Invest $21 million; save $128 million … really? That sounds a bit fantabulous given today’s marketplace. Nevertheless, a recent study by C3, Alberta’s independent climate change agency, demonstrates we can readily achieve these results in just one province. How? Energy conservation is the answer. Furthermore, if Albertans undertook all options
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Senator Elaine McCoy Hullabaloos: Foreign Investment Absurdities
Amidst all the palaver over the past few weeks about US foundations investing in environmental advocacy groups which have lambasted Canada’s oil sands, I find myself decrying both the overwrought emotional hyperbole of some Ministers, and the highly emotive, unconscionable factual distortion of some NGOs. Neither brand of rhetoric can
Continue readingSenator Elaine McCoy Hullabaloos: FN Education: Action Long Overdue
Six and a half years ago, I co-chaired an evaluation of K-12 schools operated by First Nations (FN) on reserves. We concluded that FN education was significantly under-funded and lacked adequate institutional and data support systems. We recommended immediate action to remedy this sorry state of affairs. Yesterday, a high
Continue readingSenator Elaine McCoy Hullabaloos: Canada’s Democratic Deficit
Speaking of Senator Lowell Murray, he recently spoke at a conference in New Brunswick to honour Donald Savoie, the esteemed professor of public administration and regional development. The Senator’s keynote speech included an assessment of …
Continue readingSenator Elaine McCoy Hullabaloos: Senator Murray’s Parting Shot
"I rather think something in the DNA of this government is never satisfied with a win but must try to destroy their adversaries. They are never satisfied to have adversaries. They must try to portray them as enemies."
After a distinguished c…
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Senator Elaine McCoy Hullabaloos: Is Civil Disobedience Catching On?
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Senator Elaine McCoy Hullabaloos: Enough, Already
The Auditor General’s report on G8 spending is now official. The Harper government deliberately hid $50 million from parliamentary scrutiny and evaded all standard accountability procedures. Furthermore, much of the money was spent on proje…
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Senator Elaine McCoy Hullabaloos: Why Bother?
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Senator Elaine McCoy Hullabaloos: Expanding our Horizons
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Senator Elaine McCoy Hullabaloos: Speaking for 3 out of 4 Canadians….
Former Senate Page issues news release as follows:
Ottawa/- During the reading of Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s throne speech today, a young page was yanked from the Senate Chamber as she tried to hold up a stop sign placard reading …
Senator Elaine McCoy Hullabaloos: LIVE BLOG: Throne Speech 2011
Well here I am, sitting in my seat the requisite 30 minutes ahead of the ceremonial start-up.
2:55pm: Finally, after 30 minutes of idle chatter, the Speaker processes with several black gowned clerks and calls us to order. He prays, …
Senator Elaine McCoy Hullabaloos: 3 Hopes for a New Parliament
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Senator Elaine McCoy Hullabaloos: Miles H. Patterson, QC
My much loved husband, Miles Hudson Patterson, passed away last Saturday. He died as he wished, peacefully, in his sleep, at home. A celebration of his life will be held at the Calgary Golf and Country Club on January 21, 2011, from 3 to 7 …
Continue readingSenator Elaine McCoy Hullabaloos: Environmental Reassessment
Everyone, even Environment Minister Baird, is calling for world class environmental regulations these days, it seems. The Canadian Council of Chief Executives also got on the bandwagon recently. "[Industry needs] assurance that regulations w…
Continue readingSenator Elaine McCoy Hullabaloos: WTF?
What could be more delicious? The CIA has established a WikiLeaks Task Force, widely known as WTF. Perfect! Rarely in official circles do functionaries assign titles that so aptly capture their true feelings on whatever subject they’r…
Continue readingSenator Elaine McCoy Hullabaloos: Oil Sands: Sanity at Last
Five months ago, Todd Hirsch lamented "no one’s telling the complete truth" about the oil sands. Finally, someone has answered his prayers. The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) has issued the best overall review of environmenta…
Continue readingSenator Elaine McCoy Hullabaloos: Senators: Did You Know?
Prime Minister Harper appointed two more senators today. One is said to be a volunteer pastor of a pentecostal church, and the other has dedicated most of his life to football, although he also apparently served as publisher of the Montreal Gazet…
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