HUGHES CALLS FOR ACTION ON POVERTY: FOOD BANK USE GROWS AS STIMULUS SET TO END OTTAWA, ON – Ontarians are being forced to do more with less and the growth in poverty statistics has been mirrored by a huge increase in the number of people dependant on Food Banks, according to [Read more]
Poppy campaign gets a break from HST in time for Remembrance Day Once again, New Democrats are fighting to better support Canada’s veterans. On October 28th, these efforts paid off when the government lifted the 13 per cent HST from poppies and wreaths, meaning all donations from the [Read more]
Cigarettes still killing but the message isn’t getting through Canada’s cigarette packages have used the same health warnings for almost 10 years. Canadians have seen each warning billions of times according to a report Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada will publish later this year. The [Read more]
LES CONSERVATEURS PRENNENT LA BONNE DÉCISION : ILS SOUSCRIVENT AU PLAN DU NPD POUR RETIRER LA TVH SUR LES COQUELICOTS OTTAWA – Quelques jours à peine avant le lancement de la campagne des coquelicots, lorsque les Canadiens commencent à se souvenir des anciens combattants qui ont fait [Read more]
OCTOBER 4, 2010 OTTAWA – Carol Hughes is reacting to news that Maurice Foster, the long-time Member for the constituency of Algoma, died this past Saturday. Foster served Algoma from 1968 to his retirement in 1993. “I was saddened to hear of the passing of Maurice Foster,” said [Read more]
Gun Registry Decision Not Taken Lightly The last few weeks the gun registry has become something of a media frenzy making it necessary for me to write another column on the subject. This issue has been framed as a rural/urban divide, but it is clear that there are people on both sides of the [Read more]
Elliot Lake –– Passengers and businesses that rely on the Gore Bay-Manitoulin Airport received some welcome news as the money needed to resurface the aging runway system has been secured. Initially denied on the first two rounds of stimulus money, the Township of Burpee-Mills continued to [Read more]
HUGHES DEMANDE AU GOUVERNEMENT FÉDÉRAL DE PERMETTRE AUX PERSONNES ATTEINTES DE SCLÉROSE EN PLAQUES D’AVOIR ACCÈS AU TRAITEMENT NON-INVASIF Ottawa – Une découverte dans le domaine de la recherche médicale d’un traitement non-invasif pour les obstructions vasculaires, connue sous [Read more]
HUGHES CALLS ON FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO ALLOW NON-INVASIVE PROCEDURE FOR MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS PATIENTS Ottawa – A breakthrough, non-invasive procedure for a vascular disease known as Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency, or CCSVI, has also shown strong potential for treating Multiple Sclerosis [Read more]
HUGHES EXHORTE LE GOUVERNEMENT À FRACTIONNER SON INQUIÉTANT PROJET DE LOI FOURRE-TOUT Ottawa – Dans son discours à la Chambre des communes hier, la députée d’Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing, Carol Hughes, a invité les députés à voter contre le vaste projet de loi d’exécution du [Read more]
LE BUT DE GIROUX COMPTÉ EN SURTEMPS DIGNE DE MENTION À LA CHAMBRE DES COMMUNES OTTAWA, ON – Le but compté en période d’heures supplémentaire par le sensationnel recru Claude Giroux, à la troisième rencontre des finales de la Coupe Stanley, a suscité l’intérêt de la Chambre des [Read more]
HUGHES OUT TO JIG UP FISHING TOURISTS FOR AMK Ottawa – If you want to wet a line this summer then Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing should be on your short-list of destinations according to MP, Carol Hughes. With access to cold water fisheries on two Great Lakes and thousands of lakes, rivers and [Read more]
L’ÉNERGIE VERTE AIDERA BLIND RIVER AVEC DES EMPLOIS BLIND RIVER, ON – Les habitants du Nord de L’Ontario pourront bientôt utiliser de l’énergie verte grâce à l’annonce de financement qui a été faite aujourd’hui à Blind River pour Blind River Solar Generating Facility. Le projet, [Read more]
GREEN POWER TO HELP BLIND RIVER WITH JOBS Blind River – Northern Residents wishing to use green power are welcoming funding for the Blind River Solar Generating Facility that was announced today in Blind River. The project which is expected to produce enough electricity to run 1,500 homes [Read more]
LE NPD EST HEUREUX D’APPRENDRE QUE LE GOUVERNEMENT A L’INTENTION DE NÉGOCIER LA TVH AVEC LES PREMIÈRES NATIONS Elliot Lake – Les demandes répétées des députés néo-démocrates du Nord de l’Ontario ont enfin porté fruit en fin de journée jeudi, quand le ministre des Finances Jim [Read more]
