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Monday, May 12, 2008 --- 73 days ago http://westernstandard.blogs.com/shotgun/2008/05/is-the-senate-w.html
| In an op-ed in yesterday’s Calgary Herald titled “Dangerous censorship hidden in act,” Alberta Senator Tommy Banks implied that the Senate is willing to force an election on Bill C-10. Bill C-10 would grant the Heritage Minister broad power to deny Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credits to films that contain subject matter that is contrary to federal policy objectives. The Canadian film industry is calling the bill censorship, and even conservative columnists like George Jonas don’t like the proposed legislation. Opposition to the legislation hasn’t weakened the resolve of the government, though. Finance Minister Jim Flaherty says he’ll treat any proposed amendments to the legislation from the Senate as a confidence matter that would trigger a general election. Banks’ response in his column to this threat was short but cryptic: “OK.” OK? What does OK mean? According to Wikipedia, the Liberals control 60 seats in the Senate while the Conservatives control only 22. ... |
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