Canada needs a strong government watchdog in the form of the Parliamentary Budget Officer but the current government is threatening his work. It’s time to make this crucial position strong and independent through a better legislative mandate.
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The Conservatives are recklessly pushing through an ethanol plant in Oshawa without an environmental assessment, thanks to the recent gutting of environmental law. Megan Leslie, NDP Environment Critic, and Olivia Chow, NDP Transport Critic, speak out.
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More than 300 Oshawa residents were not allowed to speak at an Oshawa Port Authority-hosted public meeting on the controversial ethanol plant. What are the Conservatives and their buddies afraid of, Olivia asked in Parliament.
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Recent insider appointments to the Oshawa Port Authority connected to Minister Flaherty might have violated Parliament’s ethics code. Olivia is asking the Federal Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner to investigate – read her open letter.
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The Oshawa City Council recently discussed the dealings of the federally-controlled Port Authority and its plans for a 12-storey ethanol plant that will ruin the city’s harbour front. Read Olivia’s letter to the councillors.
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The Toronto Star reports on the decision by the federal Port Authority to ruin Oshawa’s waterfront with an ethanol refinery the citizens and mayor have rejected. The problem: 5 out of 6 board members are insiders or party donors.
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The Globe and Mail reports on the shady decision of the Oshawa Port Authority to push through an unwanted ethanol plant. The process is tainted by Conservative insiders pulling the strings.
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Dominated by Conservative insiders, the Oshawa Port Authority is pushing through a 12-storey ethanol refinery that the citizens, city council and mayor are against. The eyesore ruins the city’s plans for a mixed-use residential waterfront.
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Instead of cleaning up Ottawa, the Conservatives are doling out plum jobs to party insiders, donors and failed candidates. Here a list of recent transport-related appointments.
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Failing grades in most areas – that is the Conservative government’s record when it comes to transportation. From inactivity on safety issues and reckless cuts to insider appointments to plum jobs, Transport Minister Lebel’s negative record speaks for itself.
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Conservatives give federal plum jobs to lobbyists, failed candidates and donors in the latest round of patronage appointments stretching from ports in Quebec to British Columbia.
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Learn About the 425-Page Budget Implementation Bill May 17, 2012 Ethics and Democracy The Conservatives are undermining our democracy by muzzling their critics and weakening structures that hold government accountable to citizens. Stephen Harper was elected on a promise of accountability, but he runs one of the most secretive governments in memory. Whether they’re dodging [...]
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The Conservative budget bill is a ‘Trojan Horse’ that guts environmental protection and hurts our healthcare system. Olivia wants to hear from you what you think about the Conservative budget.
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Join NDP Finance Critic Peggy Nash, Environment Critic Megan Leslie, witnesses from Greenpeace and other environmental groups for a Toronto event on the Conservative budget Bill C-38.
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NDP Transport Critic Olivia Chow and her colleagues pushed for scrutinizing a growing list of Conservative plum job appointments. But the Conservative majority on the Transport Committee denied any questioning of their insider friends, undermining the committee’s vetting role.
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