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Olympic Hopes Dashed for Homeless
March 20, 2009

OTTAWA- Commitments for an Olympic ‘housing legacy’ are falling dramatically behind,” said Libby Davies (MP Vancouver East).

Libby Davies and Am Johal, Chair of Impact on Communities Coalition, held a press conference today, to call on the federal government to implement recommendations from a recently tabled United Nations report on housing that raises concerns about the potential negative impact of the Olympics on the homeless.

Libby Davies Puts Housing Crisis on National Agenda
February 10, 2009

Ottawa- “Canada needs a National Housing Strategy,” says NDP MP Libby Davies (Vancouver East), who tabled a Bill today in the House of Commons to establish such a strategy. Seconded by NDP Housing Critic, MP Megan Leslie (Halifax), the Bill brings all levels of government together to work to ensure secure, adequate, accessible and affordable housing for all Canadians.

“Rising unemployment and the cost of housing, and the lack of safe, affordable housing affect the health and wellbeing of tens of thousands of Canadians,” said Davies. “The federal government must step up to take an immediate and coordinated approach to address this growing crisis.”

Libby Davies Welcomes B.C. Supreme Court Decision on Medical Marijuana
February 5, 2009

Ottawa- Libby Davies (MP Vancouver East) welcomes the BC Supreme Court decision that Canada’s Medical Marijuana Access Regulations are unconstitutional, and called on Ottawa today to scrap the existing regulations and implement a fair and accessible medical marijuana program.

“The medical marijuana program is overly bureaucratic and costly for users, and simply does not serve the needs of cannabis patients,” said Davies.

Conservative Budget Too Little Too Late
January 27, 2009

NDP House Leader Davies expresses lack of confidence in Conservative Government.

OTTAWA – The Conservatives can’t be trusted to implement their budget promises, says MP Libby Davies (Vancouver East).

Budget must invest in affordable housing, say Vancouver MPs, community groups
January 23, 2009

National housing program will reduce homelessness and create jobs

(Vancouver) Vancouver NDP MPs Libby Davies and Don Davies joined community organizations, labour groups and local political representatives today to call for a national housing program in next week’s federal budget.

Flaherty’s budget consultations ignore ordinary British Columbians, says MP Libby Davies
January 12, 2009

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January 12, 2009

VANCOUVER-Vancouver East NDP MP Libby Davies today criticized Finance Minister Jim Flaherty for ignoring working and low-income people during pre-budget consultation meetings in BC.

Statement from NDP MPs Libby Davies and Bill Siksay regarding threats from the “Westboro Baptist Church” hate-group
November 14, 2008

The US-based hate group calling itself Westboro Baptist Church is again threatening to send members across the Canadian border to harass people on the basis of their sexual orientation, this time at an event in East Vancouver on November 28, 2008.

Westboro Baptist, under its so-called "Minister" Fred Phelps, is a viciously homophobic hate group known for disseminating hate speech, inciting violence, and for contemptible acts such as disrupting funerals and harassing mourners.

NDP MPs URGE HALT TO IRAQ WAR RESISTER DEPORTATION
August 13, 2008

BURNABY: New Democrat MPs Libby Davies (Vancouver East), Peter Julian (Burnaby-New Westminster), Alex Atamanenko (British Columbia Southern Interior), Denise Savoie (Victoria), Jean Crowder (Nanimo Cowichan), Don Davies (Vancouver Kingsway), and Bill Siksay (Burnaby-Douglas) have urged the federal government to stop all removal action against US Iraq war resister Rodney Watson.

Davies' Bill Protects Consumers from Cheque Cashing Fraud
June 16, 2008

OTTAWA - NDP MP Libby Davies (Vancouver East) today introduced a private member’s bill to protect consumers from lawsuits when cheque cashing businesses cash cancelled cheques. Under current laws, businesses such as Money Mart can successfully sue the issuer of a cheque cashed by a third party, even when a stop payment order has been issued.

NDP Motion to Let War Resisters Stay Passes
June 3, 2008

OTTAWA - Iraq War Resisters residing in Canada received overwhelming support from the House of Commons following today’s passage of an NDP motion to let them stay in the country.