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aburns — Sat, 12 May 2012 23:35:08 +0000

Mr. Mulcair’s NDP Team

admin — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 05:00:13 +0000

Late yesterday, NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair announced his new shadow cabinet. This was Mr. Mulcair’s chance to demonstrate to Canadians that the NDP is a serious party representing moderate, responsible policies. Yet Mr. Mulcair chose a team that threatens dangerous economic experiments and believes Canada needs higher taxes, bigger deficits and less jobs and prosperity.

The shadow of Mr. Mulcair’s team is long indeed. With 55 critics, the NDP now have significantly more critics than the actual Cabinet charged with running the government – and nearly half are former union bosses or employees.

Mr. Mulcair chose to promote activists who have lobbied against Canada’s ability to develop and sell its own resources. It is a team of those who have consistently put the rights of criminals ahead of victims, repeatedly blocking Conservative efforts to crack down on crime.

It is also a team that cannot be trusted, comprised of many NDP MPs who promised their constituents that they would vote to end the wasteful and ineffective long gun registry only to break their word when the time came to vote.

And, perhaps most demonstrative of all, Mr. Mulcair chose Libby Davies as one of his three deputy leaders. Ms. Davies’s radical record reveals the stark contrast between her priorities and the issues that matter to ordinary Canadians. Her record includes support for legalizing drugs (Vancouver Province, March 26, 2010); legalized prostitution (Postmedia News, July 8, 2011); and being one of the few MPs who voted against raising the age of consent (Hansard, May 3, 2007).

In the coming days, we will continue to help Canadians get to know Mr. Mulcair’s team and highlight those he has chosen and ways in which they do not stand for the interests of everyday hard-working Canadian families.

Strong Support for Victims of Crime

admin — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 05:00:10 +0000

On Friday, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced a new program that will provide income support for parents of victims of crime. Our Conservative Government recognizes that many parents faced with the loss of a child need time away from work to cope with such a traumatic experience.

The program will help reduce the financial hardship for parents who take a leave of employment while struggling to cope with the death or disappearance of a child, which occurred as the result of a crime. This program will support parents through the Federal Income Support for Parents of Murdered or Missing Children.

Supporting victims of crime has been a priority of our Government. We have taken other steps presently and in the past, including enhancing the Federal Victims Strategy, and proposing in Economic Action Plan 2012 to enhance support for the Victims Fund.

In addition, Canadians gave us a strong mandate to get tough on crime. The Harper Government has delivered on that commitment, taking action to keep our streets and communities safe.

Canadians can always count on our Government to stand up for victims and law-abiding Canadians.

A Strong Plan for Responsible Resource Development

admin — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 05:00:12 +0000

On Tuesday, Joe Oliver, Minister of Natural Resources, announced the Harper Government’s plan for Responsible Resource Development, which will streamline the review process for major economic projects in Canada.

Stephen Harper’s Conservative Government is focused squarely on what matters to Canadians: jobs, growth and long-term prosperity.

In 2010, Canada’s natural resource sectors employed more than 760,000 workers across the country. In fact, the mining and energy sectors alone represent 10 per cent of the Canadian economy and 40 per cent of our exports.

In the next ten years, more than 500 new projects representing over $500 billion in new investments will be proposed for Canada. It’s clear the potential for job growth is immense.

That’s why the Harper Government is acting through Economic Action Plan 2012 on our plan for Responsible Resource Development. Building on action we’ve already taken to better streamline project review processes, we’ll invest more into providing predictable timelines for project approvals. This action will help to further prevent long delays that have the ability to kill potential jobs and stall economic growth.

Most importantly, Responsible Resource Development will create good, skilled, high-value jobs from coast to coast to coast, while also maintaining the highest possible standards for environmental protection.

The Harper Government is investing in Responsible Resource Development to stay on track with our plan for jobs, growth and long-term prosperity for Canada.

Statement by the Prime Minister of Canada on the 95th anniversary of the battle of Vimy Ridge

admin — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 05:00:08 +0000

Prime Minister Stephen Harper today issued the following statement to mark the 95^th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge:

“On this day let us honour the courage and sacrifice of those Canadian soldiers who triumphed over the German army at Vimy Ridge 95 years ago.

“The four divisions of the Canadian Corps captured much more than a hill that day. Their remarkable victory helped create a new and stronger sense of Canadian identity here at home. They showed the world the strength and fortitude of our young country as well as our unwavering commitment to defending peace and freedom.

“While the Battle of Vimy Ridge was a remarkable triumph for Canada , it came at great cost with 3,600 lives lost out of 11,000 casualties. Today we honour the brave young Canadians who were injured or perished and pay tribute to their sacrifice.

“In 2007 we had the privilege to visit the majestic Canadian National Vimy Memorial in France which sits atop Hill 145 and overlooks the battlefield. It endures as a tribute to all the brave men and women who served their country in battle during the First World War and reminds us of the high price paid for the peace and freedom that Canadians enjoy today. It is also a reminder of the special friendship and historical connection that Canada has with France .

“Our Government is proud to pay tribute to those who fought in this historical battle, just as we are proud to honour all of the heroes who have kept and continue to keep our country safe.

