Census uproar impacts 'broader narrative' of PM's relationship with public service

The uproar over Prime Minister Stephen Harper's political interference in the 2011 mandatory census has "legs" and a deeper impact than the government expected that could influence an election if one is held this fall, pollsters and opposition MPs say.

They tell The Hill Times the order that Statistics Canada replace the mandatory long form of the national census with a voluntary and more costly questionnaire will remind voters of a string of incidents in which his government interfered with the public service—in this case leading to the resignation of the country's chief statistician—since Prime Minister Harper (Calgary Southwest, Alta.)

Census uproar impacts 'broader narrative' of PM's relationship with public service

The uproar over Prime Minister Stephen Harper's political interference in the 2011 mandatory census has "legs" and a deeper impact than the government expected that could influence an election if one is held this fall, pollsters and opposition MPs say.

They tell The Hill Times the order that Statistics Canada replace the mandatory long form of the national census with a voluntary and more costly questionnaire will remind voters of a string of incidents in which his government interfered with the public service—in this case leading to the resignation of the country's chief statistician—since Prime Minister Harper (Calgary Southwest, Alta.)

Census uproar impacts 'broader narrative' of PM's relationship with public service

The uproar over Prime Minister Stephen Harper's political interference in the 2011 mandatory census has "legs" and a deeper impact than the government expected that could influence an election if one is held this fall, pollsters and opposition MPs say.

They tell The Hill Times the order that Statistics Canada replace the mandatory long form of the national census with a voluntary and more costly questionnaire will remind voters of a string of incidents in which his government interfered with the public service—in this case leading to the resignation of the country's chief statistician—since Prime Minister Harper (Calgary Southwest, Alta.)

Census uproar impacts 'broader narrative' of PM's relationship with public service

The uproar over Prime Minister Stephen Harper's political interference in the 2011 mandatory census has "legs" and a deeper impact than the government expected that could influence an election if one is held this fall, pollsters and opposition MPs say.

They tell The Hill Times the order that Statistics Canada replace the mandatory long form of the national census with a voluntary and more costly questionnaire will remind voters of a string of incidents in which his government interfered with the public service—in this case leading to the resignation of the country's chief statistician—since Prime Minister Harper (Calgary Southwest, Alta.)

Census uproar impacts 'broader narrative' of PM's relationship with public service

The uproar over Prime Minister Stephen Harper's political interference in the 2011 mandatory census has "legs" and a deeper impact than the government expected that could influence an election if one is held this fall, pollsters and opposition MPs say.

They tell The Hill Times the order that Statistics Canada replace the mandatory long form of the national census with a voluntary and more costly questionnaire will remind voters of a string of incidents in which his government interfered with the public service—in this case leading to the resignation of the country's chief statistician—since Prime Minister Harper (Calgary Southwest, Alta.)

Civil liberties lawyers, MPs gathering evidence against G20 summit arrests

Civil liberties lawyers and Parliamentarians are gathering evidence they say will show Toronto police systematically violated legal and human rights as they quelled protests with the largest mass arrests in Canadian history at the G20 leaders' summit in Toronto last month.

The evidence includes eyewitness accounts from lawyers who acted as monitors during the protests where police arrested 1,105 people, including bystanders, lawful protesters and some of the legal monitors, but released more than 900 with no charges.

Up to six lawyers who volunteered as monitors with the Osgoode Hall Law Union were swept up by police and have

Civil liberties lawyers, MPs gathering evidence against G20 summit arrests

Civil liberties lawyers and Parliamentarians are gathering evidence they say will show Toronto police systematically violated legal and human rights as they quelled protests with the largest mass arrests in Canadian history at the G20 leaders' summit in Toronto last month.

The evidence includes eyewitness accounts from lawyers who acted as monitors during the protests where police arrested 1,105 people, including bystanders, lawful protesters and some of the legal monitors, but released more than 900 with no charges.

Up to six lawyers who volunteered as monitors with the Osgoode Hall Law Union were swept up by police and have

Civil liberties lawyers, MPs gathering evidence against G20 summit arrests

Civil liberties lawyers and Parliamentarians are gathering evidence they say will show Toronto police systematically violated legal and human rights as they quelled protests with the largest mass arrests in Canadian history at the G20 leaders' summit in Toronto last month.

