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MP ROTA ON HAND TO WELCOME CROATIA TO NATO
Monday March 30, 2009
Nipissing-Timiskaming MP Anthony Rota traveled to Zagreb, Croatia, last week witnessing the ratification of Croatia’s membership into NATO. Mr. Rota, who currently serves as a member of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly’s Sub-Committee on Transatlantic Relations, says that it was honour to witness such a historic event.

CBC RESTRUCTURING: MP ROTA DENOUNCES CONSERVATIVE INACTION
Thursday March 26, 2009
Nipissing-Timiskaming MP Anthony Rota believes that the current financial problems facing CBC/Radio-Canada could have been avoided altogether if the Conservative government had done more to prevent job losses and asset sales.

78 per cent of Building Canada Fund announcements made in Conservative ridings
Thursday February 5, 2009
OTTAWA – A review of the first billion dollars of project-specific announcements made under the Building Canada Fund since 2007 shows that more than three-quarters of projects were in Conservative-held ridings, Liberal Infrastructure Critic Gerard Kennedy said today.

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Anthony Rota speaks on Bill C-20, the Nuclear Liability and Compensation Act
Thursday May 28, 2009
On Wednesday, May 27, 2009, the House of Commons resumed consideration of the motion that Bill C-20, An Act respecting civil liability and compensation for damage in case of a nuclear incident, be read for the second time and referred to a committee. Below is the transcript of Anthony Rota’s questions to the Government regarding Bill C-20. Full transcript of the debate can be found here.

Bill C-309, An Act establishing the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Region of Northern Ontario
Thursday May 14, 2009
On may 14^th, 2009, Anthony Rota moved that Bill C-309, An Act establishing the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Region of Northern Ontario, be read the second time and referred to a committee.

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S.0. 31 - Hunger Awareness Day
Tuesday June 2, 2009

National Hunger Awareness Day, co-ordinated by Food Banks Canada, is a call to Canadians to take action to ensure that we no longer need food banks in this country. Every month, food banks help more than 700,000 Canadians, 37% of them children. Seniors, the disabled and even people working full time who are unable to make ends meet are among those who turn to food banks.

S.0. 31 - Taxation
Thursday May 28, 2009
The Conservatives have become a single issue party. The issue is taxes. They want them higher and they will have more of them to pay for their staggering deficit. Their leader told the House two days ago that he will not bring in another budget, and I quote, “until we need to raise taxes”. It is now clear: taxes will rise under the Conservatives.

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