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MAKE PARLIAMENT WORK TO AVOID UNNECESSARY ELECTION: PRIME MINISTER - August 6, 2010
Prime Minister Stephen Harper says making Parliament work is essential if Canada is to avoid an unnecessary election that would jeopardize our economic recovery.
“The economy remains the number one priority of Canadians and of our Government,” said the Prime Minister. “An unnecessary election is the last thing that Canadians need, that the economy needs, at this time.”
To advance the objective of making Parliament work, the Prime Minister today announced the appointment of one of his most experienced, senior Ministers to the position of Leader of the Government in the House of Commons. The Honourable John Baird has a mandate to work cooperatively with the other parties and make Parliament function.
CONSERVATIVES TAKE ACTION TO LEAD THE GLOBAL FIGHT AGAINST HIV - July 20, 2010
On Tuesday, from the AIDS 2010 Conference in Vienna, Austria, Canada’s Minister of Health, Leona Aglukkaq announced Canada is leading the global fight against HIV/AIDS through the renewed Canadian HIV Vaccine Initiative (CHVI) Research and Development Alliance.
Canadians can be proud that our country is leading the world in HIV research and development. Our Conservative Government is continuing to take action to reaffirm our commitment to the global fight against HIV and AIDS.
We are joining with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and establishing the CHVI Research and Development Alliance which will unite industry, researchers, scientists and international organizations. Our action will help ensure a stronger, more coordinated effort in the global fight against a virus which crosses borders, cultures, genders, and backgrounds.
CONSERVATIVES TAKE ACTION TO END ENTITLEMENTS FOR PRISONERS- June 1, 2010
On Tuesday, Diane Finley, Canada’s Minister of Human Resources & Skills Development, and Senator Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu took steps to eliminate government entitlements for certain prisoners.
Our Conservative Government believes that Canadians who work hard, contribute to the system, and play by the rules deserve government benefits such as Old Age Security. It is wrong and obviously unfair that prisoners who broke the rules receive the same entitlements as law-abiding Canadians.
Mass murderer Clifford Olson, a man who murdered 11 children, is receiving government entitlements even though he forever altered the lives of his victims’ families, and traumatized the communities where he committed his dreadful crimes.
CONSERVATIVES TAKE ACTION TO ENHANCE SAFETY AND SECURITY IN THE ONLINE MARKETPLACE May 25, 2010.
On Tuesday, Tony Clement, Canada’s Minister of Industry and Denis Lebel, Minister of State, announced two important steps our Conservative Government is taking to enhance the safety and security of the online marketplace. By introducing amendments to legislation protecting the personal information of Canadians and reintroducing anti-spam legislation in the House of Commons, our Government is taking important steps to position Canada as a leader in the digital economy.
Our Conservative Government believes Canadian shoppers should feel just as confident in the electronic marketplace as they do at the corner store.
STATEMENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA April 21, 2010
Prime Minister Stephen Harper issued the following statement to mark National Volunteer Week, April 18 to 24:
“Over 12 million Canadians volunteer their time and energy to make their communities, this country and the world a better place.
“We all know some of these selfless people, having experienced first-hand their contributions to a broad range of charities and other organizations. Often their work is essential to keeping an organization or service up and running.
PM TO ATTEND THE NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT IN WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 9, 2010
Prime Minister Stephen Harper today announced that he will attend the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, D.C. from April 12-13. The Summit will bring together representatives from 47 countries, including all G-8 and G-20 members. It will provide an opportunity for the representatives to discuss nuclear terrorism and the pressing need to further develop and implement internationally-coordinated efforts to enhance nuclear security worldwide.
“The Nuclear Security Summit will provide Canada with an opportunity to highlight Canadian leadership on nuclear security and its cooperation with the United States and other partners to ensure that all nuclear materials are secure so that they do not fall in the hands of terrorists,” said the Prime Minister.
CONSERVATIVE ACTION TO STRENGTHEN JUSTICE SYSTEM MARCH 16, 2010
On Tuesday, Rob Nicholson, Canada’s Minister of Justice was joined by Minister Paradis and Senator Boisvenu to announce legislative amendments that would strengthen the way the young offenders system deals with violent and repeat young offenders.
This bill is entitled Sébastien’s Law, in memory of Sébastien Lacasse. It honours his parents, Line and Luc and other courageous families who have fought tirelessly for the rights of victims and to make a difference in the lives of others.
Today, Canada’s Finance Minister Jim Flaherty presented our Conservative Government’s Budget plan, which is helping to lead the way on jobs and growth.
As Canadians remain concerned about jobs and the economy, our Government has held hundreds of consultations with Canadian workers and businesses. As a result, Year 2 of Canada’s Economic Action Plan builds on Canada’s economic recovery with action to sustain our country’s economic advantage and chart the way forward to balance our budget.
The priorities of Canadians are at the forefront of plan to lead the way on jobs and growth. As Year 2 of Canada’s Economic Action Plan rolls out, it contains important stimulus measures to help create jobs now, including the rapid rollout of infrastructure projects across the country. It takes additional steps to protect existing jobs and create new ones, and it looks ahead to the future in order to secure Canada’s long-term growth.
We are also taking steps to reduce the deficit and to return to balanced budgets in the medium term. At the same time, we will not balance the budget by cutting transfer payments for health care or education, or by raising taxes on hard-working Canadians.
