04/2010

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• Canada at 150: Truly Groundbreaking

  The Mark

  April 6, 2010

  By Martha Hall Findlay

  It wasn’t about the Liberal platform, but turning “an experiment into an example and a conference into a community.”

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• Thank You, Hillary Clinton

  The Mark

  April 9, 2010

  By Martha Hall Findlay

  The U.S. secretary of state was being a friend to Canada when she criticized us. We should be able to listen.

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• Gov't committee to probe management of green funds sought by Jaffer

  THE OTTAWA CITIZEN

  APRIL 14, 2010

  BY KATHRYN MAY

  "The Commons government operations committee decided Wednesday to investigate the management of federal funding for renewable energy that former MP Rahim Jaffer and his business partners wanted to tap into for green projects.

  The committee passed a motion and witness list that includes Jaffer, his wife, Helena Guergis, his business partner Patrick Glemaud, and associate Nazim Gillani, who headed International Strategic Investments.

  The probe, which begins immediately, came out of two motions by Liberal MP Martha Hall Findlay, and met little resistance from Conservative MPs who abstained or voted for the motions. The witness lineup also includes cabinet ministers Natural Resources Minister Christian Paradis and Labor Minister Lisa Raitt..."

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• Mitchel Raphael on MPs scarf skills and the G8 star who wanted to walk everywhere

  Macleans.ca

  April 15, 2010

  Mitchel Raphael

  

  "All parties were united in wearing blue to show their support for NDP Leader Jack Layton and his battle with prostate cancer. The men were given ties and the women scarves by Prostate Cancer Canada. Liberal MPs Martha Hall Findlay and Justin Trudeau traded..."

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• NDP grows tired of Guergis affair, asks for Parliament to move on

  The Globe and Mail

  Apr. 19, 2010

  Bill Curry and John Ibbitson

  “The more we and the media and everybody focus on people’s personal lives as opposed to legitimate issues of government operations, then the fewer people we will get entering politics.”— Martha Hall Findlay

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• Don't Spend, Invest

  THE MARK

  APRIL 28, 2010

  By Martha Hall Findlay

  "My recommendation isn't earth-shattering, sexy, particularly controversial, or even new. We've heard it before, but it has proven to be really tough to do. We need to invest rather than just spend. We need to prevent problems, before we need to fix them. Economically and fiscally, it's better and cheaper over the long run..." Read Full Article.

03/2010

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• No cuts to benefits, but cuts to civil service numbers possible: Day

  By Julian Beltrame

  THE CANADIAN PRESS

  March 22, 2010

  "...Liberal Martha Hall Findlay asked Day to pledge that $8.7 million of this year's $74.5-million PMO budget going for the organization of the G8 and G20 international meetings in June will be removed from next year's allotment. Day said all extraordinary spending items would need to be justified..."

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• Federal spending won't drop $6B, despite end of one-time expenses: Day

  BY DAVID AKIN

  CANWEST NEWS SERVICE

  MARCH 22, 2010

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  "...'We are very concerned about the potential padding of certain budgets before a freeze so that there's a benefit there after a freeze,' said Liberal MP Martha Hall Findlay.

  The government has vowed that most government departments will have their operating budgets frozen for the 2010-2011 budget year and that freeze will stay in place likely through to 2015.

  In response to Hall Findlay, Day told the committee that government departments, like the Privy Council, would not get the one-time funding they need for projects this year in next year's budget.

  That, though, seemed to contradict what he later told reporters, that the government is expecting to spend billions next year for unique "concerns and pressures" presented to it by a variety of government departments....

• Liberal MP Martha Findlay talks gender politics

  By Linda Givetash

  TheCord.ca

  March 24, 2010

  'The WLU Young Liberals brought current Liberal MP Martha Hall Findlay to Laurier this past Sunday.

  “We’re 52 per cent of the population and we should be at the table when policies are determined”'

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• Auditor General asked to probe sale of federal buildings

  OTTAWA CITIZEN

  MARCH 25, 2010

  BY KATHRYN MAY

  "Auditor General Sheila Fraser has been called in to audit the Harper government's still-controversial 2007 deal to sell seven of the federal government's prime office buildings in five cities.

