http://katyaustinndp.com Simcoe Grey : New Democrats Sun, 28 Feb 2010 01:58:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I am in total disagreement with the editor of the Springwater News when he denies the reality of climate change in his February 18th musings. Climate change is real, it is caused by human activity and it needs to be reversed if we ... http://katyaustinndp.com/2010/02/27/don%e2%80%99t-deny-climate-change-crisis/ The Canadian Council of Chief Executives (CCCE) is right: the federal government has to raise taxes in order to eliminate the deficit. Ed Clark is the chief executive of Toronto-Dominion Bank and a member of the CCCE who recently stated, “We had a meeting two weeks ago, and ... http://katyaustinndp.com/2010/02/27/raise-taxes-for-the-rich/ The greatest threat to democracy does not come from the outside, in the form of terrorism.  It comes from the inside, in the form of apathy and cynicism.  One of the most dangerous statements I’ve ever heard is, “All politicians are crooks, so why even bother voting?”  I can understand ... http://katyaustinndp.com/2010/02/07/capp-rally-speech-barrie-january-23-2010/ Simcoe Grey NDP Riding Association is pleased to announce that Katy Austin, retired teacher, was acclaimed as the Simcoe Grey NDP Federal Candidate at the September 28, 2009 nomination meeting.   Austin is a longtime supporter of the fight against Dumpsite 41 and sits on the Zero Waste Simcoe Board of Directors. ... http://katyaustinndp.com/2009/09/28/press-release-ndp-candidate-katy-austin/ Katy Austin, Simcoe Grey NDP Riding Association President and candidate hopeful, agrees with the majority of Canadians that another federal election is unwanted and unneeded.  “If  Michael Ignatieff  wants to bring down the Conservative government because it is not doing what he thinks it should, so be it.  But the ... http://katyaustinndp.com/2009/09/15/election-not-the-best-alternative/ Michael Ignatieff will need the support of the opposition parties this month to defeat the Conservative government. If he wins a minority government victory after a fall election, he will still need their support to stay in power.  Why not save us all a lot of money and headache?  He could ... http://katyaustinndp.com/2009/09/02/why-not-a-coalition-government/ Stephen Harper and his Conservative government have shown so often this year who their friends are and whom they favour.  They allowed a contract to build vehicles for the Canadian armed forces to go to an American plant instead of insisting that the company alter its Canadian plant and provide ... http://katyaustinndp.com/2009/08/25/conservatives-show-whom-they-favour/ There’s a sense of disgust and anger over the way the economic crisis is unfolding. Those who mismanaged the economy but milked it for all they could are being bailed out and those who trusted them to get it right ... http://katyaustinndp.com/2009/04/19/the-times-they-are-a-changin%e2%80%99/ By banning British MP George Galloway from Canada this week, immigration minister Jason Kenney is stifling freedom of speech. Galloway is on a tour of North America speaking about the war in Afghanistan and the Middle East conflict, but the government has designated him as ... http://katyaustinndp.com/2009/04/19/freedom-of-speech/  Conservatives have once again shown a callous disregard for the plight of working families.  On Monday, Human Resources Minister Diane Finley stated that her government has no interest in increasing Employment Insurance payments making it "lucrative" for jobless workers to sit around the house.  She might as well be calling ... http://katyaustinndp.com/2009/02/22/feds-lack-compassion-for-laid-off-workers/