Yesterday

Mentioned by London Free Press Opposition parties cry for stimulus, not austerity By Kristy Kirkup, QMI Agency MP Joe Comartin speaks during a year end news conference in Ottawa Dec 15, 2011. (Andre Forget/QMI Agency) OTTAWA - Opposition parties said the Canadian economy needs stimulus instead of austerity after the latest job ...

Mentioned by Toronto Sun Opposition parties cry for stimulus, not austerity By Kristy Kirkup ,Parliamentary Bureau MP Joe Comartin speaks during a year end news conference in Ottawa Dec 15, 2011. (Andre Forget/QMI Agency) Opposition parties said the Canadian economy needs stimulus instead of austerity after the latest job ...

Spoke in the House on Employment Madam Speaker, the 600,000 figure the Conservatives keep using is not net new jobs. Net new jobs are in a negative position. We voted against the ...

Two days ago

Spoke in the House on Business of the House Mr. Speaker, today is February 2. It is fitting that it is Groundhog Day, as I rise again to ask when the government will once again ...

Spoke in the House on Pensions Mr. Speaker, if viability is the issue, the Conservatives' own study and report, coming from the government, concludes on the pension, “Long-term projections show that public ...

Posted on Twitter Decision to scrap long-form census incites the resignation of StatsCan`s top economic analyst. http://t.co/AfIz36LA #cdnpoli #economy

Posted on Twitter I have a question on OAS in the House as we speak. See http://t.co/k6BmhNGC

Three days ago

Voted No on Vote #108 on Bill C-288 Respecting the National Flag of Canada

Voted Yes on Vote #107 That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: ( a) recognize that the construction and maintenance ...

Voted No on Vote #106 on Bill C-25 Relating to pooled registered pension plans and making related amendments to other Acts

Posted on Twitter Stats Can reported a contraction in the #CDN econ. Economists worried that austerity measures simply will not suffice. http://t.co/99RO5F2Q

This week

Voted No on Vote #105 on Bill C-25 Relating to pooled registered pension plans and making related amendments to other Acts

Spoke in the House on Pooled Registered Pension Plans Act Madam Speaker, it is ironic to listen to the House leader on the government side stand in the chamber and accuse one of my colleagues of ...

Spoke in the House on Pooled Registered Pension Plans Act Mr. Speaker, I would ask the indulgence of the House to split my time with the member for Hamilton Mountain. Mr. Speaker, it is important when ...

Posted on Twitter Duceppe to be invited to speak to Board of Internal Economy. See most recent statement by BOIE. http://t.co/TVqJBWvu #cdnpoli

Mentioned by Owen Sound Sun Times Duceppe says allegations of misusing taxpayer money 'false' However, both Liberal MP Marc Garneau and NDP MP Joe Comartin -- who sits on the Board of Internal Economy -- told QMI Agency last week that the rules could be better defined. The allegations of misusing public money come after QMI Agency sources and ...

A week ago

Mentioned by Sun News Network Spending rules under review in wake of Bloc scandal Liberal MP Marc Garneau argued it's time to clarify the regulations and "look at the wording and interpret whether it's clear enough that this kind of thing should not have occurred." NDP MP Joe Comartin, who sits on the board, agreed the guidelines ...

Mentioned by Toronto Star NDP interim leader Nycole Turmel says MP pension reform should be handled by ... Opposition House leader Joe Comartin (Windsor—Tecumseh) said the Conservatives should be the last party to decide what should be done with MP pensions. “I think the last people who should be talking about how we should be handling pensions would be the ...

Posted on Twitter Windsor jailhouse excpected to be overcrowded as a result of the implications of bill C-10. See http://t.co/L3lbYLu5 #justice #cdnpoli

Mentioned by Toronto Star NDP interim leader Nycole Turmel says MP pension reform should be handled by ... Opposition House leader Joe Comartin (Windsor—Tecumseh) said the Conservatives should be the last party to decide what should be done with MP pensions. “I think the last people who should be talking about how we should be handling pensions would be the ...

Two weeks ago

Posted on Twitter Welcomed my 5th grandchild to the world last Thursday, January 12 - Jacob Edwin Comartin.

Two months ago

Voted Yes on Vote #104 on Bill C-308 Respecting a Commission of Inquiry into the development and implementation of a national fishery rebuilding ...

Spoke in the House on Canadian Wheat Board Mr. Speaker, as Chief Justice of Alberta Catherine Fraser said in a ruling earlier this year, “When government does not comply with the law, this is ...

Spoke in the House on Business of the House Mr. Speaker, I have been thinking about the importance of leading by example. I think that the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons ...

Spoke in the House on Privilege Mr. Speaker, I want to correct the government House leader, because his government obviously does not understand the nature of the decision that was made, and ...

More than three months ago

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-290 An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sports betting)

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-628 An Act to amend the Criminal Code (consent)

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-627 An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sports betting)

Statements in the House