Waiting Bills

Here's a list of Bills that have been introduced into the House of Commons but have not yet been passed. The Bills in Red text denotes Bills that face strong opposition.

I am not sure what is going on with this post. I do apologize if you have to scroll down to read the list, hopefully I will be able to figure out what's wrong and fix it but I am not going to hold my breath :)

Bill		Bill Focus		Portfolio
C-2		Accountability Act		Treasury Board
C-9		Conditional sentence		Crime
C-10		Min. penalties firearms		Crime
C-17		Amend Judges Act		Crime
C-18		DNA Identification		Crime
C-19		Street racing		Crime
C-21		Gun registry		Crime
C-22		Age of protection		Crime
C-23		Criminal procedure		Crime
C-24		Softwood deal		Softwood
C-26		Criminal interest rate		Crime
C-27		Dangerous offenders		Crime
C-30		Clean Air Act		Environment

State Funeral

It never ceases to amaze me, politics that is. Now perhaps I misheard the guy on the radio, or the reporting was bad but I thought I heard the PM state that a state funeral for the final vet of WW1 wasn't going to happen, then on the news this morning I hear that the NDP introduced a bill yesterday in regards to giving a State Funeral for the last WW1 vet and it past. I guess it makes good politics to grant something that the majority of Canadians support.

Well I say congratulations parliament, this is certainly a good move in my view.

First Post

I have been inspired. I suppose in most peoples lives there is a moment when they've had enough and something must be done. In years past talking with friends and family is about the most anyone person could do. Sure some people were able to write about it in the local paper or even get their opinions on the national stage if some new producer felt the topic was newsworthy. Today the internet has opened up a new way for people to express their feelings and opinions.

To whom do I owe this inspiration to? Mr. Garth Turner, MP for Halton, Ontario. As most Canadians are aware, Mr. Turner was recently kicked out of the Conservative caucus. While I was aware of the situation it wasn't until I read his blog about the situation that I felt I needed to do something.

That something is this blog. I hope to be able to provide an unbiased take of the happenings in Canadian parliament.

I must say I am impressed With Mr. Turner's stand on the situation he finds himself in, I think he has found the true power in politics and hopefully he will be able to make a difference in our parliamentary system for all our benefit.