DOCSLIB.ORG

Core 1..174 Hansard (PRISM::Advent3b2 10.50)

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Core 1..174 Hansard (PRISM::Advent3b2 10.50) CANADA House of Commons Debates VOLUME 141 Ï NUMBER 126 Ï 1st SESSION Ï 39th PARLIAMENT OFFICIAL REPORT (HANSARD) Thursday, March 22, 2007 Speaker: The Honourable Peter Milliken CONTENTS (Table of Contents appears at back of this issue.) Also available on the Parliament of Canada Web Site at the following address: http://www.parl.gc.ca 7747 HOUSE OF COMMONS Thursday, March 22, 2007 The House met at 10 a.m. COMPETITION ACT Mr. Peter Julian (Burnaby—New Westminster, NDP) moved for leave to introduce Bill C-414, An Act to amend the Competition Prayers Act and the Food and Drugs Act (child protection against advertising exploitation). ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS He said: Mr. Speaker, I introduce today a bill to amend the Competition Act and the Food and Drugs Act to provide child (1005) Ï protection against advertising exploitation. [Translation] FIRST NATIONS WATER MANAGEMENT What we see with children is an overload of commercials and Hon. Jim Prentice (Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern advertising. Essentially, the bill would ban commercial advertising Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status or promotion of products such as fast foods, drugs, cosmetics, and Indians, CPC): Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), I devices aimed at children younger than 13. have the honour to table, in both official languages, copies of the Plan of Action for Drinking Water in First Nations Communities— The average Canadian child sees 350,000 commercials before Progress Report March 22, 2007. graduating from high school. That is an astonishing number. This type of bill has already been in place in Quebec. We have found that *** the bill in Quebec has led to 3.5 million to 8.1 million fewer fast COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE food meals being consumed by Quebec residents. ACCESS TO INFORMATION, PRIVACY AND ETHICS [Translation] Hon. Rob Nicholson (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, CPC): Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing This worked in Quebec to reduce junk food consumption. I hope Order 109, I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the the House will support this bill. Government of Canada responses to the recommendations in the second report of the Standing Committee on Access to Information, (Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed) Privacy and Ethics. *** *** [English] [English] GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO PETITIONS Mr. Tom Lukiwski (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of CANADA LABOUR CODE the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform, CPC): Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Mr. Mario Silva (Davenport, Lib.) moved for leave to introduce Order 36(8) I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the Bill C-415, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (replacement government's response to three petitions. workers). *** He said: Mr. Speaker, after months of consultation with labour CRIMINAL CODE groups, I am pleased to stand today to introduce my private Hon. Rob Nicholson (Minister of Justice and Attorney member's bill, an act to amend the Canada Labour Code. The General of Canada, CPC) moved for leave to introduce Bill purpose of my bill is to ban replacement workers. C-48, An Act to amend the Criminal Code in order to implement the United Nations Convention against Corruption. My bill would prevent federally regulated employers from (Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed) employing replacement workers during strikes and lockouts. 7748 COMMONS DEBATES March 22, 2007 Routine Proceedings Furthermore, my bill would ensure clarity and protect essential That is exactly what Bill C-293 is all about. I am hoping for services for Canadians during labour disruptions because, in many support from all sides of the House, not only in debate tonight but on instances, the nature of the services provided by federally regulated the subsequent vote. workers are essential to protect the health and safety of Canadians. BANKRUPTCY It is our responsibility to protect the interests of all Canadians and it is important to have the words “essential services” in any bill Ms. Chris Charlton (Hamilton Mountain, NDP): Mr. Speaker, I banning replacement workers. am pleased to table four petitions today on behalf of the hard- working families of Hamilton Mountain. I have been, and will continue to be, a strong advocate for Canadian workers and their rights. I encourage all members to These families are increasingly recognizing the existence of a support the bill. prosperity gap in Canada. They do not feel that they are benefiting from the economic growth they keep hearing about. Of course, they As members of the House and my constituency know, from my are right as we know and the numbers are backing them up. Not only time as a Toronto city councillor I have worked tirelessly for a fair is there a growing gap between the right and the poor but there is wage policy. During my time in Ottawa, I have demonstrated my also an alarming erosion of economic security for middle class belief that elected officials have an— families. (Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed) Ï (1010) To that end, hard-working families have talked to me about the over 200 commercial bankruptcies that are happening every week in The Speaker: I remind hon. members that the purpose of Canada, for a total of more than 10,000 bankruptcies a year. We allowing members to make a statement is to give a brief explanation know that this has a huge impact