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May 01

OPEN LETTER – Mr. Poilièvre, The End Does Not Justify the Means

From Céline Hervieux-Payette in Politics

 

Dear Mr. Poilièvre:

I came across the short statement you made in the House of Commons on April 30, 2013, regarding the press conference held by Liberal Senators and unions in opposition to a Bill that was introduced by your Conservative government, Bill C-377.

Everyone knows how little empathy the government, including yourself, has towards unions. In reality, Bill C‑377 is your way of attacking a workers freedom of association. Under the guise of what you hypocritically called “transparency” in your statement yesterday, you will require unions to make public a vast amount of information that may be personal, violating the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and creating a cumbersome system within the Canadian Revenue Agency that will cost taxpayers a lot of money.

The Conservative Party of Canada is no shining example of transparency. Was it not your government that the Parliamentary Budget Officer took to court for failing to provide him with the information to which he is entitled under the law? Was it not Stephen Harper who, in 2010, received a code of secrecy award from the Fédération professionnelle des journalistes du Québec?

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Apr 30

Press Release – Bill C-377: The Conservative Attack on the ‘Freedom of Association’

From Céline Hervieux-Payette in Politics

OTTAWA, April 30, 2013 – Liberal Senators met with seven union representatives from Quebec and one from the federal level to discuss Bill C-377.  A Bill that, if passed, would burden unions with a flurry of administrative obligations under the pretext of better transparency, which does not yet apply to any other Canadian organization receiving tax benefits.

“The politburo of 24 Sussex has decided to hit unions in this country with pure ideology at the expense of the economy, the right to privacy and respect for provincial jurisdiction”, said Senator Céline Hervieux-Payette. “C-377 is rooted in visceral hatred for labour organizations displayed by reformists and, in particular, Stephen Harper.”

Amongst the many obligations this Bill imposes, unions would be required to publicize online the names and salaries of each union employee, as well as disclose the information of any individual who receives funds- if the cumulative value of the amount received exceeds $5,000 per year- from a labour organization.  Failure to do so would result in a fine of $1,000 per day.

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Apr 26

Seals: Europe is Closing Its Eyes While Canada Wants to Keep Them Wide Open

From Céline Hervieux-Payette in Environment, International, Politics

PRESS RELEASE

OTTAWA, April 26, 2013 – Senator Hervieux-Payette denounced the decision of the General Court of the European Union, which confirmed the moratorium on Canadian seal products unilaterally proclaiming that “the fundamental economic and social interests of Inuit communities” are preserved.  Interestingly, Inuit communities were at the forefront of the legal challenge on the European boycott and they state just the opposite- their economic and cultural futures are threatened.

The Senator believes that the decision of the European Court is not in the interest of the seals, since they are already subject to slaughter without supervision in some U.S. states and even in Europe, such as Scotland.

“The European denial, influenced by vegetarian extremist groups, prevents the establishment of a market and state supervision over good hunting practices worldwide”, said the Senator. “Europe is closing its eyes when it comes to the situation at hand while Canada wants to keep them wide open.”

The Senator explained that the Mediterranean monk seal, as well as the Bluefin tuna fished by Europeans, are endangered species.  The harp seals, on the other hand, has a population that has been growing for decades.

“Europeans believe that our hunting practices do not meet their ethical standards. But what kind of standards are they when their own seal species is almost extinct and they’re not even acting upon it?”, questioned the Senator.

“I conclude by quoting a documentary by Carmen Butta- ‘le petit chasseur de l’Arctique’ (‘The Small Arctic Hunter’), broadcasted on Arte on January 19, 2013- “Campaigns against the massacre of baby seals were highly publicized. Public opinion was heavily mobilized on the fate of baby seals at the expense of the Aboriginal people. Today, seals in the Arctic are many and it is the Inuit, the specialists of sustainable management of natural resources, who are now endangered”. ”

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Apr 12

MP Ted Hsu: Is Business as Usual Good Enough for Liberals?

From Céline Hervieux-Payette in Politics

Six candidates are running for leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, and thousands of Canadians have already cast their vote. Are you still deciding?

Liberals now have a clear choice between two distinct leadership options.

One is a comfortable, business-as-usual approach: a media favourite, a charismatic new leader who will work hard to attract fresh new faces and talent and perhaps even new ideas to the party. Someone who will reach out to Canadians and try to fill them with a sense of hope that the party is once again on the ascent.

This is the strategy that the Liberal Party is used to, but one which hasn’t worked for us in many elections. Perhaps this time it will succeed where the others have failed.

This is the risk our party now faces.

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Mar 07

Joyce Murray: The Only Candidate Who Wants Canada To Win

From Céline Hervieux-Payette in Politics

For Joyce Murray, Victory is a must.

“With Justin Trudeau, we could win.”

This is what I hear in some corners of the Liberal Party of Canada. The idea that the Party “could” win alone, as it has before when the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada merged with Canadian Alliance. “Let’s do what was done before”, say all those who nostalgically look to the past, those who refuse to see that the political world has changed, that the divided progressive vote is now going up against a united conservative vote.

“With Justin Trudeau, we could win”. “Could”? The possibility of winning simply isn’t enough! We MUST win! And we must win for all the Canadians who are suffering, day after day, from the retrograde politics of Stephen Harper’s government — a government that deserves to sink into oblivion come 2015. We owe it to the women, the aboriginals, the artists, and seasonal workers; for the 60% of Canadians who want a sustainable economy, social justice, a government that protects its agriculture, food, water and health.

“The Liberal Party will win alone, or Canada will lose”. This is the only alternative that is being offered by the candidates for the Liberal Leadership race, whether it be David Bertschi, Martin Cauchon, Deborah Coyne, Marc Garneau, Martha Hall Findlay, Karen McCrimmon or Justin Trudeau. All except one — Joyce Murray.

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