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    Canadian Environmental Assessment -- going, going, gone

    Blog | Tuesday, 13 Mar 2012
    Confession: I am a pack rat who rarely throws out files.  Last night I found the environmental assessment from the first EA process in which I participated.  The Wreck Cove Hydroelectric Project EA...

    More on the Robocalls

    Blog | Wednesday, 29 Feb 2012
    As you can see from Monday's press release, my letter to Elections Canada of May 19, 2011,  and from my motion for an emergency debate in the House, I take the threat to the right of Canadians to...

    The Robocalls

    Blog | Monday, 27 Feb 2012
    With regards to the allegations of illegal “robocalls” during last federal election, these egregious actions deeply worry me, and I first raised them with Elections Canada last May 19th. Since this...

    On Old Age Security

    Blog | Friday, 10 Feb 2012
    There are few issues as close to our core values as pensions.  We have universal health care and its place as a core Canadian value is indisputable.  Our shared commitment to ensuring that Canadians...

    Town Hall Meetings

    Blog | Thursday, 09 Feb 2012
    I am so grateful to all of the citizen of Saanich-Gulf Islands who came out (in some nasty weather to boot) for my first MP availability sessions throughout the riding. I held office-hour...

    Statement for Václav Havel

    Blog | Monday, 06 Feb 2012
    Today in the House I was prevented from paying tribute to Václav Havel by several unnamed Conservative MPs. This is what I was planning on saying: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, And thank you to those who...

    Fact Check on Kyoto Distortions 2

    Blog | Sunday, 22 Jan 2012
    When I wrote “Fact Check on Kyoto Distortions” on November 28, 2011 for my blog, I covered the most frequently cited, misleading/dishonest bits of spin on the subject. That blog covered the top 5,...

    Durban and the road ahead

    Blog | Wednesday, 18 Jan 2012
    Originally published in Island Tides,Vol 24, Number 1, Jan 12, 2012. I have been home on Canadian soil for the last few weeks, happy to enjoy Christmas in Sidney, but having trouble shaking the...