In June, 2011, I posted this blog below. It is about a letter I received from an Albertan, who was expressing his concerns over the Senate reform proposals of the day…………..
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Senator Elaine McCoy Hullabaloos: Repost: I couldn’t have said it better myself ….
In June, 2011, I posted this blog below. It is about a letter I received from an Albertan, who was expressing his concerns over the Senate reform proposals of the day………….. ***** I received an email about Senate reform from a Mr. Robinson who lives in northern Alberta. He
Continue readingSenator Elaine McCoy Hullabaloos: Repost: I couldn’t have said it better myself ….
In June, 2011, I posted this blog below. It is about a letter I received from an Albertan, who was expressing his concerns over the Senate reform proposals of the day………….. ***** I received an email about Senate reform from a Mr. Robinson who lives in northern Alberta. He
Continue readingSenator Elaine McCoy Hullabaloos: Repost: Say YES to Senate Appointments
Below is a blog I posted in December of 2008. Here’s the scoop … we need more Senators. More specifically, the Conservative Senators need help. Being so few, they are stretched to the limit (and perhaps further). Committee work has suffered as a result. Delays and reduced participation in
Continue readingSenator Elaine McCoy Hullabaloos: Repost: Say YES to Senate Appointments
Below is a blog I posted in December of 2008.
Here’s the scoop … we need more Senators. More specifically, the Conservative Senators need help. Being so few, they are stretched to the limit (and perhaps further). Committ…
Senator Elaine McCoy Hullabaloos: Repost: Say YES to Senate Appointments
Below is a blog I posted in December of 2008. Here’s the scoop … we need more Senators. More specifically, the Conservative Senators need help. Being so few, they are stretched to the limit (and perhaps further). Committee work has suffered as a result. Delays and reduced participation in
Continue readingSenator Elaine McCoy Hullabaloos: Red Herrings for the Red Chamber
Proposals to stage senate elections and impose limited terms were revealed to be little more than red herrings, as arguments percolated in the Supreme Court of Canada yesterday. The federal government’s own lawyer declared that such elections aren’t binding in any way, and that term limits would make little or
Continue readingSenator Elaine McCoy Hullabaloos: Moving Forward
Winston Churchill once said “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” Which is why I proposed the following motion in the Senate today: That the Standing Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament be authorized to examine
Continue readingSenator Elaine McCoy Hullabaloos: The Wrong Question
The Wrong Question Today we vote, but on the wrong question. The Conservative majority imposed closure yesterday. Not only did that limit debate (which ended at 12:30 am this morning), but it also ruled out any further amendments to their proposed suspension without pay for Senators Brazeau, Duffy and Wallin.
Continue readingSenator Elaine McCoy Hullabaloos: Whose Agenda?
The latest interesting twist in the Senate’s proceedings with respect to suspensions is the Conservative majority’s strategic shift to ‘Government Business’. Originally, Senator Carignan had placed three motions on the order paper in his own name. Yesterday, a new motion was introduced, claiming that the Conservatives now acted on behalf
Continue readingSenator Elaine McCoy Hullabaloos: In all Fairness
So, why not just wait for the RCMP investigation to conclude? Why not take a deep breath, get a sober grip and think again? And, of course, put the three impugned Senators on a mandatory leave of absence in the meantime. They are, after all, acting under a heavy cloud.
Continue readingSenator Elaine McCoy Hullabaloos: Knockin’ on doors with Peter Lougheed
Elaine McCoy, the last Progressive Conservative in the Senate, remembers the former Alberta premier As published on MacLeans.ca on September 18, 2012, By Dale Smith Progressive Conservative senator Elaine McCoy remains a Progressive Conservative to this day, in large part because of former Alberta premier Peter Lougheed. “There was an
Continue readingSenator Elaine McCoy Hullabaloos: Hon. Edgar Peter Lougheed, PC, CC, AOE, QC,
H/T to Vance Rodewalt for the Calgary Herald editorial cartoon that says it all.
Continue readingSenator Elaine McCoy Hullabaloos: Reputation Mismanagement
A month ago, the governments of Canada and Alberta announced a $50 million program to monitor environmental impacts of the oil sands. The ministers boasted that this effort would prove we have a world class regulatory system whose hallmarks signify scientific versimilitude, transparency and credibility. Their boasts are doomed to
Continue readingSenator Elaine McCoy Hullabaloos: The Last Stand – Bill C-10 Live Blog
UPDATE: the full transcript of last night’s debate can now be read here … scroll down to Orders of the Day / Safe Streets and Communities Bill. ****** As warranted I will offer remarks tonight on Bill C-10 to keep interested Canadians up to date on the final stage of debate.
Continue readingSenator Elaine McCoy Hullabaloos: Bill C-10 Update
The Senate’s Legal Affairs Committee yesterday adopted the ‘Cotler’ amendments to Bill C-10. In addition, its report made a number of useful observations, but it remained obstinately silent about mandatory minimum sentences. Voting at the Committee, as predicted, followed party lines. In the meantime, The Global Drug Commission today sent
Continue readingSenator Elaine McCoy Hullabaloos: State Driven Conformity
Mr. Harper’s "kind of nationalism requires state-driven conformity," said Lawrence Martin this morning. Far from maintaining our freedoms and liberties, his policies are leading us in the other direction. For "a small sampling from the march of audacities", click here. Mr. Martin concludes that it’s "the new Canada". Is it?
Continue readingSenator Elaine McCoy Hullabaloos: Bill C-10: What Next?
Canadians continue to speak out against the proposed mandatory sentencing provisions of Bill C-10 (see, for example, this video, sent to me by a fellow Albertan). They do so even knowing that Conservative senators hold a majority in both the Chamber and on our Legal Affairs committee which means that
Continue readingSenator Elaine McCoy Hullabaloos: DIY Democracy
At lunch today, I was asked when the CPP changes would come into effect in order ‘to avert the fiscal crisis’. "What financial crisis?" I replied. "No such pension-related crisis exists – the PBO proved it just the other day." But the conversation continued as if I hadn’t spoken at
Continue readingSenator Elaine McCoy Hullabaloos: Yes, Let’s Do It!
Four former BC attorneys-general have joined the call to legalize marijuana. They cite the usual evidence – escalating crime, unconscionable profits for gangsters, lost opportunities for legitimate entrepreneurs and an imbalance in social costs and benefits – all of which provide cogent support for a change in Canadian policy. I
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