On the vote subsidy
In 2003, the Liberal government introduced major changes to Canada’s laws governing political party financing. The new laws did away with donations from corporations and unions, and capped donations from individuals at CDN$5000. To help with the loss of income from corporate and other donations, parties would receive a public subsidy for every vote they [...]
The party leaders and the AV campaign
The UK Av referendum campaign is in full swing now, as the May 5 vote date creeps ever closer. Labour leader Ed Miliband and Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg are campaigning for the Yes side, while Conservative Party leader David Cameron is firmly opposed to AV. For readers not following this campaign very closely (or [...]
Fixing Ottawa: Question Period
(This is the second in a series of posts on Fixing Ottawa. Other installments are: Fixing Ottawa: Committees, Fixing Ottawa: Draft Legislation and Fixing Ottawa: Empowering Backbenchers.) Canada’s Liberal Party released its election platform (manifesto) this weekend, and it included this pledge (p. 72): Liberals believe that all parties must act to increase the civility [...]
Fixing Ottawa: Committees
(This is the first in a series of posts on Fixing Ottawa. Other installments are: Fixing Ottawa: Question Period, Fixing Ottawa: Draft Legislation, and Fixing Ottawa: Empowering Backbenchers.) A large part of the work of the House of Commons takes place in committees. These committees consider policy issues, scrutinise the work and expenditure of the [...]
Fixing Ottawa
(This is the introductory post in a series called Fixing Ottawa. Other installments published to date are: Fixing Ottawa: Committees, Fixing Ottawa: Question Period, Fixing Ottawa: Draft Legislation, and Fixing Ottawa: Empowering Backbenchers.) Recently, the Globe and Mail carried a longish column by John Ibbitson entitled “Five Reasons Ottawa is turning you off“. These five [...]
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