in Hamilton. as to the purpose of the bill. Many of these bankruptcies leave behind employees who are Hon. Gerry Byrne: He did that. owed back wages, benefits and pension contributions. It is estimated The Speaker: Yes he did and then I cut him off because he was that as much as $1.5 billion per year is left owing in back wages and going on a little long. benefits to employees. The brief summary is the important thing. We are always glad to These people have worked hard all their lives. They have played hear that, but we do not need to have a second reading speech at first by the rules and all they want from their government is a little bit of reading. It is not permitted. fairness. [Translation] To that end, the petitioners are calling upon Parliament to ensure expeditious passage of my bill, Bill C-270, which would ensure that workers would be first in line in the case of a commercial *** bankruptcy. [English] Ï (1015) PETITIONS EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE Ms. Chris Charlton (Hamilton Mountain, NDP): Mr. Speaker, Hon. John McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood, Lib.): Mr. my next petition again is on behalf of these same hard-working Speaker, as you may or may not know, my private member's bill families. We know that a decade after the major reforms to the will be the final hour of debate tonight. It is a bill with respect to employment insurance program were enacted, it is even more official development assistance. It is to take into account the difficult now to qualify and the benefits are less generous. alleviation of poverty for other citizens of this world, take into account the perspectives of the poor, and to meet our human rights EI has been repeatedly cut since its high point in the mid-1970s, obligations. most recently in the early 1990s, and today only about 4 out of every 10 unemployed workers collect regular EI benefits, down from 80% This bill has enjoyed wide support on both sides of the House. It in 1990. was at one time, in fact, supported by the Prime Minister. Over the course of this morning, 10,000 names will be deposited The NDP has introduced eight bills that target more than 12 on the floor of this House in support of this bill and other matters. elements of the EI Act, including the removal of the waiting period, the 66% benefit rate as well as the length of the benefit period. In the petition that I am tabling, the petitioners request that Parliament enact legislation to ensure that all Canadian development To that end, hard-working families in Hamilton are asking this assistance contributes to poverty reduction, takes into account the House to enact the legislation introduced by the NDP and reform the perspectives of the poor, and is consistent with Canada's human EI program, so that it will properly support working Canadians who rights obligations. are out of work. March 22, 2007 COMMONS DEBATES 7749 Routine Proceedings HOUSING Dame de Stanbridge, Mansonville, Northon, West Brome, Pike Ms. Chris Charlton (Hamilton Mountain, NDP): Mr. Speaker, River, Clarenceville, Stanbridge East, Frelighsburg, Saint-Armand my third petition, again on behalf of families in Hamilton Mountain, and Bedford. addresses the housing bill of rights that was introduced by the NDP It is clear that people in communities throughout the riding are in this House. concerned about this. We know that there are approximately 150,000 homeless people [English] in Canada and that does not include the many people in my JUSTICE community who are living in substandard, overcrowded and temporary housing. Mr. Rob Merrifield (Yellowhead, CPC): Mr. Speaker, on behalf of a significant number of residents in my riding, I am presenting a Canada is now one of only two developed countries— petition to the House based on a terrible incident that happened, a The Speaker: Order, please. The hon. member seems to be brutal murder of a young man, Shane Rolston, who was brutally making speeches about each petition. I would urge her to give a attacked by five young individuals at a house party.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • PRISM::Advent3b2 8.25
    HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA CHAMBRE DES COMMUNES DU CANADA 39th PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION 39e LÉGISLATURE, 1re SESSION Journals Journaux No. 1 No 1 Monday, April 3, 2006 Le lundi 3 avril 2006 11:00 a.m. 11 heures Today being the first day of the meeting of the First Session of Le Parlement se réunit aujourd'hui pour la première fois de la the 39th Parliament for the dispatch of business, Ms. Audrey première session de la 39e législature, pour l'expédition des O'Brien, Clerk of the House of Commons, Mr. Marc Bosc, Deputy affaires. Mme Audrey O'Brien, greffière de la Chambre des Clerk of the House of Commons, Mr. R. R. Walsh, Law Clerk and communes, M. Marc Bosc, sous-greffier de la Chambre des Parliamentary Counsel of the House of Commons, and Ms. Marie- communes, M. R. R. Walsh, légiste et conseiller parlementaire de Andrée Lajoie, Clerk Assistant of the House of Commons, la Chambre des communes, et Mme Marie-Andrée Lajoie, greffier Commissioners appointed per dedimus potestatem for the adjoint de la Chambre des communes, commissaires nommés en purpose of administering the oath to Members of the House of vertu d'une ordonnance, dedimus potestatem, pour faire prêter Commons, attending according to their duty, Ms. Audrey O'Brien serment aux députés de la Chambre des communes, sont présents laid upon the Table a list of the Members returned to serve in this dans l'exercice de leurs fonctions. Mme Audrey O'Brien dépose sur Parliament received by her as Clerk of the House of Commons le Bureau la liste des députés qui ont été proclamés élus au from and certified under the hand of Mr.
