Today in Question Period, I asked the government leader in the Senate, Senator Harder, what action the Prime Minister is taking to get Trans Mountain built. Apparently he still isn’t taking any action, only talking. Hon. Betty Unger: My question is for the Leader of the Government in the Senate and concerns the Trans Mountain […]
On April 18, a number of witnesses appeared before the Senate Standing Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce to report on the recent tax changes in the U.S. and the implications for Canada. Following is the testimony of Charles Lammam, Director of Fiscal Studies at the Fraser Institute. Charles Lammam, Director, Fiscal Studies, Fraser Institute: Thank you […]
Vegreville Case Processing Centre Hon. Betty Unger: Honourable senators, my question is for Senator Harder. It’s a follow up on the Vegreville questions. It’s difficult to find anyone outside of Liberal government who agrees with the decision to clinical trials the Vegreville case processing centre. In fact, the list of communities, councillors, associations and parliamentarians […]
Honourable Colleagues, My home province of Alberta was the economic engine of Canada for decades, but now is in a severe recession. Through our petroleum industry, Alberta provided good paying jobs for hard working people across the country – which included many fine workers from Atlantic Canada. But all of this changed with the downturn […]
It was a simple question: Why didn’t the Liberal government include $500 million in the budget to clean up inactive Alberta oil wells? I tried twice to get an answer from Alberta MP and Infrastructure Minister Sohi, with no success. The first time, when I asked the Minister at the Senate Transportation Committee, he said […]