As Indigenous Veterans Day and Remembrance Day quickly approach, it’s vital that we take the time to focused on our shared history and show gratitude for the sacrifices made by our veterans. While many will be attending ceremonies at cenotaphs on November 8th and 11th to pay tribute to those who have sacrificed so much, and many of us will ...

MP Carol Hughes (Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing) and the NDP have reiterated their calls to strengthen the health care system to help keep Canadians healthy and safe. After almost two years of the pandemic, health care workers have been dealing with burnout and, due to staffing shortages, they continue to work to exhaustion. As COVID-19 cases remain high, the federal government could be ...

As inflation drives up the cost of living for people in Northern Ontario, NDP MP, Carol Hughes is calling on the government to offer some relief in this week’s Fiscal Update. Hughes points to affordable housing, cell phone and internet bills, and even assistance with energy efficient retrofits to reduce heating costs as ways that the government could deliver assistance ...

Alors que l’inflation fait augmenter le coût de la vie pour les gens du Nord de l’Ontario, la députée néo-démocrate Carol Hughes demande au gouvernement d’offrir un certain soulagement dans la Mise à jour économique de cette semaine. Mme Hughes mentionne des logements abordables, des factures de téléphone cellulaire et d’Internet, et même de l’aide pour des rénovations écoénergétiques afin ...

La députée d’Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing, Carol Hughes, a commémoré deux grands politiciens de l’île Manitoulin qui sont décédés à quelques semaines d’intervalle et qui ont beaucoup apporté à leur communauté, tout en laissant leur marque au-delà des frontières de l’île. « Plus tôt ce mois-ci, le canton de Billings a perdu un dirigeant municipal légendaire, Austin Hunt. M. Hunt était une force de la nature, de ...

Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP, Carol Hughes memorialized two political titans from Manitoulin Island who died within weeks of each other and contributed to their communities while leaving their mark beyond the island’s boundaries. “Earlier this month, the Township of Billings lost legendary municipal leader, Austin Hunt.  From his earliest days as Lester B. Pearson’s driver to a 65-year municipal career that saw ...

Following Tuesday’s Throne Speech, local NDP MP Carol Hughes (Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing) is urging the Liberal government to move past empty promises and to make immediate changes to help Canadians. Hughes says Justin Trudeau has failed to get Canadians the help they need to recover from the pandemic, take urgent action on the climate crisis or take meaningful steps to help families afford ...

Alors que dix-sept Canadiens meurent chaque jour de causes liées aux opioïdes, Carol Hughes, candidate du NPD d’Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing, souligne la Journée internationale de sensibilisation aux surdoses comme une occasion pour les Canadiens de reconsidérer leur impression de la dépendance. ” La dernière année et demie a été plus difficile que d’habitude. Pour certains, l’isolement a conduit à une augmentation de ...

With seventeen Canadians dying every day from opioid related causes, Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing NDP candidate Carol Hughes is marking International Overdose Awareness Day as an opportunity for Canadians to reconsider their impression of addiction. “The last year-and-a-half was harder than usual. For some, the isolation led to an increase in drug and alcohol consumption,” said Hughes.  “While many may realize they need ...

With a fourth wave of Covid brewing in the background, Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing NDP candidate Carol Hughes says she is ready to campaign safely, but would have preferred to wait until the pandemic was better controlled before asking Canadians to participate in a federal election. “In many ways the election is unnecessary,” said Hughes. “New Democrats were more than clear with the ...

Alors qu’une quatrième vague de Covid se prépare en arrière-plan, la candidate néo-démocrate d’Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing, Carol Hughes, se dit prête à faire campagne en toute sécurité, mais aurait préféré attendre que la pandémie soit mieux contrôlée avant de demander aux Canadiens de participer à une élection fédérale. “À bien des égards, l’élection est inutile”, a déclaré Hughes. “Les néo-démocrates ont été ...

La députée Carol Hughes est heureuse d’annoncer que des collectivités d’Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing recevront un financement de 301 903 $ du gouvernement du Canada par l’entremise du Sentier transcanadien (STC) pour 11 projets afin d’améliorer des sentiers locaux. Cette somme fait partie d’une annonce pancanadienne de 4 millions de dollars pour 119 projets, dans le cadre du programme annuel du Plan d’amélioration ...

MP, Carol Hughes is pleased to announce that communities in Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing have been approved for $301,903 in funding from the Government of Canada through Trans Canada Trail (TCT) for 11 local trail enhancement projects. This is part of a pan-Canadian announcement of $4M in 119 projects, as part of TCT’s annual Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) program, which is funded by ...

En fin de semaine, alors que des millions de Canadiens sont toujours sans emplois, les libéraux ont choisi de réduire de 800 $ le montant de la Prestation canadienne de la relance économique (PCRE) que les gens reçoivent. “Les Canadiens ont besoin d’un gouvernement qui est prêt et disposé à les soutenir lorsqu’ils ont besoin d’aide. Au lieu, les libéraux ...

Over the weekend, while millions of Canadians are still without work, the Liberals chose to cut the amount of CRB people receive by $800. “Canadians need a government that is ready and willing to support them when they need help. Instead, the Liberals made a huge cut to the vital CRB supports, leaving Canadians struggling to pay their bills,” said ...