Federal assistance available under Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangement OTTAWA, ON – Thunder Bay-Superior North MP Bruce Hyer is calling local municipalities to consider requesting emergency assistance from the Province, and on the Ontario Government to declare Thunder Bay‘s [Read more]
Copyright ownership of postal codes would harm small biz, NGOs, economy OTTAWA, ON – Bruce Hyer, MP (Thunder Bay-Superior North) is calling on the Harper Government to intervene in a Canada Post lawsuit in order to foster innovation and small business growth in Canada. In what could become a [Read more]
Thunder Bay–Superior North MP commemorates workers injured or killed on the job OTTAWA, ON – Bruce Hyer, MP for Thunder Bay–Superior North, is recognizing workers injured or killed on the job this International Day of Mourning, coming up on Saturday. The MP is calling for a renewed [Read more]
Over 10,000 computers used in DDoS attack meant to derail NDP Leadership election OTTAWA, ON – Member of Parliament Bruce Hyer (Thunder Bay-Superior North) is calling for the RCMP Integrated Technological Crime Unit to investigate the cyber-attack on the March 24 election for Leader of the [Read more]
Hyer: “We must work to protect this crucial life-sustaining resource.” OTTAWA, ON – MP Bruce Hyer (Thunder Bay-Superior North) is recognizing World Water Day today, March 22nd, by speaking out on the importance of potable freshwater to people in Canada and around world, and on sustainable [Read more]
You may have heard: the retirement security of Canadians is under threat. At the World Economic Forum in January, Stephen Harper called the future of Canada’s Old Age Security (OAS) program into question. OAS provides supplementary income to 98% of Canadians over the age of 65. The government has [Read more]
Motion passes Parliament unanimously, government must now follow through OTTAWA, ON – Monday night in Parliament, MPs voted unanimously to commit the federal government to boosting financial support for First Nations students to bring them to par with provincial schools. The NDP motion, based [Read more]
North must preserve its weight in Parliament during new redistribution, NDP MPs say THUNDER BAY, ON – Northern Ontario’s six New Democrat MPs calling on the region’s Conservative representatives to stand with them in defending fair representation for the region. They are introducing a [Read more]
Wants Canada Post to find a new location in Dorion to replace loss of current outlet OTTAWA, ON – MP Bruce Hyer is demanding that Canada Post find a replacement location for the postal outlet that is closing in Dorion this year. The current postal outlet, located in Canyon Country Service, is [Read more]
New Democrat Leader Jack Layton passes away at his home, surrounded by family ARMSTRONG, ONTARIO – Thunder Bay-Superior North MP Bruce Hyer issued the following statement on the passing of Leader of Canada’s Official Opposition, Jack Layton: “It was with great sadness that I learned of the [Read more]
Andrew Scheer elected by peers after 6 rounds of voting “I’d like to offer my congratulations and support to Andrew Scheer, the new Speaker, in his election to this vital position,” said Hyer after voting for almost 7 hours. “We’ve had problems that have gotten worse and worse in [Read more]
“Our thoughts and sincere condolences are with Jordan’s family, his friends and his community,” said New Democrat Leader Jack Layton. “Like many of our Aboriginal youth, Jordan had to leave his community to get an education. “First Nations families should not have to fear for their [Read more]
New Democrat wins contentious campaign in Thunder Bay-Superior North THUNDER BAY, ON – New Democrat Bruce Hyer has been re-elected in Thunder Bay-Superior North to his second term as MP, with a strengthened mandate. The riding had been targeted by both the Liberal and Conservative national [Read more]
NORTHERN ONTARIO – An historic night in Canada as Stephen Harper wins his majority government, the NDP are official opposition and the Liberals find themselves trailing in a very distant 3rd place. Congratulations to Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP Carol Hughes and Thunder Bay-Superior North [Read more]
NDP National Platform tackles health care, pensions, job creation & affordability THUNDER BAY, ON – New Democrats launched a national platform Sunday that commits to balancing the federal books within four years and shifting the government priority from unfocused and ineffective corporate [Read more]
