Ottawa –The Senate Wednesday unanimously called for a moratorium on any new wind turbines on Amherst Island until the threat to congregating, migrating or breeding birds and migrating bats is investigated. The motion was put forward by Conservative Senator Bob Runciman who is the former Member of Provincial Parliament for

Ottawa – This week, Stephen Harper’s Conservative government unveiled a new bill that will require First Nations chiefs and councillors to disclose their salaries.  Local MP Scott Reid was quick to support this measure, which was one of the planks in the Conservatives’ election platform last May. This bill will

Ottawa – Local MP Scott Reid’s office expenses were among the overall lowest in Canada last year, recently released documents reveal.  Mr. Reid spent $0 in each of two categories – advertising and hospitality – and his $2,439.96 travel budget was the lowest among Canada’s 308 MPs. According to Mr.

Ottawa – Today, Conservative Minister Vic Toews introduced the Ending the Long-Gun Registry Act, which will do just that – end the long-gun registry. This bill has now received ‘first reading’, which is the first step a bill needs to take before it becomes law. Local MP Scott Reid welcomed

Ottawa – Thursday night, local MP Scott Reid stood in the House of Commons to call on Parliamentarians to support a bill that will put an end to provincial restrictions which stymie the buying of wine in different parts of Canada. The law which bans the transport of wine for

Local MP Scott Reid today stood in the House of Commons to call on Parliamentarians to support adding a property rights guarantee to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms for Ontario’s landowners. The text of Mr. Reid’s speech follows: Under Ontario’s Expropriations Act, if the province takes away your land,