Claude's Posts

Two years after promising regulations, Canadians are still waiting  

OTTAWA – NDP Natural Resources critic Claude Gravelle (Nickel Belt) and Environment Critic Megan Leslie (Halifax) criticized Conservative inaction and irresponsibility regarding the development of unconventional sources of oil and gas.

“New Democrats will always carry on Jack Layton’s legacy” Nycole Turmel

OTTAWA – Nickel Belt MP Claude Gravelle is home today after a busy fall session of Parliament that as the NDP’s natural resources critic had him front and centre on national pipeline, asbestos and forestry stories.

 NDP Demands National Summit and Real Forestry Strategy

 OTTAWA -- Fresh Parliamentary evidence from Canada's leading forestry industry group confirms how pitifully inadequate federal government aid has been to struggling northern communities and how imperative a national forestry strategy is, Natural Resources critic Claude Gravelle (Nickel Belt) said today.

Gravelle Welcomes Funding for Airport, Interns

OTTAWA – Nickel Belt MP Claude Gravelle welcomed the $800,000 in FedNor funding to riding projects announced today, noting the regional development agency needs multi-year funding and full independence to even better serve the northern economy.

 “We do need a national plan to turn those job losses around.” Claude Gravelle

 OTTAWA – New Democrat Member of Parliament John Rafferty (Thunder Bay–Rainy River) tabled three forestry related motions in the House of Commons which he hopes will serve as a blueprint for federal action to support the struggling sector.