ELLIOT LAKE, ON – The oil spill near White River is raising anxiety for people in the area who are questioning the validity of the information they are receiving, according to Carol Hughes. The MP for Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing commented on the spill that occurred when 22 cars derailed about [Read more]
Michael Ferguson, Canada’s Auditor General (AG), reported to parliament this week and his findings are enough to keep the place busy for a long time. Among them is a worrisome claim that the government’s budgets are not even analyzed by Finance Canada until months after they have been [Read more]
OTTAWA, ON – The Conservative budget has left the provinces in the lurch and put the heat on front line health care workers according to Carol Hughes. Hughes, the MP for Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing, was on her feet in Question Period grilling the government on broken promises by dumping [Read more]
DANS LE DÉBAT SUR LA COMMISSION CANADIENNE DU BLÉ, MME HUGHES MET L’ACCENT SUR LES PETITES ENTREPRISES ET LA SÉCURITÉ ALIMENTAIRE OTTAWA, ON – Carol Hughes estime que si le gouvernement veut vraiment voir à la sécurité alimentaire, il doit encourager les réseaux locaux de distribution [Read more]
Health Canada warnings on cell phones need to be clearer and widely heard In the summer of 2010 I wrote about a group of parents in Collingwood who were fighting to have wifi taken out of their children’s school. I heard their story while sitting as a member of a parliamentary committee [Read more]
It is hard to know when the rights of an individual are important to the Conservative government. If you will recall, the official reason they abandoned the long-form census was that it was too intrusive into the lives of Canadians. The policy was apparently based on one complaint they received to [Read more]
Standing up for Canada doesn’t involve dismantling it “You won’t recognize Canada when I get through with it.” Those are the words of our Prime Minister in the 2006 federal election. With the catch-phrase “standing up for Canada,” the Conservatives took power from the Liberals [Read more]
February 3, 2011 OTTAWA, ON – Canadians aren’t sure whether the Conservative Government wants to protect their privacy or throw it to the wind as legislation has government policy running in two different directions. With plans to scrap the mandatory long form census being justified as [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]
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]
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]
Frosty fun filled weekend by Karina Hunter M anitouwadge Frosty Days winter festival becomes bigger and better each year and this year’s winter festival was no exception. At the opening ceremonies, at the Kiwissa Ski Centre Friday February 10th Kiwissa Ski Club President, Ed Hedderson, [Read more]
