OttawaAnother voting marathon approachesScott Brison has submitted some 3,000 amendments to C-45 to be considered by the finance committee. The committee will inevitably...
OttawaCram sessionThe opposition parties are unimpressed with how little time is being allowed for the study of C-45 . The NDP questioned the...
OttawaCounting the days on C-45The House is scheduled to be on break for the week of November 12 and the New Democrats and Liberals are thus concerned that the...
OttawaIt’s the opposition’s fault that these omnibus bills exist, apparentlyOn CBC radio’s The House this weekend, Evan Solomon interviewed Jim Flaherty. During that interview, Solomon raised Stephen...
OttawaEverything that C-45 touchesIn all, C-45 , the second budget implementation act, amends or affects the Income Tax Act, Excise Tax Act, Jobs and Economic...
OttawaSon of OmnibusAtop the notice paper this morning, under "introduction of government bills," is the following. That is the official notice of the...
OttawaDebating democracyThe House is presently considering the Liberal motion on the use of omnibus legislation. Here again is the point of order from a...
OttawaIdea alertScott Clark and Peter DeVries review the recent trouble with omnibus budget bills and suggest reforms.
OttawaLoading up the omnibus billAgain this afternoon, the Liberals asked the Conservatives to table a separate bill to deal with MP pensions. The Conservatives...
OttawaBack to businessChantal Hebert , Tim Harper , Joan Bryden and the Star preview the fall sitting. My preview is here . The prospect of a second...