May 21, 2010 NEW DEMOCRATS WELCOME GOVERNMENT’S INTENTION TO NEGOTIATE HST WITH FIRST NATIONS Elliot Lake – Months of repeated requests from Northern Ontario New Democrat MPs paid off late Thursday as Finance Minister Jim Flaherty agreed to meet with the leadership of Ontario First Nations [Read more]
NEW DEMOCRAT BILLS PASS IMPORTANT VOTES IN COMMONS Ottawa – Carol Hughes is lauding the passage of an important Climate Change Bill and the continued success of another bill that will bring an element of fairness to the Canada pension deductions for members of Canada’s military and RCMP. Both [Read more]
CAROL HUGHES ASSISTE À UNE CÉRÉMONIE COMMÉMORATIVE À L’OCCASION DU JOUR DE DEUIL NATIONAL Ottawa – Carol Hughes a assisté aujourd’hui à une cérémonie dans le cadre du Jour de deuil national afin de rendre hommage aux hommes et aux femmes qui ont été blessés ou tués dans [Read more]
HUGHES ATTENDS MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR WORKERS DAY OF MOURNING Ottawa – Carol Hughes attended a ceremony today to honour the men and women who have been injured or killed on the job as part of the National Day of Mourning for workers killed or injured on the job. “Moments like this are important [Read more]
HORNEPAYNE NÉCÉSSITE DE l’AIDE GOUVERNEMENTALE Hornepayne – La députée d’Algoma-Manitoulin -Kapuskasing, Carol Hughes s’est jointe au maire de Hornepayne, Gene Belanger et son conseil lors d’une réunion publique afin de discuter de la fermeture du Town Centre ce [Read more]
PROVINCIAL AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HELP NEEDED IN HORNEPAYNE Hornepayne – Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP, Carol Hughes joined Hornepayne Mayor Gene Belanger and his council for a public meeting on the planned closure of the Town Centre this evening. The Centre houses 37 apartments, in a [Read more]
HUGHES TO JOIN HORNEPAYNE MAYOR AND COUNCIL AT PUBLIC MEETING Elliot Lake – Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP, Carol Hughes will be attending a public meeting organized by the town of Hornepayne at 7:00 pm this coming Sunday evening (April 18, 2010). The subject of the meeting is impending [Read more]
Mercury Levels Question mp3 (French) Cliquez pour écouter Carol Hughes questionner la Ministre de Santé. HUGHES QUESTIONNE SANTÉ CANADA SU SUJET DES NIVEAUX DE MERCURE ACCEPTABLES OTTAWA – La députée d’Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing Carol Hughes a questionné aujourd’hui le [Read more]
HUGHES QUESTIONS HEALTH CANADA ON ACCEPTABLE MERCURY LEVELS Mercury Levels Question by MP Carol Hughes (Click for audio) Click above link to hear MP Carol Hughes asking when the Minister of Health, Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, will take action in regards to mercury issue. Grassy Narrows who [Read more]
HUGHES CALLS FOR CONTINUED FUNDING FOR ABORIGINAL HEALING FOUNDATION AHF 2introbycarolhughes (Click to hear Carol Hughes explaining the importance of the AHF. Hughes emphatically defends the necessity of the AHF in the House of Commons.(Part1) (click to hear) Hughes emphatically defends the [Read more]
HUGHES DELIVERS SPEECH IN SUPPORT OF BILINGUAL REQUIREMENT FOR SUPREME COURT OTTAWA – Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP Carol Hughes stood in the House of Commons yesterday to deliver a speech in support of Bill C-232. The bill would amend the Supreme Court Act, introducing a requirement [Read more]
LA DÉPUTÉE HUGHES APPUIE LE CRÉDIT D’IMPÔT POUR LES NOUVEAUX DIPLÔMÉS DES COMMUNAUTÉS RURALES Image de www.books4exchange.com OTTAWA Le projet de loi C‑288 modifiera la Loi de l’impôt sur le revenu afin d’accorder à tout nouveau diplômé qui s’installe dans une région [Read more]
HUGHES SUPPORTS TAX INCENTIVES FOR NEW GRADUATES IN RURAL COMMUNITIES Image from www.books4exchange.com. OTTAWA – Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP Carol Hughes stood in the House of Commons yesterday to indicate her support for a bill that would provide tax incentives to new college and [Read more]
Northern NDP MPs Support Striking Vale-Inco Workers at Rally Canada and abroad who expressed frustration over Brazilian-owned Vale’s refusal to table a deal that would bring Local 6500 employees back to work. Two weeks ago, 88 per cent of all members voted against the latest five-year offer, [Read more]
March 17, 2010 Hughes stands up for Aboriginal Healing Foundation funding OTTAWA – Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP Carol Hughes stood in the House of Commons today to table a petition signed by people opposed to the removal of funding for the Aboriginal Healing Foundation (AHF). The [Read more]
