Katy Austin : New Democrats

This past Monday, two Conservative MPs (Rob Anders, Calgary West, and Garry Breitkreuz, Yorkton—Melville), presented petitions to the House of Commons seeking to “de-fund” the CBC.
They wondered, why, when we live in a 1,000-channel universe, we spend over $1 billion on a state broadcaster like the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. They claim that it gives the […]

Katy Austin, NDP candidate in the federal election, wishes to congratulate Kellie Leitch for her win and thank the voters of Simcoe Grey who gave Katy a strong second place finish.
She reminds Ms. Leitch that she must represent all the citizens of Simcoe Grey, not just those who support the Conservative Party. The main […]

Katy Austin speaks to the riding of Simcoe-Grey in 2007

Katy Austin standing up for the people fighting to stop Dump Site 41 from destroying nature’s supply of pristine water, and polluting the largest group of fresh water lakes.

This past Monday, two Conservative MPs (Rob Anders, Calgary West, and Garry Breitkreuz, Yorkton—Melville), presented petitions to the House of Commons seeking to “de-fund” the CBC.
They wondered, why, when we live in a 1,000-channel universe, we spend over $1 billion on a state broadcaster like the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. They claim that it gives the […]

In light of the fact that the current federal government is a minority one, two recent
events in the House of Commons underline the fact that when the nation’s parties work
together good things can be achieved.
The bill to send inexpensive drugs to combat AIDS in Africa is a great example of such
co-operation. Bill C-393, “Canada’s Access […]

On February 27, 2011, three local federal NDP candidates (left to
right) - Myrna Clark (Barrie), Richard Banigan (Simcoe-North), & Katy
Austin (Simcoe-Grey) - met to discuss ideas. The discussion included a
broad range of issues of concern to Canadians including the economy
and employment, health care, pensions, the environment, and social
justice.

(Photo credit: M.McKnight)