In December 2020 I voted in favour of the bill at Third Reading, because that is how constituents in our riding instructed me to vote, when I asked them. A constituency referendum conducted in late 2020 yielded a majority for the question, Should I vote Yes or No on Bill
Why I am voting against concurrence in the Ethics Commissioner’s Maloney Report Today (February 19, 2021), the House of Commons voted on a motion (which had been introduced in the House on December 11), that a report of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner, released in November and titled The
Dear Tay Valley Township Councillors, Today’s press release contains a few errors that ought to be corrected. Do you mind if I draw these points to your attention? —–o0o—– Incorrect statement #1: “In Mr. Reid’s recent blog post on his federal government website, he makes a number of allegations ….”
Dear TVT Councillors, I was disturbed to learn, yesterday evening, that $16,000 of taxypayers’ money was spent on the recently-completed Integrity Commissioner hearing into Councillor Darling’s alleged violation of the Code of Conduct for TVT Councillors. I suspect that you, in turn, will be disturbed to learn just how much
UPDATE AT 1:24pm, March 24, 2020: If you read my essay below, I make it clear that my objections are completely procedural. I have no objection to the relief measures bill passing today as long as the government provides it to MPs with enough time to read and understand it.
