Helen Lu was an exceptional lady who gave 30 years of her life to strengthen Toronto’s social fabric and help the needy – in the city and beyond. Olivia honoured the late organizer in Parliament.

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Every 3 minutes, a Canadian is diagnosed with cancer. But there is hope – and improvements in research, prevention and care. That’s in large parts thanks to the Canadian Cancer Society. Watch Olivia’s statement in Parliament.

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Last night, a teenager was shot dead in Toronto. Olivia is offering her condolences and calls on the federal government to take action in her statement in Parliament. Watch the video.

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The Conservatives are attacking women’s reproductive rights, a series of attacks on women is shaking Toronto. But women are fighting back – Olivia stands with them in Parliament.

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Failing grades in most areas – that is the Conservative government’s record when it comes to transportation. From inactivity on safety issues and reckless cuts to insider appointments to plum jobs, Transport Minister Lebel’s negative record speaks for itself.

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Jack Layton did not achieve last year’s New Democrat breakthrough single-handedly. His Chief of Staff Anne McGrath was one of the cornerstones of the remarkable success. Olivia thanked her for her service in a statement in Parliament.

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Canadians continue to honour Jack through poems, songs and other works of art; scholarships and places are being dedicated in his name. All these tributes point to one thing: the question is not what Layton’s legacy is, but what it will be.

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Olivia Chow today honoured the late Antonia Silipo, a life-long fighter for social justice and education in the House of Commons. The Toronto New Democrat and former provincial minister passed away at the age of 54 this week.

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After more than seven months at the helm as the Official Opposition Leader, Nycole Turmel received an emotional thank-you and standing ovations from Olivia Chow and her New Democrat colleagues in the House.

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Are you close to your local Conservative MP and donated steadily in the past years? Then you could get a special Valentine’s Day card this year. Like an invitation to head a newly-created Port Authority. Or be appointed to an Ag Canada council. Or get $25 million dollars in taxpayers’ money to build an ethanol plan.

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In a eulogy in Parliament, Olivia honours of one of Toronto’s most prominent urbanists, scholars and comunity organizers: Jim Lemon was a respected professor, chaired the Annex Residents Association and led the anti-Spadina Expressway fight.

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This government should strengthen gun control rather than eliminating it – so we can all stand in this House on December 6 and say -Never Again.

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Canadians want an internet service that is fast and affordable. Instead of standing on the side of the major telecomm companies and do nothing while internet users get gouged everywhere they turn, we need a government to be on our side.

A government that will say NO to the cap imposed by the telecomm giants on internet services.

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Thursday, September 23, 2010    Toronto Residents Demand Sensible Investments in Transit and Childcare, Not Government Waste September 23, 2011 OTTAWA – Ms. Olivia Chow (Trinity—Spadina, NDP): Mr. Speaker, during a recent Kensington market pedestrian Sunday, hundreds of Toronto residents signed two giant posters which I took to Parliament Hill today. The good people of Trinity—Spadina [...]

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Wasting over $1 billion in taxpayers’ money to host the G20 and G8 summits is so outrageous, it borders on indecency.

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