On 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 [...]
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Background and Debate on Budget Implementation Act
Friday, June 4th, 2010Canada - Columbia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
Wednesday, September 30th, 200940th PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION
EDITED HANSARD • NUMBER 087
Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
Mr. Alex Atamanenko (British Columbia Southern Interior, NDP): Madam Speaker, with regard to this agreement, we have talked about labour rights and I want to underline the fact that Colombia is one of the most dangerous countries on earth for trade [...]
Canada-EFTA Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
Wednesday, March 11th, 200940th PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION
EDITED HANSARD • NUMBER 028
CONTENTS
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Canada-EFTA Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
The House resumed from March 6 consideration of Bill C-2, An Act to implement the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the States of the European Free Trade Association (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland), the Agreement [...]
Canada Grain Commission
Sunday, February 15th, 2009Debate C-39 39:2 Hansard - 52 (2008/2/15)
Mr. Alex Atamanenko (British Columbia Southern Interior, NDP):
Mr. Speaker, it is important to have this debate. The Canadian Grain Commission is the result of an act of 1912, which established three grain commissioners to oversee the regulation of the movement of grain [...]
Speech to Budget 2009
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009SPEECH – BUDGET 2009
February 3, 2009
Alex Atamanenko, MP
Mr. Speaker, we have recently learned that the Minister for Human Resources stated that the Conservative Government has no interest in making it “lucrative” for jobless workers to stay home. I would like to challenge the Minister today to visit some of the forest communities I represent [...]
Tobacco Farmers in Crisis - Speech
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008Mr. Alex Atamanenko (British Columbia Southern Interior, NDP): Mr. Speaker, I am surprised and saddened that nothing has been done on this issue to date. Tobacco farmers have been in crisis for a long time, at least since I have been on the job as critic for agriculture.
We have talked about this in committee and [...]
Nuclear Liability and Compensation Act C-5 — Speech
Monday, June 9th, 2008Mr. Alex Atamanenko (British Columbia Southern Interior, NDP):
Mr. Speaker, once again it is my pleasure to appear before a full House to speak to Bill C-5. I notice my friend, the hon. member for Prince Albert, who knew I was speaking, decided to listen to my speech today, and I thank him for that.
First, I [...]
Depleted Uranium
Thursday, June 5th, 200839th PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION
EDITED HANSARD • NUMBER 105
STATEMENTS BY MEMBERS
Depleted Uranium
Mr. Alex Atamanenko (British Columbia Southern Interior, NDP): Mr. Speaker, last year the United Nations First Committee passed a resolution urging member states to re-examine the health hazards posed by the use of uranium weapons.
Belgium has banned the use of uranium in all conventional weapon [...]
War Resisters (speech)
Thursday, May 29th, 200839th PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION
EDITED HANSARD • NUMBER 100
WAR RESISTERS
Mr. Alex Atamanenko (British Columbia Southern Interior, NDP): Mr. Speaker, this is a historic moment in the history of our country. We have a chance to make some history by taking a stand for justice and peace in this world as we charge our independent course.
We know [...]
Ukrainian Famine and Genocide Memorial Day Act - Speech
Tuesday, May 27th, 2008Mr. Alex Atamanenko (British Columbia Southern Interior, NDP): Mr. Speaker, it is an honour for me today to rise to speak to Bill C-459. I would like to thank the hon. member for Selkirk—Interlake for tabling this very important piece of legislation and also for inviting me to second it. My party and I will [...]