The evidence includes eyewitness accounts from lawyers who acted as monitors during the protests where police arrested 1,105 people, including bystanders, lawful protesters and some of the legal monitors, but released more than 900 with no charges.

Up to six lawyers who volunteered as monitors with the Osgoode Hall Law Union were swept up by police and have

Civil liberties lawyers, MPs gathering evidence against G20 summit arrests

Civil liberties lawyers and Parliamentarians are gathering evidence they say will show Toronto police systematically violated legal and human rights as they quelled protests with the largest mass arrests in Canadian history at the G20 leaders' summit in Toronto last month.

The evidence includes eyewitness accounts from lawyers who acted as monitors during the protests where police arrested 1,105 people, including bystanders, lawful protesters and some of the legal monitors, but released more than 900 with no charges.

Up to six lawyers who volunteered as monitors with the Osgoode Hall Law Union were swept up by police and have

Civil liberties lawyers, MPs gathering evidence against G20 summit arrests

Civil liberties lawyers and Parliamentarians are gathering evidence they say will show Toronto police systematically violated legal and human rights as they quelled protests with the largest mass arrests in Canadian history at the G20 leaders' summit in Toronto last month.

The evidence includes eyewitness accounts from lawyers who acted as monitors during the protests where police arrested 1,105 people, including bystanders, lawful protesters and some of the legal monitors, but released more than 900 with no charges.

Up to six lawyers who volunteered as monitors with the Osgoode Hall Law Union were swept up by police and have

Civil liberties lawyers, MPs gathering evidence against G20 summit arrests

Civil liberties lawyers and Parliamentarians are gathering evidence they say will show Toronto police systematically violated legal and human rights as they quelled protests with the largest mass arrests in Canadian history at the G20 leaders' summit in Toronto last month.

The evidence includes eyewitness accounts from lawyers who acted as monitors during the protests where police arrested 1,105 people, including bystanders, lawful protesters and some of the legal monitors, but released more than 900 with no charges.

Up to six lawyers who volunteered as monitors with the Osgoode Hall Law Union were swept up by police and have

Civil liberties lawyers, MPs gathering evidence against G20 summit arrests

Civil liberties lawyers and Parliamentarians are gathering evidence they say will show Toronto police systematically violated legal and human rights as they quelled protests with the largest mass arrests in Canadian history at the G20 leaders' summit in Toronto last month.

The evidence includes eyewitness accounts from lawyers who acted as monitors during the protests where police arrested 1,105 people, including bystanders, lawful protesters and some of the legal monitors, but released more than 900 with no charges.

Up to six lawyers who volunteered as monitors with the Osgoode Hall Law Union were swept up by police and have

Grit Senators question offshore oil and gas exploration in Arctic

As hundreds of thousands of barrels of oil continue to gush from the blown out BP well in the Gulf of Mexico since April, some Canadian Senators on Parliament Hill are asking whether it's wise for the government to keep reviewing bids for offshore oil exploration licences in parts of the Canadian Arctic where ice makes it more difficult to respond to spills.

Officials with Indian and Northern Affairs Canada are currently reviewing the results of a bidding process, which closed July 6, to potentially award exploration licences for six parcels of land beneath the ocean in the Mackenzie

Grit Senators question offshore oil and gas exploration in Arctic

As hundreds of thousands of barrels of oil continue to gush from the blown out BP well in the Gulf of Mexico since April, some Canadian Senators on Parliament Hill are asking whether it's wise for the government to keep reviewing bids for offshore oil exploration licences in parts of the Canadian Arctic where ice makes it more difficult to respond to spills.

Officials with Indian and Northern Affairs Canada are currently reviewing the results of a bidding process, which closed July 6, to potentially award exploration licences for six parcels of land beneath the ocean in the Mackenzie

Grit Senators question offshore oil and gas exploration in Arctic

As hundreds of thousands of barrels of oil continue to gush from the blown out BP well in the Gulf of Mexico since April, some Canadian Senators on Parliament Hill are asking whether it's wise for the government to keep reviewing bids for offshore oil exploration licences in parts of the Canadian Arctic where ice makes it more difficult to respond to spills.

