(Sorted in reverse chronological order.)
July 29, 2010
CBC Poll - MS trials: Should your province fund them?
Please participate in this important poll - you can also leave your comments ! and email us at bennec@parl.gc.ca too ! Here's my view.... I'll vote YES...
July 29, 2010
Pinching Sodium...... voluntarily ??????
Sodium Working Group report released today.... Canadians are consuming 2X the amount of sodium/day than they should be.... very disappointing mandate.... and therefore report not strong enough.
July 28, 2010
Caring for Caregivers .... our part of the Liberal Express in Peterborough and Toronto
Inspiring day .... breakfast in Peterborough with experts in Seniors care and then roundtable at Christ Church Deer Park with experts in the area of neurological diseases.
July 27, 2010
Back to Ottawa for Industry Committee hearings on the abolition of the long form census...
Shocking performance by Minister Clement... and the CON Parliamentary Secretary Lake and the CON replacement pitbulls-David Anderson, Maxime Bernier & Tom Lukiwski.. badgering witnesses and putting words in people's mouths..
July 25, 2010
Liberal Express... WOW... what an amazing transformation...
Stop after stop... feedback amazing "I came with questions... Michael Ignatieff just answered every one of them in his opening remarks", "he is speaking from the heart", " so genuine ", "he really knows what we are worried about".
July 24, 2010
Quand Stephen Harper aimait le recensement - La Presse
Le gouvernement fédéral a débuté sa contre-offensive face au large mouvement de contestation contre sa décision sur le questionnaire long du recensement...
July 23, 2010
Je suis d'accord... Pratte devastating editorial in La Presse today on the Harper Government...
Pratte editorial
July 23, 2010
Globe and Mail : Harper, Aglukkaq singled out for stinging rebuke at AIDS conference
OTTAWA and VIENNA – When critics jumped on Prime Minister Stephen’s decision to stay away from a major international AIDS conference that draws heads of state, his office pointed out that Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq attended...
July 22, 2010
New HIV infections in Canada back to 1982 levels
Click here to read Andre Picard's article. We have submitted a response...
July 22, 2010
Industry Committee recalled to deal with census crisis
I will be there in Ottawa on Tuesday to hear Minister Clement try to defend the indefensible.
July 21, 2010
Bob Rae`s Speech to Liberal Aboriginal Endowment Fundraiser in Winnipeg
Bob Rae's notes for his powerful speech at the Liberal Aboriginal Endowment Fundraiser last evening too raise money for aboriginal Liberal candidates...
July 20, 2010
AFN AGA: Roundtable on Best Practices in Health and Health Care
Happy to be at the AFN Annual General Assembly in Winnipeg this week. We hosted a roundtable on best practices in health and health care...
July 19, 2010
Women Moving Millions Think Tank
Honoured to be included Women Moving Millions in this think tank at Margot Franssen's home this afternoon.
July 17, 2010
brainStormRIDE... Brad Cownden makes a stop at our cottage !!!
Tonight was thrilled that as well as Michael Ignatieff and the the Liberal Express & over 150 Liberals.... Brad Cownden stopped by our cottage as part of his x-country brainStormRIDE to raise money for brain injuries.
July 16, 2010
Response to Globe and Mail
Here's my response to the Globe and Mail article on the need for quality in health systems...
July 15, 2010
Peninsula seniors voice health concerns
The need for a national housing strategy, the impact of the loss of Senior Support Services...
July 15, 2010
In a country defined by water, new Canadians at greater risk of drowning
The Globe and Mail article reflects my ongoing fight for the need for all Canadians to know how to swim... this month I wrote about my passion for every Canadian to know how to swim in the Town Crier...
July 11, 2010
Public Eye Radio interview on the Liberal National Food Policy
Sunday morning, on Public Eye Radio, we speak with federal Liberal health critic Carolyn Bennett about her party's new national food policy.
July 9, 2010
Yeah... I can finally update my website from my blackberry...
Good enough for the Queen !!
July 8, 2010
Liberals take MP to task over seniors
A town hall meeting in White Rock next week – sponsored by the federal Liberal party – aims to look at ways Ottawa can do more to address seniors’ health issues, including end-of-life care.
July 4, 2010
MSN chat tonight ... still fighting with the House of Commons network
Will try to have resolved by next Sunday... Happy Pride...
July 1, 2010
Canada Day Message
Click here to watch my Canada Day message.
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