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September 02, 2010
Canada’s Leadership in Space
On Thursday, Ministers Gary Goodyear and Josée Verner announced that veteran astronaut Colonel Chris Hadfield will be the first-ever Canadian to command the International Space Station.
September 01, 2010
Conservatives are Keeping Canada’s CF-18 Fighters Action-Ready
On Wednesday, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced that our Conservative Government will extend the contract to maintain Canada’s fleet of 78 CF-18 fighter jets until Canada’s next generation fighter capability becomes operational. Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence joined the Prime Minister at the announcement.
August 31, 2010
Conservatives Take Action for Canada’s Seniors
On Tuesday, Diane Ablonczy, Canada’s Minister of State for Seniors, visited a Calgary seniors’ group to announce that our Conservative Government is now accepting proposals for local, community-based projects to provide opportunities for older Canadians to contribute skills, experience, and lifetimes of practical wisdom in support of communities all across the country.
August 25, 2010
Conservatives Are Defending Canada’s Northern Sovereignty
On day three of Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s annual tour of Canada’s North, the Prime Minister visited Operation NANOOK in Resolute Bay, Nunavut.
August 24, 2010
Prime Minister Harper Continues his Fifth Annual Summer Tour of Canada’s North
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced that Cambridge Bay, Nunavut has been chosen as the location of Canada’s new High Arctic Research Station.
August 23, 2010
Prime Minister Harper Kicks off his Fifth Annual Summer Tour of Canada’s North
On Monday, Prime Minister Stephen Harper was in Churchill, Manitoba, the Polar Bear Capital of the World, to kick off his fifth annual summer tour of Canada’s North.
August 19, 2010
Conservatives Continue to Stand Up for Coastal Sealing Communities
On Thursday, Gail Shea, Canada’s Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, met with sealers and processors to reinforce Canada’s opposition to the European Union’s trade ban on seal products which comes into effect on Friday, August 20, 2010.
August 16, 2010
Conservatives Stand up for Victims and Get Tough on Crime
On Monday, Rob Nicholson, Canada’s Minister of Justice and Attorney-General, highlighted our Conservative Government’s commitment to fighting organized crime and helping ensure our justice system serves victims and all Canadians fairly and efficiently.
August 12, 2010
Conservatives are Investing in a Modern Military
On Thursday, Peter MacKay, Canada’s Minister of National Defence, announced a major investment in defence infrastructure at Canadian Forces Base Borden.
August 05, 2010
Conservatives Increasing Parliament’s Accountability
Today, the Honourable Stockwell Day, President of the Treasury Board and Minister for the Pacific Gateway, and Senator Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu announced that our Conservative Government is looking to expand the scope of the Lobbying Act to include all MPs, Senators and exempt staff in the Offices of the Leaders of the Opposition in the House and Senate.
August 04, 2010
Conservatives Targeting Organized Crime
Today, the Honourable Rob Nicholson, Minister of Justice, and Senator Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu, joined representatives from the Ontario Provincial Police and L'Association des policières et policiers provinciaux du Québec (APPQ) to announce tough new regulations targeting organized crime.
August 03, 2010
Conservatives continuing to focus on jobs and growth
Today, Stockwell Day, the President of the Treasury Board, and Denis Lebel, Minister of State for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, brought attention to our Conservative Government’s continued focus on creating jobs and economic growth for Canadians.
July 27, 2010
Conservatives are protecting the privacy of Canadians
Today, Canada’s Minister of Industry, Tony Clement, expressed our government’s fair and reasonable approach to replacing the mandatory census with a voluntary national survey.
July 26, 2010
Canada Taking Action Against Iranian Nuclear Proliferation
Today, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced that Canada is placing new sanctions against Iran under the Special Economic Measures Act. These measures took effect July 22, 2010.
July 22, 2010
Conservatives Take Action to Strengthen Canada-US Trade
On Thursday, Peter Van Loan, Canada’s Minister of International Trade and Ambassador Ron Kirk, United States Trade Representative met to discuss greater economic cooperation between our two countries and announced an agreement in support of these goals.
July 20, 2010
Conservatives Take Action to Lead the Global Fight Against HIV
On Tuesday, from the AIDS 2010 Conference in Vienna, Austria, Canada’s Minister of Health, Leona Aglukkaq announced Canada is leading the global fight against HIV/AIDS through the renewed Canadian HIV Vaccine Initiative (CHVI) Research and Development Alliance.
