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In light of the recent concerns expressed by the Honourable John Reid, P.C., the Information Commissioner for Canada in terms of Bill C-2, the Federal Accountability Act, and in light of the fact that this piece of legislation would attempt to dissolve the office of the Senate Ethics Officer to...

On the twenty-second day of March of this year, one of the biggest disasters in the modern history of the Province of British Columbia occurred, with the catastrophic sinking of the Queen of the North. Fortunately, the residents of Hartley Bay stepped in: Every effort was made by residents to...

At the Canadian Foster Family Association Annual Conference, our representative of Her Majesty the Queen of Canada, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, C.C., C.M.M., C.O.M., C.D., the Governor General of Canada, today delivered a speech to members of the conference, in relation...

The Honourable Monte Solberg, P.C., M.P., the Member for Medicine Hat and the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, has stated that foreign students are going to have the right to begin making applications for permits to work in Canada during their education, effective at once. Foreign...

The Honourable Hugh Segal, a Senator for the Division of Kingston—Frontenac—Leeds of Ontario (appointed to the Senate of Canada on the advice of the Right Honourable Paul Martin, P.C., M.P.¹, the Member for LaSalle—Émard), yesterday moved that the Senate begin televising its proceedings, just as...

The Honourable Jack Layton, P.C., M.P., the Member for Toronto—Danforth and the Leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada today announced that the funds appropraited through the passage of An Act to authorize the Minister of Finance to make certain payments (otherwise known as Bill C-48)...

Gilles Duceppe, le député de Laurier—Sainte-Marie et le chef du Bloc Québécois, a déclaré aujourd'hui que le très honourable Stephen Harper, C.P., le député de Calgary-Sud-Ouest et le Premier ministre du Canada et son gouvernement du Canada devraient agir pour limiter la hausse des prix de...

Gilles Duceppe, M.P., the Member for Laurier—Sainte-Marie and the Leader of the Bloc Québécois in Canada, has stated that the Government of Canada must not negotiate with the United States of America (in terms of the softwood lumber dispute) where those negotiations would lead to a compromise in...

Aujourd'hui Michel Guimond, le député de Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord et le whip en chef du Bloc Québécois a souligné l'œvre de Jane Jacobs, une activiste sociale. Mme. Jacobs est décédée hier à Toronto, à la province de l'Ontario. Mme. Jacobs a publié plusieurs de livres; le plus...

The Honourable John McCallum, P.C., M.P., the Member for Markham—Unionville and the Finance Critic for Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition, yesterday released the framework and criteria that Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition intends to use to "grade" the upcoming budget of the present Government of...

The Honourable John McCallum, P.C., M.P., the Member for Markham—Unionville and the Finance Critic for Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition, has welcomed reports that the Government of Canada has signed agreements with the Provinces of Canada to create third-party trust funds for priorities such as...

Today, on April 25, 2006, we remember the terror of the Holocaust, and the profound impact that it has had on the modern world. We remember those who had been exterminated in the name of a madman, and we hope in earnest that such a thing never again occurs. We remember that, the first time...

The International Organization of the Francophonie has declared this year to be the Année Senghor, in honour of the late Léopold Senghor, the former Prime Minister of the Republic of Senegal, for his work in assisting in the founding of the Francophonie and to take note of his contributions to...

Given the contentious climate that seems to have pervaded some threads on these forums in relation to the Canadian Forces and the proper way to honour our members therein, I thought that perhaps it would be an appropriate time to post something positive that the membership of Canadian Content...

This morning, at approximately ten o'clock Eastern Standard Time, the Government of Canada is going to present its main estimates before the House of Commons to be debated and approved. As a matter of fund appropriation, the estimates are a measure of the confidence of the House in the...

Marc Lemay, M.P., the Member for Abitibi—Témiscamingue and the Indian Affairs Critic for the Bloc Québécois has stated that the present Government of Canada should, in light of the recent events in a community in the Province of Ontario, take steps to remedy the relationship between the...

André Bellavance, M.P., le député de Richmond—Arthabaska et le porte-parole du Bloc Québécois en matière d'Agriculture et d'Agroalimentaire, et Claude DeBellefeuille, M.P., le député de Beauharnois—Salaberry et le porte-parole adjointe du même, ont dit que le présent gouvernement du Canada doit...

Ten years ago, the Governor General's Caring Canadian Award was born, on the initiative of the Right Honourable Roméo Leblanc, P.C., C.C., C.M.M., C.O.M., C.D., as a tribute to those who devote themselves for caring for others, for the sake of a better Canada, and a better world. The award has...

L'honourable Vic Toews, C.P., M.P., le député de Provencher, le ministre de la Justice et le procureur général du Canada, a donné une parole au sujet de la Semaine nationale de sensibilitation aux victimes d'actes criminels. Cette année, le thème de la Semaine, c'est « Des gens, des services...

April 23, to April 29, is National Volunteer Week in Canada; to that end, to foster a spirit of co-operation and unity among Canadians, I would urge everyone to volunteer to do something during the next week! We should come together, to help to develop the Canadian community feeling between its...