Liberal Party of Canada

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• Plebiscite proposed for power deal CBC - Fri Nov 6, 12:58 PM

  A former Liberal candidate is calling on the New Brunswick government to hold a plebiscite on the deal to sell key NB Power assets to Hydro-Québec.

• Gun registry's looming demise welcome: shop owner CBC - Fri Nov 6, 5:51 AM

  New Brunswick's largest gun shop owner is shedding no tears over the passage of a federal private member's bill that is designed to kill Canada's long-gun registry.

• Liberals call for audit of Natural Resources Minister Lisa Raitt's past expenses The Canadian Press - Thu Nov 5, 11:12 PM

  OTTAWA - Liberals are demanding an audit of controversial expenses claimed by Natural Resources Minister Lisa Raitt during her stint as president of the Toronto Port Authority.

• Tories, Liberals match 2008 vote numbers: EKOS CBC - Thu Nov 5, 2:36 PM

  The Conservatives and the Liberals are back where they were after last year's election in terms of support, according to the latest poll from EKOS.

• Feds stick cities for signs fluffing for budget: Liberals The Canadian Press - Wed Nov 4, 6:25 PM

  OTTAWA - The Harper government is compelling cash-strapped municipalities to pay millions for thousands of signs touting the federal economic action plan, Liberals charged Wednesday.

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  Liberals to use opposition day to hammer Tory handling of swine-flu The Canadian Press - Wed Nov 4, 2:52 PM

  OTTAWA - The federal Liberals were using their opposition day to debate the Harper government's handling of the swine-flu outbreak.

• More EI changes coming CBC - Mon Nov 2, 3:50 PM

  The federal government on Tuesday will introduce legislation that would allow the self-employed to opt into the employment insurance plan and collect parental leave benefits.

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  Liberals call for emergency swine flu debate; Speaker to rule today The Canadian Press - Mon Nov 2, 2:03 PM

  OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are calling for an emergency swine-flu debate in the House of Commons.

• Alberta Liberal leader calling on province's health minister to resign The Canadian Press - Sun Nov 1, 4:47 PM

  CALGARY - Alberta's Opposition Liberals want the health minister to resign after a decision to temporarily suspend all swine flu vaccination clinics, the party's leader said Sunday.

• McGuinty says HST doubters exist even in Liberal ranks The Canadian Press - Sat Oct 31, 7:19 PM

  WINDSOR, Ont. - There may be some doubters in the Liberal ranks about tax harmonization, but that shouldn't stop Ontario from forging ahead with the controversial plan, Premier Dalton McGuinty said Saturday.

• Liberals continue to close fundraising gap despite woes The Canadian Press - Fri Oct 30, 6:23 PM

  OTTAWA - Liberals are heaving a sigh of relief that their donations have not dried up as precipitously as their leader's popularity.

• Liberals urge more internet, cellphone competition CBC - Fri Oct 30, 5:17 PM

  The Liberals are calling for stronger competition and rules on internet and cellphone services.

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  Fentie misled legislature on energy talks: Liberal leader CBC - Fri Oct 30, 11:47 AM

  Yukon Premier Dennis Fentie should be held in contempt of the territorial legislature for initially denying he was in secret talks about privatizing Yukon Energy Corp. assets, said Liberal Opposition Leader Arthur Mitchell.

• N.S. not prepared for swine flu: opposition CBC - Thu Oct 29, 11:20 PM

  Nova Scotia's opposition parties lashed out at the NDP government Thursday for what they said was ill-preparedness for the second wave of swine flu.

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  Flu vaccine delay has cost lives: Liberals The Canadian Press - Thu Oct 29, 5:12 PM

  OTTAWA - The Liberals are taking the Harper government to task over its handling of the swine-flu vaccine, saying delays have cost lives.

• Conservatives keep lead in poll CBC - Thu Oct 29, 3:40 PM

  Support for the leading federal Conservatives is little changed in the latest EKOS opinion poll on Canadians' voting intentions.

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  Mea culpa: Latin press release from Liberals no magnum opus The Canadian Press - Wed Oct 28, 6:17 PM

  OTTAWA - Caveat reader.

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  Liberals win provincial byelection in rural N.L CBC - Wed Oct 28, 6:05 AM

  The Liberal Party pulled off a victory in a provincial byelection Tuesday night in the district of The Straits-White Bay North, on Newfoundland's Northern Peninsula.

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  Liberals want interim ADQ leader sacked CBC - Tue Oct 27, 6:37 PM

  The Parti Québécois says it will table a non-confidence motion against the governing Liberals to force a public inquiry into Quebec's construction industry.