  The Commons government operations has asked Fraser to audit the $1.4 billion sale of the office complexes to Larco Investments Ltd., particularly the business case made to justify the deal. The auditor general is not compelled to take on any investigations or audits requested by committees.

  Liberal MP Martha Hall Findlay, who proposed the motion calling for the audit, said the committee should find out if the deal will save the government money or not, especially when the government is examining whether to dispose of further assets.

  "We want to make sure that when the government sells assets, whether outright or as sales leaseback, that it is doing so in a financially prudent manner," she said...."

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02/2010

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• Ukraine

  Martha on a Mission:

  English | francais

01/2010

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• Documents show PMO hired Ari Fleischer a second time for U.S. media advice

  By Bruce Cheadle (CP)

  Jan 6, 2010

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  '...Martha Hall-Findlay, the Liberal critic for public works and government services, questioned Harper spending almost $50,000 "to woo a group of notable George Bush advisers and senior, influential Republican media moguls and columnists."

  But the Liberal was equally struck by the fact information on Canada's prime minister has only emerged via American agencies.

  "Isn't it ironic that we are able to get more information about our own Canadian Prime Minister's Office from the U.S. information system, than we are able to today, here, under this Conservative government," said Hall-Findlay...'

• Ethics commissioner dismisses Liberal complaint over

  Canada.com

  JANUARY 13, 2010

  BY DAVID AKIN

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• Mitchel Raphael on Paul Martin’s huge gift and why Martha is smarter than Justin

  Macleans.ca

  Jan 14, 2010

  by Mitchel Raphael

  

  Battle of the IQs
  In late January, politicians from different levels of government will appear on CBC’s Test the Nation, including Liberal MPs Justin Trudeau and Martha Hall Findlay. The two had to fill out forms for the show; Hall Findlay had hers returned because she had neglected to provide her IQ. She asked the organizers if Trudeau provided his, and they said yes. So in the IQ box she noted “five per cent higher than Justin Trudeau.”

2010

• 06/2010

  06/01: Martha participated in a panel discussion on CTV's "Power Play"

  06/08: Martha participated in a panel discussion on CTV's "Power Play"

• 05/2010

  05/04: Martha participated in a panel discussion on CTV's "Power Play"

  05/11: Martha participated in a panel discussion on CTV's "Power Play"

  05/17: Martha participated in a CBC panel discussing the upcoming G8 and corporate tax cuts

  05/18: Martha participated in a panel discussion regarding the Auditor General's request to examine MP expenses on CTV's "Power Play"

  05/19: Martha first gave an interview for CBC's "The National" and then participated in a panel discussion also on CBC.

  05/26: Martha participated in a panel discussion on CTV's "Power Play"

  05/28: Martha discussed the G8 and G20 Summit costs on CTV's "Power Play"

• 04/2010

  04/03: Martha discussed "political sins" with other MPs on CBC's radio show "The House." Listen to the podcast.

  04/13: Martha was on CTV's Power Play for her regular Tuesday evening panel at 5:00pm EST.

  04/15: CPAC in English et en français: Afgan detainees and the Guergis Affaire/Détenus afghan
  L’affaire Guergis.

  04/18: Martha was on CTV's Question Period to talk about the Government Opperations Committee looking into whether taxpayer funds were given to Rahim Jaffer given his connections.

  04/20: Martha spoke about the long-gun registry on CTV's Power Play. 

• 03/2010

  03/01: Martha discussed current issues on CTV's "Power Play"

  03/03: Martha discussed the Throne Speech before and after on CPAC

  03/08: In addition to Martha's regular Monday night panel on CTV's "Power Play," Martha also spoke on CBC's "Power and Politics" with Evan Solomon.

  03/23: Martha's Monday night panel on CTV's "Power Play" has now been changed to Tuesday nights.

• 02/2010

  02/01: Martha discussed current issues on CTV's "Power Play"

  02/07: Staff members Anne-Sophie and Elizabeth were featured on CPAC's "On the Bright Side" (at 7:18)

  02/08: Martha discussed current issues on CTV's "Power Play"

  02/28: Martha's Willowdale Town Halls were featured on CPAC's "On the Bright Side"

• 01/2010

  01/11: Martha discussed current issues on CTV's "Power Play"

  01/24: Martha was a competitor on CBC's "Test the Nation"

  01/29: Martha discussed current issues on CTV's "Power Play"