    [Show full text]
  • Map of Canada, Official Results of the 38Th General Election – PDF Format
    2 5 3 2 a CANDIDATES ELECTED / CANDIDATS ÉLUS Se 6 ln ln A nco co C Li in R L E ELECTORAL DISTRICT PARTY ELECTED CANDIDATE ELECTED de ELECTORAL DISTRICT PARTY ELECTED CANDIDATE ELECTED C er O T S M CIRCONSCRIPTION PARTI ÉLU CANDIDAT ÉLU C I bia C D um CIRCONSCRIPTION PARTI ÉLU CANDIDAT ÉLU É ol C A O N C t C A H Aler 35050 Mississauga South / Mississauga-Sud Paul John Mark Szabo N E !( e A N L T 35051 Mississauga--Streetsville Wajid Khan A S E 38th GENERAL ELECTION R B 38 ÉLECTION GÉNÉRALE C I NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR 35052 Nepean--Carleton Pierre Poilievre T A I S Q Phillip TERRE-NEUVE-ET-LABRADOR 35053 Newmarket--Aurora Belinda Stronach U H I s In June 28, 2004 E T L 28 juin, 2004 É 35054 Niagara Falls Hon. / L'hon. Rob Nicholson E - 10001 Avalon Hon. / L'hon. R. John Efford B E 35055 Niagara West--Glanbrook Dean Allison A N 10002 Bonavista--Exploits Scott Simms I Z Niagara-Ouest--Glanbrook E I L R N D 10003 Humber--St. Barbe--Baie Verte Hon. / L'hon. Gerry Byrne a 35056 Nickel Belt Raymond Bonin E A n L N 10004 Labrador Lawrence David O'Brien s 35057 Nipissing--Timiskaming Anthony Rota e N E l n e S A o d E 10005 Random--Burin--St. George's Bill Matthews E n u F D P n d ely E n Gre 35058 Northumberland--Quinte West Paul Macklin e t a s L S i U a R h A E XEL e RÉSULTATS OFFICIELS 10006 St.
