Healthcare has always been a top priority for our community.  We take a wide view of what constitutes a healthy life – beginning from everyday choices on eating and exercising to long-term determinants such as access to affordable housing, poverty alleviation, improving access to health services and increasing the number of trained health professionals at the community level.

Read more: Health is a top priority for our community

For families everywhere, the Canada Pension Plan is an integral part of retirement planning.  Millions of Canadians contribute a little of each paycheque so they can retire with comfort, dignity and security.

Read more: Retirement crisis: it doesn’t have to be this way

“Instead of handing out $21 billion in cuts for the most profitable corporations, budget 2011 should focus on our community’s priorities.”

Read more: An important message on Budget 2011

It’s pre-budget time in Ottawa. Media reports are mostly focused on partisan advantages, brinksmanship, negative ads and campaign readiness. But people in our community want action on the real challenges facing us, like affordability, retirement security, and environmental degradation.

Read more: Budget should make life more affordable

Haiti’s post earthquake woes are now exacerbated by a massive outbreak of cholera and a questionable election process.  Haitians’ frustrations could manifest in violence and further destabilization of the country. This is an emergency which requires a much stronger response from countries like Canada.

Read more: Haiti’s crisis requires stronger Canadian response

A disturbing trend is emerging in the treatment of our public servants by the current Conservative government.‪‪

Of late, the government has attacked public servants whose advice does not conform with their ideology or opinion on an issue.‪

Read more: Protecting the integrity of our public service

Did you know that the Daily Value Percentage is based on the maximum amount of salt that could be consumed, not the healthy recommended amount?

Read more: Salty to a Fault

The Ottawa Citizen
Paul Dewar, MP

Amongst all the controversy at Rights and Democracy, the point that has been thrown around with little challenge is the notion that by the virtue of being in government Conservatives are entitled to appoint whomever they wish to the organization’s board.

Read more: Rights promotion must be independent