Today

Mentioned by Ottawa Citizen (blog) NDP Questions Why Afghan Army Getting $110 Million A Year From Government ... “There is a reluctance to treat this as a crisis,” said NDP defence critic Jack Harris Wednesday, “but that's what it is. We are trying to deal with it in a patchwork fashion and we need to find a better way.” In an interview with the Citizen, ...

Yesterday

Mentioned by Ottawa Citizen NDP wants task force into war-related mental illness in Canadian Forces By Chris Cobb, The Ottawa Citizen May 23, 2012 8:02 PM NDP defence critic Jack Harris Wednesday slammed the Conservative government for announcing a $110-million annual training budget for Afghan soldiers while returning Canadian veterans are suffering ...

A week ago

Spoke in the House on National Defence Mr. Speaker, again on accountability. The Prime Minister promised in 2006, 2008 and again in 2011 to put a 650 member rapid reaction battalion at CFB ...

Mentioned by iPolitics.ca (subscription) Trio of ministers make surprise visit to C-38 subcommittee The ministers were all only present for one hour, something that Liberal MP Kirsty Duncan and NDP MP Jack Harris both complained was simply not enough to discuss over one hundred pages of environmental changes that are in the budget implementation bill ...

Spoke in the House on Points of Order Mr. Speaker, this is either a deliberate misrepresentation of the facts, or an outrageously negligent comment about Newfoundlanders and Labradorians, similar to what the Prime Minister ...

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 ...

Spoke in the House on Afghanistan Mr. Speaker, the last time we asked this question, the Prime Minister thought it was a good time to talk about Hitler, so I suppose that ...

Spoke in the House on National Defence Mr. Speaker, the fact of the matter is that the minister was sitting on an estimated cost of $106 million. Neither the media nor the opposition ...

Mentioned by CBC.ca Italy call transfer came out of the blue for provider St. John's East MP Jack Harris said he had trouble accepting the federal government's explanations of what happened. "We cannot close the barn door. The horse has gotten out on this one, and I have lost count of how many times the government has taken ...

Two weeks ago

Mentioned by CBC.ca Routing of marine calls to Italy 'over the top' 'They don't matter' Jack Harris, the NDP MP for St. John's East, said the transfer of calls to another country in Europe speaks volumes about the federal government's understanding of the challenges that fishing crews and other mariners face during a ...

Spoke in the House on Search and Rescue Mr. Speaker, we cannot close the barn door. The horse has gotten out on this one, and I have lost count of how many times the ...

Mentioned by National Post Maritime distress call from Newfoundland fisherman routed to Italian call ... Jack Harris, an NDP MP from Newfoundland, called the rerouting of calls to Italy an “outrageous decision.” Later in Question Period the NDP, with backing from the Liberals continued their attacks on the Tories over the omnibus budget bill.

Spoke in the House on Business of Supply Mr. Chair, I am pleased to have another opportunity to ask some questions of the ministers and officials opposite. I know that the members opposite are ...

Spoke in the House on National Defence Mr. Speaker, cuts to mental health services in the Canadian Forces are of grave concern to its members, to their families and to all Canadians. Dr. ...

Spoke in the House on National Defence Mr. Speaker, it is astonishing that the Department of National Defence justified its decision for the F-35 based on this 160 word letter. The letter was ...

Two months ago

Posted on Twitter Enjoying presentations at #NDP Convention #ndpldr

Three months ago

Posted on Twitter At Bread and Roses Brunch in St. John's. Moving video tribute to Nancy Riche, one of the best - a great woman!

Posted on Twitter He's out on the dance floor now!

Posted on Twitter At Alf Sullivan's 90th Birthday Party here in the Goulds. Great New Democrat - still going strong. Happy Birthday Alf!

More than three months ago

Posted on Twitter Here in the House of Commons for a midnite vote. Still looking for a fair settlement of the postal lock-out.

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