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    The beginning of the end of Harper’s iron rule

    Blog | Thursday, 31 Oct 2013
    Okay, maybe this is not really the beginning of the end. I think the beginning of the end may have been last spring when some of the Conservative back-benchers had the temerity to complain publicly...

    Curtain falls on rights of individual Members of Parliament

    Media Release | Tuesday, 29 Oct 2013
    Multiple Parliamentary Committees have now passed the Conservative motion to shut down the rights of individual Members of Parliament. For Members falling outside of the Conservative, NDP, or Liberal...

    Members of Parliament stand up for their rights

    Media Release | Tuesday, 29 Oct 2013
    OTTAWA – Members of Parliament of all political stripes are standing together to defend their rights. Green Party MP and Leader Elizabeth May, and Independent Members of Parliament Bruce Hyer, Brent...

    Omar: An Abuse of Human Rights and International Law

    Media Release | Monday, 28 Oct 2013
    Last Friday, Omar Khadr, a former child soldier, was denied a request to be moved to a provincial prison to serve out the remainder of his highly questionable sentence. “It is sadly evident that even...

    Backgrounder - Omar Khadr

    Backgrounder | Monday, 28 Oct 2013
    At his trial last week, there were a number of events that could have been taken into account:  Omar is blind in one eye due to shrapnel from the Delta Force bombing of the compound where Omar was...

    Canada falls dangerously short on emissions targets

    Media Release | Friday, 25 Oct 2013
    Environment Canada’s latest report on emissions trends clearly shows that Canada is far behind schedule on its international commitments to meet emission targets. In signing the Copenhagen Accord in...