Yesterday

Posted on Twitter And now an earthquake in Ottawa? Holy moly -

Two days ago

Posted on Twitter No Laura - I will have to return!!"@miltonlaura: @lraitt Do you have your boys with you?"

Posted on Twitter Picture previous was from the opening of the Giant Panda exhibit at the Toronto Zoo

Posted on Twitter Peter Van Loan with his son John A. Speaking at open http://t.co/MB5IkCXtzV

Three days ago

Posted on Twitter About to take part in a flash mob at Yonge and Dundas for the Arthritis Society!

This week

Posted on Twitter Go Leafs Go

A week ago

Mentioned by InsideHalton.com Burlington company gets $50K grant Halton MP Lisa Raitt toured the company on Tuesday for the formal funding announcement. “We really do believe in innovation and helping small- and medium-sized businesses innovate, create jobs and putting money in the hands of people who know how ...

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

Voted No on Vote #680 on Bill C-460 Respecting the implementation of the Sodium Reduction Strategy for Canada

Voted Yes on Vote #679 on Bill S-8 Respecting the safety of drinking water on First Nation lands

Voted Yes on Vote #678 on Bill S-8 Respecting the safety of drinking water on First Nation lands

Voted Yes on Vote #677 on Bill S-8 Respecting the safety of drinking water on First Nation lands

Two weeks ago

Spoke in the House on Economic Action Plan 2013 Act, No. 1 Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the ability and the opportunity to debate the budget implementation act. Like everybody here, I am encouraged by Canada's steady progress toward ...

A month ago

Spoke in the House on Employment Equity Act: Annual Report 2011 Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the Employment Equity Act, Chapter 44, section 20, I have the honour to table the annual report of the Employment Equity Act ...

Mentioned by DigitalJournal.com (press release) Government of Canada welcomes Presidential Permit for Detroit River ... OTTAWA, April 12, 2013 /CNW/ - The Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Labour and Member of Parliament for Halton, on behalf of the Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, Minister of the Economic Development ...

Mentioned by Canada NewsWire (press release) Government of Canada welcomes Presidential Permit for Detroit River ... OTTAWA, April 12, 2013 /CNW/ - The Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Labour and Member of Parliament for Halton, on behalf of the Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, Minister of the Economic Development ...

Two months ago

Mentioned by Orangeville Citizen Federal budget praised, panned locally In an interview, Minister of Labour Lisa Raitt stated that the Harper government has “made it very clear that we are going to balance the budget by 2015, but we're not going to do it by raising taxes.” That said, the budget calls for an $18.7 billion deficit in 2013 and $900 million in new spending. About $400 million is ... Not surprisingly, the budget won high praise from Dufferin-Caledon MP David Tilson. “The 2013 budget is all about continuing the government's focus on jobs and growth, which is what my constituents ...

Mentioned by InsideHalton.com Government pledges billions of dollars for new infrastructure Government pledges billions of dollars for new infrastructure .. Halton MP and Labour Minister Lisa Raitt dropped by Halton Regional Centre today to talk about the new Building Canada Plan that invests in infrastructure across Canada. From left is Milton ...

Mentioned by Hamilton Spectator Skyway treatment plant gets federal cash The funding was announced Wednesday at regional headquarters by federal Labour Minister Lisa Raitt, the MP for Halton. The funding is coming from the Gas Tax Fund. The Skyway treatment plant on Lakeshore Road, south of North Shore Boulevard and ...

Spoke in the House on Women's Issues Mr. Speaker, I am puzzled by the member's question because we know in our government that seniors have done so much to contribute to our country ...

Spoke in the House on Status of Women Mr. Speaker, the accusations made by the member are completely ludicrous. The reality is that our government is focused on jobs, on economic growth and on ...

Spoke in the House on Employment Insurance Mr. Speaker, in the spirit of International Women's Day, I would like to remind my counterpart on the other side that calling ministers names that do ...

Three months ago

Spoke in the House on Human Resources Mr. Speaker, it would be my great honour and pleasure to answer the question from the hard-working member for Mississauga—Streetsville. Today the Minister of Human Resources ...

More than three months ago

Spoke in the House on Workplace Safety Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague from Brant for bringing up a very timely question. Indeed, employers and employees all have to work ...

Spoke in the House on Questions on the Order Paper Mr. Speaker, based on a survey of labour organizations with 50 or more covered members, the number of unions in Canada for 2011 is 778 with ...

Spoke at the Human Resources committee on Fixing the Skills Gap: Addressing Existing Labour Shortages in High Demand Occupations, ... Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, members of the committee, it was only a short while ago that Minister Finley and I were here ...

Spoke at the Human Resources committee on Bill C-44, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code and the ... Thank you very much. Mr. Chair, thank you. Thank you, committee, for inviting me here today. I echo Minister Finley's comments. As she has already stated, ...

Introduced legislation Government bill C-39 An Act to provide for the continuation and resumption of rail service operations

Introduced legislation Government bill C-33 An Act to provide for the continuation and resumption of air service operations

Spoke at the Human Resources committee on Supplementary Estimates (B) 2011-2012: Votes 1b, 5b and 7b under HUMAN RESOURCES ... Thank you very much, Minister. Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. If I may, I'd like to introduce my deputy minister, Hélène Gosselin, who is here ...

Introduced legislation Government bill C-6 An Act to provide for the resumption and continuation of postal services

Introduced legislation Government bill C-5 An Act to provide for the resumption and continuation of air service operations

Statements in the House