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Jobs and Employment Insurance   NDP Opposition Day Motion:     That the House (a) acknowledge that mounting job losses combined with a lack of access to Employment Insurance (EI) contribute to growing income inequality and a situation where too many Canadians are struggling to make ends meet; and (b) call on...

It is time to Protect Canadians from Gouging and Ensure Fair Pricing   Mr. Brian Masse (Windsor West, NDP): Mr. Speaker, Canada's inflation rate rose 2% in January, the highest rate increase in more than two years. Gas prices were the biggest contributor to this raise. Even the Bank of...

Canada-US Air Quality Agreement Provides Opportunity for Intervention   WINDSOR – The State of Michigan is currently considering an application from the Marathon Petroleum Company to expand capacity at their refinery located in Detroit MI in close proximity to the Canada/US border. This proposal if allowed to proceed would increase...

Mr. Brian Masse (Windsor West, NDP)moved for leave to introduce Bill C-221, an act to amend the Criminal Code (sports betting).      He said: Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for Skeena—Bulkley Valley for seconding the motion because it is a Canadian province-by-province issue that is very important.     I am...

An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code, the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act, the Public Service Labour Relations Act and the Income Tax Act   Mr. Brian Masse (Windsor West, NDP): Madam Speaker, it is hard to follow up with the reference to Donald Trump in this chamber....

Innovation key to moving Canada forward for long-term stability Will the new government rise to the challenge and act quickly to strengthen Canadian innovation? Or will they continue to oversee the sell-off of Canadian champions of innovation to foreign interest and the stagnation of business investment in R&D?   NDP...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                         FEBRUARY 5, 2016 MASSE RE-ELECTED VICE-CHAIR FOR CANADA-US INTER-PARLIAMENTARY GROUP  OTTAWA – Windsor West MP Brian Masse was re-elected as Vice-Chair to the Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group Wednesday night at the Group’s Annual General Meeting.  Masse has been re-elected a Vice-Chair and looks forward to continuing his...

Emerging from a 2 day Caucus retreat local NDP MPs Brian Masse (Windsor West), Tracey Ramsey (Essex) and Cheryl Hardcastle (Windsor Tecumseh) are ready to push the Windsor-Essex regional agenda and hold the Trudeau government to account.

Mr. Brian Masse (Windsor West, NDP): Mr. Speaker, it is with the pride of the Lancer Nation that I rise today in the House to acknowledge the University of Windsor women's basketball and men's track and field team. Both recently won their respective national championships in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport.

May 11, 2015
Mr. Brian Masse (Windsor West, NDP):
Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the opportunity to speak here today to a very important motion. The first thing I want to address is the rhetoric that has come across from that stream over there. I listened today very intently to what the members said and what they projected back on us, saying that the NDP is not supportive and is actually anti-military in terms of how we approach things.