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On January 26, 2012, Prime Minister Stephen Harper made a formal address to members of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. He suggested, as a result of a broader “social transformation”, that the Canadian retirement system would undergo significant changes. Following his speech, the Conservative Government stated that the retirement system under the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) is ‘unsustainable’. There has been significant speculation that the government will seek to enact changes to the Guaranteed Income Supplement/Old Age Security regime since.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2012

(Ottawa, ON) – Today, Joe Comartin, M.P. for Windsor-Tecumseh, along with representatives from the Canadian Gaming Association, provided a comprehensive testimony on the positive impacts that would ensue as a result of bill C-290 - An Act to amend the Criminal Code (Sports Betting) before the Justice and Human Rights Committee.

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FEBERUARY 13, 2012

(Ottawa, ON) – On Thursday, February 16, Joe Comartin, M.P. for Windsor-Tecumseh will be appearing before the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights to provide a testimony to members of the committee on his bill, C-290 (An Act to Amend the Criminal Code, Sports Betting). On November 1, 2011, the bill passed second reading by a unanimous voice vote and was referred to committee.

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FEBERUARY 10, 2012

(Windsor, ON) – Today, Joe Comartin, M.P. for Windsor-Tecumseh and Brian Masse, M.P. for Windsor-West were accompanied by Todd Downey, Vice President of Operations from Energuy Canada Ltd., Larry Wright, Service Manager at Fahrhall, Michael Drouillard from AAA Home Insulation, and constituents to discuss the impact of the government`s decision to end the ecoENERGY-Homes grants by June 30, 2012 on jobs and green energy savings in Windsor-Essex.

Below is an interview that I gave in December of 2011 regarding my background as a Member of Parliament and my current position as Official Opposition House Leader. The interview was conducted by Kevin Tolen, creator of the New Democratic Podcast, which focuses specifically on the NDP. Please note that the New Democratic Podcast is not affiliated with the New Democratic Party of Canada.