Liam Mchugh-russell

Want to stop Harper? The Liberals didn’t get it done.
Over the last two years, the Liberal team of Stephane Dion and local leadership hopeful Michael Ignatieff voted with Stephen Harper in 43 key votes in the House of Commons. Under Dion’s weak leadership:
• Passing a reckless $50 billion corporate tax giveaway (June 9, 2008 and on April 2, 2008)
• Voted to extend the combat mission in Afghanistan
• Passed regressive changes to immigration law
• Defeated a series of measures to help the manufacturing and forestry sector

Michael Ignatieff, the current MP, has not been a strong voice for the interests of Etobicoke Lakeshore.

The Conservative Economic Plan Fails for Families
Stephen Harper claims our economic fundamentals are strong, but while the Conservatives have been in power:
• a quarter million manufacturing jobs lost.
• $50 billion squandered on across-the-board corporate tax cuts
• Passed a budget which increased taxes in the lowest income bracket

Failed Leadership on the Global Stage
Stephen Harper has said that Canada is ‘building capacity’ internationally, but under his leadership, Canada’s stature on the world stage has been diminished:
• Stood alone when he tried to block agreement in 2006 on an international program to take action on climate change – and will continue to subsidize oil and gas companies to the tune of $1.4 billion per year
• Spends $8 on fighting in Afghanistan for every $1 spent on humanitarian development there
• Spending on foreign aid has fallen under his watch, despite parliamentary support for significantly increased support

Join the Campaign!
Phone: (416) 245-4888
Email: campaign@mchugh-russell.ca
Address: 3043 Lake Shore Blvd West (between 10th & 11th Streets)

Liam McHugh-Russell grew up in Mimico and understands the issues dear to Etobicoke Lakeshore communities.