'The Americans are delaying procurement or cutting back on their own procurement, and that means our costs go up,' says NDP MP Matthew Kellway.
High-level bureaucratic panel to oversee fighter jets process led by same departments accused of hiding extra $10-billion
A high-level panel of bureaucrats to supervise the multi-billion-dollar acquisition of new fighter jets will be led by top officials from the same departments that were at the centre of a report from Auditor General Michael Ferguson last month that accused the government of withholding $10-billion in costs for 65 F-35 stealth fighters.
CRTC chair appointment likely any day now
And the rumour mill and lobbying campaigns are in high gear for the next CRTC chair.
Kennedy, Hall Findlay still mulling run for federal Liberal leadership
Gerard Kennedy and Martha Hall Findlay tell The Hill Times they're considering leadership runs, and their views on working with New Democrats in the next election suggest the NDP could rival the Tories as a campaign issue.
Grit leader Rae accuses feds of lying about F-35s
Internal government cost forecasts for the F-35 stealth fighter jets and information disclosed at a Commons inquiry into Auditor General Michael Ferguson’s scathing report on the project shows the government lied to Canadians before and during last year’s federal election, interim Liberal Leader Bob Rae said Thursday.
Top DND official says Cabinet made decision to exclude $10-billion in F-35 costs to Parliament, and DND says feds still plan to acquire controversial fighter jets
Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his Cabinet knew prior to the last federal election the controversial F-35 stealth fighter jets project would cost $10-billion more over the next two decades than the government stated publicly, a House of Commons oversight committee heard Tuesday.
Two-thirds of Canadians don’t trust feds on F-35s: Forum Research poll
Nearly two-thirds of Canadians who are aware of the government’s $25-billion plan to replace Canada’s fighter jets with the more sophisticated state-of-the-art F-35 stealth fighter jets don’t trust Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his government to do what’s best for Canada with respect to the project, a new Forum Research poll suggests.
Former CF-18 fighter jet fleet manager says feds making wrong choice on F-35s
The former fleet manager of Canada’s CF-18 fighter jets says the government is poised to waste at least $25-billion on the F-35 stealth fighter jet, an attack aircraft the retired air force officer says is not suited for Arctic sovereignty and surveillance patrols and could be out of date by the time it reaches peak production in 20 years.
Harper, MacKay must have known $25-billion costs of F-35 fighter jets, and procurement rules, it’s ‘inconceivable,’ says expert
Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his Cabinet had to know about procurement rules government departments broke in the decision to buy F-35 stealth fighter jets and likely were 'complicit' in the shortcuts and failings, says a prominent military expert who the New Democrats want to call as a witness at a Commons inquiry into the F-35 controversy that began Thursday.
Tories vow to hold ‘thorough’ House Public Accounts Committee probe into F-35 spending scandal
The ranking Conservative MP on a Commons committee set to hold an emergency meeting Thursday to begin investigating the controversy over hidden F-35 fighter jet costs says he does not plan to begin the inquiry behind closed doors as MPs hammer out a witness list, contrary to government practice at virtually every series of House committees since the new Parliamentary sittings began last fall.
U.S. Republican and Conservative campaign managers met last month in Ottawa at height of robocalls controversy
Campaign managers for national conservative and right-wing parties from around the world, including the Conservative Party of Canada and the U.S. Republican Party, held a two-day meeting in Ottawa last month at the height of the controversy over vote-suppression tactics in the 2011 federal election.
House Public Accounts Committee to hold emergency meeting Thursday into F-35 scandal
The Commons Public Accounts Committee has scheduled an emergency meeting for this Thursday in an opposition bid to call witness testimony from National Defence and other top bureaucrats who have been overseeing the controversial F-35 jet fighter program.
Inside the NDP leadership campaigns: Hundreds of volunteers on convention floor, call centres and hotel rooms keep machines churning
There are more than 4,000 delegates, almost 700 media, 18 video screens and a reported 55,659 people have voted in advance thus far.
Female MPs still fighting for structural, institutional changes in federal politics
Women want to change the structure of the system to encourage women to run. But they also want to make the Hill more female-friendly.
Meet the reporters who broke robocalls story: one’s a source guy, the other a data-geek
Stephen Maher and Glen McGregor say they are a little surprised at how big their robocalls story got.
Tories, Liberals slam NDP’s budget bill ‘circus act’
The NDP flew solo last week in an effort to force the feds to split up the bill. NDP House Leader Nathan Cullen says his party has no obligation to consult other parties.
Feds to repeal Kyoto Act in budget bill, critics slam move
But Environment Minister Peter Kent says the government is moving beyond Kyoto Protocol.
Budget bill gives Cabinet veto in pipeline, oil sands projects, say critics
Green Leader Elizabeth May argues the NEB has always had the capacity to overrule findings by any of the review panels it establishes for projects such as the Northern Gateway, but the Budget Implementation Bill will assure investors that regardless of what happens, the Harper government will have the power to override any decision.
Feds set Canada back 50 years on environment regulations:critics
But government says ‘responsible resource development is a cornerstone’ of the budget.
Lobbyist Coates wants quarterly lobby reports, says it’s too competitive
Lobbying Commissioner Karen Shepherd also wants to be able to hand out fines, remove the 20 per cent rule, and list all lobbyists and DPHOs in monthly reports.
Lobbyists call for ‘a clear red line’ on lobbying rules and regulations, now
Critics also say Canada’s lobbying commissioner should have more power.
Lobbyists focus on budget, strategic operating review, and pipelines
U.S. President Barack Obama’s decision on Keystone XL Pipeline opens up more lobbying.
GRIC pushes for greater clarity in Lobbying Act, also wants to change industry’s image
There are some 5,000 registered lobbyists, but they say the rules still aren’t clear and they’re getting a bad rap.
Some 131 organizations, lobbyists registered to lobby feds on copyright
Time to deal with copyright issue ‘Canada’s intellectual property protection currently ranks behind Botswana’: lobbyist Geoff Norquay.
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