Canada law
Aglukkaq pushing Senators to restore C-6
December 7, 2009 by Mi Kai Lee
Filed under Business, Canada law, Canada news, Freedom, Health, Safety
Bill C-6, also known as the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act, would replace Part I of the 40-year-old Hazardous Products Act. Liberal Senator Joseph Day of New Brunswick, who leads a Senate committee that has been examining the bill, has introduced 16 amendments to it. The amendments must still be voted on by the full Senate, which could occur as early as today (Dec 7).
Meanwhile, federal Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq will be holding a press conference with consumer groups in an effort to pressure senators into rejecting the amendments. Aglukkaq and industry groups like the Canadian Consumer Specialty Products Association (CCSRA) accuse the Senate of being pro-industry and ignoring the health and safety of Canadians. But it appears the opposite is true.
Bill C-391 to abolish the long-gun registry
November 10, 2009 by BC Conservative Party
Filed under BC democracy, BC news, Canada law, Canada news, Freedom, Recreation, Safety
The British Columbia Conservative Party applauds the Federal Government for their unswerving commitment to eliminate the hated and wasteful Long Gun Registry enacted by the Federal Liberal Government in December of 1998.
Bill C-391, a Private Members Bill introduced by Conservative MP Candice Hoeppner, amends the Firearms Act by removing the requirement to register millions of common rifles and shotguns. With a majority vote which crossed party lines, this bill passed second reading on November 4 and will now go to committee for further study.
‘Department of Peace’ support needed by Oct.18
October 16, 2009 by Council of Canadians
Filed under Canada law, Notices
Action alert –
Support Bill C-447 for a Department of Peace in Canada.
Council of Canadians encourages everyone who is interested in a Canadian department of peace to email or phone their MP by October 18. — Ed.
Bill Bhaneja, co-founder of the Canadian Department of Peace Initiative, writes that, “Bill C-447, An Act to Establish the Department of Peace, was tabled in the House of Commons on September 30 as a Private Members Bill by NDP MP Bill Siksay and seconded by Liberal MP Jim Karygiannis.”
Second reading of ‘draconian’ Bill C-6 adjourned again
September 21, 2009 by ShuNews
Filed under Canada law, Canada news, Food, Freedom, Health, Medicine, Safety
by Canadian Coalition for Health Freedom –
A tremendous victory for sanity in a world gone crazy happened in the Canadian Senate yesterday.
Liberal Senator Joseph Day from New Brunswick came through for the protection of the unalienable rights, freedoms and liberties of all Canadians during yesterday’s resumed second reading debate on one of the worst federal Canadian bills in history -– Bill C-6, the so-called Consumer Protection Act.
Also our special thanks to another Liberal Senator, Senator Banks for adjourning the debate.
Federal surveillance proposals threaten privacy
September 10, 2009 by ShuNews
Filed under Canada law, Canada news, Freedom, Safety, Technology
Privacy commissioners urge caution on expanded surveillance plan.
Parliament should take a cautious approach to legislative proposals to create an expanded surveillance regime that would have serious repercussions for privacy rights, say Canada’s privacy guardians.
Privacy commissioners and ombudspersons from across the country issued a joint resolution today urging Parliamentarians to ensure there is a clear and demonstrable need to expand the investigative powers available to law enforcement and national security agencies to acquire digital evidence.
Mobile passport clinic
August 5, 2009 by ShuNews
Filed under Canada law, Freedom, Revelstoke events, Salmon Arm events, Travel
August 12-13, Salmon Arm / Revelstoke –
Passport Canada mobile passport unit in Kamloops, Salmon Arm and Revelstoke.
Officials from the Passport Canada Mobile Passport Unit will be in Kamloops on August 11, in Salmon Arm on August 12 and in Revelstoke on August 13 to review and accept completed passport applications.
Fish farming endangers wild salmon
June 9, 2009 by ShuNews
Filed under Canada law, Environment, Feature stories, Nature
Male and female sockeye salmon. Sockeye is one of five main commercial salmon species in British Columbia. (Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
Message from Alexandra Morton in Norway, disease and sea lice are not under control in Norwegian salmon farms and BC stands to lose all.
I have been in Norway for 10 days because 92% of fish farming in British Columbia is Norwegian owned. I have met with many Norwegian scientists, members of the Mainstream and Marine Harvest boards, been to their AGMs, toured the area with fishermen, examined a closed-containment facility, met the Norwegians fighting for their fish and joined a scientific cruise.
