Final Vote Today on Country’s Only Federal Climate Change Bill Last House vote on Bill C-311, Climate Change Accountability Act, Wednesday at 5:30pm OTTAWA – Canada’s only federal climate change legislation, Bill C-311 the Climate Change Accountability Act, will face a final House of [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]
C-311 unites opposition, survives crucial challenge 155 votes to 137 OTTAWA – After a procedural roadblock thrown up by Conservatives that forced a Wednesday night vote, Thunder Bay–Superior North MP Bruce Hyer’s private member’s bill, the Climate Change Accountability Act (Bill C-311) [Read more]
Federal Government Cancels Popular Home Energy Retrofit Program Axing of popular program to impact local homeowners, jobs, small biz says MP Hyer OTTAWA -– New Democrat Deputy Environment Critic Bruce Hyer is outraged by a last-minute government announcement to discontinue the national [Read more]
Final Climate Change Bill Debate to Ignite in Commons Last House debate starts on Bill C-311, Climate Change Accountability Act, before final vote OTTAWA – Canada’s only federal climate change legislation, Bill C-311 the Climate Change Accountability Act, is to be debated Wednesday March [Read more]
Bruce Hyer: Canadians to Send Message with Earth Hour MP’s landmark Climate Change Bill to face final showdown in House of Commons THUNDER BAY – Earth Hour is about much more than just saving electricity for an hour.” said Hyer “Last year, over 10 million Canadians voted with their [Read more]
MP Bruce Hyer speaks on International Day for the Elimination of Discrimination OTTAWA – Bruce Hyer, MP spoke in support of a new Northwestern Ontario Immigration Portal, launched at the Italian Cultural Centre in Thunder Bay today after multicultural festivities and a community breakfast in [Read more]
World Water Day: First Nations Awash in Unsafe Water 115 First Nations under Drinking Water Advisories OTTAWA-Bruce Hyer, New Democrat Water Critic, said “World Water Day highlights the precarious state of our most valuable resource. Today, 850 million people worldwide don’t have access to [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]
Budget Passes House of Commons Vote Budget 2010 passes 142 to 132 in Tuesday night vote as 31 Liberals absent – The 2010 federal Budget passed its final vote in the House of Commons when Liberal MPs abstained from voting. 141 Conservative MPs and 1 Independent were enough to pass the Budget [Read more]
