Throne speech at 5pm today
Posted Oct 16, 2013 04:54:44 AM.
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After an extended break due to Prime Minister Harper proroguing Parliament, the Hill gets back to business today with the reading of the speech from the throne.
Harper delayed the scheduled return of Parliament by a full month in order to let a boiling Senate expense scandal cool.
Opposition M-Ps are skeptical the Tories’ legislative plans will have any real impact on rail safety, First Nations training, or benefits for consumers that the Harper government has promised.
Liberal Guelph MP Frank Valeriote tells 570 News government transparency is once again put to the back burner along with issues like senior care, retirement savings, youth jobs and the environment
Harold Albrecht, Conservative MP for Kitchener Conestoga, says anytime you give the consumer a choice or when they are better protected, it is a good thing.
Word is the throne speech will outline plans to mandate an unbundling of TV offerings.
He says the Conservatives have also been looking at ways to help young families including income splitting.
The prime minister has said the issue of senate reform is before the Supreme Court and they must wait for instruction on what they can and can not do.
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