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…
Senator McCoy
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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),…
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…
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…
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…
Hon. Edgar Peter Lougheed, PC, CC, AOE, QC,
H/T to Vance Rodewalt for the Calgary Herald editorial cartoon that says it all.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…