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<NEW> (posted June 9, 2008) Reality Check: Liberals Suddenly Care About Auto Industry
<NEW> (posted May 29, 2008) First Nation's National Day of Action
<NEW> (posted May 17, 2008) Boshcoff Embarrasses Northerners
<NEW> (posted May 17, 2008) The Seniors Charter of Canada
<NEW> (posted May 12, 2008) C-J Letter to Editor Response
<NEW> (posted May 12, 2008) Day of Mourning Statement
<NEW> (posted May 12, 2008) Harper's Corporate Handouts
<NEW> (posted May 12, 2008) The Four Agreements are..
News Items: From the Desk of John Rafferty
Response to C-J Letter (One Talks, One Does, April 8)
While Michael Harris is factually confused at points in his letter, he is correct in saying Mr. Boshcoff is “working hard”. He is – for his Conservative friends and Mr. Harper. I did a little digging to find out just how hard he is working. I only had to go back a few months to realize - he’s not showing up for work!
There have been 77 votes since October until last week. Mr. Boshcoff has been absent for 24 of them (31%).
Harper's agenda: End Canada's involvement in Kyoto. Mr. Boshcoff helped by: Abstaining (24 October 2007)
Harper's agenda: Cut $5.3 billion a year from public services. Mr. Boshcoff helped by: Abstaining (31 October 2007)
Harper's agenda: Stop a package to help the ailing manufacturing and
forestry sector. Mr. Boshcoff helped by: Abstaining (14 November 2007)
Harper's agenda: Put $50.5 billion in giveaways to profitable
corporations ahead of child care, poverty alleviation and First Nations. Mr. Boshcoff helped by: Abstaining three times (4, 10 and 13 December 2007)
Harper's agenda: Reinstate "security certificates" opposed by human
rights advocates. Mr. Boshcoff helped by: Voting with Harper (6 February 2008)
Harper's agenda: Link passage of crime bills to confidence in the
government. Mr. Boshcoff helped by: Abstaining (12 February 2008)
Harper's agenda: Defeat a Liberal Party amendment to the 2008 Budget. Mr. Boshcoff helped by: Abstaining (3 March 2008)
Harper's agenda: Get his third budget passed, a budget that doesn't
offer a cent for child care or skyrocketing drug costs, but steals $55
billion in surplus employee contributions to the Employment Insurance
fund. Mr. Boshcoff helped by: Abstaining (4 March 2008)
Harper's agenda: Push ahead with changes to allow censorship of film and video production. Mr. Boshcoff helped by: Voting with Harper (5 March 2008)
Harper's agenda: Defeat an NDP bill that would give new Canadians a
chance to sponsor a relative to help reunify their families. Mr. Boshcoff helped by: Abstaining (5 March 2008)
Harper's agenda: Stay in power by defeating a NDP non-confidence motion criticizing the Conservatives for rejecting an all-party bill that
environmental groups called the "breakthrough bill" to tackle climate
change. Mr. Boshcoff helped by: Abstaining (10 March 2008)
Harper's agenda: Extend Canada's military role in Afghanistan for
another 3 years until 2011. Mr. Boshcoff helped by: Voting with Harper (13 March 2008)
Harper's agenda: Kill a Liberal bill to give a $5,000 tax deduction to
parents who save for their children's education. Mr. Boshcoff helped by: Abstaining (13 March 2008)
Thanks Ken for “working hard”. And Mr. Harper thanks you too.
John Rafferty
TBRR NDP Candidate