This week

Spoke in the House on Canadian Co-operatives Mr. Speaker, on January 12, 2012, to launch the International Year of Co-operatives, the Minister of Veterans Affairs said on behalf of the government that the ...

Spoke in the House on Haitian Flag Day Mr. Speaker, on January 1, 1804, the Republic of Haiti was born. A few months earlier, on May 18, 1803, Haiti adopted a revolutionary flag, which ...

A week ago

Mentioned by Orléans Star "I screwed up" – Royal Galipeau (Photo: Archives) Last week, Ottawa-Orléans MP Royal Galipeau signed a letter, along with New Democrat Paul Dewar of Ottawa Centre and Liberal Mauril Bélanger of Ottawa-Vanier, that said that the City of Ottawa should reconsider its decision to move an ...

Didn't vote on Vote #224 That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: ( a) recognize the contributions that the baby ...

Didn't vote on Vote #223 on Bill C-316 Amend the Employment Insurance Act (incarceration)

Didn't vote on Vote #222 on Bill C-316 Amend the Employment Insurance Act (incarceration)

Didn't vote on Vote #221 on Bill C-316 Amend the Employment Insurance Act (incarceration)

Didn't vote on Vote #220 That, in the opinion of the House, the Budget legislation guts the environmental assessment and fisheries laws, leaving ...

Mentioned by Ottawa Citizen (blog) The Next Light-Rail Fight Is Carling Avenue I also sent a note of support to my MP, Mauril Bélanger (who received a diatribe from Watson). The next fight is about putting the westward extension on Carling instead of Byron, or, even worse, the Parkway (some councillors are idiotic enough to want ...

Mentioned by Open File (blog) Liberal vs. Liberal: Watson takes on MP Mauril Bélanger over light-rail letter Late Monday afternoon, Watson responded to Ottawa-Vanier MP Mauril Bélanger, one of the local MPs who'd affixed their names to a letter last week expressing disappointment about how the station saga had been handled. Here's how the letter, ...

Mentioned by Ottawa Citizen Ottawa MPs want Confederation Square LRT station The letter is signed by Conservative Royal Galipeau of Ottawa-Orléans, New Democrat Paul Dewar of Ottawa Centre and Liberal Mauril Bélanger of Ottawa-Vanier. The federal government — let alone three backbench MPs — doesn't have any formal power to ...

Mentioned by Open File (blog) Three MPs send open letter to city over Confederation Square LRT station, one ... The Ottawa Sun's Jon Willing has posted a copy of the letter—signed by Ottawa-Vanier Liberal MP Mauril Bélanger, Ottawa-Orléans Conservative MP Royal Galipeau, and Ottawa Centre NDP MP Paul Dewar—on his Sun in the City blog. An excerpt: LRT planning ...

Mentioned by Orléans Star "I've waited a year" - Mauril Bélanger The MP for Ottawa-Vanier, Mauril Bélanger, is turning the page. With sadness, but the feeling of having given everything possible, he announced his departure from the Official Languages Committee on May 1. Bélanger will now be an advocate of ...

Three weeks ago

Spoke in the House on Official Languages Mr. Speaker, that appears to support my point very well. According to the Commissioner of Official Languages, last year's staffing process for the position of Auditor ...

Two months ago

Spoke in the House on Questions on the Order Paper How many childcare spaces were created for official-language minority communities in fiscal years 2006-2007, 2007-2008, 2008-2009 and 2010-2011, in each province and territory with the financial ...

Spoke in the House on Canadian Hunger Foundation Mr. Speaker, founded by the Hon. Mitchell Sharp, the Canadian Hunger Foundation, CHF, is now celebrating 50 years of service. CHF works with numerous partners in ...

Spoke in the House on Official Languages Mr. Speaker, at a time when we are celebrating la Francophonie, we are also face to face with the bilingualism controversy in the community hospital in ...

Three months ago

Spoke in the House on Business of Supply Mr. Speaker, there is something else that we all should be concerned about. We are often called to travel abroad to encourage fledgling democracy and the ...

Spoke in the House on Bernard Grandmaître Awards Gala Mr. Speaker, the mood was festive at the Bernard Grandmaître awards gala held by ACFO Ottawa on February 23. This annual event recognizes francophones and francophiles ...

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