Officials with Indian and Northern Affairs Canada are currently reviewing the results of a bidding process, which closed July 6, to potentially award exploration licences for six parcels of land beneath the ocean in the Mackenzie

Grit Senators question offshore oil and gas exploration in Arctic

As hundreds of thousands of barrels of oil continue to gush from the blown out BP well in the Gulf of Mexico since April, some Canadian Senators on Parliament Hill are asking whether it's wise for the government to keep reviewing bids for offshore oil exploration licences in parts of the Canadian Arctic where ice makes it more difficult to respond to spills.

Officials with Indian and Northern Affairs Canada are currently reviewing the results of a bidding process, which closed July 6, to potentially award exploration licences for six parcels of land beneath the ocean in the Mackenzie

Grit Senators question offshore oil and gas exploration in Arctic

As hundreds of thousands of barrels of oil continue to gush from the blown out BP well in the Gulf of Mexico since April, some Canadian Senators on Parliament Hill are asking whether it's wise for the government to keep reviewing bids for offshore oil exploration licences in parts of the Canadian Arctic where ice makes it more difficult to respond to spills.

Officials with Indian and Northern Affairs Canada are currently reviewing the results of a bidding process, which closed July 6, to potentially award exploration licences for six parcels of land beneath the ocean in the Mackenzie

Grit Senators question offshore oil and gas exploration in Arctic

As hundreds of thousands of barrels of oil continue to gush from the blown out BP well in the Gulf of Mexico since April, some Canadian Senators on Parliament Hill are asking whether it's wise for the government to keep reviewing bids for offshore oil exploration licences in parts of the Canadian Arctic where ice makes it more difficult to respond to spills.

Officials with Indian and Northern Affairs Canada are currently reviewing the results of a bidding process, which closed July 6, to potentially award exploration licences for six parcels of land beneath the ocean in the Mackenzie

Grit Senators question offshore oil and gas exploration in Arctic

As hundreds of thousands of barrels of oil continue to gush from the blown out BP well in the Gulf of Mexico since April, some Canadian Senators on Parliament Hill are asking whether it's wise for the government to keep reviewing bids for offshore oil exploration licences in parts of the Canadian Arctic where ice makes it more difficult to respond to spills.

Officials with Indian and Northern Affairs Canada are currently reviewing the results of a bidding process, which closed July 6, to potentially award exploration licences for six parcels of land beneath the ocean in the Mackenzie

Canada's regulatory system 'one of the best in the world,' says Energy Minister Paradis

The Senate Energy Committee is exploring whether a sub-ocean blowout like what's happening in the Gulf of Mexico could happen here. Oil companies say their operations are safe and Natural Resources Minister Christian Paradis says Canada's regulations are among the strongest in the world, but he acknowledges there is no guarantee against such a disaster.

"I can say with confidence that our [regulatory] system, is one of, if not the very best in the world," Mr. Paradis (Mégantic-L'Érable, Que.) told the Standing Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources last month. "We are never completely safe. If, as

Canada's regulatory system 'one of the best in the world,' says Energy Minister Paradis

The Senate Energy Committee is exploring whether a sub-ocean blowout like what's happening in the Gulf of Mexico could happen here. Oil companies say their operations are safe and Natural Resources Minister Christian Paradis says Canada's regulations are among the strongest in the world, but he acknowledges there is no guarantee against such a disaster.

"I can say with confidence that our [regulatory] system, is one of, if not the very best in the world," Mr. Paradis (Mégantic-L'Érable, Que.) told the Standing Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources last month. "We are never completely safe. If, as

Canada's regulatory system 'one of the best in the world,' says Energy Minister Paradis

The Senate Energy Committee is exploring whether a sub-ocean blowout like what's happening in the Gulf of Mexico could happen here. Oil companies say their operations are safe and Natural Resources Minister Christian Paradis says Canada's regulations are among the strongest in the world, but he acknowledges there is no guarantee against such a disaster.

"I can say with confidence that our [regulatory] system, is one of, if not the very best in the world," Mr. Paradis (Mégantic-L'Érable, Que.) told the Standing Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources last month. "We are never completely safe. If, as

Canada's regulatory system 'one of the best in the world,' says Energy Minister Paradis

The Senate Energy Committee is exploring whether a sub-ocean blowout like what's happening in the Gulf of Mexico could happen here. Oil companies say their operations are safe and Natural Resources Minister Christian Paradis says Canada's regulations are among the strongest in the world, but he acknowledges there is no guarantee against such a disaster.

