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Libby and Don urge Minister Raitt to support locked-out Rocky Mountaineer employees
NDP’s spring convention offers chance to pit party’s vision against governing Liberals’, say members
NDP’s spring convention offers chance to pit party’s vision against governing Liberals’, say members
For New Democrats, conventions often generate ‘vigorous and energetic’ debate on ’emerging policy’ issues among the party faithful, says former NDP MP Libby Davies.
The original article, NDP’s spring convention offers chance to pit party’s vision against governing Liberals’, say members was published on November 25, 2020 in The Hill Times. Author(s): Beatrice Paez
Libby urges the Conservative government to better regulate energy drinks
Libby urges the Conservative government to better regulate energy drinks
House of Commons
HANSARD
October 6, 2011
Ms. Libby Davies (Vancouver East, NDP)
Mr. Speaker, last year Health Canada’s expert panel on caffeinated drinks recommended the minister better regulate energy drinks.
However, instead of adopting the panel’s recommendation to curb caffeine levels, she announced the caffeine content could be over twice the acceptable level.
Why will the minister not respect these expert guidelines to protect our children’s health?
Why is the Minister of Health siding with the industry instead of telling it to stop marketing to children? Why is the minister doing this?
Hon. Leona Aglukkaq (Minister of Health and Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency, CPC):
Mr. Speaker, we decided to take a balanced approach regarding energy drinks. It would give the parents and individuals like her more information. They can use the information to make an informed decision. We looked at all the recommendations carefully and I believe we have a plan that is balanced. It would put the health of Canadians first by giving them the information they need to make informed choices for themselves.
Ms. Anne Minh-Thu Quach (Beauharnois—Salaberry, NDP):
Mr. Speaker, not only did the government ignore the expert panel’s recommendations on energy drinks, but on top of that, it is going to take years to implement the changes that it is proposing. In other words, companies will have two years before they have to adjust to the new labelling rules.
I do not find these regulations particularly energetic or very beneficial for our adolescents.
Why did the government give in to the interests of the industry and bring forward such a weak plan?
Libby speaks in oppostition to the Canada-Panama Trade Agreement
The Carnegie Celebrates 40 Years as ‘Sandstone Mother’ to Downtown Eastside
The Carnegie Celebrates 40 Years as ‘Sandstone Mother’ to Downtown Eastside
The Heart of the City Festival kicked off Wednesday night with a tribute to the Carnegie, which opened its doors as a community centre 40 years ago. The Carnegie was completed in 1903 and initially used as public library, and then as the Vancouver Museum. But by the 1970s the building had fallen into disuse and was being considered for redevelopment as a restaurant, recalled Libby Davies, a longtime advocate for the Downtown Eastside and a former NDP MP.
The original article, The Carnegie Celebrates 40 Years as ‘Sandstone Mother’ to Downtown Eastside was published on October 30, 2020 in The Tyee. Author(s): Jen St-Denis
Saving Carnegie: former MP looks back at effort to protect Downtown Eastside landmark
Saving Carnegie: former MP looks back at effort to protect Downtown Eastside landmark
The original article, Saving Carnegie: former MP looks back at effort to protect Downtown Eastside landmark was published on October 28, 2020 in NEWS1130. Author(s): John Ackermann
Remembering how Vancouver’s Carnegie Centre was saved, 40 years later
Remembering how Vancouver’s Carnegie Centre was saved, 40 years later
Libby Davies, a long time NDP member of parliament for Vancouver-East, was one of the leading voices in the fight to save the former public library. The building was constructed in 1903 to house the Vancouver Public Library’s central branch. The Museum of Vancouver also occupied a floor. It fell into disrepair after the library moved into a new building downtown in 1957, and the museum moved to Kitsilano Point in 1968. “Now this building had been unused for decades. It was full of cobwebs. It was dusty. It was dirty. It was musty,” Davies said.
The original article, Remembering how Vancouver’s Carnegie Centre was saved, 40 years later was published on October 28, 2020 in CBC – The Early Edition. Author(s): The Early Edition
Saving Carnegie: former MP looks back at effort to protect Downtown Eastside landmark
Saving Carnegie: former MP looks back at effort to protect Downtown Eastside landmark
The original article, Saving Carnegie: former MP looks back at effort to protect Downtown Eastside landmark was published on October 28, 2020 in NEWS1130. Author(s): John Ackermann