Not content to be the biggest spending Prime Minister in Canadian history, Mr. Harper announced yet another handout to private business this week: an $18.1 million gift to Gaz Métro toward the construction of a natural gas pipeline between Vall&…
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Senator Elaine McCoy Hullabaloos: Bill C-36 Lost
Bill C-36, the Consumer Products Safety Act, was lost in the Senate last night. I say ‘lost’ even though a majority of senators voted to pass the bill. Unfortunately, a majority also defeated several amendments designed to preserve Canadian…
Continue readingSenator Elaine McCoy Hullabaloos: Senate as Think Tank
James Travers is urging the Prime Minister to "respond to the obvious national need for more creative public policies by appointing only those who could add brilliance to the Red Chamber’s sober second thoughts." The Senate as think tank – now there’s a creative suggestion! I heartily endorse Travers’ idea.
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