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September 2, 2009 Open Letters to Ministers & Public Officials

Hon. Diane Finley
Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development
House of Commons
Ottawa, ON
K1A 0A6

Dear Minister,

In Budget 2008 your government made a series of changes to student financial assistance programs including Canada Student Grants. These changes recently came into effect this fall with some distressing consequences for students with disabilities in Vancouver East.

In previous years, students with disabilities in BC were asked to project their expected sources of income and expenses for the coming school term and the Canada Study and Canada Access Grants were allocated based on these projections.

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THE COMMUNITY AND THE PORT

June 24, 2009 Press Release

Media Advisory
VANCOUVER– Libby Davies (MP, Vancouver East) will host a public forum to discuss community issues regarding the Port Metro Vancouver site.

East Vancouver is home to many residents living adjacent to the Port, resulting in residential impacts that need attention and resolution. The goal is to respect the livability of the surrounding residential area, while recognizing the Port’s needs to accommodate future growth and provide jobs for our local economy.

Port representatives will be in attendance to discuss community concerns.

PUBLIC MEETING ON PORT METRO VANCOUVER

Thursday, June 25th at 7:00pm
Kiwassa Neighbourhood House, in the East/West Room
2425 Oxford Street (at Nanaimo)

For more information, please contact:
Janet Woo, Office of Libby Davies, MP: 604 775 5800

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Libby Speaking out to Support War Resisters

September 26, 2010 Speeches in Parliament

Libby spoke out in Parliament today to support Bill C-440 to allow war resisters to stay in Canada on humanitarian and compassionate grounds. Her speech is below.

HANSARD Blues
House of Commons
September 27, 2010

Libby Speaking out to Support War Resisters

Ms. Libby Davies (Vancouver East, NDP): Mr. Speaker, I am very happy to rise in the House today to speak in support of Bill C-440 as my other colleagues from the New Democratic Party have done. First of all, I would like to congratulate the member for Parkdale—High Park for bringing forward this bill because it is a very important that is being brought forward.

I am very disturbed to hear the comments from the parliamentary secretary and to hear the member completely dis the bill and the genuine and humanitarian intent that is contained within the bill. I think the member and the government are obviously fear mongering, it is very interesting to hear that it is popular amongst the rabble. I am not sure who they mean. The bill actually has very broad support right across the country from significant organizations, from faith communities, from the war resisters support network, many organizations across the country.

So it is very disturbing that the government would undermine the bill in this way and what the intent is.

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Society has failed these women

August 23, 2010
straight.com
Gordon Campbell not in conflict of interest on missing women inquiry, Libby Davies saysNDP MP Libby Davies doesn’t think Premier Gordon Campbell’s former role as chair of the Vancouver police board puts him in a conflict of interest on the issue of whether to hold a public inquiry on the missing women. Davies sat on Vancouver city council during Campbell’s stint as mayor and police board chair from 1986 to 1993, around the time that women began disappearing from the Downtown Eastside. “It doesn’t put him in a conflict of interest,” the Vancouver East MP told the Straight by phone. “He’s the premier. He’s in a different role. A lot more information has come forward since when he was mayor. Back in those days, originally the call was for a special task force, and that was turned down many, many times when I was on council and such. But no, I don’t think he’s in a conflict. He’s the premier and he’s got to uphold the public interest.”
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Libby calls for proof that Criminal Code changes are warranted

August 10, 2010 Open Letters to Ministers & Public Officials

The Honourable Rob Nicholson
Minister of Justice
House of Commons
Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6

Dear Minister Nicholson,

I write to express my concern about your government’s recent announcement of regulatory changes to the Criminal Code, especially in regard to prostitution.

In 2007, the Parliamentary Sub-committee on Solicitation Laws, of which I was a member, heard from over 300 witnesses and examined available literature to come to the majority conclusion that current laws surrounding prostitution are harming women and men working in the sex trade.

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Libby renews call for a public inquiry into Vancouver's missing and murdered women

August 4, 2010 Open Letters to Ministers & Public Officials

Premier Gordon Campbell
Government of British Columbia

The Honourable Vic Toews
Minister of Public Safety
House of Commons

Dear Premier Campbell and Minister Toews,

I write once again to press upon you the urgent need for a public inquiry into the actions of the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in the investigation of Vancouver’s missing and murdered women.

A public inquiry is the only acceptable course of action given the new horrifying information revealed since the lifting of the court publication ban and the Crown’s decision to stay the remaining 20 charges against Robert Pickton.

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NDP Calls For Hearings On G8/G20 Security

June 29, 2010 Press Release

On behalf of the NDP Caucus, the NDP Critic for Public Safety, MP Don Davies is calling for parliamentary hearings on G8/G20 Hearings.

NEW DEMOCRATS MAKE FORMAL REQUEST FOR COMMITTEE HEARINGS ON G8/G20 SECURITY

OTTAWA – New Democrat Public Safety and National Security Critic Don Davies (Vancouver Kingsway) has written a letter to recall the House of Commons Public Safety committee to study all issues surrounding security at the G8 and G20 summits.

The letter has been circulated to other parties for their signature, and will trigger a committee meeting within five days of its receipt by the committee clerk.

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