On October 18, the Conservative government introduced C-45, an omnibus bill containing provisions to create a two-tier public sector workforce in this country.

Buried in the bill is a provision to raise the age of retirement for all public employees hired after January 1, 2013. This would force younger...

Bill C-25, an Act Relating to Pooled Registered Pension Plans received Royal Assent on June 28 this year, making it officially part of Canadian Law.

The Act provides "a legal framework for the establishment and administration of pooled registered pension plans that will be accessible...

From April 6, 2012 to April 10, 2012, our Canadian delegation participated in events at Carriere Wellington in Arras, France, a guided tour of the Vimy monument and the trenches and tunnels of Vimy, private wreath-laying events at the Sanctuary Wood Memorial, Passchendaele and the St. Julien Memorial in Ypres....

The issue of homelessness is a concern for communities right across Canada. The issue of veterans' homelessness however has flown below the radar for many of us. It is a very real problem that requires increased awareness, support for affected individuals and a more active response from the government of...

The federal government has announced that changes will be coming to Old Age Security (OAS). By suggesting cuts or other such changes to the OAS the government is cutting away at the security of seniors in this country. It is in fact asking the poor to pay, while giving tax...

Today, U.S. company Caterpillar Inc. announced the permanent closure of its holding, Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD) located in London, Ontario. The company will be moving operations to a manufacturing plant in Muncie, Indiana in the wake of that state's government passing corporation-friendly "right-to-work" legislation. This is legislation which completely...

Linda is a woman who lives in Ottawa. Until recently, she had a well-paying job. She had just won a prestigious promotion when her life turned upside down: her elderly mother fell seriously ill and needed round-the-clock nursing care. Linda searched for homecare she could afford, but found none. In...

This past weekend thousands of people descended on downtown London in support of the locked out workers at Electro- Motive Diesel. People came in support of the workers from all walks of life. There were teachers, union leaders, people from the London community, people from across south western...

In London Ontario, the new year began with the news that the workers of Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD), a subsidiary of the U.S. company Caterpillar, had been locked out by their employer and that the employer was demanding workers accept a 55 per cent pay cut, elimination...

The transfer of Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue Hospital to the province of Quebec marks the loss of the last federally run veterans' hospital in Canada. The implications of this transfer are significant in terms of both the provision of veterans' care and for employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Concerns...

I was honoured to have been named the Official Opposition Critic for Seniors Issues in Canada's 41st Parliament. We owe so much to the women and men who built, and continue to build, this country and you deserve to be treated with dignity and respect.

New Democrats are committed to...