This week

Mentioned by CBC.ca (blog) Orders of the Day - The Victoria Break Cometh. (And just in time, too.) Outside the Chamber, Liberal MP Irwin Cotler launches "Iran Accountability Week," which, according to the advisory, is part of a "sustained advocacy campaign to draw attention to the human rights abuses suffered by the Iranian people at the hands of ...

A week ago

Spoke in the House on Human Rights Mr. Speaker, this week marks the fourth anniversary of the imprisonment of the Baha'i leadership, where the 20 year sentence is a virtual death sentence, reminding ...

Voted Yes on Vote #224 That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: ( a) recognize the contributions that the baby ...

Voted No on Vote #223 on Bill C-316 Amend the Employment Insurance Act (incarceration)

Voted No on Vote #222 on Bill C-316 Amend the Employment Insurance Act (incarceration)

Voted Yes on Vote #221 on Bill C-316 Amend the Employment Insurance Act (incarceration)

Voted Yes on Vote #220 That, in the opinion of the House, the Budget legislation guts the environmental assessment and fisheries laws, leaving ...

Mentioned by The Suburban Newspaper Emotional commemoration marks Wallenberg centennial Mount Royal MP Irwin Cotler, who worked to try and determine Wallenberg's fate, commended Côte St. Luc for its remembrance ceremonies and Human Rights Walkway, and urged the city and Bialik to have a Raoul Wallenberg Commemorative Day each Jan.

Mentioned by The Suburban Newspaper Shimon Peres receives warm Montreal welcome On hand for the Montreal event were numerous dignitaries, including Israeli ambassador to Canada Miriam Ziv, Canadian ambassador to Israel Paul Hunt, Mount Royal MP Irwin Cotler and D'Arcy McGee MNA Lawrence Bergman, among many other community notables ...

Mentioned by Toronto Star Retired justice John Major criticizes kidnapping sentence bill as unnecessary Liberal MP and justice critic Irwin Cotler suggested the Conservative government, in backing private member's bills instead of bringing reforms in as government bills, is breaching its obligations under the Department of Justice Act. That act requires ...

Spoke in the House on Human Rights in Tibet Mr. Speaker, I rise to congratulate His Holiness the Dalai Lama upon receiving the prestigious Templeton Prize in London today. This prize honours a living person ...

Spoke in the House on Iran Mr. Chair, in the first part of my remarks this evening, I mentioned that this take note debate was as urgent as it is necessary and ...

Mentioned by Canadian Jewish News (blog) Montreal welcomes Peres with love and joy Jewish community leaders such as Shimon Fogel, CEO of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA), and political figures, such as Liberal MP Irwin Cotler, filled the first rows. Also witnessing the event were Israeli Ambassador Miriam Ziv, ...

Two weeks ago

Mentioned by Calgary Herald Cotler: War criminals aren't being brought to justice Irwin Cotler is a Liberal MP and former minister of justice and attorney general of Canada. He is an emeritus law professor at McGill University and has written extensively on war crimes justice. © Copyright (c) The Calgary Herald.

Three weeks ago

Spoke in the House on World Press Freedom Day Mr. Speaker, I rise today to mark World Press Freedom Day reminding us of the profound importance of freedom of expression, the lifeblood of democracy, consecrated ...

Spoke in the House on Jobs, Growth and Long-term Prosperity Act Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise to address Bill C-38 on behalf of my constituents in Mount Royal. While my constituents might understandably assume that ...

Spoke in the House on Criminal Code Mr. Speaker, while the debate this evening is on Bill C-394 and criminal organization recruitment, it reflects and, indeed, invites initial comment on the overall approach ...

Spoke in the House on Criminal Code Madam Speaker, I too am pleased to rise to speak to Bill C-310, an act to amend the Criminal Code (trafficking in persons), introduced by my ...

A month ago

Spoke in the House on Citizen's Arrest and Self-defence Act Madam Speaker, I welcome the member for Gatineau as justice critic for the New Democratic Party. We have worked together in committee on this bill and ...

More than three months ago

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-359 An Act to Protect Canadian Citizens Abroad

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-339 An Act to condemn corruption and impunity in Russia in the case and death of Sergei Magnitsky

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-554 An Act to Protect Canadian Citizens Abroad

Statements in the House