Tuesday, May 15, 2012 (OTTAWA, ON) – New Democrat MP, Alex Atamanenko (BC Southern Interior) is appalled by the reckless changes to Meat Inspection Regulations (MIR) being proposed by the Conservative government that will leave Canadians wondering if the meat they buy is actually safe.
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Atamanenko Concerned About Proposed Changes to Meat Inspection Regulations
Tuesday, May 15th, 2012Conservative Budget Plan – Gut Canadian Institutions
Friday, March 30th, 2012March 29, 2012 (Ottawa, ON) Conservative Budget Plan – Gut Canadian Institutions and Prop up Big Business Alex Atamanenko, MP for BC Southern Interior, is not impressed with the direction taken by the Conservative government in the 2012 federal budget introduced today in the House of Commons. Atamanenko says the government’s plan to raise the [...]
NDP – Atamanenko Hopes Ottawa Billboard will shine light on horse slaughter
Wednesday, March 14th, 2012Predatory horse meat business must be shut down March 14, 2012 – Alex Atamanenko, MP for BC Southern Interior, is applauding the new anti-horse slaughter billboard that has been erected in Ottawa by the US based Angel Acres and supported by the Canadian Horse Defence Coalition. “I am hoping that the billboard’s powerful message will [...]
Atamanenko Says Canadians Have the Right to Know How CETA Will Impact Health Care Services
Monday, March 5th, 2012Atamanenko Says Canadians Have the Right to Know How CETA Will Impact Health Care Services OTTAWA – Our health care system is not for sale and under no circumstances should Canada sign a free trade agreement at the expense of our public system. This is the main conclusion of the first of a series of [...]
Castlegar citizens work to retain ultrasound
Friday, October 22nd, 2010Statement in the HOUSE OF COMMONS by Mr. Alex Atamanenko (British Columbia Southern Interior, NDP) October 22, 2010 Mr. Alex Atamanenko (British Columbia Southern Interior, NDP): Mr. Speaker, I would like to share with the House the heroic efforts of the citizens of Castlegar, B.C. Not long ago they learned that the only ultrasound machine [...]
Living with Autism
Friday, August 13th, 2010Autism is the most common neurological disorder that affects children in our nation. Currently, one in every 200 people in Canada has been diagnosed with some form of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). If we look specifically at children, this number jumps up to one in 165, or .6 per cent of all children. Diagnoses are [...]
MP Challenge to Support Mental Health
Thursday, April 29th, 2010I was recently challenged by Carrie-Ann Dambrowitz, a constituent whose daughter suffers from schizophrenia, to donate the price of one restaurant meal to a Mental Health Service Provider of my choice and to encourage five others to do the same. She also issued the same challenge to over 300 other federal and provincial elected officials [...]
Cutbacks at Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital
Monday, March 1st, 2010Honourable Kevin Falcon, Minister of Health Services Room 337 Legislature Building Victoria, BC V8V 1X4 Dear Minister Falcon: RE: Operating Room staff and hours cutbacks at Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital I write to underline the seriousness of the situation at the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital (KBRH), given the cutbacks announced by the Interior Health Authority [...]
MP Atamanenko Meets with Medical Marijuana Support Group
Friday, February 5th, 2010BC Southern Interior MP Alex Atamanenko, met with members of the Grand Forks Medical Marijuana Support Group on a January visit to the Boundary town. Members shared their stories of the challenges of their diseases such as cancer with Atamanenko, and their frustrations with unsuccessful prescription medications to treat their symptoms and conditions. Some members [...]
At Whose Expense — Lower Drug Costs
Friday, October 30th, 2009Drug costs are the fastest rising expense in health care and, without a national drug plan, they’ll continue to hit Canadians unevenly and unfairly depending on where we live, whether we’re in hospital or out, if we have a job with a drug plan and how much we make. Last year, Canadians spent $30 billion [...]