Canada’s Parliamentary budget officer Kevin Page has had enough of the Harper government’s lack of accountability and transparency, highlighted by it’s refusal to comply with his repeated requests for information on the $5.2 billion in fiscal…
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calgaryliberal.com: Taking Calgary Seriously: David McGuinty Resigns Over Alberta Comments
If Harvey Locke is elected in Calgary-Centre the portfolio of energy critic for the Liberals is wide open. This may be a plus for the Liberal campaign in Calgary-Centre after all. Anyway, properly tarred and feathered for his comments the member who …
Continue readingCanadian ProgressiveCanadian Progressive: Canada’s Parliamentary Budget Officer to take Harper Gvt to court
Make no mistake about it: Canada’s Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) is on a mission to save the soul of Canadian democracy. Kevin Page is proceeding with his earlier threat to sue the Harper Government for its refusal to comply with his repeated requests for financial information relating to the 2012
Continue readingDemocracy Under Fire: Pro-rogue – In favor of – unprincipled, deceitful, and unreliable?
I don’t often write about the Provincial government for two reasons:- 1) there is enough anti democratic stuff going on at the federal level to keep me and a truck load of scribes employed full time just keeping up. 2) In comparison the Ontario legislature until recently has been relatively
Continue readingTHE FIFTH COLUMN: Jian on Bullying for Amanda
Jian’s essay: Amanda Todd, and bullying | Q with Jian Ghomeshi | CBC Radio From the House of Commons Readers are advised not to switch to full youtube view and not to read the comments
Continue readingCanadian ProgressiveCanadian Progressive: Canada’s White Supremacist Views Barred From Parliamentary Committee
Meet Madi Lussier, one of the two witnesses from the Canadian Immigration Report or CIReport.ca, barred from speaking before the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration earlier this week. Lussier and her fellow witness were invited to speak before the committee. Then they traveled all the way from Toronto to Ottawa to make the
Continue readingTrashy's World: New use for the House of Commons…
… considering that, thanks to Stevo, it’s pretty much useless as a place of debate these days… There ya go Mayor Watson! Centrally located. Great access to transit! h/t to @ugottabekiddin for the inspiration! (4) Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Rick Mercer Is More Effective Than Canada’s Opposition MP’s!
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Here is another RMR and although it is clever and cutting comedy it is also dead serious. Democracy is dying in our Canadian Parliament. There should be some serious pushback but where is the outrage? Where? The MP’s are behaving like lobsters in a pot. They had
Continue readingRandom Ranting Raving and Ratings: What does Stephen Harper have against attending Premier’s Conferences?
Stephen Harper has never attended a Premier’s Conference. He has been Prime Minister since 2006 and has turned down every invitation extended him to attend.
Yesterday during Opposition Day in the House of Commons the NDP put forward a motion th…
Continue readingRandom Ranting Raving and Ratings: What does Stephen Harper have against attending Premier’s Conferences?
Stephen Harper has never attended a Premier’s Conference. He has been Prime Minister since 2006 and has turned down every invitation extended him to attend. Yesterday during Opposition Day in the House of Commons the NDP put forward a motion that the Prime Minister accept the most recent… ..
Continue readingRandom Ranting Raving and Ratings: What does Stephen Harper have against attending Premier’s Conferences?
Stephen Harper has never attended a Premier’s Conference. He has been Prime Minister since 2006 and has turned down every invitation extended him to attend. Yesterday during Opposition Day in the House of Commons the NDP put forward a motion that the Prime Minister accept the most recent… ..
Continue readingcalgaryliberal.com: NDP MPs yell at Elizabeth May to stop her from speaking in the House of Commons (SleepyRobAnders)
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Continue readingDemocracy Under Fire: In Search of Heroes
I am a little rushed this week an so will simply republish this article by Elizabeth May who is far better qualified to speak about such matters than I. On Wednesday, June 13th, just after Question Period and before the tabling of amendments to the Omnibus Budget Bill C-38, a
Continue readingDemocracy Under Fire: Scrutinizing government Expenditures.
Members of Parliament receive conflicting, outdated information about how billions of tax dollars are being spent each year, and get little opportunity to review fiscal plans. Those are some of the findings in a Commons report released without fanfare recently, even as opposition MPs railed against the Harper government for
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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Random 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 readingCANADIAN PROGRESSIVE WORLD: MPs in the dark about the billions in Conservative government spending
Now we know why Treasury Board President Tony Clement did not think twice before spending $50-million of G8 funds in his Muskoka riding. Why Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page threatened to sue the Harper government for refusing to comply with his repeated requests for financial and related information. Now we
Continue readingCANADIAN PROGRESSIVE WORLD: Bev Oda’s Sweet Double Resignation
GOOD RIDDANCE! The minister responsible for the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) has resigned from both Stephen Harper’s cabinet and her elected position as Conservative MP for the Ontario riding of Durham. The controversy-plagued Oda announced her resignation this morning without giving a clear explanation. No doubt, the resignation is a
Continue readingCANADIAN PROGRESSIVE WORLD: Canada’s Worst Government Body: Board of Internal Economy
The governing body of the House of Commons continues to fail Canadians on the important questions of transparency and oversight. In his recent report, Michael Ferguson, the Auditor General of Canada, called for more transparency. But board has “further limited public transparency over its secret meetings and decisions.” It meets in camera. Parliamentary
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