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Democratic Reform Mr. Speaker, Sheila Fraser believes that the electoral reform bill would limit the powers of the Chief Electoral Officer to hire the staff needed to hold elections. Under Bill C-23, the government will have to give its approval before election staff are hired. This is another
April 7th, 2014House debate
Democratic Reform Mr. Speaker, let us continue with our constructive criticism while the Minister of State for Democratic Reform pretends that everything is just fine. Sheila Fraser fears that the Chief Electoral Officer will no longer be consulted regarding the appointment of the commissioner
April 7th, 2014House debate
Ève PécletNDP
Democratic Reform Mr. Speaker, the quote from the President of the Treasury Board was “self-proclaimed expert”. It seems that the only thing the minister is really successful at is undermining the faith of the public in our voting system. Sheila Fraser pointed out that the government has been
April 7th, 2014House debate
Megan LeslieNDP
Former Auditor General Mr. Speaker, there was a time when Conservatives listened to Sheila Fraser and acknowledged her expertise, but that time seems to have passed. Now they are treating her like every other watchdog who questions them, including people like Kevin Page, who dared to tell the truth
April 7th, 2014House debate
Democratic Reform Mr. Speaker, we think it should be a lot easier for the government to say the words “Sheila Fraser”. The Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons sent a letter to the committee studying the unfair elections act. He suggested that anyone
April 7th, 2014House debate
Democratic Reform blithely used for political purposes. Sheila Fraser is saying exactly the same thing as Neufeld, Côté, Mayrand, Corbett, and the list goes on. What does the Minister for Democratic Reform think of Ms. Fraser's criticisms?
April 4th, 2014House debate
Democratic Reform Mr. Speaker, the minister truly is delusional. Back in 2004, the Prime Minister said Sheila Fraser's “competence and her courage have shone a bright light on the mismanagement, incompetence and corruption that this Liberal government has been trying to hide for more than
April 4th, 2014House debate
Craig ScottNDP
Democratic Reform Mr. Speaker, does the Minister of State for Democratic Reform know Sheila Fraser? If so, has he read her position on Bill C-23? If so, what does he think about the former auditor general's criticism of the electoral reform?
April 4th, 2014House debate
Democratic Reform Mr. Speaker, Sheila Fraser did not pull punches when she was investigating Liberal corruption during the sponsorship scandal. She is a Canadian hero, and she has been clear on the Conservatives' unfair elections act. She calls it an attack on democracy. She is particularly
April 4th, 2014House debate
Peter JulianNDP
Business of the House Mr. Speaker, it is fair to say that it has been a tough week for the government. Ms. Sheila Fraser, who is a personal hero to many Canadians for standing up and speaking the truth, has condemned the unfair elections act as an attack on democracy. Her voice is joined with those
April 3rd, 2014House debate
Peter JulianNDP
Democratic Reform Neufeld, William Corbett, Richard Hasen and Sheila Fraser are “so-called” experts, how can he himself claim to have sufficient knowledge of the subject?
April 3rd, 2014House debate
Craig ScottNDP
Democratic Reform is going to silence Elections Canada; investigators are saying that this reform is going to prevent them from investigating; and today, we learned that the former auditor general, Sheila Fraser, is adding her voice to the group of experts stating clearly that this bill is anti
April 3rd, 2014House debate
Procedure and House Affairs committee It's a valid point. Whether it's Sheila Fraser, past chief electoral officers, our current Chief Electoral Officer, or well over 120—or it might even be 160—political academics from all across Canada, there's this mounting opposition to this bill. Sadly, I think it is going
April 3rd, 2014Committee meeting
Kevin LamoureuxLiberal
Democratic Reform Mr. Speaker, some time ago, the Chief Electoral Officer formed an advisory board of notable Canadians like Michael Wilson, Preston Manning, and Sheila Fraser. Given the government's attacks on the CEO, will the Minister of State for Democratic Reform assure Canadians
March 26th, 2014House debate
Craig ScottNDP
Government Operations committee back many years here. I think Sheila Fraser first raised issues around the size of the EI surplus in one of her auditor general's reports many years ago. That was a long-standing issue of the past. As I said, they've hit the reset button with new legislation to zero out and start
March 25th, 2014Committee meeting
Bill Matthews