    [Show full text]
  • Members List
    MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY Second Session of the Sixty-First General Assembly Speaker: The Honourable Charlie Parker1 Constituency Member Annapolis Stephen McNeil (LIB) Antigonish Maurice Smith (NDP) Argyle Chris A. d’Entremont (PC) Bedford-Birch Cove Kelly Regan (LIB) Cape Breton Centre Frank Corbett (NDP) Cape Breton North Cecil Clarke (PC)2 Cape Breton Nova Gordie Gosse (NDP) Cape Breton South Manning MacDonald (LIB) Cape Breton West Alfie MacLeod (PC) Chester-St. Margaret’s Denise Peterson-Rafuse (NDP) Clare Wayne Gaudet (LIB) Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley Gary Burrill (NDP) Colchester North Karen Casey (PC)3 Cole Harbour Darrell Dexter (NDP) Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage Becky Kent (NDP) Cumberland North Brian Skabar (NDP) Cumberland South Murray Scott (PC)4 Dartmouth East Andrew Younger (LIB) Dartmouth North Trevor Zinck (I) Dartmouth South-Portland Valley Marilyn More (NDP) Digby-Annapolis Harold Jr. Theriault (LIB) Eastern Shore Sidney Prest (NDP) Glace Bay Geoff MacLellan (LIB)5 Guysborough-Sheet Harbour Jim Boudreau (NDP) Halifax Atlantic Michèle Raymond (NDP) Halifax Chebucto Howard Epstein (NDP) Halifax Citadel-Sable Island Leonard Preyra (NDP) Halifax Clayton Park Diana Whalen (LIB) Halifax Fairview Graham Steele (NDP) Halifax Needham Maureen MacDonald (NDP) Hammonds Plains-Upper Sackville Mat Whynott (NDP) Hants East John MacDonell (NDP) Hants West Chuck Porter (PC) Inverness Allan MacMaster (PC) Kings North Jim Morton (NDP) Kings South Ramona Jennex (NDP) Kings West Leo Glavine (LIB) Lunenburg Pam Birdsall(NDP) Lunenburg West Gary Ramey (NDP) Pictou Centre Ross Landry (NDP) Pictou East Clarrie MacKinnon (NDP) Pictou West Charlie Parker (NDP) Preston Keith Colwell (LIB) Queens Vicki Conrad (NDP) Richmond Michel Samson (LIB) Sackville-Cobequid David A.
    [Show full text]
  • Nova Scotia's Promotion of Green Energy and Carbon Reduction
    Ecological Modernization in a “Have-Not,” Coal-Powered, Energy-Insecure Province: Nova Scotia’s Promotion of Green Energy and Carbon Reduction DRAFT: Please do not cite Anders Hayden Assistant Professor Department of Political Science Dalhousie University 6299 South St Halifax NS B3H 4H6 Canada e-mail: [email protected] Abstract Nova Scotia has emerged as one of the Canadian provinces most committed to green energy and carbon reduction. Ecological modernization theory suggests that climate action offers “win-win” opportunities for new jobs, profits, and export opportunities. However, compared to other jurisdictions that have linked green-energy strategies to strengthening their well-developed manufacturing bases, Nova Scotia has less capacity to capture the industrial-expansion opportunities. As the province with the fourth highest per-capita carbon emissions and the second lowest per-capita income, Nova Scotia faces particular challenges in absorbing the upfront costs of shifting to green energy and improving energy efficiency. Given such obstacles, how does one explain Nova Scotia’s introduction of relatively strong climate and green-energy policy? This paper argues that the province’s energy insecurity—particularly its vulnerability to the rising costs of imported fossil energy—provides a powerful motivator that compensates for other difficulties in making the economic case for climate action. As such, Nova Scotia differs from many other provinces and more closely resembles some European states, where energy- security concerns have been a key force behind renewable-energy and efficiency policies. However, the province faces key obstacles in reconciling the economic, environmental, and energy-security goals of its green-energy policies, including the double-edged role of steadily rising power rates and the challenges of constructing a politically sustainable green-energy coalition.
    [Show full text]
  • 33000 ONDP-Program.Indd
    A Celebration of Life Une célébration de la vie July 18, 1950 – August 22, 2011 18 juillet 1950 – 22 août 2011 “So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world.” « Mes amis, aimons, gardons espoir et restons optimistes. Et nous changerons le monde.» Th e Honourable | L’honorable Jack Layton, P.C., M.P. | C.P., député Saturday, August 27, 2011 – 2:00 p.m. Le samedi 27 août 2011 – 14 heures Roy Th omson Hall Salle Roy Th omson 60 Simcoe Street, Toronto, Ontario 60, rue Simcoe, Toronto, Ontario In Memoriam | En mémoire In lieu of owers, Jack Layton’s family has asked that we help carry on his legacy of building a better country with a donation to the Broadbent Institute. e Broadbent Institute’s mission is to develop and support social democratic principles and give people the tools they need to build a better, fairer Canada. rough progressive education and training, the Institute aims to promote social democracy in all levels of Canadian government. Au lieu d’envoyer des eurs, la famille de Jack Layton a demandé à ce que des dons soient faits à l’Institut Broadbent a n de poursuivre ses e­ orts pour bâtir un meilleur pays. La mission de l’Institut Broadbent est de soutenir et de faire progresser les principes de la démocratie sociale et de donner aux gens les outils dont ils ont besoin pour bâtir un meilleur Canada, un Canada plus équitable. À travers un programme d’éducation et de formation progressive, l’Institut cherche à promouvoir la démocratie sociale à tous les niveaux du gouvernement canadien.