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THE PARTY’S OVER FOR CRIMINALS WITH CONSERVATIVE ACTION ON 2-FOR-1 SENTENCING - February 23, 20010
On Tuesday, our Conservative Government announced that our Truth in Sentencing Act, which ends 2-for-1 and in some cases, 3-for-1 sentencing, is now the law of the land.
The Act will strictly limit the amount of credit that is granted to criminals for their time served in custody prior to sentencing.
Law-abiding Canadian families who work hard and play by the rules deserve to have confidence in our justice system. Unfortunately, after thirteen long years of Liberal inaction on crime, that confidence has eroded.
Under the Liberals, it became common practice for courts to grant criminals extra credit for time served before their trial, which put them back on our streets before they had paid their full debt to society.
Our Conservative Government knew this was unacceptable, and we took action. The law that is now in effect proves that we are delivering on our commitment to ensure that criminals serve the sentences that reflect the severity of their crimes.
Statement by the Prime Minister - February 12, 2010
The following statement was issued by Prime Minister Stephen Harper in response to the tragic death today of a member of the Georgian Winter Olympic Team during a training run in Whistler, British Columbia:
“All Canadians were deeply saddened to learn of the tragic death of Georgian Olympic team member Nodar Kumaritashvili following a luge training accident in Whistler today. His competitive spirit and dedication to sports excellence will be remembered and honoured during the Games.
“On behalf of all Canadians, Laureen and I send our deepest sympathies to Mr. Kumaritashvili’s family and friends and the entire Georgian Winter Olympic team.”
PM Welcomes Olympic Flame to Canada Pavilion - February 12 , 2010
Prime Minister Stephen Harper, accompanied by children, welcomed the Olympic Flame today as the Torch Relay stopped at the Canada Pavilion during its final journey to open the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
“The Olympic Flame has travelled across this great country, from community to community to bring the spirit of the Games to all Canadians,” said the Prime Minister. “The Torch Relay has ignited our passion for sport and our pride for our athletes.”
PM Names Five Outstanding Canadians to the Senate
January 29, 2010
Prime Minister Stephen Harper today filled five vacancies in the Senate. The appointments are another step toward implementing the Government’s tackling-crime agenda and respecting the will of the democratically-elected House of Commons.
Appointed are Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu (QC), Bob Runciman (ON), Vim Kochhar (ON), Elizabeth (Beth) Marshall (NL) and Rose-May Poirier (NB). These appointments give the Government a plurality of seats in the Upper House.
“Our government is serious about getting tough on crime. Since we were first elected, we have made it one of our highest priorities,” said the Prime Minister. “The Liberals have abused their Senate majority by obstructing and eviscerating law and order measures that are urgently needed and strongly supported by Canadians.”
Canadians Providing Aid to Haiti- January 18, 2010.
On Thursday, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Laureen Harper visited the Canadian Red Cross office in Ottawa to make a personal donation towards the relief efforts in Haiti.
Cash donations are the fastest, most efficient way to get help to people living in a disaster zone. Our Government encourages all Canadians to show their generosity by contributing to the registered charity of their choice to help in the earthquake relief. In order to avoid potential fraud, we urge everyone to ensure that their charity of choice is a registered charity. More information can be found at: http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/donors/index.html
To acknowledge the generosity of Canadians, our Government has announced that we will match, dollar for dollar, Canadians’ charitable contributions to registered organizations for disaster assistance in Haiti. Thus far, over $30 million has been donated. This is in addition to the $5M preliminary emergency contribution announced earlier this week.
The Canadian Press made a good call, the only sensible and appropriate one they could've, naming Stephen Harper Canada's 2009 Newsmaker of the Year. Not that this tumultuous year began auspiciously for Harper, who closed out 2008 with a fresh, strengthened, minority mandate, but his government on the ropes, threatened by a cobbled-together, Bloc-supported, Liberal/NDP coalition ready to jettison principle in a brazen grab for power.
Harper was rescued from potential political oblivion by Governor General Michaelle Jean agreeing to let him prorogue Parliament and regroup in the face of opposition fury over the government's post-election pre-budget fiscal update announcing elimination of taxpayer subsidies to political parties.
The Conservatives dropped that provision, delivering a new budget in late January containing instead a package of fiscal stimulus measures the opposition parties could hardly vote down. Liberal leader Stéphane Dion was hastily thrown under the bus and replaced provisionally by Michael Ignatieff, whose lack of coalition enthusiasm effectively neutralized that threat, marking a turning of the tide, which pretty much lifted Harper for the rest of the year.
PM BREAKS GROUND ON NEW NIAGARA COLLEGE APPLIED HEALTH INSTITUTE - October 9, 2009.
Project to create new jobs and give health care students tools for future success
Prime Minister Stephen Harper today broke ground on the new Niagara College Applied Health Institute, strengthening the college’s ability to train the highly-skilled workers of tomorrow and creating jobs for the Niagara Region. The new facility, which will accommodate up to 1,000 new applied health care students each year, is delivered through Canada’s Economic Action Plan’s Knowledge Infrastructure Program in partnership with the Government of Ontario.
“This new facility, like others delivered through the Knowledge Infrastructure Program, shows how Canada’s Economic Action Plan is working for Canadians,” said Prime Minister Harper. “In addition to the jobs and millions of dollars of economic activity this project will create for the Niagara Region, our action is helping to ensure that graduating students have the tools they need for success, now and in the future.
