On this edition of Politics Today RCI’s Wojtek Gwiazda focuses on the resignation of government Member of Parliament Brent Rathgeber. He also has more on the Senate expense scandal, a letter from the Chief Electoral Officer informing the Speaker of the House of Commons that two government MPs should no longer continue to sit in the House nor vote.
Wojtek also talks about the new mandatory performance evaluations the government is imposing on public servants, and the latest on the escalating strikes of Canada’s diplomats.
And Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper is off to the G8 Summit by way of London, Paris and Dublin.
More information:
RCI – Government MP resigns from caucus, wants to be free to represent his constituents (audio) – here
RCI – PM on ‘Senategate’: I have been clear, opposition disagrees (audio) – here
CBC News – Speaker won’t table Elections Canada letters on Tory MPs Bezan, Glover – here
RCI – Public sector union president wary of goals of “new” performance evaluations (audio) – here
RCI – Strike by Canadian diplomats spreads worldwide – here
Press release on Prime Minister’s trip to Europe – here
Other links:
RCI – New Canadian passport valid for longer, but has fewer pages – here
RCI – Privacy Commissioner: Canadian law must be updated – here
RCI – Government’s new bill will make it tougher to set up supervised drug injection sites – here
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