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“I am a Canadian, free to speak without fear, free to worship in my own way, free to stand for what I think right, free to oppose what I believe wrong, or free to choose those who shall govern my country. This heritage of freedom I pledge to uphold for myself and all mankind.” ~~ John G. Diefenbaker

DAN ALBAS: This decision has outraged many Canadians, including First Nation’s leaders such as Grand Chief Stewart Phillip who has called the expulsion of these two women a “witch hunt”

Dan Albas, Conservative Member of Parliament for the riding of Central Okanagan – Similkameen – Nicola O n the question of credibility, do you believe Mr. Trudeau or Ms. Wilson-Raybould? The last seven days have not been like any that I have experienced in my time on Parliament Hill. The release of an audio recording of a conversation between the former Justice Minister and the former Clerk of the Privy Council is unprecedented.   The content of this recorded conversation was also disturbing as it verified and confirmed that indeed the former Justice Minister was being pressured to authorize a ) to SNC-Lavalin. This pressure was being applied despite the fact that an independent prosecutorial decision had already been made that SNC-Lavalin did not meet the criteria for using a DPA.   The recorded conversation also confirmed that the Prime Minister was “going to find a way to get it done, one way or another.” The release of this recording led to a series of e...

DAN ALBAS: To SNC or Not SNC -- OR instead, POT PARDONS

The federal government announced marijuana pardon legislation for those individuals who have a previous conviction for simple possession of cannabis. Although the House of Commons (HOC) is not sitting until Monday, March 18 much attention was focused on Parliament Hill as the Justice Committee met this week to hear more details on the growing fallout of allegations of political interference coming from the highest levels of the Trudeau Liberal government. This ongoing situation also recently saw the former Liberal President of the Treasury Board, Jane Philpott, announcing her resignation from Mr. Trudeau’s cabinet referencing a loss of confidence in how the government has handled the situation with SNC Lavalin. My intent in this week’s report is not to further discuss the ongoing SNC Lavalin details -- but rather another recent Government policy announcement that was announced but largely overlooked as a result of the SNC-Lavalin situation occurring in Ottawa.   ...

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