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April 24, 2009 Question Period

HANSARD
House of Commons

Ms. Libby Davies (Vancouver East, NDP): Mr. Speaker, yesterday the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages tried to blame the gift shop, the Speaker's office and even the Board of Internal Economy for the made-in-China Canadian flag pins fiasco.

It turns out that the heritage department had a contract for over $200,000 worth of flags and pennants with a numbered company that imported 374 kilos of flag pins from China.

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Air Canada outsourcing - a joint letter from the federal NDP BC Caucus

March 3, 2010 Open Letters to Ministers & Public Officials

Libby and her BC colleagues sent the following letter to Transport Minister John Baird
March 3, 2010

The Hon. John Baird, P.C. M.P.
Minister for Transport
House of Commons
Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6

Dear Minister Baird,

In your January 12, 2010 letter in response to our colleague Bill Siksay and co-signatories regarding the future of Air Canada and its employees, you recognized the strategic importance of Canada’s air transportation system, of which Air Canada constitutes a critical component.

In addition to referring to the federal government’s role in helping ensure the financial viability of Air Canada, you highlighted Air Canada`s role in connecting Canadians from coast to coast to coast and beyond.

A key component of maintaining the integrity of Canada’s transportation system is ensuring that a critical mass of technical and maintenance aviation servicing expertise remains in Canada. This is, of course, in addition to safety and security concerns.

Regrettably, in spite of Air Canada receiving federal funding support, Air Canada’s management has been relentlessly outsourcing the servicing and maintenance of its aircraft in low-cost developing countries. This is an issue that we have raised many times in the House, and at committee as well as in previous correspondence with your department.

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Libby questions Prime Minister about Employment Insurance

June 17, 2009 Question Period

HANSARD
House of Commons
Question Period

Libby Davies (MP Vancouver East):
Mr Speaker, the marriage of convenience between Conservatives and Liberals has blossomed into true love.

And what’s their message for Canadians?

If you have H1N1 – take an aspirin. If you’re putting groceries on your credit card – our big fonts will show you just how deep you’re sinking. If you lost your job – here’s a blue ribbon panel to figure out EI... sit tight ‘til the fall! When will these partners in crime get real?

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Support the B.C. Economy

June 5, 2009 Question Period

House of Commons
Question Period
HANSARD

Ms. Libby Davies (MP, Vancouver East)

Mr. Speaker: B.C. has been hit hard by this economic recession.

The Conservatives claim to understand how important it is to stimulate and support the local economy and tourism.

Why then, in this economic downturn, is the federal government derailing a $30 Million opportunity for a 2nd Amtrak run from Seattle to Vancouver by charging unprecedented inspection fees?

So I ask the Minister, will he support the local economy and expanded rail service to Vancouver and immediately withdraw the demand for CBSA inspection fees?

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Libby Speaking on Employment Insurance Eligibility

March 25, 2009 Question Period

HANSARD
House of Commons

Ms. Libby Davies (Vancouver East, NDP): Mr. Speaker, under this Conservative government more than half the people who pay into EI do not actually get it. For all their working lives, Canadians have been told EI would be there for them if and when they needed it. Because of changes brought in by the Liberals, tens of thousands of Canadians who have been thrown out of work are no longer eligible.

When will the Prime Minister take steps to implement the concrete measures adopted by this House March 10 that will provide EI benefits to those who need it?

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Creating and Keeping Canadian Jobs

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March 13, 2009 Question Period

HANSARD
House of Commons

Ms. Libby Davies (Vancouver East, NDP):
Mr. Speaker, since the election the Conservative government has presided over the loss of 300,000 jobs. There were 129,000 Canadians thrown out of work in January, in February 110,000 full-time jobs disappeared and the unemployment rate is closing in on 8%. What is the finance minister saying? He says he is not surprised. He even expects the losses to continue for the whole year, admitting that Conservative policies are not working.

When will the government change course and actually create the jobs that Canadians need?

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Libby Calls for Employment Insurance Reform

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March 5, 2009 Speeches in Parliament

NDP Motion on Employment Insurance Reform

HANSARD
House of Commons

Ms. Libby Davies (Vancouver East, NDP):
Madam Speaker, this is a very good motion before the House today and I am proud to speak to it.

The reason the NDP put this motion before the House today, which calls for some basic reforms to our employment insurance program, is because they were not contained in the budget. We looked at that budget and expected to see an economic stimulus package that would be real for people and would deliver real assistance on the ground to people but it was not there. The badly needed reform of our EI system to help people with coverage, eligibility and training was not in the budget. We, in the NDP, put this motion front and centre in Parliament to say that this is the most basic fundamental of getting it right in terms of helping people.

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