Bruce Hyer
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Independent MP for Thunder Bay—Superior North (Ontario)
Won his last election, in 2011, with 49.90% of the vote.
Three days ago
Posted on Twitter Proud to celebrate #IDAHoT today - the Int'l Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia & Transphobia http://t.co/qOQOCbefdl #cdnpoli #LGBTQ
Mentioned by The Chronicle Journal Duffy case unbelievable, says Hyer “Why do we continue to put up with this ridiculous Senate?,'' Independent MP Bruce Hyer said Thursday. “Ironically, (Prime Minister) Stephen Harper once said he wanted to get rid of it, or at least make it elected, but I guess he likes having his own Senate ...
This week
Posted on Twitter Sad day for Cdn #wireless customers as Big 3 reduce competition even more. #HarperGov response: http://t.co/c0EYl91wbd #cdnpoli #mobilicity
Posted on Twitter Congrats to Andrew Weaver @AJWVictoriaBC for becoming Canada's first elected Green provincial rep #cdnpoli #bcpoli #gpbc #bcelexn
A week ago
Posted on Twitter Supporting Andrew Weaver @AJWVictoriaBC for a strong, independent voice in Victoria #oakbay: http://t.co/STtiTZMPOu #gpbc #bcpoli
Mentioned by The Chronicle Journal Hyer lends hand to Green Party candidates Independent MP Bruce Hyer (Thunder Bay-Superior North) said Friday he is in British Columbia to help out the election campaigns of Andrew Weaver (Oak Bay-Gordon Head) and Adam Olsen (Saanich North), in the two ridings on Vancouver Island. Both are ...
Mentioned by TbNewsWatch.com Forcing co-operation FILE -- MP Bruce Hyer (Ind., Thunder Bay - Superior North) says his two proposed bills will help the auditor general and the parliamentary budget officer do their jobs as best they can. View larger pictures. Rebate, Rebate, RebateRebates for just about ...
Spoke in the House on Auditor General Act , seconded by the member for Saanich—Gulf Islands, moved for leave to introduce Bill C-508, An Act to amend the Auditor General Act (obstruction). He said: ...
Spoke in the House on Parliament of Canada Act , seconded by the member for Saanich—Gulf Islands, moved for leave to introduce Bill C-507, An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act (obstruction). He ...
Spoke in the House on Safe Drinking Water for First Nations Act Mr. Speaker, many of the reserves across Canada are remote and most of the reserves in northern Ontario are remote. This is not only an important ...
Spoke in the House on Taxation Mr. Speaker, the Ontario Independent Appraisers Association is alarmed that the Canada Revenue Agency is now taxing insurance appraisal services, which were tax exempt previously. As ...
Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-508 An Act to amend the Auditor General Act (obstruction)
Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-507 An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act (obstruction)
Voted Yes on Vote #681 on Bill S-213 Respecting a national day of remembrance to honour Canadian veterans of the Korean War
Voted Yes on Vote #680 on Bill C-460 Respecting the implementation of the Sodium Reduction Strategy for Canada
Voted No on Vote #679 on Bill S-8 Respecting the safety of drinking water on First Nation lands
Voted No on Vote #678 on Bill S-8 Respecting the safety of drinking water on First Nation lands
Voted No on Vote #677 on Bill S-8 Respecting the safety of drinking water on First Nation lands
Posted on Twitter Tabled bills mandating penalties for refusing the Parliamentary Budget Officer or AG info: http://t.co/gXFXakLL1w #cdnpoli #accountability
Two weeks ago
Spoke in the House on Economic Action Plan 2013 Act, No. 1 Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask the hon. member why they are still, in the budget and for a long time, subsidizing oil companies to ...
Spoke in the House on Economic Action Plan 2013 Act, No. 1 Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask the hon. member, following up on the question from the member for Toronto—Danforth, about government staff sitting in on ...
Spoke in the House on Tourism Industry Mr. Speaker, tourism in Canada is in crisis. It is one of the fast dropping sectors of the Canadian economy. One-third of Canada's record trade deficit ...
Spoke in the House on Petitions Mr. Speaker, petitions continue to roll in on the Experimental Lakes Area today from Winnipeg. The petitioners demand that the government reverse its decision or, if ...
Posted on Twitter Today is World Press Freedom Day. This year, Canada dropped precipitously in press freedom: http://t.co/9tDKIgALW8 #cdnpoli #cdnmedia #media
Mentioned by news.com Hyer - VIA Rail Budget to be slashed in half - Wawa News - Wawa “The United States, China, Japan, and Europe are all investing heavily in passenger rail, but Canada is going backwards,” said Thunder Bay-Superior North MP Bruce Hyer in the House of Commons. “The Conservatives seem determined to kill VIA Rail, ...
Three weeks ago
Mentioned by Macleans.ca The Backbench Spring: Bruce Hyer champions independence Shortly after Dominic LeBlanc had said his piece yesterday, Independent MP Bruce Hyer, formerly of the NDP, stood to add his support to Mark Warawa's question of privilege. Before the third reading vote on the long gun registry bill, for example, I was ...
Two months ago
Mentioned by Huffington Post Canada Mulcair Says 'Door Is Always Open' To Hyer - Huffington Post Chances of reconciliation between the NDP and Thunder Bay Superior North MP Bruce Hyer look remote. NDP leader Tom Mulcair was asked about Hyer's situation during his visit to Thunder Bay Tuesday. Hyer was elected as an NDP candidate, but left the ...
More than three months ago
Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-440 An Act to amend the Firearms Act (transfer)
Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-439 An Act respecting the rights of air passengers
Spoke at the Natural Resources committee on Resource Development in Northern Canada Thank you very much. First of all, I'm sorry that I was 15 minutes late and missed some of your presentations, but I've read them all. ...
Spoke at the Veterans Affairs committee on Review of the Delivery of Front-Line Health and Wellbeing Services for Canadian ... That's what your written comments said. That leads to my next question. You mentioned that income is a huge determinant, and that's reinforced by what you ...
Spoke at the Veterans Affairs committee on Review of the Delivery of Front-Line Health and Wellbeing Services for Canadian ... Thanks very much. Rear-Admiral, I have one question. I'm the MP for Thunder Bay. We have several reserve units in Thunder Bay, and “reserve” does not ...
Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-343 An Act respecting the locking of cellular telephones
Spoke at the Environment committee on Statutory Review of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act Thank you, Mr. Bennett. This is a question for all of you. A number of previous witnesses have talked about how the present process seems to ...
Spoke at the Environment committee on Statutory Review of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act I have a lot of questions for you, so I'm going to try to be quick, so how about your trying to be time-effective and see ...
Spoke at the Environment committee on Statutory Review of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act Let me build on that, Mr. Hazell. It sounds as though CEAA is very reactive in its present mode. It sits back and waits for triggers ...
Spoke at the Environment committee on Statutory Review of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act Okay, thanks for that clarification. That does help me. My second question is about coordination of federal and provincial assessments. In 1998, apparently there was a ...
Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-560 An Act respecting the locking of cellular telephones
