Posts Tagged ‘parliament’

“Medical assistance in dying law should have been more patient-centred” Hughes

“Medical assistance in dying law should have been more patient-centred” Hughes

A Supreme Court decision forced Parliament to act on the issue of medical assistance in dying, but the government has chosen to make this a more fractured discussion on a number of fronts that could have been avoided, or at the very least tempered with a little foresight and planning.  The right [Read more]

Hughes congratulates voters

Hughes congratulates voters

ELLIOT LAKE, ON – Carol Hughes is sending a message appreciation and congratulations to voters after being re-elected in Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing.  The New Democrat MP was enthusiastic about  the high voter turnout on Monday which reversed a consistent downward trend over a number of [Read more]

Self-policing just isn’t working for the Senate

Self-policing just isn’t working for the Senate

The Auditor General is recommending the RCMP investigate the spending of 9 more Senators and has fingered another 21 for improper use of their office budgets.  This is happening against the back-drop of the Mike Duffy trial which has soured the country significantly on the Red Chamber. Among the [Read more]

“Gov’t Shamelessly Uses Veterans As a Wedge In Budget” Hughes

“Gov’t Shamelessly Uses Veterans As a Wedge In Budget” Hughes

OTTAWA, ON – The government is cynically attempting to use veterans as a wedge to garner support for their pre-election budget despite years of inaction, says Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP, Carol Hughes. Hughes says the government should remove the items related to Veterans from the budget so [Read more]

Federal security chiefs warned days before Ottawa Shooting (CBC Video)

Federal security chiefs warned days before Ottawa Shooting (CBC Video)

Published by CBC’s  The National youtube channel, November 24th, 2014 Ottawa shooting: Federal security chiefs warned days before attack A top-level federal memo warning of a potential “violent act of terrorism in Canada” was distributed by the prime minister’s staff five [Read more]

Hughes on Headlines : Time to watch a little question period

Hughes on Headlines : Time to watch a little question period

Most people don’t have the time or desire to watch question period and given the way it has been going recently that probably isn’t such a bad thing.  It is largely understood that most Canadians take a dim view of the confrontational nature of parliament, but events this week went far beyond [Read more]

OFFICIAL LANGUAGES SERVICE CAPACITY NOT MATCHING BILINGUAL POPULATION

OFFICIAL LANGUAGES SERVICE CAPACITY NOT MATCHING BILINGUAL POPULATION

OTTAWA, ON  –Despite spin from the government, official language services are in retreat across the country, according to Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing, MP Carol Hughes. Hughes questioned the Minister of Official Languages on the findings and recommendations in the annual report of the [Read more]

HUGHES ON HEADLINES: PRIME MINISTER MAKES PROROGATION OFFICIAL

HUGHES ON HEADLINES: PRIME MINISTER MAKES PROROGATION OFFICIAL

not rushing back to difficult question periods: Hughes ELLIOT LAKE, ON – Just days ahead of the International Day of Democracy (September15th ), the Prime Minister announced he will prorogue parliament which will delay the start of the fall sitting for a full month.  While the move was [Read more]

Hughes on Headlines “Prorogation marks desperate attempt to change the channel”

Hughes on Headlines “Prorogation marks desperate attempt to change the channel”

If you watched Question Period during the last five weeks parliament sat in the spring, you didn’t see much of the Prime Minister.  When Stephen Harper was around over that stretch, it was anything but smooth sailing.  Day after day he faced a tough line of questioning from Tom Mulcair about [Read more]

MONEY’$ WORTH – Types of Account Protection

MONEY’$ WORTH – Types of Account Protection

Kim Inglis, CIM, PFP, FCSI, AIFP is an Investment Advisor & Portfolio Manager with Canaccord Wealth Management, a division of Canaccord Genuity Corp., Member – Canadian Investor Protection Fund. www.reynoldsinglis.ca. Read her column “Money’$ Worth” every other week here on [Read more]

Hughes on Headlines “The scourge of child poverty”

Hughes on Headlines “The scourge of child poverty”

When Ed Broadbent was stepping down as leader of the New Democrat Party in 1989 he committed to one last campaign that brought about a unanimous parliamentary motion pledging to eliminate child poverty in Canada by the year 2000.  Unfortunately, the will of parliament was not matched by the will [Read more]

Hyer on the Hill – Selling China the Rope

Hyer on the Hill – Selling China the Rope

The $15 billion takeover of Nexen Inc., one of Canada’s largest oil & gas companies involved in the oil sands, by Chinese state-owned China National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC) has been in the news a lot lately. Many in Canada’s corporate sector have rightly noted that Canada must [Read more]

Climate Change – Final Debate

Climate Change – Final Debate

  Final Climate Change Bill Debate to Ignite in Commons Last House debate starts on Bill C-311, Climate Change Accountability Act, before final vote  OTTAWA – Canada’s only federal climate change legislation, Bill C-311 the Climate Change Accountability Act, is to be debated Wednesday March [Read more]

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