A week ago

Spoke at the Status of Women committee on Bill S-2, An Act respecting family homes situated on First Nation reserves ... To Mr. Jean's comments, all of us would like to see this passed. We'd like to see the changes go forward for people who are on ...

Spoke at the Justice committee on Bill C-452, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (exploitation and trafficking ... Thank you very much. Thank you for your indulgences. I'm filling in for Professor Cotler on an issue that I think is really important to all ...

Voted Yes on Vote #681 on Bill S-213 Respecting a national day of remembrance to honour Canadian veterans of the Korean War

Voted Yes on Vote #680 on Bill C-460 Respecting the implementation of the Sodium Reduction Strategy for Canada

Voted No on Vote #679 on Bill S-8 Respecting the safety of drinking water on First Nation lands

Voted No on Vote #678 on Bill S-8 Respecting the safety of drinking water on First Nation lands

Voted No on Vote #677 on Bill S-8 Respecting the safety of drinking water on First Nation lands

Spoke in the House on Economic Action Plan 2013 Act, No. 1 Mr. Speaker, if we would just let loose a bit, we could really have quite an interesting debate on the budget in this House. We could ...

Spoke in the House on Pensions Mr. Speaker, despite their $1 billion ad campaign to the contrary, Conservatives have no plan for prosperity for the middle class. Instead, they repeatedly punish the ...

Spoke in the House on Seniors Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives are not only raising taxes on middle-class families to fight the deficit, of course, that they created; they are also cutting important ...

Two weeks ago

Spoke in the House on Strengthening Military Justice in the Defence of Canada Act Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to get up and to follow my colleague today in raising some of the concerns we have with Bill C-15. It ...

Spoke in the House on Taxation Mr. Speaker, we know the Conservatives are nickel and diming middle-class families, but the Prime Minister also continues to target the pockets of seniors. This all ...

Three weeks ago

Spoke in the House on Financial Administration Act Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to lead off the debate for the Liberal caucus and to speak in favour of Bill C-473 at second reading. Of ...

Spoke in the House on Employment Mr. Speaker, Conservative incompetence has plunged Canada into debt, squandering the future for many young people. Mounting student debts and dwindling employment prospects are making it ...

Spoke at the Status of Women committee on Sexual Harassment in the Federal Workplace We heard from a professor last week at our meeting who, similar to you, Ms. McDonald, had done a lot of work on the issue. The ...

A month ago

Spoke in the House on Taxation Mr. Speaker, the government's attack on the middle class continues to expand. First, there was shampoo, deodorants and dishwasher detergents. Now it is blankets, toothbrushes, hairbrushes ...

Spoke at the Status of Women committee on Sexual Harassment in the Federal Workplace Thank you very much, Madam Chair. Good morning to all of our witnesses. Thank you so very much for the work you've done on this issue. ...

Two months ago

Mentioned by Liberal.ca Reality Check: Budget 2013 and the Conservative Record on Skilled Workers ... Select an MP, Scott Andrews, Mauril Belanger, Carolyn Bennett, Scott Brison, Gerry Byrne, Sean Casey, Denis Coderre, Irwin Cotler, Rodger Cuzner, Stéphane Dion, Kirsty Duncan, Wayne Easter, Mark Eyking, Judy Foote, Hedy Fry, Marc Garneau, Ralph ... Kevin Lamoureux, Dominic Leblanc, Lawrence MacAulay, John McCallum, David McGuinty, John McKay, Joyce Murray, Massimo Pacetti, Bob Rae, Geoff Regan, Francis Scarpaleggia, Judy Sgro, Scott Simms, Lise St-Denis, Justin Trudeau, Frank Valeriote ...

