Motion 312, authored by Stephen Woodworth, received its second hour of debate this afternoon. Conservative MPs Stella Ambler, David Anderson and Mark Warawa spoke in favour of the motion (Ms. Ambler and Mr. Warawa had previously stated their support). Conservative MP LaVar Payne also tweeted his support this afternoon.
While former environment minister David Anderson rips Enbridge and praises Christy Clark, Joe Oliver declines comment.
Environment Minister Peter Kent suggests criticism of the budget bill from four former ministers is based on misunderstanding.
Glen McGregor spots an informative cartoon on the website of Conservative MP David Anderson.
The era of decorum achieves total farce
In responding this afternoon to a question from the NDP’s Pat Martin, Conservative David Anderson suggested that Mr. Martin had, in the past, made a “fool of himself.”
Environment Minister John Baird, this weekend, on the Cancun accord. “This represents the first step to a single, new legally binding agreement … A first step.”
A committee hearing on the long-form census spells out the epitaph for this whole sorry affair
A Parliamentary investigation into the listeriosis outbreak goes nowhere.
Seriously – how many other Conservative backbenchers are going to see this and think, “Hey, with copy/paste and a bit of editing, I can obsequiate my way onto the fast track to parliamentary secretaryship too”?
(Any Cypress Hills-Grasslands residents out there who might care to comment on how perfectly the Speech from the Throne “mirrors your opinions”?)
For Immediate Release
Throne Speech Mirrors Our Interests: Anderson