“Lest we forget.”

Mother’s Day Bouquets

admin — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 11:56:51 +0000

These beautiful custom-created bouquets are available exclusively through your Halton Riding Association. All funds generated will go towards re-electing Lisa Raitt, our great Halton MP and Honourable Minister of Labour for Canada.

For a $100 contribution, you receive your choice of a beautiful traditional or contemporary floral arrangement, or a scrumptious Edible* Arrangement… and… you receive approximately a $60 tax credit receipt as well. A custom arrangement for your special Mom and a tax receipt for you! A winning combination, so consider ordering two.

Sales are now closed – thanks to all!

For Pickup, please be at your chosen location on the correct day / time, as your arrangement will be ready then.

Edible Arrangement® Pickup

The Mother’s Day Arrangements were received very well by those who got their orders in. An excellent value that was beautiful or beautiful and Edible® too! Thanks to one and all and look forward to our Christmas arrangements later this year.

Burlington	5 – 2440 New St Burlington ON L7R 1J6 905-634-0620	Sat May 12 8am-5pm Sun May 13 8am-1pm
Oakville	4 – 1500 Upper Middle Rd W Oakville ON L6M 3G3 905-847-8533	Sat May 12 8am-5pm Sun May 13 10am-1pm
Milton	6B – 575 Ontario St S Milton ON L9T 2N2 636-0844	Sat May 12 8am-5pm Sun May 13 10am-1pm

Fresh Bouquet Pickup

Milton

The Flower Mill
158 Mill St
Milton ON L9T 1S2
905-876-9975

Sat May 12 9am-5pm
Sun May 13 10am-4pm

Long-Gun Registry: Scrapped!

admin — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 05:00:11 +0000

On Thursday, the Harper Government announced that Bill C-19, Ending the Long-Gun Registry Act, passed in the Senate and that Royal Assent was expected that afternoon.

The Harper Government has long-opposed the wasteful and ineffective long-gun registry. It needlessly and unfairly targeted law-abiding Canadians while doing nothing to reduce crime or strengthen our efforts to keep guns out of the hands of criminals.

Since it was created, the registry also wasted taxpayer dollars – money that would have been better spent cracking down on real criminals.

As always, the Harper Government stands with law-abiding farmers, ducks hunters and rural Canadians in every region of the country. That’s why we introduced the Ending the Long-Gun Registry Act, to scrap it once and for all.

The Harper Government will continue to take action to make our streets and communities safer by getting tough on real criminals and not law-abiding Canadians.

NDP and Liberals plan to hike gas taxes

admin — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 05:00:10 +0000

Families across the country woke up to higher gas prices this week, yet Thomas Mulcair’s NDP and the Liberals continue to call for an expensive tax on gas.

Both the NDP and the Liberals would impose a job-killing carbon tax on Canadians that would see gas prices skyrocket, along with prices for everything else Canadian families buy.

In fact, Mr. Mulcair even rode to the NDP leadership on a radical promise to “internalize” the cost of gas through a carbon tax plan more extreme than the plan proposed by the NDP in the last election.

While Mr. Mulcair’s NDP wants to impose higher gas prices on Canadians, our Conservative government reduced the GST by two percent, strengthened the powers of the Competition Bureau, and brought in the Fairness and the Pumps Act.

We have also strengthened the Competition Bureau’s powers to combat price fixing – power already getting results with recent prosecutions in Ontario.

Economic Action Plan 2012

admin — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 05:00:08 +0000

Minister Flaherty today tabled Economic Action Plan 2012: Our plan for jobs, growth and long-term prosperity.

Today, the Harper Government released Economic Action Plan 2012: Our plan for jobs, growth and long-term prosperity.

In Economic Action Plan 2012, our Government is looking ahead not only over the next few years, but also for the next generation.

The reforms presented are substantial, responsible and necessary. They will ensure that across the government we are focused on enabling and sustaining Canada’s long-term economic growth.

Specifically, Economic Action Plan 2012:

Helps create high-value and well paying jobs by investing in entrepreneurship, innovation and world-class research.
Supports jobs and growth through responsible resource development.
Invests in training, infrastructure and opportunities to create jobs, while providing new opportunities for young Canadians, First Nations, newcomers and unemployed Canadians.

Our Government is also taking action to ensure Old Age Security will be there when Canadians need it by raising the age of eligibility to 67, phased in by 2029.

We believe in sustainable public finances which is why we have found fair, balanced and moderate saving in government spending.

The Economic Action Plan 2012 takes important steps to address the challenges and help take advantage of the opportunities of the global economy, while ensuring sustainable social programs and sound public finances for future generations.

Bob Rae wants to be Prime Minister

admin — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 05:00:09 +0000

Bob Rae wants to be Prime Minister.

But as a former Premier of Ontario, he has a proven record of failure.

The most job losses since the great depression.

The highest income taxes in North America.

The biggest deficit Ontario had ever had.

By the time he was done, Premier Rae turned Ontario into the welfare capital of Canada.

Bob Rae: if he failed at running a province, why does he think he can run a country?