News and Updates
October 25, 2010
London - Fanshawe Create Your Canada Winners in Ottawa
Today London MP Irene Mathyssen introduced the winning entry from the London - Fanshawe Create Your Canada Contest. Read more about their bill in the following Press Release from Mathyssen's office Keep Reading...
September 27, 2010
Smithers students propose changes to tax laws for safer, more caring Canada
Two young students from northern British Columbia joined MP Nathan Cullen in Ottawa today to ask parliamentarians to consider tax incentives the students say will make Canada a safer and more caring country. Keep Reading...
July 02, 2010
Humanitarian aid and ski safety the focus of 2010 Create Your Canada winners
A voluntary humanitarian tax to assist international relief efforts and mandatory helmets for downhill snow sports to reduce serious head injuries are the winning entries in the Skeena-Bulkley Valley 2010 Create Your Canada (CYC) contest. Keep Reading...
June 22, 2010
Ottawa Riding Joins Create Your Canada Contest
A Grade 9 student's proposal for universal dental care for Canadian youth has received the backing of New Democratic Party MP Paul Dewar, who said his party would look into the plan as a potential private member's bill. Keep Reading...
June 07, 2010
Vancounver Kingsway CyC contest produces two winning bills
Two winning entries presented by MP Don Davies propose to strengthen Canada's commitment to foreign aid and help Canadians transition to more sustainable lifestyles using high efficiency appliances. Keep Reading...
June 02, 2010
Winnipeg MP announces winner of local Create Your Canada contest
Create Your Canada has spread across the nation as Winnipeg MP Pat Martin announces local winner whose bill would increase accessibility Keep Reading...
May 05, 2010
Victoria CyC winner aims to protect wild salmon
Thea Block of Victoria, BC won her local Create Your Canada contest with a suggestion to transition fish farm operations from open net to closed-containment systems to protect wild salmon Keep Reading...
March 18, 2010
Create Your Canada contest deadline in two weeks
The deadline for the 2009-2010 Contest is fast approaching. Students have just two weeks to submit their best ideas for new laws to improve Canada and the World Keep Reading...
September 11, 2009
Popular Create Your Canada contest expands across Northwest
Create Your Canada, an innovative contest that challenges students to write federal laws to improve Canada, is expanding to school districts across the riding this year, Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Nathan Cullen said. Keep Reading...
June 06, 2009
Create Your Canada Winners featured in Ottawa Citizen ad
Seventeen environmental, health and labour organizations placed an ad in the Ottawa Citizen featuring Create Your Canada winners Hayley McDermid, Claire Hinchliffe and Chloe Staiger. Keep Reading...
April 17, 2009
Bike lanes and asbestos winning entries in Create Your Canada
Banning the export of asbestos from Canada and building bike lanes to encourage activity and reduce pollution are the winning entries in the Create Your Canada bill-writing contest, Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Nathan Cullen announced today. Keep Reading...
