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OTTAWA - Canada's junior finance minister says he's getting a lot of negative
feedback about the proposed takeover of Canadian oil producer Nexen Inc. by a
Mr. Peter Julian (Burnaby—New Westminster, NDP): Mr. Speaker, we know what is happening behind closed doors because the lobbyist registry shows extensive meetings between CNOOC lobbyists and the government. Canada's twelfth largest oil company is at stake and meeting with lobbyists is not consulting with Canadians. On this side, we believe Canadians must be consulted about this
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As MPs return to Parliament on Monday, the federal Conservative government
is launching into a more aggressive attack mode to brand NDP Leader Tom Mulcair and his party as risky to the Canadian economy.
The NDP, however, is vowing to fight the Tory spin machine and highlight
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The orange wave washed into St. John's earlier this month, bringing 101 NDP MPs on a fall retreat and federal caucus meeting. In its
wake were the national news media bringing the news from the far east of a party that is preparing to take on Stephen Harper and the Conservatives when the House of Commons opens tomorrow.
With only two MPs from Newfoundland and Labrador and dozens from other provinces it might seem an unlikely and out of the way place but, besides St.
NDP's stance on the country's energy sector. Here are edited excerpts from the interview.
Q. The federal government believes oil sands is crucial to its economic strategy. Given your stance on the oil sands, what would be the key pillars of your energy strategy?
A. We have to get the policies right so we are looking at the overall contribution of the oil sands. We want to see prosperity for average families right around the country and allow us to transition to a green-energy economy because we need to go where our major competitors are going. One of the concerns I have is the emerging and growing green-energy gap between Canada and other industrialized countries. In 2011, in one quarter in the U.S. there were 600 patents for sustainable-energy innovation; in Canada we had 10. The overall green sustainable-energy sector is estimated to be about US$3-trillion by 2020 - Canada gets far less than 1% of that. In terms of public sector, Canada's investment and research and development is the lowest among industrialized countries. We have been falling further behind, not just in green-energy development but in R&D generally. Coming out of Charlottetown , we are seeing number of provinces taking initiatives - Manitoba, Nova Scotia and Ontario - and yet the federal government is simply not there.
Federal Resources minister accuses NDP leader of dividing country
OVER RECKLESS STATEMENTS ABOUT ALBERTA'S OILSANDS
NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair is pitting one part of the country against the other by making reckless statements about Alberta's oil sands, federal Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver said Monday during a meeting of federal and provincial energy ministers.
OTTAWA _ The federal Conservatives have re-calculated the impact of energy and mining on the Canadian economy in order to help bolster their strong support of the natural-resource sector against environmentalists and others.
Officials have figured out how much income the sector brings to the economy _ instead of just counting barrels of oil and tonnes of metal, Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver said Tuesday in a speech to business leaders in Toronto.
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper congratulated the Parti Quebecois on Tuesday on its electoral victory but warned its new separatist premier against renewing past constitutional wars.
The message was delivered in a written statement from Harper about an hour after it became clear that PQ leader Pauline Marois had won the election.
Throughout the campaign, Harper had remained studiously quiet. His spokesmen said it was up to the people of Quebec to determine their own future.
OTTAWA - Shoe, meet the other foot.
The coming week will be a study in role reversal as federal New Democrats and Liberals hold simultaneous caucus retreats to plot strategy for the fall sitting of Parliament.
After a tumultuous, roller-coaster year, the NDP's 101 MPs are viewing their meeting in St. John's, N.L., as a chance to move forward with calm deliberation and, finally, some stability.
Environment Minister Peter Kent may deny his government has abandoned environmental protection, as he did in an opinion piece published in The Vancouver Sun Aug. 28, but the facts prove otherwise.
The new Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA 2012), was rammed through Parliament as part of the omnibus budget bill. The budget repealed the existing act, and replaced it with an entirely new regime, which became law July 6, with accompanying regulations. There was no public comment period on draft regulations; instead the government relied on the advice of project proponents and industry groups.
OTTAWA — Blamed by some in his own party for adopting policies that helped reawaken the Quebec independence movement, Prime Minister Stephen Harper now finds himself walking a political tightrope as he prepares to face the demands of a fresh Parti Quebecois government.
“He’s in charge and he’s got to figure it out. So we’re in for great fun and games,� said veteran Quebec Conservative organizer Peter White. “But it isn’t the end of Canada.�
OTTAWA – The secrecy surrounding the approval of Nexen’s takeover by the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) is of growing concern for Canadians. While the Conservative government has refused to provide clear information about the potential benefits of this foreign takeover, it has been revealed that Conservative insiders acted as lobbyists for the transaction.