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Pipeline Industry Drove Act Overhaul: Documents

CP | Heather Scoffield, The Canadian Press | Posted 04.22.2013 | Canada Politics
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OTTAWA - When the Harper government included a radical overhaul of the Navigable Waters Protection Act in the last omnibus bill, outsiders scratched t...

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Who Calls More Than Your Ex? Telemarketers

Samer Bishay | Posted 08.29.2012 | Canada Business
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Samer Bishay

Buried in Ottawa's omnibus budget bill is a piece of little-known legislation that the government hopes will save taxpayers' money and help alleviate those pesky dinner-time telemarketers. Unfortunately, Stephen Harper's Conservatives are missing the boat by trying to make reputable Canadian telemarketers pay for the national "Do Not Call" list.

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Omnibus Budget Bill Would Go Down Smoother in Pieces

Susan Eng | Posted 05.11.2012 | Canada Politics
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Susan Eng

On Monday, May 14, parliament will vote on whether to give it second reading and send it to committee. Despite vociferous opposition calls for splitting the current 400-page bill to deal separately with issues, Conservative House Leader Peter Van Loan flatly refused, saying that the government wants its economic program passed quickly.

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