Mr. Peter Julian (Burnaby—New Westminster, NDP): Mr. Speaker, I am presenting two petitions today on the same subject.
One is signed by hundreds of my constituents in the cities of both Burnaby and New Westminster.
The other is signed by hundreds of British Columbians living in Conservative-held ridings: Langley , Maple Ridge, particularly in the Fraser Valley and the eastern part of the lower mainland in British Columbia.
In the case of both petitions, these Canadians are asking the government to take action to reverse the cuts in services announced by Canada Post that lead to the loss of thousands of jobs right across the country, hardship for seniors particularly and people with disabilities and small businesses right across the country. My constituents and the constituents of Conservative MPs in the eastern Fraser Valley are also saying it is important to bring innovation to Canada Post. They call upon the government to reverse the cuts and bring the kind of innovation that has led, in so many other countries, to public postal service that is expanding.
NDP Critic for Canadian Heritage Peter Julian issued the following statement:
"It has come to our attention that a consultant for a federally funded anti-racism project has a disturbing track record of spewing hate speech online against Jewish and francophone communities. This is completely unacceptable. We call on the Minister of Heritage to take drastic action and terminate his contract.
NDP Heritage Critic Peter Julian issued the following statement:
“Today’s announcement by Hockey Canada is another attempt to delay the important and urgent work to deal with the toxic culture in this organization. While a former Supreme Court Justice is a credible appointment to conduct the review into Hockey Canada, this won’t be the first time the organization undergoes this process.
NDP critic for Canadian Heritage, Peter Julian, made the following statement:
“Canadians are horrified by the incidents of sexual assault and by what they’re hearing from Hockey Canada. They are left with many questions about how this toxic culture is allowed to persist in our sports organizations and what the government is actually doing to ensure this doesn’t happen again.