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Gravelle Slams Natural Resources Minister for Visit without Meeting Local Groups

OTTAWA – Nickel Belt MP Claude Gravelle fired a broadside at Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver Tuesday, with many questions in Parliament on his visit to Capreol last week that avoided meetings with local groups on the proposed Ring of Fire ferrochrome smelter.

 OTTAWA  – Today in the House of Commons, local MP Claude Gravelle (Nickel Belt) stood up to demand answers to why the Conservative government has mishandled the contracts of hundreds of statistical survey staff in Sturgeon Falls.

 “This government has been nasty with science and statistical evidence. Now they are mistreating the people collecting the evidence,” said Gravelle. “I have 200 statistical survey operations staff in Sturgeon Falls, part of 1,500 across Canada, who have been without a contract for over a year.”

Have Your Say on the Future of Canada Post

OTTAWA – With the Conference Board of Canada reporting that drastic declines in mail volumes may lead to losses of close to $1 billion a year by 2020, Canada Post has started a consultation with Canadians about its future.

Gravelle asks constituents to name waterways that should be protected

OTTAWA – Nickel Belt MP Claude Gravelle wants riding residents to help him name the rivers and lakes to be protected in a private member’s bill he will introduce to reverse some of the sweeping changes the Conservative government has made to waterways protections.

 GUELPH – Touring Guelph today, NDP members of a parliamentary committee praised the city’s plan to move forward with a sustainable energy plan—calling it a model for cities across Canada.

 “Guelph’s Community Energy Initiative shows it’s possible to provide for the energy needs of a community and ensure its sustainability,” said NDP Natural Resources critic Peter Julian (Burnaby—New Westminster).