BC Southern Interior MP Alex Atamenko, in support of BC’s wild salmon, encourages readers to view the following press release, as well as this Globe and Mail article.
OTTAWA – Canadian film and television icon William Shatner has thrown his support behind New Democrat Fisheries and Oceans Critic Fin Donnelly’s efforts to save British Columbia’s wild [...]
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William Shatner Joins New Democrat Campaign to Save Wild Salmon
Thursday, June 10th, 2010Atamanenko Slams Budget Bill
Wednesday, June 9th, 2010OTTAWA – 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. [...]
Background and Debate on Budget Implementation Act
Friday, June 4th, 2010On June 3, BILL C-9 – The Budget Implementation Act - was debated. Alex Atamanenko and other New Democrats argued for the need to extract non-budget items of business for full debate and scrutiny. Read Alex debating here
BACKGROUND TO THE DEBATE:
There are several issues within the Budget Bill C-9- The Budget Implementation Act - that [...]
Accidents Can - and do - Happen
Tuesday, May 11th, 2010My colleague, Nathan Cullen MP – Skeena-Bulkley Valley recently issued the following Op-ed which I would like to share with you.
Days after the Deepwater Horizon offshore oilrig blew up off the coast of Lousiana killing 11 workers, British Petroleum assured the public that they would contain the leak quickly. They were wrong. The leak has [...]
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 [...]
NDP Climate Change Bill One Step Closer to Law
Friday, April 16th, 2010Keep up the pressure; the climate clock is ticking, says Atamanenko
OTTAWA – The Federal NDP’s Climate Change Accountability Act (Bill C-311), which will commit the federal government to achieving practical, science-based greenhouse-gas reduction targets, moved one step closer to becoming law yesterday.
“It was great to see a majority of the members come together to get [...]
Climate Change Accountability Act
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010 HELP SUPPORT BILL C-311:
THE CLIMATE CHANGE ACCOUNTABILITY ACT!
After four years of the federal NDP building and working to get this bill through Parliament, the final Committee Report will hopefully, at long last, be coming before the House of Commons this Spring (tentatively March 31st.) This House of Commons Environment Committee Report will be tabled and [...]
The World Wants a Real Deal! Vigil in Nelson
Saturday, December 12th, 2009It was a very cold evening in Nelson, BC (Canada) on Dec. 12, but despite the weather 300+ residents created a candle light spiral, a symbol of solidarity with peoples most imminently threatened by climate change. Women’s choir Shenango opened the event, followed by speakers Hillary Vipond of the West Kootenay Ecosociety, MLA Michelle Mungall, [...]
Commit to Climate Change Action!
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009This December the world will gather at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15) in Copenhagen to discuss our children’s future on this planet, and the affect that Climate Change will have upon it. Campaigns have been mounting, coincidentally timed, to discredit climate change scientists and their science.
It is important to remember [...]
Atamanenko Disappointed with Vote on Climate Change
Thursday, October 22nd, 2009OTTAWA – Today, BC Southern Interior NDP MP Alex Atamanenko slammed Liberal and Conservative MPs for passing a motion that will further delay Bill C-311, the Climate Change Accountability Act, from passing in the House of Commons.
“A similar NDP bill was passed in Parliament in 2008, but Mr. Harper killed the Bill before it could [...]