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Wrong Time For A ‘Do-Nothing Budget’ Says MP Carol Hughes

Wrong Time For A ‘Do-Nothing Budget’ Says MP Carol Hughes

As the Finance Minister worked his way through the budget speech last Thursday it became obvious that the advance press was true and we were receiving a do nothing budget.  I had to wonder if we are living in the same country since the Canada I experience in my role as MP is defined by [Read more]

Hughes Joins Thomas Mulcair to Discuss Affordability Issues In Sault Ste. Marie

Hughes Joins Thomas Mulcair to Discuss Affordability Issues In Sault Ste. Marie

ELLIOT LAKE, ON  – People struggling just to keep up need to know their government has their back, and that just isn’t happening according to Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing, MP Carol Hughes. Hughes was commenting on NDP Leader Tom Mulcair’s Affordability Tour which stopped in Sault Ste. Marie [Read more]

Hughes & Thomas Mulcair Discutent de Problème d’Abordabilité à Sault Ste. Marie

Hughes & Thomas Mulcair Discutent de Problème d’Abordabilité à Sault Ste. Marie

ELLIOT LAKE, ON — Les gens qui ont du mal à joindre les deux bouts ont besoin de savoir que le gouvernement défend leurs intérêts. Or, ce n’est pas le cas, selon la députée d’Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing, Carol Hughes. Mme Hughes commentait la tournée sur l’abordabilité du chef [Read more]

«Les vieux partis n’ont tiré aucune leçon du scandale du Sénat» Députée Carol Hughes

«Les vieux partis n’ont tiré aucune leçon du scandale du Sénat» Députée Carol Hughes

Le scandale des dépenses du Sénat, qui n’en finit plus de s’amplifier, s’est avéré instructif pour les observateurs de la scène politique. Il révèle en effet que nos institutions démocratiques pratiquent une forme d’autodiscipline pouvant être mystérieuse, intéressée et [Read more]

“Old line parties have learned nothing from Senate scandal” NDP MP Carol Hughes

“Old line parties have learned nothing from Senate scandal” NDP MP Carol Hughes

The ever ballooning Senate spending scandal has been instructive for political watchers as it highlights how our democratic institutions operate in a self-policing manner that can be secretive, self-serving, and difficult for people to make sense of. Amidst the understandable public outrage there [Read more]

“Tour de passe-passe budgétaire ou mauvaise planification?” demande la Députée Carol Hughes

“Tour de passe-passe budgétaire ou mauvaise planification?” demande la Députée Carol Hughes

Tour de passe-passe budgétaire ou mauvaise planification : une somme de 10 milliards de dollars n’a pas été comptabilisée J’ai rencontré cette semaine avec des représentants de la Société canadienne de la SLA (sclérose latérale amyotrophique) préoccupés par l’impact du [Read more]

Hughes on Headlines “Budget shell game or bad planning leaves $10 billion unaccounted for”

Hughes on Headlines “Budget shell game or bad planning leaves $10 billion unaccounted for”

This week I met with representatives from ALS Canada who explained they were concerned about the impact the conservative budget is having on their organization. They are looking to have parliament reinstate the funding they were receiving up until 2012 that had been cut in last year’s omnibus, [Read more]

MPP Michael Mantha’s News from the Park

MPP Michael Mantha’s News from the Park

This week in the legislature the voices of many in Algoma-Manitoulin and across the north were heard.  For over a year I have been receiving calls from constituents requesting that the Ministry of Transportation change the definition of an Off-Road Vehicle (ORV) under the Highway Traffic Act [Read more]

OFFICIAL LANGUAGES SERVICE CAPACITY NOT MATCHING BILINGUAL POPULATION

OFFICIAL LANGUAGES SERVICE CAPACITY NOT MATCHING BILINGUAL POPULATION

OTTAWA, ON  –Despite spin from the government, official language services are in retreat across the country, according to Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing, MP Carol Hughes. Hughes questioned the Minister of Official Languages on the findings and recommendations in the annual report of the [Read more]

Mantha’s News from the Park

Mantha’s News from the Park

This week the Ontario Mining Association (OMA) held their annual “Meet the Miners” event at Queen’s Park.  This annual event is held to bring recognition to the importance of the mining sector in our province and inform politicians of the successes and challenges within the industry. Many [Read more]

HUGHES LAUDS COMMUNITY LIVING ASSOCIATIONS IN PARLIAMENT

HUGHES LAUDS COMMUNITY LIVING ASSOCIATIONS IN PARLIAMENT

OTTAWA, ON – Community Living Associations remind us about the good that is being done in Canada on a local level says Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing, MP, Carol Hughes. The MP praised these non-profit associations in the House of Commons Tuesday, for the work they undertake helping people with [Read more]

Mantha’s News from the Park

Mantha’s News from the Park

Last Thursday Ontario’s Environmental Commissioner Gord Miller released his annual report. The report outlined how the governing liberals have virtually dismantled all existing environmental protections within the province. The Commissioner laid out how major changes within the budget give the [Read more]

MPP Michael Mantha’s News from the Park

MPP Michael Mantha’s News from the Park

Last week marked the final day of the public testimonies for the Elliot Lake Inquiry into the tragic mall collapse which took the lives of Lucie Aylwin and Doloris Perizzolo. The first phase of the inquiry which began in March heard from government officials, first responders and community groups [Read more]

“We should honour our seniors with real action on poverty” MP Carol Hughes

“We should honour our seniors with real action on poverty” MP Carol Hughes

We hear a lot about the disappearing middle class these days and we should be hearing as much, or perhaps even more, about the plight of seniors mired in poverty.   Whether it is because of pensions that underperform or vanish altogether, more seniors are requiring assistance from the [Read more]

NDP’s 1,000 Reasons Why Prorogation Will Hurt Northern Ontarians

NDP’s 1,000 Reasons Why Prorogation Will Hurt Northern Ontarians

The Prime Minister is once again showing his contempt for the work of parliamentarians SUDBURY, ON – The Conservative government’s decision to shut down Parliament will impact the lives of Canadians, says NDP MPs Glenn Thibeault (Sudbury) and Carol Hughes (Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing). [Read more]

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