    [Show full text]
  • Relay #28: the Dexter NDP: Old Wine, New Bottle?
    CANADA The Dexter NDP: Old Wine, New Bottle? Matt Fodor “I’ve waited all my life to see a socialist government in clining electoral fortunes, the NDP accepts many neoliberal pre- Nova Scotia. I’m still waiting.” cepts and a greater role for markets. Third Way social democratic – Voter email read on CBC Newsworld on election night1 parties move to the right on such issues as taxes, welfare and crime in an opinion-poll driven attempt to appeal to the broad On June 9, 2009 the New Democratic Party (NDP), led by electorate. The Third Way is presented by advocates such as An- the self-proclaimed “conservative progressive” Darrell Dexter, thony Giddens as an updated version of social democracy that swept to power in Nova Scotia, forming the first-ever NDP gov- serves as a middle ground between traditional social democracy ernment in Atlantic Canada. The NDP won 45 percent of the popu- and neoliberalism.3 The federal NDP, which unlike most social lar vote and 31 of 52 seats. Despite this historic outcome, it should democratic parties has never formed the national government, be noted that the NDP ran on a modest and uninspired platform. continues to be embroiled in a debate between ‘traditional’ social Therefore, it is difficult to declare the election a victory for the democrats and those who advocate a more ‘pragmatic’ and cen- Left. trist “Third Way” course. An examination of party platforms and policy positions over the past decade, however, suggests a right- At the August 2009 federal NDP convention in Halifax, the ward turn.4 It is generally accepted that NDP governments at the newly-elected Premier Dexter called on the party to reach out to provincial level since the 1990s, most notably those of Roy business.
    [Show full text]
  • Provincial Legislatures
    PROVINCIAL LEGISLATURES ◆ PROVINCIAL & TERRITORIAL LEGISLATORS ◆ PROVINCIAL & TERRITORIAL MINISTRIES ◆ COMPLETE CONTACT NUMBERS & ADDRESSES Completely updated with latest cabinet changes! 88 / PROVINCIAL RIDINGS PROVINCIAL RIDINGS British Columbia Saanich South .........................................Lana Popham ....................................100 Shuswap..................................................George Abbott ....................................95 Total number of seats ................85 Skeena.....................................................Robin Austin.......................................95 Liberal..........................................49 Stikine.....................................................Doug Donaldson .................................97 New Democratic Party ...............35 Surrey-Cloverdale...................................Kevin Falcon.......................................97 Independent ................................1 Surrey-Fleetwood ...................................Jaqrup Brar..........................................96 Surrey-Green Timbers ............................Sue Hammell ......................................97 Abbotsford South....................................John van Dongen ..............................101 Surrey-Newton........................................Harry Bains.........................................95 Abbotsford West.....................................Michael de Jong..................................97 Surrey-Panorama ....................................Stephanie Cadieux
    [Show full text]
  • Financial Information & Statistics, Volume
    Financial Information & Statistics Volume III 39th Provincial General Election October 8, 2013 Published by the Chief Electoral Officer June 15, 2014 Financial Information & Statistics Volume III 39th Provincial General Election October 8, 2013 Published by the Chief Electoral Officer June 15, 2014 June 15, 2014 The Honourable Kevin Murphy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly Province House 1726 Hollis Street Halifax NS B3J 2Y3 Dear Mr. Speaker: I have the honour to present Financial Information & Statistics, Volume III of the report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the proceedings of the 39th Nova Scotia Provincial Election held on October 8, 2013. Volume I entitled Statement of Votes and Statistics was published in December 2013, and Volume II, Report on the Conduct of the Election and Recommendations for Legislative Change, was published in April 2014. This volume provides information related to the candidate, registered party, and third party expenses as well as the reimbursements made to the candidates for election expenses. Election administration costs are also included, and comparative statistics are provided where available. In addition, this report contains six recommendations for legislative change. I respectfully request that you submit Volume III of this report to the House of Assembly during the next sitting. This report is submitted to the House of Assembly in accordance with section 163 of the Elections Act. Sincerely, Richard Temporale Chief Electoral Officer Contents 1. Summary 1 2. Registered Parties 3 2.1 Spending Limits, Reporting and Public Funding 3 3. Candidates and Third-Parties 7 3.1 Responsibilities of the Official Agent 13 3.2 Candidate Election Expenses Spending Limits 13 3.3 Candidate Reimbursement 15 3.4 Third Party Advertising 30 4.
