Tory Senators Kill Climate Bill Passed by House

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The Conservatives have used their clout in the Senate stacked by Prime
Minister Stephen Harper to kill an NDP climate change bill that was
passed by a majority of the House of Commons. Without any debate in the Red Chamber, Conservative senators caught
their Liberal and unelected counterparts off-guard on Tuesday by calling
a snap vote on Bill C-311, the Climate Change Accountability Act
introduced by Bruce Hyer, a New Democrat who represents Thunder
Bay-Superior North in the House.

Read more of Gloria Galloway Globe & Mail article here

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About Damien Gillis

Damien Gillis is a Vancouver-based documentary filmmaker with a focus on environmental and social justice issues - especially relating to water, energy, and saving Canada's wild salmon - working with many environmental organizations in BC and around the world. He is the co-founder, along with Rafe Mair, of The Common Sense Canadian, and a board member of both the BC Environmental Network and the Haig-Brown Institute.