Today

Posted on Twitter God speed to my friend and my forever Liberal Leader @bobraeMP. We would be no where without you.Let no one forget.Canada is better#canpoli

Yesterday

Spoke in the House on Government Appointments Mr. Speaker, ACOA and ECBC have become the targets of three separate investigations under the minister's watch. When asked yesterday about the integrity commissioner's investigation, the ...

Mentioned by CTV News Cape Breton development agency under investigation for alleged patronage ... Mario Dion, commissioner of the Office of Public Sector Integrity, wrote that his office launched the inquiry into four hirings by John Lynn, chief executive of Enterprise Cape Breton Corp., following a complaint by Liberal MP Gerry Byrne. A spokeswoman with ...

Voted No on Vote #760 on Bill C-54 Amend the Criminal Code and the National Defence Act (mental disorder)

Voted No on Vote #759 That the debate be now adjourned.

Voted No on Vote #758 on Bill C-49 Amend the Museums Act in order to establish the Canadian Museum of History and to ...

Voted Yes on Vote #757 on Bill C-49 Amend the Museums Act in order to establish the Canadian Museum of History and to ...

Mentioned by mysask.com (press release) Federal integrity commissioner probing hirings by Cape Breton development ... Mario Dion, commissioner of the Office of Public Sector Integrity, wrote that his office launched the inquiry into four hirings by John Lynn, chief executive of Enterprise Cape Breton Corp., following a complaint by Liberal MP Gerry Byrne. A spokeswoman with ...

Mentioned by NG News ECBC hirings under investigation In a letter dated June 10 responding to concerns raised by MP Gerry Byrne, commissioner Mario Dion said he has determined “that an investigation into this matter is warranted as I have reasonable grounds to believe that a wrongdoing was committed.”.

Posted on Twitter Only two MP's have ever complied with that provision. Registering results in the issuing being registered in the Journals and made public

Posted on Twitter There's a process that all MP's should follow before voting on a bill or motion that may affect their interest..register with HoC Clerk

Two days ago

Spoke in the House on Government Appointments Mr. Speaker, the Minister of National Defence has been at the centre of several investigations involving a call on ECBC, one by the Public Service Commission ...

Spoke in the House on Financial Administration Act Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to rise and speak to Bill C-473. It is clear to the House that the intention of the proposed act ...

Spoke in the House on Ethics Mr. Speaker, I hope the integrity commissioner's report is not whitewashed like the last one. The member for York Centre lists the Economic Club of Canada ...

Voted No on Vote #756 on Bill C-49 Amend the Museums Act in order to establish the Canadian Museum of History and to ...

This week

Posted on Twitter The reality: MP lawyers make extra money practicing law...no issue. MP 'others': unethical. Does all of this seem 'arbitrary' to you?

Posted on Twitter Should a lawyer who's an elected legislator be expected to be back all money earned practicing law while they also enact laws? Any takers?

Posted on Twitter They do...on Blackberries..."@CTVNews: Should your phone have a “kill switch” in case it’s stolen? http://t.co/ENILLX6N7a"

A week ago

Spoke in the House on Ethics Mr. Speaker, in the wake of scandal after scandal, ethical Conservatives are now fleeing the Conservative Party. With the PMO's $90,000 cheque to a Conservative senator, ...

Spoke at the Public Accounts committee on Chapter 6, Transfer Payments to the Aerospace Sector — Industry Canada, of ... Well, then, since my time is limited, I'll let you get that information and I'll move to Mr. Botham. Assuming that it's not quite $683 million, ...

Spoke in the House on Government Appointments Mr. Speaker, despite an order to terminate from the commissioner of the public service, the defence minister's former right hand, Kevin MacAdam, still enjoys his $130,000-a-year ...

Two weeks ago

Spoke at the Information & Ethics committee on Bill C-461, An Act to amend the Access to Information Act and ... There's nothing. Okay, understood. I want to talk a little about the court of appeal. The party who is involved in a request deems that they ...

Mentioned by Western Star Escaped prisoner creates online commotion A hubbub in the House of Commons over Newfoundland MP Gerry Byrne's motion on the Qalipu application process; more talk of the provincial government's resettlement package and a former Mount Moriah resident making news (for the wrong reasons) in ...

Mentioned by Western Star Watchdogs expected Qalipu motion to be defeated CORNER BROOK Erica Lavers said the Qalipu Watchdogs were not surprised that Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his Conservative caucus voted against Liberal MP Gerry Byrne's motion 432 Wednesday. The motion by the MP for Humber-St. Barbe-Baie ...

Spoke in the House on Government Appointments Mr. Speaker, I guess we will have to get a talking book on that. However, I guess we will not be finding out any time soon ...

Mentioned by Western Star *** UPDATE *** Byrne's Qalipu motion defeated in Parliament Newfoundland MP Gerry Byrne's motion concerning the enrolment and registration process for the Qalipu Mi'kmaq First Nations band has been defeated in the House of Commons, Byrne said Wednesday. Topics : House of Commons , Canada , Western Star ...

Three weeks ago

Spoke in the House on Government Appointments Mr. Speaker, the people of P.E.I. are hurt, ashamed and disgusted with the whole Duffy fiasco and the effect it is having on the province. Would ...

A month ago

Spoke at the Public Accounts committee on Main Estimates 2013-14: Vote 20 under FINANCE Right. Thanks, Mr. Ferguson, for that. I think that's a fair-minded response to an issue. It appears to me that the points that were raised in ...

Two months ago

Spoke at the Public Accounts committee on Spring 2013 Report of the Auditor General of Canada I think also what you said was that there was an issue about analogue systems versus digital systems in the beacons, and you suggested that there ...

Spoke at the Public Accounts committee on Chapter 3, Protecting Canadian Critical Infrastructure Against Cyber Threats, of the Fall ... Thank you very much, Mr. Guimont. I appreciate that. Regardless, however, the Auditor General did identify $780 million within the audit period. He identified $570 million ...

Spoke at the Public Accounts committee on Chapter 2, Grant and Contribution Program Reforms, of the Fall 2012 Report ... So familiarity lowers risk. And of course the audit function not only reduces the burden on the client, but it also reduces the burden on the ...

More than three months ago

Spoke at the Public Accounts committee on Chapter 7, Long-Term Fiscal Sustainability — Finance Canada, of the Fall 2012 ... Thanks, Mr. Chair. It does not, unfortunately, because there is another important element of the motion that creates a time requirement on the department to reply, ...

Spoke at the Public Accounts committee on Chapter 6, Transfer Payments to the Aerospace Sector — Industry Canada, of ... Thank you. I note in your opening statement, Mr. Campbell, when you were referring to the Bombardier CSeries program, that you said to this committee that ...

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