et soit ...and more » read moreFri 4:46 am | argent.canoe.ca - MPndpDuffy tried to influence CRTC decision on Sun Media: source - CTV NewsIf the CRTC approves Sun Media's request, cable and satellite customers across Canada will be paying to have its news channel as part of their TV packages. “Helping insider friends to get access to power -- this is just unacceptable,” NDP MP Olivia ... read moreAlso in this article:
Ralph GoodaleFri 4:37 am | ctvnews.ca - MP
ndpHatfield wins NDP nomination for Windsor-Tecumseh - CBC.ca"I think my experience, my six years on council, and during that time, being on the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, being on AMO, chairing the large urban caucus at AMO, regionally, being on ERCA, being the chair of ERCA, the vice-chair. I just ...and more » read moreFri 4:28 am | cbc.ca - MPndpMost talkative MP - Burnaby Now - Burnaby NowBurnaby-New Westminster MP Peter Julian runs the fastest mouth in Ottawa, according to Samara, a non-partisan organization that analyzes politics. The charitable think-tank counted words spoken by MPs in the House of Commons last year and found that ... read moreAlso in this article:
Kevin LamoureuxFri 2:04 am | burnabynow.com - MP
ndpRivers need to be put back under the Navigable Waters Act - Canada.com - Canada.comBy Jean Crowder, Special to The Citizen May 17, 2013. On April 22, Earth Day, I rose in the House to introduce a motion to reinsert the Cowichan River into the Navigable Waters Protection Act. Like most of Canada's other lakes and rivers, the ... read moreFri 1:49 am | canada.com - MP
ndpCanada Post has Solution to Shea Heights Problem - VOCMArea MP Ryan Cleary says the new sorting equipment doesn't recognize the street addresses, and they've urged Canada Post to add street addresses into the database. The areas have retained rural postal codes even though they are now part of the capital ...and more » read moreFri 1:05 am | vocm.com
May 16th
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ndpNouvelles brèves : Échos de la taïga - L'AquilonAlors que le Canada a assumé la présidence du Conseil de l'Arctique le 15 mai 2013, le député néo-démocrate de Western Arctic et critique de l'opposition officielle en matière de développement du Nord, Dennis Bevington, a exhorté le gouvernement ... read moreThu 11:00 pm | aquilon.nt.ca - MPndpWhy government needs to talk to local residents - Town Crier NewspapersTherefore it was disturbing to hear that Olivia Chow is presenting radical changes as a solution in the final report of the commission. Her proposal would remove a large ... These are very challenging issues for our Canadian democracy. In Saskatchewan ... read moreAlso in this article:
Carolyn BennettThu 10:44 pm | mytowncrier.ca - MP
ndpLes attaques conservatrices contre les sociétés d'État nuisent à leur ... - Le Huffington Post QuebecCette fois, les victimes sont Radio-Canada, Postes Canada, Via Rail, la Banque du Canada, l'Office d'investissement du RPC et une douzaine d'autres sociétés d'État. Pour des raisons évidentes, ces sociétés ont été constituées de manière à ce qu'elles ...and more » read moreThu 9:21 pm | quebec.huffingtonpost.ca - MP
ndpDuffy case unbelievable, says Hyer - The Chronicle Journal“Why do we continue to put up with this ridiculous Senate?,'' Independent MP Bruce Hyer said Thursday. “Ironically, (Prime Minister) Stephen Harper once said he wanted to get rid of it, or at least make it elected, but I guess he ... “I guess the ...and more » read moreAlso in this article:
John RaffertyThu 9:12 pm | chroniclejournal.com - MP
ndpDaniel Caron quitte Bibliothèque et Archives Canada - Le Devoir (Abonnement)... de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada (BAC) était sur la sellette après que la question de ses frais professionnels eut atterri au Parlement. Dans un communiqué diffusé par le Nouveau Parti démocratique, le critique en matière de patrimoine Pierre ... read moreThu 8:55 pm | ledevoir.com - MPndpHatfield wins NDP nomination in Windsor-Tecumseh (With video) - Windsor Star (blog)Essex NDP MP Taras Natyshak as well as federal NDP MP Brian Masse also attended. In his nomination speech, Hatfield said the Liberal government has all but forgotten Windsor. He pointed out the ... Komon is a member of the Windsor-Essex Health ...and more » read moreThu 7:29 pm | blogs.windsorstar.com
