OTTAWA – B.C. Southern Interior MP, Alex Atamanenko is extremely disappointed that the Conservative budget bill C-9 was adopted in the House of Commons on June 8th.
“This bill paves the way for the privatization of Canada Post and authorizes the sale of the Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. with no debate or public scrutiny. [...]
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Atamanenko Slams Budget Bill
Wednesday, June 9th, 2010Alex on the Radio
Monday, June 7th, 2010From the CBC’s The Current,, June 7, 2010: “Liberal-NDP
Merger? - A once unthinkable idea is generating an awful lot of buzz on
Parliament Hill. The idea is that the Liberal Party and the NDP should put
aside their differences and get together. As the rumours fly fast and
furious, we got the latest from the Hill and considered [...]
NEW DEMOCRAT CLIMATE CHANGE BILL PASSES FINAL VOTE IN HOUSE OF COMMONS
Friday, May 7th, 2010OTTAWA – On Wednesday, May 5th, the New Democrat Climate Change Accountability Act (Bill C-311) passed its final vote in the House of Commons by a vote of 149 to 136.
“It has been too long coming,” said Alex Atamanenko, MP for BC Southern Interior, “but I am delighted it has passed, once again. Now I [...]
House of Commons Limits Power of PM to Prorogue
Tuesday, April 27th, 2010On March 17th, a milestone was reached in Parliament which puts power back in the hands of our elected officials, and by extension, back in the hands of the Canadians who elect them.
An opposition motion, tabled by NDP leader Jack Layton, and supported by all opposition parties, limits the Prime Minister’s ability to prorogue [...]
Prorogation and Nation Building
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010When the government has completed the legislative agenda they have put forward in the session following a Budget speech it is usual and perfectly fine to prorogue the House. In fact Parliament can be prorogued on one day and a new budget speech introduced the following day if the government chooses.
It is [...]
Proroguing Parliament a misuse of government privilege
Friday, January 8th, 2010Castlegar, BC – Alex Atamanenko, MP, BC Southern Interior, is accusing the Harper government of misusing his privilege to prorogue Parliament in order to suit its own political agenda. Parliament, which was scheduled to resume on January 25 has now been extended to March 03, a date which appears to have been contrived to coincide [...]
MP to Visit Grand Forks due to Prorogation
Thursday, January 7th, 2010Castlegar – BC Southern Interior MP Alex Atamanenko will be in Grand Forks on Thursday 14 January at the Grand Forks Public Library from 2:00 to 4:00 P.M.
According to Atamanenko, many Canadians are concerned about the Prime Minister’s decision to prorogue Parliament until March 3rd.
“I am hoping to visit as many communities as possible to [...]
Federal/BC Government Road Signs Made in the USA
Thursday, November 5th, 2009Castlegar – Large new road signs have been seen all over the West Kootenays that describe the Federal and Provincial government’s partnership with the title “Canada’s Economic Action Plan”. The plan boasts of investing $8 million in infrastructure projects throughout BC. According to the federal government press release, the projects funded are supposed to provide [...]
MP Community Forum Slated for Kaslo
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009“A One-stop service with your elected officials”
CASTLEGAR – BC Southern Interior MP Alex Atamanenko will be hosting another in a series of “MP Community Forums” on Thursday November 12th. The meeting will be held at JV Humphries Secondary School in Kaslo at 7:00 to 9:00 P.M.
Local residents’ elected officials from all other levels [...]
MP Atamanenko Throws Support Behind Community Opposition to Kootenay IPP
Friday, June 26th, 2009“Where is the benefit to the people of BC?”
Castlegar, BC – Before a public meeting in Kaslo on Wednesday that drew 1100 citizens from the town and other Kootenay communities, MP Alex Atamanenko (BC Southern Interior) told one of the largest crowds ever assembled against a proposed Independent Power Project (IPP) “This Glacier-Howser IPP must [...]