The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee recently began legal proceedings against the Auditor-General because he was refusing to deny an access to information request. Access to information is a right of journalists and citizens as a way to…
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Random Ranting Raving and Ratings: Parliamentary privilege should not be overused
The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee recently began legal proceedings against the Auditor-General because he was refusing to deny an access to information request. Access to information is a right of journalists and citizens as a way to know what their government is… ..
Continue readingRandom Ranting Raving and Ratings: Largest Workplace Charitable Campaign in Canada – Video
Public Servants remain concerned about the future during these difficult economic times. But we know equally that we consistently find a way to set our personal concerns aside and make helping others in need our priority during the annual campaign. ..
Continue readingRandom Ranting Raving and Ratings: Largest Workplace Charitable Campaign in Canada – Video
Public Servants remain concerned about the future during these difficult economic times. But we know equally that we consistently find a way to set our personal concerns aside and make helping others in need our priority during the annual campaign. ..
Continue readingRandom Ranting Raving and Ratings: Largest Workplace Charitable Campaign in Canada – Video
Public Servants remain concerned about the future during these difficult economic times. But we know equally that we consistently find a way to set our personal concerns aside and make helping others in need our priority during the …
Continue readingRandom Ranting Raving and Ratings: Tory Affidavit Attempts to Cast Doubt on Robocalls Survey
The Council of Canadians presented polling data to back up claims that misleading calls in seven ridings affected the outcome of the 2011 federal election. Conservatives recently released an affidavit challenging the validity of the Ekos survey that found the non-Conservative… ..
Continue readingRandom Ranting Raving and Ratings: Tory Affidavit Attempts to Cast Doubt on Robocalls Survey
The Council of Canadians presented polling data to back up claims that misleading calls in seven ridings affected the outcome of the 2011 federal election. Conservatives recently released an affidavit challenging the validity of the Ekos survey that found the non-Conservative… ..
Continue readingRandom Ranting Raving and Ratings: Tory Affidavit Attempts to Cast Doubt on Robocalls Survey
The Council of Canadians presented polling data to back up claims that misleading calls in seven ridings affected the outcome of the 2011 federal election. Conservatives recently released an affidavit challenging the validity of t…
Continue readingRandom Ranting Raving and Ratings: Stephen Harper finds Science – Well Not Really
Could it be that Prime Minister Harper has discovered the existence of science? The headlines across the country are declaring the PM says that “Science, not politics, will determine outcome”. It is enough to give fans of evidence based policy goose bumps. Well… ..
Continue readingRandom Ranting Raving and Ratings: Stephen Harper finds Science – Well Not Really
Could it be that Prime Minister Harper has discovered the existence of science? The headlines across the country are declaring the PM says that “Science, not politics, will determine outcome”. It is enough to give fans of evidence based policy goose bumps. Well… ..
Continue readingRandom Ranting Raving and Ratings: Stephen Harper finds Science – Well Not Really
Could it be that Prime Minister Harper has discovered the existence of science? The headlines across the country are declaring the PM says that “Science, not politics, will determine outcome”. It is enough to give fans o…
Continue readingRandom Ranting Raving and Ratings: Canadian Government to extend EI benefits to families of seriously ill children
The Canadian Government announced today that Employment Insurance (EI) benefits will be extended to families of seriously ill children. It will allow parents or legal guardians of minor children with a life threatening illness or injury to receive income support for up to 35 weeks. The… ..
Continue readingRandom Ranting Raving and Ratings: Canadian Government to extend EI benefits to families of seriously ill children
The Canadian Government announced today that Employment Insurance (EI) benefits will be extended to families of seriously ill children. It will allow parents or legal guardians of minor children with a life threatening illness or injury to receive income support for up to 35 weeks. The… ..
Continue readingRandom Ranting Raving and Ratings: Canadian Government to extend EI benefits to families of seriously ill children
The Canadian Government announced today that Employment Insurance (EI) benefits will be extended to families of seriously ill children. It will allow parents or legal guardians of minor children with a life threatening illness or injury to receiv…
Continue readingRandom Ranting Raving and Ratings: Did a Conservative Riding Association take Kick Back Money?
The Facts: The Prime Ministers fundraising rules for ministers and parliamentary secretaries (called Accountable Government) state: “There should be no singling out, or appearance of singling out, of individuals or organizations as targets of political fundraising because they have official… ..
Continue readingRandom Ranting Raving and Ratings: Did a Conservative Riding Association take Kick Back Money?
The Facts:
The Prime Ministers fundraising rules for ministers and parliamentary secretaries (called Accountable Government) state:
“There should be no singling out, or appearance of singling out, of individuals or organizations as targets of political fundraising because they have official…
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Continue readingRandom Ranting Raving and Ratings: Did a Conservative Riding Association take Kick Back Money?
The Facts: The Prime Ministers fundraising rules for ministers and parliamentary secretaries (called Accountable Government) state: “There should be no singling out, or appearance of singling out, of individuals or organizations as targets of political fundraising because they have official… ..
Continue readingcenterandleft: A Defence of Regularized Public Policy Referendum
I think Governments should consult with the people. The amount of public involvement with our federal democracy is essentially voting in a general election once every four years. We call our political system “free and democratic”, a rule by and for the people. For me, electing over three hundred people
Continue readingcenterandleft: Conservative Transparancy Now Scientifically Proven to be a Joke
51st place isn’t necessarily always a bad thing. The 51st wealthiest person in the world, or the 51st smartest are blessed to be so lucky. It’s a placement they can be proud of. When your country is ranked 51st on any list, it is unlikely to be a source of
Continue readingcenterandleft: Free Riders and Dire Needers
Breaking news: bad jobs exist. In a classic case of Conservatives boiling down an issue to a wide-sweeping preposterous claim, Jim Flaherty claimed that “there is no bad job”. Yikes Flaherty is proposing reforms to the Employment Insurance program, making it harder for Canadians to remain on the program for
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