    [Show full text]
  • Saskatchewan's Wall Remains the Highest Rated Canadian Premier
    For Immediate Release Canadian Public Opinion Poll Page 1 of 6 PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS Saskatchewan’s Wall Remains the Highest Rated Canadian Premier Four premiers—Dexter, McGuinty, Clark and Charest—get negative reviews from more than half of respondents in their respective provinces. [OTTAWA – Mar. 27, 2012] – Brad Wall maintains his position as the most popular premier in KEY FINDINGS Canada, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found. Best Approval Ratings: Wall (SK) 70%, Dunderdale (NL) 55%, Redford (AB) The online survey of a representative national 49%, Selinger (MB) 48% sample of 6,622 Canadian adults asked respondents in nine provinces about the Worst Approval Ratings: Dexter (NS) performance of their respective premiers. 35%, McGuinty (ON) 35%, Clark (BC) 33%, Charest (QC) 27% Saskatchewan’s Wall continues to post the highest approval rating in the country at 70 per Full topline results are at the end of this release. cent, followed by Newfoundland and Labrador From March 6 to March 14, 2012, Angus Reid Public Opinion Premier Kathy Dunderdale with 55 per cent. conducted an online survey among 6,622 randomly selected About half of respondents in Alberta and Manitoba Canadian adults who are Angus Reid Forum panelists. The approve of their respective heads of government: margin of error—which measures sampling variability—is +/- Alison Redford (49%) and Greg Selinger (48%). 1.2%, 19 times out of 20. The results have been statistically weighted according to the most current education, age, gender and region Census data to ensure a sample representative of The rating for New Brunswick’s David Alward is the entire adult population of Canada.
    [Show full text]
  • Core 1..140 Hansard (PRISM::Advent3b2 16.00)
    House of Commons Debates VOLUME 147 Ï NUMBER 023 Ï 2nd SESSION Ï 41st PARLIAMENT OFFICIAL REPORT (HANSARD) Monday, November 25, 2013 Speaker: The Honourable Andrew Scheer CONTENTS (Table of Contents appears at back of this issue.) 1285 HOUSE OF COMMONS Monday, November 25, 2013 The House met at 11 a.m. cause serious and lasting damage to our ecosystems is now a key part of policy. Prayers My bill is a reminder that Canadians want sustainable develop- ment to be included in the decision-making process of their representatives in the House of Commons. Placing sustainable development at the heart of all federal public policy is the best way PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS to make Canada greener, more prosperous and fairer for all. Ï (1100) What is sustainable development? It means creating policies that [Translation] meet the needs of the present without compromising the needs of AN ACT TO AMEND THE FEDERAL SUSTAINABLE future generations. Sustainable development must also be guided by DEVELOPMENT ACT (DUTY TO EXAMINE) long-term thinking that takes into account the inseparable nature of the environmental, social and economic impacts of development Mr. Pierre Jacob (Brome—Missisquoi, NDP) moved that Bill activities. Unfortunately, we are leaving our children with the worst C-481, An Act to amend the Federal Sustainable Development Act economic, social and ecological debt in the history of this country. (duty to examine), be read the second time and referred to a We cannot afford to let this situation continue. committee. He said: Mr. Speaker, I am honoured to present Bill C-481.
