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NDP MPs launch tour to preserve Northern Ontario’s share of federal electoral ridings

SUDBURY – New Democrat MPs from Northern Ontario are launching a three-stop tour to pressure Stephen Harper to preserve fair representation for Northern Ontario families by protecting the regions 10 seats in the House of Commons.

Highway 69 project is vital to Sudbury’s economic growth

MPs Glenn Thibeault and Matthew Dubé  are delighted with this support and hope it will move things forward

The NDP bill to reduce serious injuries in amateur sports got the support of Hockey Québec, said MPs Glenn Thibeault (Sudbury) and Matthew Dubé (Chambly–Borduas), who invite the government to work with members of the athletic community to adopt a coherent and effective national strategy.

New technology will make it easier to diagnose head trauma in sports

SUDBURY—Today, New Democrat Sports Critic Glenn Thibeault (Sudbury) was on hand as the Sudbury’s Lady Wolves laced up for trails of a new concussion sensor system designed to help coaches and trainers fight the growing epidemic of concussions in sport.  Impakt Protective Shockbox is a wireless Bluetooth sensor designed to detect the impact to a player’s head and send the results back to the coach for analysis.

OTTAWA – The NDP welcomes the International Ice Hockey Federation’s decision to launch a special task force to determine how to halt the epidemic of concussions plaguing the world of hockey. Numerous specialists, including physicians, former players and equipment experts as well as the National Hockey League, will look at various ways to eliminate concussions resulting from hits to the head.