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Canada News
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Written by LPC
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Saturday, 03 December 2005 |
Stephen Harper says he would introduce new measures to crack down on crime, but the Conservatives’ record on crime speaks to their ambivalence on justice issues in Canada.
First, by forcing this holiday-season election, the Conservatives are responsible for killing eight pieces of legislation that would have strengthened law enforcement in Canada. The lost bills would have:
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Canada News
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Written by CPC
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Saturday, 03 December 2005 |
Today in Vancouver, Stephen Harper announced a positive plan of action to deal with the drug crime situation, including mandatory minimum sentences for the most serious drug crimes.
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Canada News
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Written by NDP
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Saturday, 03 December 2005 |
NDP Leader Jack Layton today delivered a stinging attack on the Liberal’s failure to stand up for Canada.
Speaking in Vancouver, Layton focused on Liberal failure to have tariffs on softwood lumber removed and for approving the sale of Terasen without public review.
Layton said the Liberals are nothing but talk on trade disputes with the United States.
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Health News
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Written by Health Canada
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Saturday, 03 December 2005 |
Health Canada is warning consumers that two lots of Euro-ASA 80 mg orange flavoured, chewable tablets (Euro-ASA Chewable Tablet) lack child-resistant packaging, even though the label indicates the bottles are child resistant.
The orange-flavoured, chewable tablets may encourage children to ingest large quantities. Each bottle contains enough drug to seriously harm a child.
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Canada News
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Written by Wire Services
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Saturday, 03 December 2005 |
Canada's prosperity depends on strong cities and communities. The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) is calling on the broadcasters' consortium overseeing the televised leaders' debates to guarantee that questions about issues affecting municipalities are included in each debate.
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Nova Scotia News
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Written by NS Liberal Party
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Friday, 02 December 2005 |
Nova Scotia Liberal Gambling Critic, Leo Glavine says that changing the hours of operation for video lottery terminals in Nova Scotia does not even come close to addressing the issue of problem gambling.
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Canada News
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Written by CPC
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Friday, 02 December 2005 |
Stephen Harper and health critic Steven Fletcher announced today in Winnipeg that a Conservative government will work with provinces to develop a Health Care Guarantee that ensures patients receive essential medical treatment within clinically acceptable waiting times.
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Columnist - Frank Streicher
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Written by Frank
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Friday, 02 December 2005 |
 Dear Oxfordians, I would like express my deep appreciation for your recent actions. It was, after all, high time that someone pointed out to the rest of the world that the ‘Holiday season’ is really all about Jesus and, therefore, should be named after him. In the motion that you passed earlier this week, you stated that "the holiday originated from the birth of Jesus Christ", and that in Oxford, henceforth , the entire month of December will be known as the Christmas season. I could not agree with you more. |
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Canada News
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Written by NDP News Release
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Thursday, 01 December 2005 |
NDP Leader Jack Layton today delivered a strong warning about what people get when they vote Liberal.
Speaking with Ed Broadbent and NDP candidate Sid Ryan in Oshawa, Layton noted that in the last election, a fair number of people who voted Liberal must be disappointed.
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Canada News
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Written by Wire Services
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Thursday, 01 December 2005 |
The Conservative Party plan to reduce the GST from 7% to 5% comes as welcome news to Canada's restaurant operators, who have long protested the unlevel playing field created by this unfair tax. The GST was added to restaurant meals in 1991, but most grocery store purchases remained tax-exempt.
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