Wednesday, December 07, 2011
Atamanenko Presents Petition with 1200 Signatures in House of Commons
The Government should ban bottled water in Federal Institutions
Ottawa, ON – Alex Atamanenko, MP - BC Southern Interior, rose in the House of Commons today to introduce a petition on behalf of the BC/Yukon Region Canadian Catholic Development and Peace organization. Signed by [...]
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Atamanenko Presents Petition with 1200 Signatures in House of Commons
Wednesday, December 7th, 2011Defeat of Climate Change Bill an Affront to Democracy
Wednesday, November 17th, 2010OTTAWA – BC Southern Interior MP Alex Atamanenko was shocked to learn that the Conservative dominated unelected Senate defeated his party’s Climate Change bill.
Bill C-311, the Climate Change Accountability Act, had received final approval last May in the House of commons when it passed Third Reading by a vote of 149 – 136. In [...]
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 [...]
NDP Climate Change Bill to be Voted On
Saturday, March 28th, 2009OTTAWA – According to Alex Atamanenko, Member of Parliament for BC Southern Interior, Bill C-311, (An Act to Ensure Canada Assumes its Responsibilities in Preventing Dangerous Climate Change) will establish long-term targets to reduce Canadian greenhouse gas emissions below the 1990 level by 80% by year 2050, and by 25% by 2020.
“It is important that [...]