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Government Must Prioritize First Nation Youth Suicide Prevention Funding
For Immediate Release: September 5, 2008 WINNIPEG – The Conservative government must take immediate steps to prioritize funding for youth suicide prevention programs and address First Nations most in need, said Liberal Member of Parliament for Churchill Tina Keeper today.“There are communities in northern Manitoba in crisis,” said Ms. Keeper from the Liberal Party’s National […]
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Liberal Party committed to Canada’s North
August 28, 2008 WHITEHORSE – Prime Minister Stephen Harper is deliberately misleading Canadians with his false claims that the Liberal Party does not care about Northern issues, Liberal Northern Affairs Critic Larry Bagnell said today.“The Liberal Party has a long history of working closely with Northern Canadians,” said Mr. Bagnell. “In fact, ours is […]
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Liberal Opposition Joins in Residential Schools Apology
June 11, 2008 OTTAWA – On the day that survivors of Canada’s residential schools system heard an apology from the federal government, Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion offered a second apology on behalf of his own party.“As the leader of the party that was in government for more than seventy years of the last century, I […]
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Conservatives Dismantling Historic Liberal Plan for Health Care in Canada
June 4, 2008 OTTAWA-The Conservative government’s failure to honour the historic health accords of the previous government is slowly dismantling Canada’s public health care system, Liberal Health Critic Robert Thibault and Public Health Critic Dr. Carolyn Bennett said today.”The Conservative government is abandoning the efforts of the previous Liberal government and the provinces and territories […]
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Liberal Party of Canada Aboriginal Peoples’ Commission – Aboriginal Day of Action
May 28, 2008 This week, Canadians will experience a second Day of Action staged by Canada’s First Nations. Its purpose is to draw attention to the broken promises of the Conservative government regarding the Kelowna Accord and the government’s failure to build a relationship with Canada’s Aboriginal peoples.During the last election the Conservatives pledged that […]
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Statement by the Honourable Stéphane Dion, Leader of the Official Opposition, on the seal hunt
April 18, 2008 On behalf of the Liberal Party of Canada and our Parliamentary caucus, I would like to take this opportunity to reaffirm our support for a sustainable seal hunt.Canada’s sealing industry is tightly regulated to be sustainable, humane and commercially viable and to protect the traditional way of life for people in Canada’s […]
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Canada’s Newest Satellite Part of Liberal Arctic Strategy
December 17, 2007 OTTAWA – Friday’s launch of the Radarsat-2 satellite is the latest phase of an Arctic strategy initiated by previous Liberal governments, Liberal Critic for Northern Issues Larry Bagnell said today.“This satellite will be able to provide scientific data on ice thickness and defend our sovereignty claims by pinpointing foreign vessels traveling in […]
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Liberal Women’s Caucus Releases Pink Book II
Media Releases December 5, 2007 Calls for changes to Divorce Act, elimination of fees OTTAWA – The Liberal Women’s Caucus today released Volume II of the Pink Book: A Policy Framework for Canada’s Future, to respond to concerns about violence against women, housing, Aboriginal women, immigrant and refugee women and rural women.”Canadian women reacted positively […]
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Stéphane Dion Marks One Year as Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada
December 2, 2007 Today marks the one-year anniversary of Stéphane Dion’s election as the 11th leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, a year in which he laid out a progressive agenda for a richer, fairer, and greener Canada for all Canadians. His three pillar approach integrating economic prosperity, social justice and environmental sustainability, has […]
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Statement from the President of the Liberal Party of Canada
December 2, 2007 Exactly one year ago, Liberals from across the country gathered in Montreal. The 2006 Leadership and Biennial Convention holds a special place in our Party’s history as the most dynamic and energized convention ever. Since becoming Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and of the Official Opposition on that December weekend, […]
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