Mentioned by Liberal.ca (blog) Reality Check: Conservative Spending Fictions in Budget 2013 Select an MP, Scott Andrews, Mauril Belanger, Carolyn Bennett, Scott Brison, Gerry Byrne, Sean Casey, Denis Coderre, Irwin Cotler, Rodger Cuzner, Stéphane Dion, Kirsty Duncan, Wayne Easter, Mark Eyking, Judy Foote, Hedy Fry, Marc Garneau, Ralph ... Kevin Lamoureux, Dominic Leblanc, Lawrence MacAulay, John McCallum, David McGuinty, John McKay, Joyce Murray, Massimo Pacetti, Bob Rae, Geoff Regan, Francis Scarpaleggia, Judy Sgro, Scott Simms, Lise St-Denis, Justin Trudeau, Frank Valeriote ...

Spoke at the Status of Women committee on Sexual Harassment in the Federal Workplace Thank you very much, Madam Chair. Deputy Chief Federico, it's nice to see you again. I'm amazed to see that you're still pursuing these very issues ...

Mentioned by Hill Times (subscription) Liberal MPs criticize Hall Findlay's lengthy attack on Murray's cooperation proposal Liberal MP Judy Sgro (York West, Ont.), who voted for Ms. Hall Findlay on the first ballot of the party's 2006 leadership convention, defended Ms. Murray's position, even though she does not support it, and said Ms. Murray had been advocating the same issue ...

Mentioned by Liberal.ca (blog) Why the Liberal Party will be opposing Budget 2013 Select an MP, Scott Andrews, Mauril Belanger, Carolyn Bennett, Scott Brison, Gerry Byrne, Sean Casey, Denis Coderre, Irwin Cotler, Rodger Cuzner, Stéphane Dion, Kirsty Duncan, Wayne Easter, Mark Eyking, Judy Foote, Hedy Fry, Marc Garneau, Ralph ... Kevin Lamoureux, Dominic Leblanc, Lawrence MacAulay, John McCallum, David McGuinty, John McKay, Joyce Murray, Massimo Pacetti, Bob Rae, Geoff Regan, Francis Scarpaleggia, Judy Sgro, Scott Simms, Lise St-Denis, Justin Trudeau, Frank Valeriote ...

Spoke at the Status of Women committee on Sexual Harassment in the Federal Workplace Thank you, Madam Chair. I'd like to raise a point of order relating to the committee's motion of March 5, 2013, and the direct negative impact ...

Mentioned by Liberal.ca (blog) Liberals Oppose Conservatives' 2013 Economic (In)Action Plan for Failing ... Select an MP, Scott Andrews, Mauril Belanger, Carolyn Bennett, Scott Brison, Gerry Byrne, Sean Casey, Denis Coderre, Irwin Cotler, Rodger Cuzner, Stéphane Dion, Kirsty Duncan, Wayne Easter, Mark Eyking, Judy Foote, Hedy Fry, Marc Garneau, Ralph ... Kevin Lamoureux, Dominic Leblanc, Lawrence MacAulay, John McCallum, David McGuinty, John McKay, Joyce Murray, Massimo Pacetti, Bob Rae, Geoff Regan, Francis Scarpaleggia, Judy Sgro, Scott Simms, Lise St-Denis, Justin Trudeau, Frank Valeriote ...

Mentioned by Macleans.ca C-279 passes the House Randall Garrison's bill was supported by the New Democrats, the majority of Liberals (Judy Sgro and John McKay abstained), the Bloc Quebecois, Bruce Hyer, Elizabeth May and, by my unofficial count, 17 Conservative MPs: Erin O'Toole, Bernard Trottier, ...

Spoke at the Status of Women committee on Expenditure Plans for Status of Women Canada in 2012-13 and Main Estimates ... Thank you very much, Madam Chair. Madam Minister, it's great to have you here with us. I very sincerely thank you for the good work you ...

Spoke at the Industry committee on Broadband and Internet Access Across Canada Thank you. That was a very good opening. As a former municipal councillor, I came here for that very issue, to fight on behalf of the ...

More than three months ago

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-610 An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (protection of beneficiaries of long term disability benefits plans)

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-574 An Act to promote and strengthen the Canadian retirement income system

Statements in the House