Accountability & Transparency

Working Draft: Conflict of Interest Act (S.C. 2006, c. 9, s. 2)

May 7, 2012
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Share | Bookmark ContentsConflict of Interest Act (S.C. 2006, c. 9, s. 2)PURPOSECONFLICT OF INTEREST RULESRELEVANT POSTS Conflict of Interest Act (S.C. 2006, c. 9, s. 2) Full Document:   HTMLFull Document: Conflict of Interest Act  XMLFull Document: Conflict of Interest Act  PDFFull Document: Conflict of Interest Act  PURPOSE 3. The purpose of this Act is to (a) establish clear conflict of interest and post-employment rules for public office holders; (b) minimize the possibility of conflicts arising between the private interests and public duties of public office holders and provide for the resolution of those conflicts in the public interest should they arise; (c) provide the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner with the mandate to determine the measures necessary...

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#OpProRogue Part XIII

May 3, 2012
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Share | BookmarkContentsBreaking NewsBudget . Austerity . Cuts Censorship & Control of Public InformationThe Case of F-35 JetsOther News & Readings Breaking News Cabinet ministers say no to meeting with UN food envoy  MAY 4 2012 | Ottawa Citizen Several federal ministers have declined requests to meet with the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to food as part of his first-ever probe of a developed country. Olivier De Schutter’s mission brings him to Ottawa next week as part of an 11-day tour that includes visits to aboriginal communities in Manitoba and Alberta. He had requested meetings with the ministers of health, aboriginal affairs, agriculture, fisheries, foreign affairs or international co-operation, as well as...

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#OpProRogue Part XII

May 1, 2012
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Share | BookmarkContentsHarper GovernmentAusterity. CutsCanada & Oil Economy. Canadian RealitiesInternational #CDNPOLI Issues Needing Attention  Harper Government   House committee blocks RCMP harassment hearings   April 30 2012 |  Hill Times BBC exposes @ec_minister’s duplicity in this “fractious” interview  April 30 2012 | BBC   Le nouveau code de conduite de la SRC inquiète le syndicat  May 1 2012 | LP L’imposition d’un nouveau code de conduite aux employés de Radio-Canada risque de transformer les journalistes en porte-parole des ministres conservateurs, craint le Syndicat des communications de Radio-Canada (SCRC). Un grief contre le code en question a été déposé à la mi-avril par le Syndicat, qui en a informé ses membres samedi dernier, explique au Soleil le président...

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Working Summary: April #OpProRogue

April 29, 2012
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Share | BookmarkContentsEnvironment. Sustainability. Money in Harper Government’s PoliticsHarper Government: Accountability. Transparency. Democracy. Human Rights.  Political EconomyCorruption: Corporate & Government404SE & Friends Environment. Sustainability.  Oil lobbyists approved Harper’s climate policy as ‘elegant’ approach  April 29 2012 | Postmedia Alberta pipeline plan advances quietly: Project avoids costly controversy  April 28 2012 | Postmedia Oil firms aid federal Tories in selling EU trade deal  April 28 2012 | Postmedia National News: Budget Implementation Act is Gutting of Environmental Laws in Disguise  April 27 2012 | Northumberland Budget kills climate accountability legislation, weakens oversight  April 26 2012 | Postmedia  “Charitable” Fraser Institute accepted $500k in foreign funding from Koch oil billionaires  April 25 2012 | Vancouver Observer As Tories crack down,...

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Vigilantes and Mercenaries: The Harper Government and the Abdication of Responsibility

April 29, 2012
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Share | BookmarkContentsHouse of Commons: Canadian Military Contracts With Xe Formerly Black WaterBy Joseph Uranowski  | April 17 2012 | The Equivocator  With the revelation that Minister Peter MacKay failed to ask many of the obvious/necessary questions when working on the F-35 procurement, the subject of basic ministerial/government responsibility has been weighing heavily on my mind as of late. When I listen to/discuss politics with my friends who are more libertarian-leaning conservatives, they argue that the government should only really be performing two functions: national defense and policing. Recently, the Government of Canada, with Stephen Harper as PM, has abdicated its responsibility on both of these functions. National Defense: You probably expect me to go on at length about the F-35...

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