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Anger rising over plan to reform OAS

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

Feb. 2, 2012
“He is not only dumping on the vulnerable senior citizens,” Rae told the House of Commons. “He is also dumping on the provinces, dumping on municipalities, creating a cascade of injustice because of a totally manufactured crisis on his side.” Harper shrugged off the accusation, calling his assertions “nonsense” and “fear-mongering.” Harper reiterated in the Commons Wednesday the planned changes to the pension system won’t affect today’s seniors or those close to turning 65.

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Canadians want federal health-care role

Tuesday, January 17th, 2012

Jan. 16, 2012
The national survey by Ipsos Reid was commissioned by the Canadian Medical Association, which represents the nation’s doctors… – 97 per cent of Canadians think the federal government’s responsibility for the Canada Health Act is important. In return for receiving federal money, provinces must adhere to the principles of medicare as outlined in the Act. Those principles include accessibility to services, universal availability, and portability from province to province…

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New records show the power of lobbying

Monday, November 8th, 2010

Nov. 7, 2010
Lobbyists bent the ear of MPs and senators nearly 700 times in a little over a month… That works out to an average of more than 17 contacts between Canadian parliamentarians and lobbyists each business day — seven times as many contacts as lobbyists declared with cabinet ministers over the same period… Duff Conacher, co-ordinator of Democracy Watch, a non-partisan advocacy group, said the records show only the tip of the iceberg. He said there is a lot of “hidden lobbying” of MPs on Parliament Hill, because the law is full of holes…

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Records show which lobbyists have the prime minister’s ear

Friday, October 1st, 2010

Oct. 1, 2010
Lobbyists for Canadian industry — particularly those representing the country’s leading chief executives and the oil sector — top the list of those who got the most access to Prime Minister Stephen Harper over the last two years, government records reveal. By comparison, groups lobbying on issues such as health care and the environment barely got a foot in the door — even though the state of medicare and climate change have been major public policy issues.

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