A week ago

Spoke in the House on Business of Supply Mr. Speaker, I request that the division be deferred until Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at the end of the time provided for government orders.

Spoke in the House on Safe Drinking Water for First Nations Act Mr. Speaker, we agree to proceed in this way, and we will vote against the motion.

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

Two weeks ago

Spoke at the Procedure and House Affairs committee on Report of the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for British Columbia 2012, Report ... My questions are about the same thing. Mr. O'Toole, thank you for your presentation. Your explanation was very clear. I want to pick up on one ...

Spoke in the House on Economic Action Plan 2013 Act, No. 1 Mr. Speaker, drawing up a budget means making choices. In their 2013 budget, the Conservatives have chosen austerity. This government justifies its decision on the grounds ...

Spoke in the House on Government Expenditures Mr. Speaker, what the Auditor General is saying is that we do not know how the money was spent. It is impossible to say whether it ...

Mentioned by Toronto Sun Auditor General's Report NDP MP Nycole Turmel asked. On Tuesday, the auditor general reported that he couldn't find records for $3.1 billion in government-wide security projects between 2001 and 2009, sparked by the 9/11 terror attacks. Prime Minister Stephen Harper said records ...

Three weeks ago

Spoke at the Procedure and House Affairs committee on Report of the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for British Columbia 2012, Report ... Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Van Loan, I understand that this affects Barrie, but it does not affect anyone in the east or the west. You ...

Spoke in the House on Business of Supply Mr. Speaker, I request that the division be deferred until Monday, April 29, at the end of the time provided for government orders.

A month ago

Spoke at the Procedure and House Affairs committee on Report of the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for British Columbia 2012 and ... Thank you, Mr. Chair. Ms. Mourani, I would like to have a little more information on what happened between the first presentation and the second. You ...

Spoke in the House on Canadian Heritage Mr. Speaker, the bill to create the Canadian Museum of History was introduced in November. It has not been passed yet, but the Conservatives have already ...

Spoke in the House on Combating Terrorism Act Mr. Speaker, I ask that the vote be deferred until tomorrow, Wednesday, at the end of the time provided for government orders.

Spoke in the House on Business of the House moved: That, at the conclusion of today's debate on the opposition motion in the name of the Member for Nanaimo-Cowichan, all questions necessary to dispose of ...

Spoke at the Procedure and House Affairs committee on Report of the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for British Columbia 2012, Main ... I have a supplementary question on this subject. I know you administer the budget and that the Joint Inter-Parliamentary Council makes the decisions, but when special ...

Two months ago

Mentioned by StarPhoenix Tory seeking vote on sex-selection abortion gets snub "I think that Mr. Warawa is trying to do indirectly what he doesn't have the guts to do directly - to bring back once again the issue of abortion before Parliament," said Liberal MP Dominic Leblanc. NDP whip, Nycole Turmel, said her party seeks to close the door ...

Mentioned by Ottawa Citizen Conservative MP seeking vote on sex-selection abortion gets curt reception from ... “I think that Mr. Warawa is trying to do indirectly what he doesn't have the guts to do directly — to bring back once again the issue of abortion before Parliament,” said Liberal MP Dominic Leblanc. NDP whip, Nycole Turmel, said her party seeks to close the ...

Mentioned by Hamilton Spectator Stephen Harper says Ottawa looking to resolve cancer mom's EI sickness ... “The only decent thing to do is to abandon this ridiculous legal battle,” New Democrat MP Nycole Turmel (Hull—Alymer) said in French. “Could the government look up the word 'empathy' in the dictionary and apply it to this case?” Harper told the Commons he ...

Mentioned by Montreal Gazette L. Ian MacDonald: Mixed report on Mulcair Following Layton's death in August 2011, and the weak interim leadership of Nycole Turmel in the House, the NDP decided it needed an experienced parliamentarian. With 13 years in the Quebec legislature, and five more in the House of ... It's costing him votes in Ontario and English-speaking ridings in Quebec, and has cost him an MP who crossed to the Bloc Québécois because Mulcair implied Ottawa would have a role in shaping the question. “The side that wins, wins,” Mulcair said. But he lost in bringing it up.

Mentioned by MetroNews Canada Stephen Harper says Ottawa looking to resolve cancer mom's EI sickness ... “The only decent thing to do is to abandon this ridiculous legal battle,” New Democrat MP Nycole Turmel (Hull—Alymer) said in French. “Could the government look up the word 'empathy' in the dictionary and apply it to this case?” Harper told the Commons he ...

Three months ago

Spoke at the Procedure and House Affairs committee on Report of the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for New Brunswick 2012 Mr. Godin, by adding Belledune to the riding, that would make a 22% difference. I understand very well the francophone dimension of the community of interest. ...

Spoke at the Procedure and House Affairs committee on Access to Information Requests and Parliamentary Privilege and Report of the Federal ... I will start. I have been to Trail, Nelson and Castlegar. I fully appreciate how difficult it is, especially for Mr. Atamanenko, to travel from one ...

Spoke at the Procedure and House Affairs committee on Report of the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Alberta 2012 Mr. Chair, I have a question about procedure. At the end, during the review, would it be possible to have all of the proposals made by ...

Spoke at the Procedure and House Affairs committee on Access to Information Requests and Parliamentary Privilege and Report of the Federal ... There is one thing I find interesting. You mentioned that you chose not to make any representations to the commission and that you preferred to come ...

More than three months ago

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-465 An Act to amend the National Capital Act (Gatineau Park)

Posted on Twitter Thomas Mulcair just gave an inspirational speech at the Economic Club of Canada luncheon!

Posted on Twitter Welcome to the team @CraigScottNDP! An even stronger #NDP fighting for families & holding Harper accountable: http://t.co/GE7BOz6g #cdnpoli

Posted on Twitter #NDP leadership: House just adopted our plan to tackle medication shortages for Canadians. #cdnpoli http://t.co/zwUn1U43

Posted on Twitter Today: MPs debate #NDP plan to tackle medication shortages. Patients shouldn’t have to suffer. #cdnpoli http://t.co/9I3029cl

Posted on Twitter Positive results tonight: MPs adopt #NDP motion to empower Elections Canada to root out voter fraud. #cdnpoli http://t.co/WiokXcpf

Posted on Twitter Dismayed to hear of Canadian skier Nik Zoricic's tragic death today. Our hearts go out to Nik's family and friends. #cdnpoli #ndp

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