For a second consecutive January the doors of the House of Commons are closed and Canadians are again denied a voice in our parliament. The recent decision of Prime Minister Harper to prorogue parliament is disturbing enough on its own. This prorogation not only stops the work of parliament, but also derails more than 30 pieces of the government’s own legislation, including several justice and consumer protection bills. All of this legislation, declared essential by the Conservatives, will now have to start again from scratch, wasting not only the time and energy of the many MPs, committees, and committee witnesses, but also the tax dollars spent in the preparation of this legislation. Read more»

New Democrats: putting you and family first in difficult times

The past 12 months have been tough for most – yet time after time the Harper Conservatives have missed their opportunity to help. They’ve been looking after their political and business friends. They’ve been working with provincial governments to increase your taxes. And they’ve stacked the Senate and other government jobs with their Conservative friends … like they said they wouldn’t. Read more»

A Constituent response to an email from Deb Matthews, MPP for London-North-Centre

Hi Deb,

I appreciate your response and I know you are more or less forced to support whatever comes down "from your party leader". I understand what McGuinty is doing in order to appease a few coffee drinkers (according to your exempted products). When it comes right down to it, people of this province still perceive it as a money grab Read more»