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Canada Ag Minister Defends Biodiesel, Ethanol

Canadian Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz is blasting those opposing a proposed mandate for biofuels in the country. This story from the Lloydminster (Alberta, Canada) Meridian Booster has more details: Ritz defended the plan in the House of Commons against criticism from the New Democratic Party, which once supported the use of biofuels but has switched its position. [...]

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Abolish the postal monopoly now! | Postes Canada: un peu d'air frais SVP! (De Nottingham | From Nottingham)

Here is the transcript of a paper I published this morning in the National Post. If Ottawa wants to ­continue to subsidize rural areas, it can By Mathieu Laberge Bill C-14, the examination of which resumed last week at the House of Commons, could open a small crack in the monopoly of Canada Post. If this bill is adopted, it will serve to abolish Canada Post's exclusive...

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Canada, US ‘moral equivalent’ of Al-Qaeda, says senator

Toronto, May 14 (IANS) The pending Nuremberg-type trial of an Afghan Canadian at Guantanamo Bay has led a senator to equate Canada and the US with Al-Qaeda for human rights violations. Appearing before a House of Commons committee on international human rights in Ottawa Tuesday, Canadian senator Romeo Dallaire said the US and his own [...]

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Feds exploring options to help Myanmar

Minister of Foreign Affairs Maxime Bernier speaks during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday May 5, 2008. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick OTTAWA - A Fore...

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Canada’s E5, B2 biofuels bill passes key test vote in House of Commons

In Canada, the House of Commons approved a procedural vote supporting a five percent biofuels mandate for ethanol commencing in 2010 and a B2 biodiesel mandate for 2012. The bill faces a final vote in the House and will require passage in the opposition-dominated Senate. The bill will create a market of 750 Mgy of [...]

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Dead man scripted

A not quite absurd scenario, resurrection aside, concerning proceedings during Question Period in the Canadian House of Commons: Hon. Stéphane Dion (Leader of the Opposition, Lib.): I ask the prime minister whether he intends to abolish free elections in Canada....

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Almost 900,000 Canadian children living in poverty, StatsCan finds

from the Canadian Press via Google TORONTO — Almost a decade after the deadline by which the House of Commons was unanimously resolved to eliminate child poverty, Statistics Canada says there are still almost 900,000 children living in the poorest of homes. The latest census numbers released Thursday show that an estimated 879,955 Canadian children are living in low-income households,...

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Tories oppose Bloc motion supporting Elections Canada

A Bloc Québécois motion calling on MPs to reiterate their confidence in Elections Canada passed Tuesday in a House of Commons vote, despite opposition from the Conservatives.

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Canada?S C-51 Law May Outlaw 60% Of Natural Health Products

netnewsledger.com April 27, 2008 … On April 8, 2008, the Minister of Health in Canada introduced Bill C-51 into the House of Commons. This Bill proposes significant changes to the current Food and Drugs Act that would allow our government to bypass parliamentary and senate approvals on new laws introduced in Canada. It also authorizes the enforcement without judicial review....

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The Bloc: Finally good for something (Borges' Blog)

The Bloc Québécois has unveiled a motion calling on the House of Commons to affirm their «full and complete confidence towards Elections Canada and the Commissioner of Federal Elections», which would indeed be an interesting piece of law to debate, as the Conservative party is in a row with these two bodies over elections expenses, with Elections Canada refusing to reimburse...

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Elections Canada fun... (Lord Kitchener's Own)

Hmmm, according to Wells, the Bloc has introduced a motion in the House of Commons:"That this House express its complete confidence in Elections Canada and the Federal Elections Commissioner" (Wells' translation).This ought to be fun!

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More on that 1997 thing (Impolitical)

Further to Aaron Wherry's post a little while ago on Poilievre having cited in the House of Commons today the "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada on the 36th General Election," and Appendix D, at pages 91-92 as authority for the Conservatives scheme, a few points. Here's what's in Appendix D, filed by the Broadcast Arbitrator, that Poilievre is citing:Section 48 was...

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UN To Ottawa: Our Laws Are Better Than Your Laws

A group of independent United Nations human rights experts has lauded the endorsement given to a landmark declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples by the House of Commons in Canada – one of four States that voted against its adoption in the General Assembly last year. In a statement issued today, the experts welcomed the motion adopted [...]

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UN experts welcome Canadian House of Commons endorsement of the Declaration on the rights of Indigenous Peoples

The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples was adopted by the UN General Assembly on 13 September 2007 with support from an overwhelming majority of Member States. Only four states voted against its adoption, including Canada. The Canadian House of Commons positive step joins recent initiatives taken by States to give effect to the Declaration.

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House Of Commons Calls For Implementation Of Declaration

On Tuesday, April 8, the House of Commons passed a resolution that officially endorses the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People, and which calls on the Federal Government Canada to “fully implement the standards contained therein.” Below you will find a joint statement on the House of Commons' decision by Amnesty International Canada,...