- MPndpMike Duffy tried to influence CRTC decision on Sun Media: source - CTV NewsIf the CRTC approves Sun Media's request, cable and satellite customers across Canada will be paying to have its news channel as part of their TV packages. “Helping insider friends to get access to power -- this is just unacceptable,” NDP MP Olivia ... read moreThu 7:16 pm | ctvnews.ca
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ndpVictim wants information gap closed - Welland TribuneBut because Jancinto Garcia is a Cuban national now in the hands of Canada Border Services Agency, his information is protected by federal privacy laws that trump victim notification. “How is it possible the criminal can have more rights than the ...and more » read moreThu 6:43 pm | wellandtribune.ca - MPndpBaisse inespérée autant qu'inexplicable en Mauricie - Journal de QuébecC'est ce que se demande aussi le député néo-démocrate de Trois-Rivières, Robert Aubin. Il propose la création d'un poste d'ombudsman qui surveillerait les prix et recevrait les plaintes. Il faudrait aussi qu'Industrie Canada resserre les règles et soit ...and more » read moreThu 5:27 pm | journaldequebec.com
- MPndpKelly McParland: BC election surprise puts Thomas Mulcair on notice - National PostClark's Liberals were re-elected Tuesday in what may be the most astonishing comeback in recent Canadian history. For months, polls have shown the Liberals, and Clark personally, to be deeply unpopular. Dix was credited with leads of 20 points or more, ... read moreThu 3:02 pm | fullcomment.nationalpost.com
The Bionic Liberal B.C. election surprise puts Thomas Mulcair (and everyone else) on notice http://t.co/49NRXPQGgW #cdnpoli
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ndpWright stays at PMO as questions linger about Sen. Mike Duffy's expenses - globalnews.caTHE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld. OTTAWA – Nigel Wright ... “If he was using taxpayers' money, then he's broken the election law, and that adds on top of the other concerns people have in terms of the payoff by Nigel Wright,” said NDP MP Paul Dewar. read moreThu 2:57 pm | globalnews.ca - MPndpThomas Mulcair was offered (and refused) envelope full of cash, NDP leader ... - National Post“Why did it take a public inquiry into the biggest corruption scandal in Canadian history for Thomas Mulcair to finally come clean with Canadians?” said Van Loan's statement. Why did it take a public inquiry into the biggest corruption scandal in ... read moreThu 2:54 pm | news.nationalpost.com
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ndpPaid plasma clinics worry NDP - The Sudbury StarNickel Belt MPP France Gelinas was joined by Beaches-East York MP Matthew Kellway at a news conference Thursday at Queen's Park to discuss the impact that the arrival of for-profit clinics may have on the Canadian blood supply. Kellway is a member of ... read moreThu 1:21 pm | thesudburystar.com - MPndp'No excuse:' Windsor MP outraged by state of Sandwich post office - MetroNews CanadaWindsor West MP Brian Masse has accused Canada Post of being “slumlords” after discovering the historic Sandwich Towne post office needs serious renovation. Canada Post shuttered the 108-year-old landmark in April and has put it up for sale at ... read moreThu 11:41 am | metronews.ca
- MPndpNDP Leader Thomas Mulcair aided Quebec corruption probe - Toronto SunMONTREAL - NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair was reportedly offered a cash-stuffed envelope by the former mayor of Laval in 1994 and says he discussed the incident with police two years ago. La Presse newspaper says Mulcair was offered the bribe just after ... read moreThu 11:30 am | torontosun.com
- MPndpNDP calls on Senate ethics officer to investigate Duffy payment - CBC.ca (blog)New Democrat ethics critic Charlie Angus is raising the possibility that Nigel Wright's "so called 'gift'" to embattled Conservative senator Mike Duffy could violate the Parliament of Canada Act. In a letter to Senate Ethics Officer Lyse Ricard, Angus ... read moreThu 11:19 am | cbc.ca
- MPndpNDP calls for ethics probe into Sen. Duffy's 'troubling' repayment of expenses - CTV NewsNew Democrat MP and ethics critic Charlie Angus sent a letter to Senate Ethics Officer Lyse Ricard on Thursday, asking for an investigation. ... Canada's ethics commissioner, Mary Dawson, said Wednesday that she will investigate Wright's cheque to Duffy. read moreThu 11:01 am | ctvnews.ca
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