For many Canadians, the holiday season is a time for friends and family. Being together reminds us of our priorities and for most parents our kids are at the top of that list. We want the best for them and will do whatever we can to help them achieve their...

Canada's copyright and digital policies aren't working. That's what I'm hearing from artists, independent Internet service providers, and consumers.

Our laws are out of date; they were written before file sharing or Facebook, before iPods or BitTorrent. If they ever worked, they don't anymore. They don't support the information commons...

I was born and raised on the Quebec side of James Bay, across from Attawapiskat, a community that has been in the news lately. A lot of credit goes to people like my colleague, Charlie Angus, for raising the profile of the housing crisis there and getting people involved. If...

After the success of the May 2 election, New Democrats were elated. Short months later, with the loss Jack Layton, we were devastated. Now, with a leadership election going on, people have begun to turn their minds to the future, to where we are going as a party and how...

Most of us are familiar with the basic facts of Canada's population and geography. We proudly refer to being the second largest country in the world and one of the least densely populated. This is not news. Nor is the trend toward urbanization a new idea, with well over 80...

Remembrance Day is when millions of Canadians will gather at cenotaphs, community centres, Legion and Army, Navy and Air Force Veterans Halls to honour the living, remember the fallen and thank our currently serving Canadian Forces and RCMP personnel for their sacrifice. We also take time to remember why those...

Given the cynicism about politics today, I shouldn't be surprised that some people ask me why I would want to be a Member of Parliament at all. It's a fair question.

You see, I wasn't anxiously waiting for a chance to get involved in federal politics. I was happy...

The shore of a lake, deep in the woods of Quebec, was my birthplace and my first classroom. Growing up in the bush, what I knew about life I learned mostly from my family, my parents, 13 siblings, the Elders and our small community. I also learned from my environment:...