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March 2010
Tories suffer setback as Speaker rules privileges breached
Tories suffer setback as Speaker rules privileges breached
OTTAWA – The Harper government has lost two key rulings by the Speaker, who ruled it has breached the privileges of MPs. The political setback delivered by Speaker Peter Milliken stood in the House Wednesday afternoon is bound to heighten partisan tension and increase speculation about a spring election…"We're going to look at the budget when it comes forward," said NDP House leader Libby Davies on Wednesday. "If there are confidence motions that come forward we'll obviously discuss that very seriously in our caucus."
The original article, Tories suffer setback as Speaker rules privileges breached was published on March 10, 2011 in The Vancouver Sun. Author(s): Mark Kennedy and Andrew Mayeda
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Save Joy Kogawa House
Save Joy Kogawa House
Hon. Bev Oda
Minister of Canadian Heritage
House of Commons
Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6
Dear Minister Oda,
I write to urge the Department of Canadian Heritage to take action to save the historic Joy Kogawa House in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Joy Kogawa is a celebrated Japanese Canadian author and member of the Order of Canada. Ms. Kogawa and her family were removed from her Marpole, Vancouver home in 1942 and interned under the War Measures Act. The house was never returned to the Kogawa family and the current owner has plans to sell the property for development.
Ms. Kogawa, with the support of the British Columbia Land Conservancy and the Save Kogawa House Committee, are proposing an innovative plan to convert the house into a writer-in-residence centre.
The Committee is seeking $350,000 in federal government assistance, while raising the other $350,000 privately through foundations, corporations and individual donors. The Kogawa house is a monument to Japanese Canadian history, as well as a celebration of Joy Kogawa’s life and writing.
I therefore encourage the Department of Canadian Heritage to take the necessary steps to save the Joy Kogawa house.
Sincerely,
Libby Davies
Libby Davies, MP
Vancouver East
cc. Save Kogawa House Committee