Gerard Kennedy

Under the cover of a Speech from the Throne devoid of content the federal government slipped out some hard facts about failed job creation that Stephen Harper would prefer Canadians didn’t notice, Liberal Infrastructure Critic Gerard Kennedy said today.

Toronto – Gerard Kennedy, M.P. for Parkdale-High Park is hosting a next day “Budget Breakfast” to allow area residents to review and give feedback on the 2010 Federal Budget which will be presented to Parliament on Thursday March 4th in Ottawa.

At the Community Council meeting on February 18, Gerard released a 8-page report that details his parliamentary and community initiatives and activities since October.

Liberal MPs today called on the Harper government to increase funding for the federal program to prevent and reduce homelessness, and commit to sustained, long term funding.

A Ukraine Election Reflection: Imagine an election process run by the political parties themselves with no independent referee.

Gerard Kennedy is among hundreds of Canadians who will be in Ukraine working as election observers this weekend as Ukrainians go to the polls Sunday, Feb. 7 to elect a new president.

Canadian women’s issues were featured for a full day of important hearings in Ottawa, receiving more attention than they have in recent years

12 Area MPs today called upon the federal and provincial government to act immediately to uphold the authority of the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) to protect the well being of those citizens living along the railway lines in the greater Toronto area.

As elected federal representatives for areas affected by the current expansion and construction of the GO transit system by Metrolinx, we make an urgent appeal for your immediate action in the face of the treatment by Metrolinx of a recent decision number 507-R-2009 by the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA).

Liberals have focused on the substance and the tone of why parliament should be sitting in their first two working days of the Official Opposition parliament.

Parkdale High Park MP Gerard Kennedy was on the job at 8 am this morning at Parliament Hill – the day that Parliament was supposed to return from a six week winter break.

OTTAWA – Infrastructure Minister John Baird should be at Parliament today answering questions and providing information to Canadians about his troubled infrastructure stimulus program, Liberal Infrastructure Critic Gerard Kennedy said today.

As trapped men, women and children die in the rubble of collapsed buildings in Port-au-Prince, five Canadian teams specially trained in urban search-and-rescue sit on the sidelines, pained that they have not been deployed to Haiti.

Ontario charities and non-profit organizations have been disrespected and treated unfairly by the Harper government’s infrastructure stimulus program, Liberal Infrastructure Critic Gerard Kennedy charged today.

Almost 5,000 pages later and Parliament’s budget watchdog still can’t tell how effectively the federal stimulus program is creating jobs and underwriting a recovery.

A win for the neighbourhood, says MP Kennedy. The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) has ordered GO Transit to implement corrective measures to reduce the noise and vibration of the pile-driving work during the West Toronto Diamond Grade Separation Project.

Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff today called on the Harper government to act on pension reforms that would help more Canadians to save for retirement and protect those who have lost pension income through bankruptcy.

Dhondup Wangchen, a Tibetan filmmaker, has been imprisoned since March for making a documentary about the treatment of Tibetans and their views.

The Liberals on Tuesday accused the Harper government of misleading Canadians about Ottawa’s pro-growth program.

Toronto’s Daily Bread Food Bank reports that its numbers mirrored the national trend and show no signs of slowing down as residents, some of whom had good jobs only months ago, line up for food.

A former Mississauga MP says the federal Conservative government is playing favourites by giving more money to potentially key Ontario swing ridings under its Recreational Infrastructure Canada (RinC) program.

Canada Post has reversed its decision to close the Junction Gardens Postal Outlet at the end of the month.

Toronto’s 38 Liberal ridings got 38% fewer dollars for recreational facilities than Ontario ridings held by Conservatives, analysis reveals

The federal government’s $500-million stimulus fund for recreation centres, playgrounds and rinks has favoured Tories and shunned Liberal-dominated Toronto, a Liberal party analysis of spending in Ontario suggests.

OTTAWA – The Conservatives teamed up with the Bloc Quebecois to prevent Canadians from hearing the truth from Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page and ousted Conservative candidate Gordon Landon at a committee today. Gerard Kennedy, Liberal Critic for Infrastructure, Cities and Communities, tried to enlist members of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities to shed light on long delays and partisan exploitation in infrastructure stimulus spending and promised job creation.

October 5, 2009 – Mr. Gerard Kennedy (Parkdale—High Park, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, last week and weekend, His Holiness the Dalai Lama travelled to Vancouver, Calgary and Montreal where thousands of Canadians welcomed him and heard his inspiring message of peace.

American war resisters from the Iraq war would be eligible for Canadian citizenship if Parliament approves the bill Gerard introduced on September 17, 2009. Gerard rose in the House of Commons to introduce what is his first Private Members Bill as a federal Member of Parliament, with cross-partisan support.

Because no one else is doing it, Liberal MP Gerard Kennedy and his staff of four are attempting to track the $12 billion in new infrastructure funding in the government’s January budget.

Their research is not complete, but Kennedy estimates that between 15 per cent and 25 per cent of the money has actually flowed. The rest has been promised, approved, allocated or announced – but municipalities don’t have it.

“Man of integrity was also ‘an anchor’ of Polish community”

Canadians have lost a trailblazing Parliamentarian and Leader with the passing of Senator Stanley Haidasz.

The bad fruits of an overly partisan and ineffective approach to infrastructure stimulus spending by the Harper Conservatives are clear in the latest unemployment numbers from Statistics Canada, Liberal Infrastructure Critic Gerard Kennedy said today.

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“It’s extremely important that people recognize they [lower income individuals/ families] belong in society, participating, and we [society] will be so much stronger.”

“…it takes that kind of ongoing commitment to see that the environment gets the protection it deserves right here in our riding and across the country”

“It’s exciting to see students as young as grade 7 and 8 getting involved in the political process,” said local candidate Gerard Kennedy. “Their future will be shaped by decisions we make today.”

When Gerard Kennedy was 23 and brimming with confidence, he took a stand he considered risky and politically sophisticated.

The Edmonton Food Bank, which he had just opened, was hit with twin crises. First the price of oil plummeted, throwing many Albertans out of work. Then the government cut welfare rates.

Kennedy sent an impassioned letter to the Ministry of Family and Social Services, outlining the human damage the cutback would do.

He received a surprising reply, an offer to pay for a new van so the food bank could collect and distribute more food.

Under the cover of a Speech from the Throne devoid of content the federal government slipped out some hard facts about failed job creation that Stephen Harper would prefer Canadians didn’t notice, Liberal Infrastructure Critic Gerard Kennedy said today.

Toronto – Gerard Kennedy, M.P. for Parkdale-High Park is hosting a next day “Budget Breakfast” to allow area residents to review and give feedback on the 2010 Federal Budget which will be presented to Parliament on Thursday March 4th in Ottawa.

At the Community Council meeting on February 18, Gerard released a 8-page report that details his parliamentary and community initiatives and activities since October.

Liberal MPs today called on the Harper government to increase funding for the federal program to prevent and reduce homelessness, and commit to sustained, long term funding.