    [Show full text]
  • The New Democratic Party, Canada's Leading Parliamentary Minority
    CANADIAN ISSUES The New Democratic Party, Canada’s Leading Parliamentary Minority Oliver Santín Peña* Blair Gable/REUTERS Thomas Mulcair, leader of Canada’s NDP. he New Democratic Party’s (NDP) emergence as the 103 members, leading the Liberal Party by 69 seats. Since leading minority in Canada’s House of Commons that time, the NDP has assumed the task of serving as a coun­ Tcan be considered transcendent in the nation’s poli t­ terweight to the majority Conservative Party, headed by ex­ i cal history. It is the first time a left social democratic grouping perienced Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who leads his has played that role. Conservative caucus’s 166 MPs in Canada’s lower house.2 This is particularly important given that Li beral and Con ­ servative forces had monopolized power since 1867, making it possible for the elites of both to dominate the political stage. BACKGROUND This meant that when one of those parties was in office, the other was invariably the discursive counterweight as the leading While the NDP’s origins are found in different political cur­ minority. This translated into alternation in office of Liberals rents and union organizations, it was the merger between and Conservatives that stretched out over 40 general elections.1 the Canadian Labour Congress and the Co­operative Com­ However, that dynamic abruptly came to an end in the May monwealth Federation in the early 1960s that put the cur­ 2011 election when the NDP became the first minority with rent face on the party. Since its inception as a party, the NDP, under the guidan­ * Researcher at CISAN.
    [Show full text]
  • Federal Government Provincial Government Municipal Government Hon
    Federal Government Provincial Government Municipal Government Hon. STEPHEN HARPER, Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. DALTON MCGUINTY Premier, DAVID MILLER: Mayor David Miller, 80 Wellington St, Ottawa K1A 0A2 Province of Ontario, Rm 281, Toronto City Hall, 2” Fl, (613) 992-4211 Fax: 613-941-6900 Legislative Building, Queens Park 100 Queen St. West, Toronto, On M5H [email protected] Toronto ON M7A 1A1 2N2 (416) 325-1941 Fax: 416-325-3745 (416) 397-2489 Fax:416-696-3687 http://www.premier.gov.on.ca/feedback/ [email protected] Hon. JOHN BAIRD Minister of Hon. JAMES BRADLEY Councillor FRANCES NUNZIATA Transport, Minister of Transportation York South –Weston Infrastructure and Communities 77 Wellesley St. W. 3rd Floor 100 Queen Street West, Suite C49 Tower C - 330 Sparks St. Ferguson Block, Toronto, ON M7A 1Z8 Toronto, Ottawa ON K1A 0N5 (416) 327-9200 Fax: 416-234-2276 M5H 2N2 (613) 991-0700 Fax 613 995-0327 [email protected] (416) 392-4091 Fax: 416-392-4118 [email protected] [email protected] ALAN TONKS M.P. LAURA ALBANESE, MPP Councillor FRANK DIGIORGIO York South - Weston York South--Weston York South –Weston 2534 Keele Street, Toronto, M6L 2N8 Unit 102 - 2301 Keele St 100 Queen Street West, Suite A8 (416) 656-2526 Fax 416 656-9908 Toronto ON M6M 3Z9 Toronto, ON M5H 2N2 [email protected] (416) 243-7984 Fax: (416) 243-0327 416-392-4066 Fax: 416-392-1675 [email protected] [email protected] GERARD KENNEDY M.P. CHERI DINOVO, MPP Councillor BILL SAUNDERCOOK Parkdale-High Park Parkdale-High Park Ward 13 Parkdale-High Park 2849 Dundas Street West 3136 Dundas Street West 100 Queen Street West, Suite C46 Toronto, Ontario M6P 1Y6 Toronto ON M6P 2A1 Toronto, ON M5H 2N2 416-769-5072 Fax 416-769-8343 (416)763-5630 Fax: (416)763-5640 416-392-4072 Fax: 416-696-3667 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Councillor GORD PERKS Ward 14 Parkdale-High Park 100 Queen Street West, Suite A14 Toronto, ON M5H 2N2 416-392-7919 Fax: 416-392-0398 [email protected] OLIVIA CHOW M.P.
    [Show full text]