For immediate release Today, Conservative democratic institutions critic Scott Reid (Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston) tabled in the House of Commons an electronic petition (e-petition) signed by 14,237 Canadians in support of holding a referendum on changing the voting system. Reid made the following comments: “Today in the House of Commons, I tabled petition e-48. It bears the signatures of 14,237 Canadians who…
Published in the Ottawa Citizen. Last December, when he was asked about how he’d fulfil his election promise that “2015 will be the last federal election conducted under the first-past-the-post voting system,” Justin Trudeau responded that his government would engage in what he characterized as “strong consultations.” So far, this has turned out to mean seven months of delay,…
UPDATED — Mr. Reid has received the response from the ministry on Q-85. CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE RESPONSE TO Q-85. ———-o0o———- March 22, 2016 Today, local MP Scott Reid submitted a written question in Parliament to the National Research Council (NRC) seeking answers on groundwater testing on and around the NRC’s National Fire Laboratory (NFL)…
Resources from the Office of Scott Reid, M.P.: Announcement of Constituency Referendum #7 (News release) PDF version of Scott Reid’s mail-out — Constituency Referendum #7 Results of Constituency Referendum #7 (News Release) Supreme Court of Canada ruling: Carter v. Canada — February 6, 2015 Parliamentary resources: Bill C-14 (as introduced by the government at 1st Reading) Report of the Special…
For immediate release This week, local MP Scott Reid (Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston) sent a riding referendum – his seventh – to give every eligible voter in his riding the opportunity to cast their vote on whether Mr. Reid should vote in favour of, or against, Bill C-14 when it comes to its final vote in the House of Commons. Bill C-14…