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Jun 3, 20161 min read

STILL TIME TO HONOUR SMALL BUSINESS PROMISE

Liberal MPs still have time to keep the election promise they made to small businesses owners that would see a break on their taxes. In...

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Jun 2, 20161 min read

NDP HIGHLIGHTS SUPPLY MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS ON WORLD MILK DAY

NDP Critic for Agriculture and Agri-Food , Ruth Ellen Brosseau (Berthier-Maskinongé), made the following statement : "World Milk Day is a...

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Jun 2, 20161 min read

NDP WINS LIBERAL SUPPORT ON DEMOCRATIC REFORM

New Democrats have secured a significant victory for Canadians in the process of democratic reform. The Liberal government has announced...

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May 31, 20161 min read

ANGUS IN BUDGET FIGHT TO SUPPORT THE EXPLORATION INDUSTRY

In the face of a downturn in the exploration industry, New Democrats tabled amendments to the budget to provide certainty for the...

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May 24, 20161 min read

TIMMINS GROWS AS REGIONAL CENTRE FOR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT JOBS

Charlie Angus is praising the work of federal civil servants in Timmins who have turned the community into a major processing centre....

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May 20, 20161 min read

ANGUS WILL PASS THE PLATE

Charlie Angus will be joining the conversation by taking part in Wooly’s Umbrella, a play about Aboriginal mental health issues, on...

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May 19, 20161 min read

TIMMINS-JAMES BAY GETS ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR CANADA SUMMER JOBS

Timmins-James Bay is getting an additional 53-thousand dollars from Service Canada to hire 24 more students. This is on top of the...

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May 18, 20162 min read

MULCAIR WELCOMES OFFICIAL APOLOGY ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE KOMAGATA MARU TRAGEDY

NDP Leader Tom Mulcair (Outremont) made the following statement on the anniversary of the Komagata Maru tragedy: "Over a hundred years...

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May 17, 20161 min read

INTERNAL DOCUMENTS SHOW FEDNOR NEEDS OVERHAUL

Charlie Angus is calling on the Liberal government to explain their lack of action on rebuilding FedNor after years of Conservative cuts....

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May 16, 20161 min read

NDP SELECTS TIME FRAME FOR LEADERSHIP VOTE

The Federal Council of the New Democratic Party of Canada met in Ottawa today to make key decisions about the process for the NDP to...

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May 5, 20162 min read

ANGUS PAYS TRIBUTE TO MIDWIVES

MP Charlie Angus rose in Parliament today (Thurs) on the internationally recognised day for midwives to recognize their hard work....

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May 3, 20161 min read

TIMMINS-JAMES BAY CONTINUES TO SCORE BIG ON CANADA SUMMER JOBS

Timmins-James Bay is getting 600-thousand dollars to help hire summer students this year. Charlie Angus says we will be able to create...

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Apr 29, 20161 min read

NORTHERN MUNICIPALITIES JOINING ANGUS’ CALL ON COMPETITION BUREAU TO INVESTIGATE GAS PRICES

Northern Municipalities are joining Charlie Angus request for the Competition Bureau to investigate gas prices in Northern Ontario. So...

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Apr 27, 20161 min read

STATEMENT FROM NORTHERN ONTARIO NEW DEMOCRATS: TWO FEDERAL HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTORS IS NOT ENOUG

Thursday is the National Day of Mourning, a day that as a country we recognize those who are killed or injured in the workplace and the...

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Apr 25, 20161 min read

ANGUS PRAISES JUNIOR RANGERS CADET PROGRAMS THAT ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN NORTH

Charlie Angus is congratulating the dedication of the Junior Rangers for the role that they play in Northern communities. At a meeting...

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Apr 12, 20161 min read

ONR BUS CHANGES A ROAD MAP FOR FAILURE

People trying to take a bus from Toronto to Northern Ontario are finding serious roadblocks being put in their path. Charlie Angus has...

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NDP Emergency Resolution on the Suicide Crisis Among Indigenous Youth

CHARLIE ANGUS

Apr 8, 20161 min read

NDP Emergency Resolution on the Suicide Crisis Among Indigenous Youth

"The government must tackle the Indigenous youth suicide crisis"

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Apr 6, 20161 min read

INFRASTRUCTURE DOLLARS NEED TO TARGET RURAL NORTHERN COMMUNITIES

Much of the attention on the Liberal government's infrastructure money is on what it means for the big cities of Canada. The question is...

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Apr 1, 20161 min read

LIBERAL SPIN WON’T GET THE RING OF FIRE OFF THE GROUND

The Liberal government needs to come clean with northerners on whether or not infrastructure money is being set aside to develop the Ring...

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Mar 30, 20161 min read

FEDERAL BUDGET DROPS THE BALL ON PALLIATIVE CARE

With upcoming government legislation on end of life care, New Democrats were surprised to find this year’s federal budget contained zero...

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