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NDP says Senate should be starved of funds
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| Contributor | Monsieur |
| Last Edited | Monsieur Jun 22, 2011 03:26pm |
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| Category | General |
| Author | Meagan Fitzpatrick |
| Media | Website - CBC |
| News Date | Wednesday, June 22, 2011 09:25:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The Senate is a "joke" and a threat to democracy according to the NDP, which will try to have $60 million cut from the upper chamber's budget.
Parliament is voting Wednesday night on the main estimates, which give the government authority to spend money it has allocated in the budget. The NDP has introduced a motion to force a separate vote on $60 million, part of the Senate's budget.
"This initiative has never been more timely or relevant than it is today," Winnipeg MP Pat Martin said at a news conference on Parliament Hill. He said he is carrying on the tradition started by predeccesors from his riding, J.S. Woodsworth and Stanley Knowles, who moved similar motions during their time in the House of Commons. |
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