July 19, 2010
Conservatives are Investing in Canada’s Maritime Provinces
On Monday, Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, Gary Lunn, Minister of State for Sport, Rob Moore, Minister of State for Small Business and Tourism, Senator Percy Mockler and Senator Michael MacDonald were in Canada’s Maritime provinces making investment announcements, attending groundbreaking and ribbon-cutting ceremonies for key regional infrastructure projects.
July 16, 2010
Conservatives Taking Action to Deliver the Tools our Troops Need
On Friday, Minister of National Defence, Peter MacKay, Minister of Public Works, Rona Ambrose and Minister of Industry, Tony Clement, together with Parliamentary Secretary Jacques Gourde, announced that our Conservative Government is investing in new Joint Strike Fighter F-35 aircraft as part of our commitment to deliver the tools our troops need to get the job done.
July 14, 2010
Conservatives Take Action to Protect our Borders and Keep the Canadian Economy Growing
On Tuesday, Vic Toews, Canada’s Public Safety Minister, met with his U.S. counterpart, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, to continue a dialogue on developing a shared vision for addressing border and security issues of mutual concern that will continue to support safety, competitiveness and job creation.
July 13, 2010
Michael Ignatieff Launches the “Just Visiting Express”...
After spending 34 years globetrotting through America, France, Russia, and England, the last leg of Michael Ignatieff's world tour will see him launch his “Just Visiting Express” later today on Parliament Hill.
July 12, 2010
Canada’s Conservative Government Marks Six Months of Canadian Relief since Haiti Earthquake
On Monday, Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bev Oda, Minister of International Cooperation and Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism reiterated our country’s unwavering commitment to Haiti’s long-term reconstruction and reaffirmed Canada’s solidarity with the Haitian people, six months after the devastating earthquake of January 12th.
July 08, 2010
Conservatives Taking Action for Farm Families in Western Canada
On Thursday, Canada’s Minister of Agriculture, Gerry Ritz; along with Minister of State Jean-Pierre Blackburn and Ministers from Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Alberta, together announced vital help for hard-hit Prairie farmers and producers affected by recent flooding.
June 29, 2010
Conservatives are Getting Things Done for Canadians
On Tuesday, our Conservative Government highlighted some of the new laws that are coming into effect this week that will improve the lives of hardworking Canadians.
June 22, 2010
Michael Ignatieff: All Things to All People
Michael Ignatieff’s position on policy is like the weather – wait 24 hours and it will change.
June 21, 2010
Conservatives Helping Canada Demonstrate Global Economic Leadership
Canada is leading the world in our global economic recovery. On Monday, Jim Flaherty, Canada’s Minister of Finance, released a report that charts our country’s strong economic and fiscal record in comparison with other industrialized nations.
June 16, 2010
Conservatives are Taking Action to Celebrate Canada’s Seniors
On Wednesday, Minister of State Diane Ablonczy and Senator Suzanne Fortin-Duplessis announced that our Conservative Government is taking action to recognize Canadian seniors with a National Seniors Day.
June 15, 2010
Conservatives Take Action to End Early Release for Criminals and Increase Offender Accountability
On Tuesday, Vic Toews, Canada’s Minister of Public Safety; Senator Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu and Senator Clark Carignan announced legislation to end the early release of criminals while strengthening the rights of victims.
June 14, 2010
Ignatieff Seeks “The Canadians” (and no, we’re not talking about the hockey team)…
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff is planning a bus tour this summer.
June 09, 2010
Conservatives Take Action to Protect Families from Unsafe Products
On Wednesday, our Conservative Government delivered on its commitment to help protect Canadian families from unsafe products when Leona Aglukkaq, Canada’s Minister of Health, tabled the Canadian Consumer Product Safety Act in the House of Commons.
June 08, 2010
Conservatives Take Action to Crack Down on Crooked Immigration Consultants
On Tuesday, Jason Kenney, Canada’s Minister of Citizenship and Immigration introduced legislation to protect those who desire to become Canadians from the dishonest and unscrupulous action of crooked immigration consultants.
June 06, 2010
Ignatieff Comes Clean on Coalition Plan
Today the Canadian Press quotes Michael Ignatieff as admitting that he would form a coalition government if given the opportunity following the next election.
October 08, 2009
Ignatieff Liberals fail to work for Canadians’ safety
Yesterday, Michael Ignatieff’s Liberals put help for criminals before the safety of Canadians.
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