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Posted: 02/11/2015 7:59 PM | Comments:

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Justin Trudeau addresses a crowd of about 400 at the Punjab Cultural Centre in Winnipeg Wednesday evening. The rally closed out a day of local events for the federal Liberal leader all of which were closed to reporters. Photo Store

Justin Trudeau delivered an election-style speech to more than 400 supporters in which he attacked Prime Minister Stephen Harper for catering to the rich while, he said, the Liberals would cater to the middle class and those in need.

"We care about helping-hard working Canadians make ends meet. That is our priority," the 43-year-old Liberal leader told a rally at the Punjab Cultural Centre this evening.

Local Liberals are optimistic they can improve their local seat total in the general election, set for this October.

Of Manitobas 14 MPs, only one is a Liberal Kevin Lamoureux in Winnipeg North.

But the party which now stands a distant third to the Conservatives and the NDP with 35 of 308 House of Commons seats has seen a resurgence in popularity since Trudeau became leader in April 2013.

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The Liberals are running a corrupt government that will stop at nothing to stay in power, Interim Progressive Conservative Leader Jim Wilson says.

In his verbal broadside, Wilson said the fact there are three OPP investigations involving the Grits speaks to the kind of scandals that have made the public even more cynical about politics.

The government has just lost all integrity on all fronts as far as I am concerned . . . these people just dont have a conscience and they will do anything to win, he told reporters at Queens Park Wednesday.

His vitriol is a sign of things to come when the spring session of the legislature begins Tuesday.

This session begins with a dark shadow. The Liberals once again have traded their integrity for political gain in the recent Sudbury byelection, Wilson said.

Ontario Provincial Police allege that Pat Sorbara, one of Premier Kathleen Wynnes most-trusted aides, and Sudbury Liberal activist Gerry Lougheed, illegally coerced ex-Grit candidate Andrew Olivier to clear the way for the appointment of eventual winner Glenn Thibeault.

Wynne, who along with Sorbara are to be questioned by the OPP, has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing, including holding out jobs and or appointments as an inducement for Olivier to back away from running for the Liberals.

Our views on this matter are well known, any suggestion that anything was offered in exchange for any action is false, said a spokeswoman for Wynne.

It is common for an investigator to make an allegation in an ITO (Information to Obtain) in order to obtain a production order. It is in no way confirmation that an offence has occurred. We will of course co-operate fully, Zita Astravas said.

The OPPs allegations, contained in a search warrant filed at the Barrie courthouse, have not been proven and no charges have been laid.

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House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, implored Senate Democrats on Wednesday to "get off their ass" and help the Senate Republican majority advance a bill that funds the Department of Homeland Security while de-funding President Obama's recent executive actions on immigration.

Last Month, the House passed a bill allocating $39.7 billion to the Department of Homeland Security, the agency tasked with enforcing the nation's immigration laws. The bill included language to block President Obama's move last year to shelter up to 5 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S. from the threat of deportation by granting them temporary work permits. The proposal also undid the president's 2012 decision to defer deportations of undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children.

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Now the ball is in the Senate's court, Boehner said Wednesday, insisting no fewer than three times that the House has done its job.

"We won the fight to fund the Department of Homeland Security and to stop the president's unconstitutional actions," he said. "Now it's time for the Senate to do their work."

"You know, in this gift shop out here, they've got these little booklets on how a bill becomes a law," Boehner added. "The House has done its job. Why don't you go ask the Senate Democrats when they're gonna get off their ass and do something other than to vote no."

Senate Democrats, wielding a 46-seat majority, were able to successfully block consideration of the bill three times last week by depriving Republicans of the 60 votes necessary to proceed. They demanded a clean funding bill devoid of any restrictive language on immigration, something GOP conservatives have fiercely opposed.

A spokesman for Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, directed the blame for the impasse squarely at Republicans in a statement on Wednesday.

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WASHINGTON (MarketWatch)House Speaker John Boehner said Wednesday its up to Senate Democrats to get off their ass and help pass new funding for the Department of Homeland Security.

Funding for the department expires on Feb. 27. New money for Homeland Security has become embroiled in a fight over President Barack Obamas executive orders on immigration, with Republicans seeking to roll back those orders as part of funding the department. Three times, Senate Democrats have blocked a House-passed bill from advancing in the Senate since it contains language that would halt Obamas actions delaying deportation for millions of undocumented immigrants.

Boehner told reporters on Wednesday that the House has done its job by passing legislation to fund the department. He blamed Senate Democrats for the impasse.

Why dont you go ask the Senate Democrats when theyre going to get off their ass and do something other than to vote no? Boehner said at a news conference Wednesday morning.

There is little time to resolve the issue. The House and Senate are in recess next week, leaving only about a week of working days for members of Congress before DHS funding runs out.

One option could be a so-called continuing resolution for the department, according to Sen. John Thune of South Dakota, the third-ranking Republican in the Senate. But Democrats dont like the idea of a measure to fund the department for a short time. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, a Nevada Democrat, said Tuesday a continuing resolution would be very, very bad.

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