Blues backlog
Getting transcripts of House of Commons committee proceedings in a timely fashion has become a major pain for Hill reporters, MPs and staffers who find the minutes invaluable. That’s in large part because of the marathon sessions the Commons Aboriginal Affairs Committee has been holding over the past month to get through its review of […]
Comuzzi’s committee
The Globe and Mail recently described Liberal MP Joe Comuzzi’s House Transport Committee as one of the most independent on Parliament Hill, which in a world of the “democratic deficit” is a good thing. Mr. Comuzzi, who has represented Thunder Bay-Superior North, Ont., since 1988 also told The Globe that he tends to get into […]
Caccia: ‘major’ shortcomings of Environmental Assessment Act: Bill C-9 still needs a compliance mechanism
PARLIAMENT HILL–I will put forward some of the major improvements that were made to Bill C-9 on [Canada’s Environmental Assessment Act]. I will also outline some of the major shortcomings. If time permits I will make brief comments on interventions made by my colleagues during the debate so far. The improvements are the following. It […]
Merger talks ‘not a priority, nor a fixation’: Peter MacKay says Tory brand is best for uniting conservatives across the country/Merging with Alliance would be ‘kiss of death’: Orchard/Prentice: Canada’s sovereignty is no.1 priority/’There is a latent desire for change in Canada’: Brison/Chandler: ‘We need to get our party together with the Alliance’
Tory MP Peter MacKay, 37, is his party’s former House leader and represents the Nova Scotia riding of Pictou- Antigonish-Guysborough. Mr. MacKay has 1,166 delegates or 41.8 per cent of the vote. Son of former Brian Mulroney Cabinet minister Elmer MacKay. What would be your top three priorities as new leader of the Progressive Conservative […]
COMARTIN RESPONDS
I must take exception to the letter to the editor “Comartin exaggerates nuclear fact,” (The Hill Times, May 12) from the William Clarke, President of the Canadian Nuclear Association (CNA) claiming that my article “contains exaggerations and errors.” Unfortunately, the CNA is once again misleading Canadians and with spurious declarations and accusations. The CNA contends […]
Shock, awe and clash
Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Israel. “Shock and awe,” this time of crude bombs strapped around the bodies of terrorists rather than of cruise missiles and precision-guided munitions, has now been turned on us. We ought to have expected it. Al Qaeda and the other Islamic extremist organizations have been severely damaged by the war on terrorism. […]
McDonough claims she was ‘dropped’ from committee trip: NDP MP Alexa McDonough: ‘It just seems like a hell of a petty decision to me’
Alexa McDonough, former NDP leader and a member of the prestigious House Foreign Affairs and International Trade Committee, says the Chief Government Whip’s decision to drop her name from the list of committee members who recently visited four countries to study Canada’s relations with Muslim countries is one of the rare examples of “pettier things” […]
Yukon’s protected area strategy and seeking a balance: Time to end the bickering and proceed on existing measures to protect environment
WHITEHORSE, YUKON–Seeking a balance between a healthy economy and protecting the wilderness for future generations will always stimulate a thoughtful and passionate debate among Canadians. There are unique land features in each province and territory that should be protected for the future. There are Yukoners, like other Canadians, who require good paying jobs to nurture […]
Tory delegate selection process ‘ridiculous’
Tory organizers and party activists involved in this week’s leadership convention are pinning their hopes on a secondballot victory or later, not only because of the higher drama involved in a race widely seen as candidate Tory MP Peter MacKay’s to lose, but because of fears a first-ballot victory won’t accurately reflect the wishes of […]
Decorating Ottawa with accountability labels: Government says it’s trying to be more accountable, but it’s creating more bureaucracy
It’s becoming trendy to use the word “accountability,” but the federal government is using accountability to build entirely new bureaucracies and bureaucracies that don’t do too much of anything really. Just like access to information and the just society before it — institutionalized concepts with little meaning — Ottawa now seeks to spend its way […]
