The Canadian Senate yesterday referred Bill C-281, An Act to establish a National Local Food Day, to its Standing Committee on Agriculture and Forestry. Bill…
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3 facts you need to know
…About the Senate By Bill Bennett Kootenay East MLA 1. The federal government announcement that a committee will make recommendations to the Prime Minister about…
A little ditty with apologies to George Orwell
Perceptions by Gerry Warner “Hello, hello. Is anyone there? This is an emergency! Have I got the RCMP Barbaric Cultural Practices tip line? I do!…
Duffy trial reveals ugly truths about our democracy
Perceptions by Gerry Warner A “Great Senator” and “one of my best, hardest-working appointments ever.” None other than Prime Minister Stephen Harper scrawled this effusive…
Harper must go and so should the Senate
Perceptions by Gerry Warner “Throw the bums out!” I think that’s how millions of Canadians are feeling about the Senate today, and for that matter,…