OTTAWA – Today, Conservative MPs will have the chance to listen to Canadians and vote to improve the tone in Parliament and ensure Question Period can also be known as Answer Period.
“Canadians expect their government to be respectful and clear on issues like why our soldiers are being sent into a conflict half a world away. Canadians are tired of the buffoonery and personal attacks, like we saw last week,� said NDP House Leader, Peter Julian (Burnaby – New Westminster).
In answer to the Speaker who feels he needs clear instructions in the matter, the NDP introduced a motion to make sure both questions and answers are relevant. Unrelated and disrespectful declarations have no place in Parliament.
“Canadians have overwhelmingly told us that they want the tone and content of Question Period to improve. Ottawa is broken, and the NDP is determined to fix it one practical step at a time‎,� said Julian.
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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.