"I can say with confidence that our [regulatory] system, is one of, if not the very best in the world," Mr. Paradis (Mégantic-L'Érable, Que.) told the Standing Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources last month. "We are never completely safe. If, as

Canada's regulatory system 'one of the best in the world,' says Energy Minister Paradis

The Senate Energy Committee is exploring whether a sub-ocean blowout like what's happening in the Gulf of Mexico could happen here. Oil companies say their operations are safe and Natural Resources Minister Christian Paradis says Canada's regulations are among the strongest in the world, but he acknowledges there is no guarantee against such a disaster.

"I can say with confidence that our [regulatory] system, is one of, if not the very best in the world," Mr. Paradis (Mégantic-L'Érable, Que.) told the Standing Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources last month. "We are never completely safe. If, as

Canada's regulatory system 'one of the best in the world,' says Energy Minister Paradis

The Senate Energy Committee is exploring whether a sub-ocean blowout like what's happening in the Gulf of Mexico could happen here. Oil companies say their operations are safe and Natural Resources Minister Christian Paradis says Canada's regulations are among the strongest in the world, but he acknowledges there is no guarantee against such a disaster.

"I can say with confidence that our [regulatory] system, is one of, if not the very best in the world," Mr. Paradis (Mégantic-L'Érable, Que.) told the Standing Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources last month. "We are never completely safe. If, as

Canada's regulatory system 'one of the best in the world,' says Energy Minister Paradis

The Senate Energy Committee is exploring whether a sub-ocean blowout like what's happening in the Gulf of Mexico could happen here. Oil companies say their operations are safe and Natural Resources Minister Christian Paradis says Canada's regulations are among the strongest in the world, but he acknowledges there is no guarantee against such a disaster.

"I can say with confidence that our [regulatory] system, is one of, if not the very best in the world," Mr. Paradis (Mégantic-L'Érable, Que.) told the Standing Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources last month. "We are never completely safe. If, as

Feds to force vote on omnibus budget bill

The government has served notice it will force a vote in the Senate this week to cut short plans that Liberal Senators had to draw out hearings on contentious sections of the government massive omnibus budget implementation bill.

Liberal and Conservative Senators told The Hill Times Prime Minister Stephen Harper (Calgary Southwest, Alta.) wants committee study of the bill completed by July 8.

Government leaders in the Senate warned the Liberals last week they would move a motion as early as Monday to put a deadline on committee hearings into the bill, following a Senate Liberal decision to call more

Feds to force vote on omnibus budget bill

The government has served notice it will force a vote in the Senate this week to cut short plans that Liberal Senators had to draw out hearings on contentious sections of the government massive omnibus budget implementation bill.

Liberal and Conservative Senators told The Hill Times Prime Minister Stephen Harper (Calgary Southwest, Alta.) wants committee study of the bill completed by July 8.

Government leaders in the Senate warned the Liberals last week they would move a motion as early as Monday to put a deadline on committee hearings into the bill, following a Senate Liberal decision to call more

Feds to force vote on omnibus budget bill

The government has served notice it will force a vote in the Senate this week to cut short plans that Liberal Senators had to draw out hearings on contentious sections of the government massive omnibus budget implementation bill.

Liberal and Conservative Senators told The Hill Times Prime Minister Stephen Harper (Calgary Southwest, Alta.) wants committee study of the bill completed by July 8.

Government leaders in the Senate warned the Liberals last week they would move a motion as early as Monday to put a deadline on committee hearings into the bill, following a Senate Liberal decision to call more

Feds to force vote on omnibus budget bill

The government has served notice it will force a vote in the Senate this week to cut short plans that Liberal Senators had to draw out hearings on contentious sections of the government massive omnibus budget implementation bill.

Liberal and Conservative Senators told The Hill Times Prime Minister Stephen Harper (Calgary Southwest, Alta.) wants committee study of the bill completed by July 8.

Government leaders in the Senate warned the Liberals last week they would move a motion as early as Monday to put a deadline on committee hearings into the bill, following a Senate Liberal decision to call more