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VANCOUVER - Federal New Democrats are calling for an immediate independent judicial inquiry into the catastrophic collapse of the Fraser River sockeye salmon stocks to ensure that west coast salmon don’t go the way of Atlantic cod.

NDP Western Fisheries Critic Peter Julian (Burnaby-New Westminster) and Fin Donnelly, federal NDP candidate in the New Westminster-Coquitlam by-election, say the inquiry is urgently needed to ensure the long-term viability of west coast salmon.

“We need a national housing strategy,” says NDP by-election candidate

NEW WESTMINSTER - COQUITLAM – Fighting homelessness will be a key issue in the New Westminster-Coquitlam by-election, NDP candidate Fin Donnelly said during National Homelessness Awareness Week.

“Homelessness is getting worse every year, and the Conservative government is doing absolutely nothing while the crisis deepens,” said Donnelly. “As a Member of Parliament I will make it a top priority to establish a national housing strategy.”

NEW WESTMINSTER - COQUITLAM – New Democrat by-election candidate Fin Donnelly (New Westminster-Coquitlam-Port Moody) held a townhall meeting today on the HST.

“I’ve knocked on doors in every corner of this community”, said Donnelly, “over and over again, people keep raising how upset they are with the HST”.

At today’s meeting, residents were given the opportunity to discuss the new Harmonized Sales Tax with Donnelly and Jack Layton, which will cost students, seniors and families hundreds of dollars more a year in new taxes.

And he's with Fin! Together, with you to help, we will fight the HST. Come and join us this Saturday morning, 11:00am at 350 Columbia, New Westminster.

Jack and Fin will be discussing the implications of the Harper Sales Tax for families seniors, and small businesses.
Then we are heading out on a high energy phone and foot blitz of New Westminster-Coquitlam. Join Jack, Fin and friends as we engage voters and enlist their support to send a strong message to Stephen Harper

NEW WESTMINSTER-COQUITLAM – Today’s by-election call will give voters in New Westminster, Coquitlam and Port Moody the chance to express their views on the HST, says NDP candidate Fin Donnelly.

“I welcome this election call,” said Donnelly. “I’ve heard from people throughout the community who say they want a chance to express their opposition to the Harper sales tax.

Harper HST deal with Liberals will hit B.C. pocketbooks hard

New Westminster – Coquitlam – Today, New Democrat leader Jack Layton and New Westminster – Coquitlam candidate, Fin Donnelly, criticised the Harper Conservative and Campbell Liberal governments for their deal to harmonize the federal and provincial sales taxes.

NEW WESTMINSTER, BC – Seniors in the riding of New Westminster-Coquitlam had an opportunity today to share their concerns with Fin Donnelly, NDP candidate, as well as NDP seniors critic Wayne Marston, MP (Hamilton-Stony Creek). Donnelly and Marston spent several hours in the company of members at New Westminster’s Century House before continuing on to Dunwood House, the independent seniors living complex.

New Westminster–Coquitlam - “Stephen Harper continues to break his promises to Canadians by appointing his Conservative Party loyalists to the Senate,” said Fin Donnelly NDP candidate in New Westminster–Coquitlam and Port Moody.

“With the announcement that he will appoint Conservative party loyalists to the Senate, Stephen Harper is once again ignoring his promise not to appoint any unelected person to Senate,” Donnelly said.

September 2, 2009

New Westminster – Coquitlam – Federal New Democrat candidate Fin Donnelly has returned from a three week study of the Fraser River with first hand reports of a river in crisis. “Millions of salmon have vanished and a crisis of unprecedented magnitude is developing, which is affecting our water-shed eco-systems and a large number of communities dependent on the wild salmon run, “said Donnelly.

MOUNT ROBSON – Fin Donnelly (NDP Candidate for New Westminster-Coquitlam) took to the
Fraser River today on a 25 day tour with ten young leaders from across BC. The group will take a
1,400 km trek down the Fraser River for the Sustainable Living Leadership Program.

As Executive Director of the Rivershed Society of BC, Donnelly was the architect of the program and
has been leading youth tours of the Fraser River for seven years.

“I first had the idea for the project in 2000 when I swam the length of the Fraser River for the second