Megan Leslie

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NDP MP for Halifax (Nova Scotia)

Won her last election, in 2011, with 51.60% of the vote.

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Mentioned by rabble.ca (blog) Pipelines: Which side are you on? NDP Member of Parliament Megan Leslie gets it. She is not afraid to look at the reality of the situation and look to a solution. We must recognize our fossil fuel stock as a precious resource that we can use strategically to provide jobs today, ...

Posted on Twitter @RathikaS and @alatendresse on #sweaterday! Turn down the heat, put on a sweater. @WWFCanada http://t.co/vOixzljK

Posted on Twitter @PLDusseault in his sweater! After he spoke about it in the House. #sweaterday @WWFCanada http://t.co/klclW3Xp

Posted on Twitter My parliamentary sweater. (Preloved recycled sweaters!) #sweaterday Turn down the heat! http://t.co/VrfxUqp3

Posted on Twitter NDP Federal Office in Ottawa is promoting @WWFCanada's #sweaterday. Handy energy tips as you arrive! http://t.co/Xjopr8OM

Posted on Twitter Enviro Cttee study of Enviro Assessment Act totally inadequate. Time to re-open it; bringing this motion today: http://t.co/hZ3cf1ro

Yesterday

Voted Yes on Vote #123 on Bill C-306 Amend the Parliament of Canada Act (political affiliation)

Voted No on Vote #122 on Bill C-11 Amend the Copyright Act

Posted on Twitter Ah, Lise St Denis. :)

Two days ago

Mentioned by Montreal Gazette Tory climate denial could make Canada miss boat on green energy jobs ... in danger and putting jobs at risk by locking Canada into a marginal economic position that denies that green energy needs to be a leading industry in this century. Megan Leslie, Environment Critic, New Democratic Party of Canada, MP for Halifax.

Mentioned by Canada.com Tory climate denial could make Canada miss boat on green energy jobs By Megan Leslie, For Postmedia News February 7, 2012 Last week during question period, I repeatedly asked Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver if he accepted the scientific reality that fossil fuels cause climate change. It took six tries before he ...

Mentioned by Montreal Gazette Tory climate denial could make Canada miss boat on green energy jobs ... in danger and putting jobs at risk by locking Canada into a marginal economic position that denies that green energy needs to be a leading industry in this century. Megan Leslie, Environment Critic, New Democratic Party of Canada, MP for Halifax.

Mentioned by Canada.com Tory climate denial could make Canada miss boat on green energy jobs By Megan Leslie, For Postmedia News February 7, 2012 Last week during question period, I repeatedly asked Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver if he accepted the scientific reality that fossil fuels cause climate change. It took six tries before he ...

Spoke in the House on Ending the Long-Gun Registry Act Mr. Speaker, in January, we received some troubling news. We found out that 60 scientists at Environment Canada working on very critical research relating to climate ...

Voted No on Vote #121 on Bill C-19 Amend the Criminal Code and the Firearms Act

Voted Yes on Vote #120 on Bill C-19 Amend the Criminal Code and the Firearms Act

Voted Yes on Vote #119 on Bill C-19 Amend the Criminal Code and the Firearms Act

Mentioned by Vancouver Sun Megan Leslie: Tory climate denial could make Canada miss boat on green energy jobs ... in danger and putting jobs at risk by locking Canada into a marginal economic position that denies that green energy needs to be a leading industry in this century. Megan Leslie, Environment Critic, New Democratic Party of Canada, MP for Halifax.

A week ago

Spoke in the House on The Environment Mr. Speaker, we almost received an answer there. I am pleased to hear that the minister might believe in the science but the government's actions or ...

Spoke in the House on Parliament of Canada Act Madam Speaker, in November in question period I asked the Minister of the Environment this question. Who exactly does he work for? On this side of ...

Spoke in the House on The Environment Mr. Speaker, if the Minister of Natural Resources was not pretending to still be living in the 19th century, he would understand the importance of sustainable ...

Spoke in the House on The Environment Mr. Speaker, according to the Minister of Natural Resources, Canadians who publicly express their concerns about the Northern Gateway pipeline are radicals. This is not the ...

Two months ago

Spoke in the House on The Environment Mr. Speaker, the international community is watching us. China, France, the UN have all criticized the Conservatives for pulling out of Kyoto. Is the Prime Minister ...

Spoke in the House on The Environment Mr. Speaker, the commissioner did an audit and the audit showed complete mismanagement by the government. The government is sabotaging climate deals on the international stage ...

Spoke in the House on Copyright Modernization Act Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise to speak to the bill, although I am not so pleased to rise to speak to the motion for ...

More than three months ago

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-297 An Act respecting a National Strategy for Suicide Prevention

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-223 An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (gratuities)

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-224 An Act to ensure Canada assumes its responsibilities in preventing dangerous climate change

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-646 An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (victims of trafficking in persons)

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-645 An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (gratuities)

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-631 An Act to amend the Tobacco Act (smokeless tobacco and little cigars)

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-593 An Act respecting a National Strategy for Suicide Prevention