http://www.liberalsenateforum.ca Blog of the Liberal Caucus in the Senate of Canada en-CA Juntos CMS marc.gendron@juntos.ca marc.gendron@juntos.ca Thu, 17 May 2012 17:13:32 GMT I don't know whether it has dawned on the Conservatives that one of the biggest obstacles to the Northern Gateway pipeline is peoples' concern with oil spills. So, you might think the Conservatives would want to demonstrate to those concerned that they were taking the problem seriously. But, not so - in a move that is breathtakingly counter-intuitive they are closing the Vancouver and almost every other Environmental Emergency Program office across the country and consolidating to two, both in Quebec. http://www.liberalsenateforum.ca/blog/16284_rss http://www.liberalsenateforum.ca/blog/16284_rss Tue, 15 May 2012 15:45:00 GMT Recently the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights has been holding hearings on cyber-bullying. In preparation for last week’s hearing I reflected on the lessons our committee learned earlier and thought about the important messages that were conveyed by Professor Shaheen Shariff from McGill University and representatives from The Media Awareness Network and Stop-A-Bully. http://www.liberalsenateforum.ca/blog/16219_rss http://www.liberalsenateforum.ca/blog/16219_rss Mon, 14 May 2012 14:28:18 GMT The CAP program has been in operation since 1995. The program ensures that all Canadians have equal access to the Internet. It has been operating, that is until a late evening announcement the night before the Easter long weekend by the Harper government that eliminated their support. http://www.liberalsenateforum.ca/blog/16188_rss http://www.liberalsenateforum.ca/blog/16188_rss Fri, 11 May 2012 11:53:44 GMT http://www.liberalsenateforum.ca/blog/16175_rss http://www.liberalsenateforum.ca/blog/16175_rss Thu, 10 May 2012 14:20:07 GMT The Alberta election has yet again raised the incomprehensible denial of the science of climate change by people who should know better. During the election, Danielle Smith, the Leader of the Alberta Wildrose party said that the science of climate was not settled. Similarly, but in a different forum – the Canadian Senate – these speeches were given recently by Conservative Senators denying the science. I expect this position finds further support in the Conservative caucus. http://www.liberalsenateforum.ca/blog/16144_rss http://www.liberalsenateforum.ca/blog/16144_rss Wed, 09 May 2012 16:12:28 GMT As they should, the Conservatives go to great lengths to honour "the men and women in uniform who risk their lives to protect our democratic values." Now, we are seeing that many of these veterans are in desperate need of mental health services to help them deal with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. http://www.liberalsenateforum.ca/blog/16116_rss http://www.liberalsenateforum.ca/blog/16116_rss Thu, 03 May 2012 13:51:44 GMT Dear Minister Shea: I am writing you today with an inquiry about the Government’s progress in negotiating a Tax Information Exchange Agreement with Liechtenstein. http://www.liberalsenateforum.ca/blog/16048_rss http://www.liberalsenateforum.ca/blog/16048_rss Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:22:30 GMT Dear Minister Shea: I have a question regarding statements made by your staff as reported on CBC Television’s The National broadcast on Thursday, April 5th, 2012. http://www.liberalsenateforum.ca/blog/15944_rss http://www.liberalsenateforum.ca/blog/15944_rss Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:22:12 GMT Dear Minister Shea: I have a question regarding application of the Canada Revenue Agency's (CRA) Voluntary Disclosures Program (VDP). http://www.liberalsenateforum.ca/blog/15922_rss http://www.liberalsenateforum.ca/blog/15922_rss Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:17:51 GMT Dear Minister Shea: I have a question regarding some of your recent statements. http://www.liberalsenateforum.ca/blog/15917_rss http://www.liberalsenateforum.ca/blog/15917_rss