Budget Implementation Act, 2003   of Quebec and of the provinces. The federal government thinks nothing of establishing organizations or new programs in education, child welfare or health care. Ottawa will be spending $4.5 billion over the next three years in these areas, thereby causing an administrative dispute

Westbank First Nation Self-Government Act   and provides that the Westbank First Nation may establish administrative bodies to resolve administrative disputes under Westbank law, including landlord and tenant issues. In closing, the current Indian Act regime tends to undermine the relationship between the Westbank First Nation chief

Information & Ethics committee   before you has to do with order-making powers. At present, the Access to Information Act provides for a de novo review by the Federal Court of an institution's refusal of access to information, but not, as I understand it, a review for administrative disputes such as fees or time

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee   Court of Administrative Disputes were dismissed for alleged inexcusable miscarriage of justice in a case against the central administration. It is easy to understand why incoming magistrates avoid dealing with the substantive aspects of controversies against the administration

Political Financing  Mr. Speaker, allow me to correct my hon. friend. In fact, this is an administrative dispute that dates back five years. Fortunately, I would inform the Leader of the Opposition that the Federal Court has ruled in favour of the Conservative Party and against Elections Canada

Political Financing  Mr. Speaker, the hon. member opposite knows very well that this is an administrative dispute that has been going on for five years. In addition, I can tell the hon. member that the Federal Court has fortunately ruled in favour of the Conservative Party and against Elections

Political Financing  Mr. Speaker, let me begin by thanking the honourable member for his question. This issue, an administrative dispute, has been going on for five years. Fortunately, the Federal Court has already ruled in favour of the Conservative Party and against Elections Canada on this issue.

Political Financing  Mr. Speaker, I regret that my hon. colleague has misrepresented the nature of this dispute. In fact it is an administrative dispute and not as he has characterized it. This is in fact a five year old accounting dispute. Fortunately, the Federal Court has already ruled in favour

Political Financing  Mr. Speaker, the hon. member's question contains several errors. I do not have time to correct them all, but I will say that this is an administrative dispute that has been going on for five years. Fortunately, the Federal Court has already ruled in favour of the Conservative

Political Financing  Mr. Speaker, this is an administrative dispute with Elections Canada that has been going on for five years. Let us be clear, the dispute is whether certain expenses should be counted as local or national. We have a difference of opinion on this. We maintain that our people

Political Financing  Mr. Speaker, this is an administrative dispute we have been having with Elections Canada since 2006. It is a matter of defining local and national expenses. We maintain that our people obeyed the rules in place at the time. When interpretations change, we adjust our practices

Political Financing  Mr. Speaker, I am very happy to tell the truth. This is an administrative dispute that we are having with Elections Canada. The Conservative candidates spent Conservative money on Conservative ads. The national party also transferred funds to its candidates. How did Elections

Political Financing  Mr. Speaker, as I have said, this is an administrative dispute for five years over the question of whether certain election expenses are defined as local or national. This is a difference of opinion. We will continue to argue these matters before the courts, but we have been

Political Financing  Mr. Speaker, the hon. member knows this is a five-year-old administrative dispute. One court has ruled in favour of the Conservative Party and another court has not. Otherwise, it is the typical back and forth that one would expect in an administrative dispute of this kind

Political Financing  Mr. Speaker, the hon. member can become excited and animated all he wants. The reality is this continues to be a five-year-old administrative dispute. One court has ruled in favour of the Conservative Party and another has done otherwise. That being said, we will follow