As Parliament rises for the summer…
The appalling 420 page so-called omnibus budget implementation bill, C-38, managed to get rubber stamped without a single change. All 700+ of the Opposition amendments were defeated after…
The appalling 420 page so-called omnibus budget implementation bill, C-38, managed to get rubber stamped without a single change. All 700+ of the Opposition amendments were defeated after…
Summary This enactment requires the Standing Committee established by the House of Commons to consider matters related to the environment and sustainable development to study the development and…
Publication Source: CBC – The Current Source Link: View the full original article >> Author: Anna Maria Tremonti Twenty years ago, the nations of the world rushed to…
After the refusal of the Prime Minister to allow Conservative Members of Parliament to vote their conscience on any of the 700 amendments to C-38 during the Report…
Today, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, an important call to action is being launched. “Action to Face the Urgent Realities of Climate Change” is the result of collaborative…
Green Party Leader and Member of Parliament for Saanich-Gulf Islands Elizabeth May held a press conference with NDP and Liberal MPs, speaking about the recent oil spill in…
[k0-WXtOucko] Elizabeth May: Mr. Speaker, I had the enormous honour earlier today to meet with Bonnie and Gord Johnston of Sundre, Alberta. They came to Ottawa to plead…
Elizabeth May: Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the hon. member for the very interesting speech. I will be very brief as I know time is running…
Elizabeth May: Mr. Speaker, the cuts to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency are particularly unusual in that there is one portion of the budget, as opposed to being…
Elizabeth May: Mr. Speaker, the member for Ottawa South’s speech was very comprehensive and important. I am unhappy with the fact that this bill is continually described as…
Legislation Affected Number of Amendments Income Tax Act 2 Canadian Environmental Assessment Act 102 National Energy Board Act 63 Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act 1 Nuclear Safety…
After weeks of preparation, Saanich-Gulf Islands Member of Parliament Elizabeth May today reported that more than 300 of the amendments the Green Party’s parliamentary office submitted Friday have…
Q: How many amendments has Elizabeth May made to Bill C-38? A: Elizabeth May proposed 330 amendments before the deadline of June 9th. Of those, 320 were deemed admissible…
That, pursuant to Standing Order 27, the ordinary hour of daily adjournment shall be 12 midnight, commencing on Monday, June 11, 2012, and concluding on Friday, June 22,…
Shelly Glover: Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague across the way for her passionate plea. However, I would like to say on behalf of the government that this…
Plains Midstream Canada is responsible for yet another oil spill, this time near Red Deer, Alberta. “Plains Midstream pipelines are located in close proximity to Alberta communities and…
Motion No. 6 — June 8, 2012 — Ms. May (Saanich-Gulf Islands) — That Bill C-38, in Clause 7, be amended by replacing lines 1 to 5 on…
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Publication Source: Red Deer Advocate Source Link: View the full original article >> Author: Paul Cowley Former Red Deer MP Bob Mills was in Ottawa on Thursday to…
[Context: This is in response to Elizabeth’s Point of Order of June 4th.] Nathan Cullen: Mr. Speaker, I rise today with respect to the point of order that…
Elizabeth May: Mr. Speaker, my hon. colleague, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans has put forward that his goal is to renew and strengthen fisheries…
Elizabeth May: Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pursue a question that was first put on June 1 to the hon. parliamentary secretary for fisheries and oceans. [jMx9dGJ_Fis]…
[Context: This is in response to Elizabeth’s Point of Order of June 4th.] [ILwrQLoOIJI] Hon. Peter Van Loan: Mr. Speaker, I want to rise to offer some supplementary…
[Context: This is in response to Elizabeth’s Point of Order of June 4th.] Marc Garneau: Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to respond to the…
Publication Source: Gloria Galloway Source Link: View the full original article >> Author: The Globe and Mail Conservative politicians – including a former Reform MP who was his…