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Critics warn First Nations Matrimonial Property Rights bill ‘deeply flawed’

Critics warn First Nations Matrimonial Property Rights bill ‘deeply flawed’

By BEA VONGDOUANGCHANH | May 13, 2013

Opposition MPs say the government bill doesn’t take into account the resources necessary to support Bill S-2’s implementation.



LEGISLATION

Flaherty’s slimmed-down budget bill ‘less omnibusive,’ say opposition MPs

By BEA VONGDOUANGCHANH | May 6, 2013
Flaherty’s slimmed-down budget bill ‘less omnibusive,’ say opposition MPs
But Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says she expects the government will table a second budget implementation bill in the fall.

Tory MP Clarke’s private member’s bill to repeal sections of Indian Act could have unintended consequences, say critics

By BEA VONGDOUANGCHANH | May 6, 2013
Tory MP Clarke’s private member’s bill to repeal sections of Indian Act could have unintended consequences, say critics
Under An Act to Amend Indian Act (Publication of Bylaws), bylaws, wills, and estates will no longer need approval from the Aboriginal Affairs minister, but the Canadian Bar Association says Sec. 7 of the bill will likely result in ‘many harsh, unintended consequences’ for First Nations peoples.

Budget bill gives Harper Cabinet new powers over CBC

By TIM NAUMETZ | April 30, 2013
Budget bill gives Harper Cabinet new powers over CBC
The federal government’s latest budget bill would give Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his Cabinet the power to dictate collective bargaining and terms for other salaries and working conditions at the CBC and three other cultural or scientific Crown corporations.

PM says Federal Court ruling on PBO was ‘against partisan action of former budget officer,’ but current PBO picks up Page’s battle

By BEA VONGDOUANGCHANH | April 29, 2013
PM says Federal Court ruling on PBO was ‘against partisan action of former budget officer,’ but current PBO picks up Page’s battle
Federal Court Justice Sean Harrington strongly upheld right of PBO to take the government to court if it refuses to release requested information.

Opposition MPs say feds must table robocalls legislation ‘well before’ next election

By BEA VONGDOUANGCHANH | April 22, 2013
Opposition MPs say feds must table robocalls legislation ‘well before’ next election
The government retreated from tabling legislation to stop dirty robocalls in elections, but says it will take the time necessary to get it right.

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LOBBYING

Sony, Panasonic, Toshiba hire Brock to lobby feds to clarify import duties on TVs

By BEA VONGDOUANGCHANH | April 29, 2013
Sony, Panasonic, Toshiba hire Brock to lobby feds to clarify import duties on TVs
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin’s Dan Brock lobbying the federal government to clarify Customs Act tariff 9948.

Angus busiest consultant lobbyist in town, followed by Samson, Desmarais

By BEA VONGDOUANGCHANH | March 4, 2013
Of the Top 100 Lobbyists, The Capital Hill group’s David Angus is perhaps the busiest consultant lobbyist in the city.

Energy, natural resources, mining big lobbying issues in 2013

By BEA VONGDOUANGCHANH | March 4, 2013

Inside the world of hired guns in Ottawa: 100 Top Lobbyists 2013

By BEA VONGDOUANGCHANH | March 4, 2013
Inside the world of hired guns in Ottawa: 100 Top Lobbyists 2013
Registered lobbying in Canada has grown 58.7 per cent since 2005, and lobbyists say that’s a good thing because it means people are influencing government in the public light.

LaRocque’s diverse background makes her unique lobbyist

By BEA VONGDOUANGCHANH | March 4, 2013
LaRocque’s diverse background makes her unique lobbyist

Lobbying fundamental part of decision-making, goes back to the Magna Carta, says GRIC president

By BEA VONGDOUANGCHANH | March 4, 2013
Lobbying fundamental part of decision-making, goes back to the Magna Carta, says GRIC president
GRIC President Jim Patrick says most lobbyists are ethical and the number of outliers has been very small.

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COLUMNS
STATUS OF BILLS

 

House of Commons

• S-2 First Nations Matrimonial Real Property Rights Bill (committee)

• C-4 Preventing Human Smugglers from Abusing Canada’s Immigration System Bill (second reading)

• C-5 Air Canada Back to Work Bill (second reading)

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LEGISLATIVE WEEK AHEAD

MONDAY, MAY 6

• House debates Bill S-209, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (prize fights), at report stage.

• Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner appears before the House Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Committee to discuss main estimates and then moves in camera to brief the committee on its review of the Conflict of Interest Act.

• International Trade Minister Ed Fast and his deputy Simon Kennedy appear before the House International Trade Committee to discuss main estimates.

• Quebec Council on the Status of Women, Comité d’action contre le trafic humain interne et international and the Salvation Army appear before the House Justice Committee to discuss Bill C-452, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (exploitation and trafficking in persons).

• House National Defence Committee meets in camera to discuss a draft report on NATO’s strategic concept and Canada’s role in international defence cooperation.

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HILL LIFE & PEOPLE SLIDESHOWS
Party Central: Prince's Charities Canada party-goers flock to House Speaker's Salon, comptrollers take over Chateau for Oscars of financial management. May 13, 2013

The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright.
Prince's Charities Canada's Matthew Rowe and Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau.
The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright.
Mr. Rowe, Commodore Mark Watson, Lisa Chillingworth, and Amanda Sherrington.
The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright.
Conservative MP Dave Van Kesteren.
The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright.
Canadian Secretary to the Queen Kevin MacLeod.
The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright.
Mr. Rowe and Conservative MP Wladyslaw Lizon.
The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright.
Tory MP Rob Clarke.
The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright.
Anthony Carricato.
The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright.
Tory MP Dave MacKenzie.
The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright.
Award for Excellence in Comprollership in the Public Sector. CPA Canada's Elly Meister, Heather Whyte and Lianne Thompson.
The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright.
Award winner, Fisheries and Oceans' CFO Roch Huppe.
Laura Ziebell and Aboriginal Affairs' Jamie Hollett, graduate of Charter Management Accountants' PFA program.
The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright.
Cassandra Dorrington, board co-chair of CPA Canada.
The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright.
Award winner Jim Saunderson of Western Economic Diversification.
The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright.
Lifetime achievement winner Richard Neville.

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