May 31, 2010
OTTAWA – In a laughable attempt to justify the wasteful $1-billion boondoogle in spending on the upcoming G8/G20 summit, Public Safety Minister Vic Toews said he would rather waste hundreds of millions of taxpayers’ dollars than use Canada’s armed forces to provide security – because he was afraid of Liberal opposition.
What Liberals oppose [...]
May 31, 2010
In addition to rising furor over the Harper Conservatives’ billion-dollar G8/G20 boondoggle, here are some of the more recent ethical lapses to dog the Harper government:
Suppressing the RCMP’s pro-gun registry report: A report showing the increasing reliance of the police on the gun registry was buried by the Conservatives until after their bill [...]
May 28, 2010
TORONTO – In a speech to municipal officials from across Canada, Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff today presented his vision of the federal role in building cities and communities, which stands in stark contrast to the Harper Conservatives.
“We see you as equal partners. And any federal leader that fails to treat you with equal [...]
May 28, 2010
OTTAWA – Liberal Public Safety Critic Mark Holland today called on the Harper government to release key RCMP reports that top law enforcement officials say proves the long gun registry works.
“Consistent with their culture of deceit, the Harper government is sitting on documents showing the gun registry’s efficacy,” said Mr. Holland.
“Last year, in [...]
May 28, 2008
On CTV’s Power Play (May 26, 2010), Jason Kenney said:
“Ministers are responsible to Parliament for the conduct of their ministries and their offices… The minister answers for their conduct, is responsible for their conduct to Parliament … these typical young people in their mid-20s or late-20s who are — they are not putting [...]
May 27, 2010
Dear Ms. Fraser:
I am writing to you today to formally request that you conduct an audit into the government’s expenses for security measures at the upcoming G8 and G20 summits.
In the Supplementary “C” Estimates of the Conservative government’s March 2010 budget, $179 million was earmarked for security for the G8 and G20 meetings. [...]
May 27, 2010
Late yesterday, Canadians learned that the cost of the G8/G20 summit has mushroomed to $1.1 billion and climbing – now six times the original budget cost – making it the most expensive 72 hours in world history.
This runaway spending adds to recent G8/G20 controversies that isolate the Conservative government in the world for [...]
May 27, 2010
OTTAWA – In the wake of revelations that over $12 million has been held back in festival funding in Quebec, Liberals are demanding that the Conservative government revisit the ideological decision making behind the allocation of Marquee Tourism funds.
“The Conservatives claimed scarcity was behind their funding decisions, but now we know that ideology [...]
May 27, 2010
OTTAWA – Liberals are calling on the Prime Minister, Ethics Commissioner and Treasury Board Secretariat to investigate Industry Minister Tony Clement’s conduct after he improperly used his ministerial office to promote a chemical company by appearing in an infomercial produced by a prominent Conservative from his riding and broadcast in China.
“Here we go [...]
May 26, 2010
OTTAWA – The report released yesterday by the Official Languages Commissioner criticized the Conservative government for its laissez-faire approach to official languages in the federal public service, confirming what Liberals have long suspected, said Liberal Official Languages Critic Mauril Bélanger.
“The Conservatives have neglected their leadership role on official languages. Canada is a bilingual [...]
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